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Something different while I waited for the new Royal Enfield Himalayan 450's to be delivered. Roger has 3 Sinclair C5's, which are now considered to be a collectors item, and have quite a strong fan club. Many owners have modified them, with one even being powered by a jet engine. They were released in 1985, and were a flop in sales terms, largely due to them being considered unsafe for use on the public highway. I would be terrified of getting squished by a lorry, if I took it on the road. More information can be found by Googling Sinclair C5.
Fear not, we will be back out on Clementine very soon.
I look forward to the comments on this video, ha ha.
Thanks for watching.

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@donovandelaney3171 8 месяцев назад

19,000 Sinclair C5 bikes were built and 15,000 were sold.

@BlakesPipes 8 месяцев назад

You could make those today with bigger wheels and ....... no one would buy one again! Lol. Loved the video

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

Yes indeed 😂 Cheers

@ReRiderChi 8 месяцев назад

What in the world? Oh the things money can buy. Cheers from Chicago

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂 it’s a funny little thing for sure. Thanks

@bally632 8 месяцев назад

That would make a great winter bike for Mr Taym 😅, think he might call it 'clive'😂

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂 I will let you suggest it to him 😂 cheers

@bally632 8 месяцев назад

@@ianhughesroyalenfield 😂😂

@donovandelaney3171 8 месяцев назад

Japan built a solar powered Sinclair C5 in 1986. The Sanyo Amorton.

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

Interesting 🤔

@GilbertoMonteiro-qn9hx 7 месяцев назад

Nice pedal bike, true ecological, good for practise exercise and see the views 😊.

@ianhughesroyalenfield 7 месяцев назад

With the battery attached, there wouldn’t be much in the way of pedalling required. Would need a big flag on the back to make people aware of your presence on the road though 😳😂 Cheers

@thesilverfoxtravels6653 8 месяцев назад

That had me chuckling. I can just imagine you touring the lakes Hardknott Pass on it..!🤣🤣👍

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

I’m glad you can 😂 Imagine going up that tight bend 😂😂 Cheers

@SOLOMOTOUK 8 месяцев назад

Evening Ian there better left with collectors, to dangerous really👍

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂

@chrisweeks6973 8 месяцев назад

Well, Ian, that's certainly different! I'd give it a miss though, thanks; I wouldn't want to be monstered by one of Bert Greeves' Invacars. 😂😂

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂 I remember those, they were a menace on the roads too 😂

@aussiebikerdude6563 8 месяцев назад

Hmm 🤔 yeah nah I think I’ll stick with My super meteor 😂😂😂 Nice one Ian 👍🏽

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

I would too ABD. Cheers

@mikehatswell3961 8 месяцев назад

😂😂😂😂 brilliant Ian, been years since I’ve seen one, I’d forgotten just how small and dangerous they were, I’m sure that if the powers that be had their way that’s all we would be able have in the future, all the best buddy 👍

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂 thanks Mike. I wasn’t going to bother with this video, but thought “what the hell” 😂. I had a look on Google, just to see how people have modded them….funny 😂 Would definitely need a big flag on the back before I would take it on the road 😳😂

@melfzs 8 месяцев назад

The Sinclair slipper! 😅I'm sure they made them in pairs? 🤔😆 Yes , he was ahead of his time with those Ian , they'd be OK in Wales now for the 20mph limits eh? Brilliant video, cheers 🍻

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

He was, physically a bit bigger, more capacity battery, and it would sell. Originally they had a top speed of 15mph, but a range of 20 miles just wasn’t enough. Cheers

@simonchilli2088 8 месяцев назад

I didn't know you could pedal them. Most old ladies in mobility scooters would blow you into the dust on one of them now☺

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

With the short battery life, most owners would resort to pedal power. Yes, you wouldn’t want to take any grannies on at drag races for pink slips (log books) 😂 Thanks

@rachelsvlogs6097 7 месяцев назад

Love it. And had to laugh with Ann hiding around the corner 😂 playing catch up on ur videos now ❤

