A very short note to you all.
Mytoy has done a great job in posting this information. I owe him my thanks.
I have chosen to go, my way and I will miss you all. Stay safe, take what life throws at you and then enjoy life.
UK_Paul
(Paul Andrews).
I'm sure Mytoy will keep you up to date with any progress.
Any Brits' out there that may be looking to purchase a (EU leagal) Slingshot, one may now be on the market.
It's a 16 model, with just 1,241 miles, on the clock.
Only a very few of these are legal to use, in Europe & the UK. This is one of those.
it is still in the original form,apart than a new steering wheel (the seller still has the original).
Get in contact with me, if you have a serious interest & I'll try and put you together, with each other.
Thanks for the messages guys.
I'm doing OK and getting along with life.
With regards to Covid 19, things are improving, now. Our lock down is getting relaxed a little, this weekend. (Still way tighter than America though). However, we watch the US on TV and can't belive why it's not isolating, like the rest of the world is and worry that things will get really bad, before any improvements can be made.
Stay safe,
Paul.
Just a little update, for anyone interested, in the UK London weather forecast.
That's about normal, for this time of year.
Following up on the Slingshot import, to Britain.
It appears that it arrived in the UK, but I now suspect that, perhaps, all the additional charges just became way too much for the guy.
Time for an update, about the guy, in Britain, that was trying to import a 2019 Sling' into the country.
I don't know the full details, but he was attempting to get one from Canada. When he started he appeared unaware of the fact that he'd need to pay... Import duty, Value Added Tax, Vehical Excise duty, 5 years road tax & customs fees.
If that wasn't bad enough. I hear from him, today that he was scammed!
Apparently the seller kept asking for more mony and eventually the buyer, appears to have cut his losses.
There must be a message in there somewhere, perhaps if the offer looks too good, it may be too good.
Anymore info that comes my way, I'll let you know.
BBQ time, then on into the evening and time to relax, with Elaine, my wife & a beer, or two.
The picture, doesn't show it but the veiw out across the valley is, really, tremendous.
Get out in the yard and a little fresh air....
That was still against the law in England, until Monday 1st June, for me.
We have it much stricter than the US..
But, I was out, yesterday & today.
life is getting a little easier in the England now. Yesterday was the first day that I was permitted to leave my home (until then I was instructed, by the government, to stay "inside" my home).
The weather is improving and it would normaly be time to get the Slingshot out and ride, but that's not going to happen, due to the lockdown restrictions, still and I also need an MOT. (road worthiness certificate). But all MOT stations are still closed, so that's not going to happen.
In France they are making plans for the 2021, Trike-Fest and Hope's are high that people will be allowed to attend, if we have made progress, with fighting the virus.
We are getting news, from the US about the civil unrest that you are having. It looks like your president is making things even worse (not political point), just an observation. I wish you all the best in resolving this dire problem.
That's about all the news, from this side of the pond, for now.
Stay safe.
So let's see what's happening, in the UK.
(Not a Covid 19 update)
Polaris are still not importing the Slingshot, into Europe and the official goverment list shows a total of 16, on the road. Some of which are to be believed to be garaged. An additional 3 are registered, as not on the road (one of which is mine). So it still only leaves 5 or 6 actualy being used on our roads now.
We do however have one guy, trying to import (what I belive to be) a 2019 model. It has now reached the UK docks, so he will need to get it, throgh customs & pay the tax on it. Then get it registered for use on European roads and finally, taxed & insured.
I anticipate, that these are just the start of the hurdles, that may need to be negotiated before, it is cleared as road leagal. This may be an interesting story, to see how it pans out, as it may open the door to other European imports, if it can be achieved.
I'll keep you informed...
Stay Safe.
There you go....
It just happened again. This is the screenshot.
This time a refresh screen, fixed it, but sometimes the list is longer and it also will not clear, in that way.
If you can post a screen shot of that or just post some of rhe text from rhe error that would help me tremendously. I am wondering if you have recieved any of those types of errors in the last week? If not , then the last update may have addressed the issue.
The last error was received appropriately 1 hour (or less) before my comment was posted.
If it happens again, I'll send a screenshot, as requested.
All the best.
More info:
I use the forum, on my Android phone, with access, over the web, rather than using the app..
I still sometimes find that the connection keeps showing lines of instruction or code (not too sure what it is). Then the page finishes with a statement (of some description).
I hope this info is of use.
UK_Paul.
A very big thanks, to you all, for my birthday wishes.
I'm having a relaxing day, stopping inside, (so what's new?). All that I've been dooing is constructing a NAS (Network Access System).
Just a boring old box of PC bits...
All I now have to do, is load an operating system and figure out how to set it up, as I have no experience of this, whatsoever. So I still have a lot to learn.
Thanks, once again, for all the good wishes.
I'll be lifting a glass to all my great friends, in Slingshotinfo-land, this evening.
UK-Paul.
Happy birthday UK_Paul ! Here are some UK guidelines I found on the interweb. Sound about right?
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I had to post this.
That made me laugh, as it was typical British irony.
However virtually all of it was wrong. Please don't believe that there is any fact behind it, kids aren't back at school, hardly any busses run, most trains have stopped.
Yet today, they are allowing a few shops to open (because it's my birthday, I think). Garden centres & DIY stores, may open, with strict distancing rules, other shops will follow. People may return to work, if they can not work, from home, but again must only do it, if they must & maintain social distancing.
Most of us, expect our "R" (contagion rate) to increase again & it all start over.
Keep well.
I miss the joy & excitement of the (then new) music, from the 60's & early 70's (then Punk & Brit-Pop).
All without this dam auto-tuning, for people that just look pretty & can't sing.
I also miss seeing all the live giggs, in both large venues & small pubs.
Update time.
Things have not moved forward, much, from my last update, on how things are in the UK.
We still appear to be on a, very, much stricter isolation program, than the US. I have only seen 3 people, in the last 7 or 8 weeks now and they were all medical staff, visiting my home. I have not left my home or garden, in all this time and I am now receiving government food parcels, each week. The isolation is so restricted that any home deliveries are made the other side of a closed door. In France & Spain, you can not even leave your home, without the apropriate documentation. (Most of Europe is similar). We still do not have any shops open, except food shops & pharmacies, even attendance to the doctors, is discouraged.
Should I choose to take the Slingshot out, for a ride. (I'm not going to do that). You can be sure that I would get stopped, by the police and fined, for attempting to do so.
People are still allowed out, for essential travel or 1hr exercise, each day. But we must still maintain a 2m (6ft) gap between people, unless it is a partner that you are living with. We are expecting some relaxation of the restrictions, in the next few weeks, as our hospitals did not become overloaded, as rapidly as had been expected. Our "R" number is now running at about 0.7 (I understand the US remains 2.5 - 3.0). R is the rate of contagion/person.
Today, a phone app is being tried out, to track the spread of the virus. Some people have complained that this is an infringement of privacy. However these tend to be the same people that post about it on Twitter & Facebook and have been supplying the information to these service providers, for years. 🤔
Well life goes on, for now. We all put up with the conditions, as we have no other options. It's not something that we want to do, but it is something we must do, to stay safe.
Wishing you all well,
UK_Paul
UK_Paul I just read a post on another forum by someone looking to buy a Slingshot in the UK. He said he'd like to find a 2018 SLR or newer. .......... I'd get him in touch directl. Cheers!
Sorry for the delay, in sending this reply.
With regards to buying a 2018 Slingshot, in the UK., that will be very difficult (actualy impossible) now, as the Slingshot no longer meets the European emission regulations, so the last model that would be available, will be the 16.5 model. I also understand that all European slingshots had a slightly different mapping of the ECU to US versions.
Any Slingshots, imported into Europe, before the regulations changed (known as EU4 emmisions standards - for motorcycles) will be leagal, however all subsequent imports did not meet the EU regulations and so, may not be driven on European, public, roads.
Well that's the bad news, now let's look at the good news.
Your contact can, initially, get in touch with me, through face book:
https://www.facebook.com/paul.andrews.3958
So can any other members of this site that may wish to, that read this. 😁
There may be a "slight" possibility of one, that may be available, just a little north of London. I think that the owner has not used his SS for a while now and may be persuaded to part with it.
The next option would be to join the French, Facebook page - Slingshot France - as they try to keep track of the European models, that may be for sale.
Conclusions...
Well it's going to be difficult to get a Slingshot over here now (as I've said in other postings "I only think we have 6 on the roads, in the UK.").
I think I know of the turbo model that was talked about (if it's a black one) and to be honest, I would avoid it, (but am happy to discuss, what I know of, its possible history).
Well, I hope this helps, move things forward, with your contact. If he's successful in getting hold of one, he will become part of a very exclusive club.
Well this is the latest, from your friend UK_Paul.
Everything is continuing on, the same way over here. We still appear to be isolating, way more strictly, than the US and it looks like that's borne out by the figures showing the rate that it's spreading, in our respective areas, at present. With an "R" factor of 0.5-1.25 in Europe and 2.5-3.0 in the US. (R = number of people infected by one person).
Personally I have only been in contact with 2 people, (other than my wife) in the last 6+ weeks. The two people were ambulance crew, and I had no option, other than to see them or report to Hospital, Casualty.
The weather is starting to improve a little now and I will go into our garden. However, will not go outside our ground, even though I live in the countryside. I'm unable to work on the Slingshot, as it remains, in storage and would be ileagal to try and bring it home. (Yes our European lockdown is that strict).
I hope you are all keeping your spirits up and dooing well.
We have a great community and it spreads a long way. It is good to be able to keep in contact, with such good friends.
Stay safe
Well guys, it looks like many of you appear to think that the end is in site, soon. (We also get the reports of Trump pushing that veiw & saying it will all be over by Easter).
Unfortunately, the rest of the world, tends to think, this is just the start.
It will not last just a few weeks and we can then all go out to play again. The European veiw is that we may he living with this, continuing, for up to another 2 years, or untill an afective & safe immunisation appears (in 6-18 months). Or untill - 80% - of the population have contracted it and we achieve "herd immunity."
Our press appears to show Americans not taking this as seriously yet, as we are, in Europe.
Don't belive everything your leader tells you, as most of it is just to talk up the economy.
Things will get way worse, before they get any better.
Sorry to be so downbeat about it all, but I think that this is better to take a far more realistic veiw of our situation and prepare to dig in.
Stay safe