@ianhughesroyalenfield 7 месяцев назад

😂 You have lots to catch up on 😉😎

@rachelsvlogs6097 7 месяцев назад

@@ianhughesroyalenfield most definitely ❤️

@crumblymal8479 8 месяцев назад

😂Nice one Ian I remember those never seen a white one though and I reckon your right if they came out now and were a bit bigger by that I mean not so low down maybe they would probably catch on but then again maybe not 👌👍😉

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

With the demand for E Scooters etc, a bigger better battery would see it last longer. Imagine what fun all the thieving scrotes would have with them 🙄😂 Cheers

@crumblymal8479 8 месяцев назад

@@ianhughesroyalenfield 😂

@kristophertrout7328 6 месяцев назад

You have an idea what it's like riding a recumbent bicycle. 😎

@ianhughesroyalenfield 6 месяцев назад

It would be scary on the road 😂

@5dTraveller 8 месяцев назад

Hi Ian, thankfully e-bikes have scuppered any chance of a revival of that nonsense, worth preserving only as a lesson to future generations. He should have stuck to computers, he was very good at those. In fairness he had a good idea and was ahead of his time but it was very poorly thought out and implemented, nobody in their right mind was going to venture onto a road in something as dangerous as that. How it got beyond the drawing board is a mystery to me, all he had to do was ask any biker about invisibility and he could have saved his fortune, kept his computer company and spared us all the Amstrad years. Thanks for reminding us.

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂 your welcome Mick 😂

@Ainsworth-Rider 8 месяцев назад

Best review you have done 🤣🤣🤣

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂 Cheeky sod 😂

@Ainsworth-Rider 8 месяцев назад

@@ianhughesroyalenfield 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ruahinesrider 8 месяцев назад

Never Seen 👀 one of them before.

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

Well, I'm happy to educate 😀 Cheers

@icedidi 8 месяцев назад

I can never decide if he was ahead of his time with this or just bonkers. I think the prospect of using one on a busy road in the 1980's was scary enough, today... yikes!

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂

@diversionbob8482 8 месяцев назад

Somebody somewhere will have installed modern motors , batteries and control system on one 🤔 Or clipped an old Mini engine to the back !

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Bob, there is a photo on Google where someone fitted a jet engine on/in one 😳😂

@diversionbob8482 8 месяцев назад

@@ianhughesroyalenfieldWell that would be too fast for use in Wales now 🤣🤣

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

@diversionbob8482 😂 I never thought of that, should have brought it here with us 😂

@TAYM 8 месяцев назад

😂😂😂😂 brilliant 😂😂😂 but no thank you 😂

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Mr TAYM, but are you sure 🤔 ? You have tried almost everything else 😳😂

@Ainsworth-Rider 8 месяцев назад

You know that you want to 🤣🤣🤣

@TAYM 8 месяцев назад

@@Ainsworth-Rider 😂😂 yes, like i want a migraine 😂

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂😂😂😂

@TAYM 8 месяцев назад

@@ianhughesroyalenfield 😂😂😂😂

@daveyjones6465 8 месяцев назад

Will this be replacing the campervan then Ian or will that depend on what the missus says 😂

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂 Not bloody likely, takes far too much energy to propel it 😂 Cheers

@daveyjones6465 8 месяцев назад

@@ianhughesroyalenfield Lol 😂😂

@ReRiderChi 8 месяцев назад

On second thought, who designs the holes in the parking lot?

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

😂 the roads in the UK are very similar to this parking lot at the moment. Absolutely awful !😢

@ReRiderChi 8 месяцев назад

@@ianhughesroyalenfieldI've 9 inches of snow and more coming, at least you can see your roads.

@ianhughesroyalenfield 8 месяцев назад

@ReRiderChi I actually like snow, we never get enough. Though I understand it is a pain for those like you who get too much. The potholes here are ridiculous though. Causing all manner of accidents and even deaths.