Yeah well,,, I`m in Byron, have been all week & i must say that even tho i`m here nearly everyweek anyway, that it`s still one of the most beautiful places on earth, good surf, good sunshine, nice people, plenty of white pointers & good surf, lots of lovely food, plenty of white pointers & good surf,,, did i mention good surf???

OH & there are a few minis & mokes here too

I might start up a hire moke business here, what you guys reckon? would you all come & visit me here & hire a hot moke from me???



Ah well,,, back into the watyer for mje the surfs pumping

It`s a hard life hey?????

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Byron is fantastic. I spent two weeks up there a few years back.

Nothing but the beach, sleep and good food for two whole weeks. I tried a different restaurant every night. Every one of them was top notch.

The wifes sister and husband live in Byron - moved there 30 years ago. live on top of the hill overlooking the town and Bay up from Clark's Beach.

Best B&B in town - family members only

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Pah, I hate you. It's freezing in Melbourne this week.

I live in "Byron Court", just to remind me of what great weather was like.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

I'd suggest putting automatic jap engines in the Mokes so the people that use them don't trash the clutches and gears or you could keep some with 1380 A series twincam'ers for the mini enthusiasts such as us...so we can trash the clutches and gears

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

When I hired a Moke in Pt Douglas a few years ago the owner was very interested to know I had an Auto one. He reckoned he had two or three enquiries a week from people who wanted to hire a Moke but could only drive Autos.

Revving them in N and then slamming it into 1 to do screechies will kill any autobox.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

that would be a top idea Matt, im up there at least once a year and would love to get around in a moke (instead of walking the train tracks.... ) you've got my vote

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

Hey Matt....how about a fleet of Bimmer Twinky headed Mokes....I'd be up for a drive in one a dem!!

Enjoy Byron....you obviously ain't fussed about the downhills in Canberra mate

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"Show me the Mini!"

You could ADR a fleet of Chokes with A+ auto 998s...

Where would you live Matt? In town with the yuppies or the hills with the hippies?

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

I'd get up there for sure just to hire a moke,
Byron is a great spot.

airlie beach is the place to hire a moke

If your looking to run over the millions of pommie and german backpackers

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

2 points for a pom 3 for a deutcher( who said that)

I hired a Moke once in Airlie Beach. It was in 1985. Gutless thing, it would only do 95kph anywhere. It had the parachute up (roof) and it was a condition of hire that it had to stay up.

On the counter in the office was a heap of dockets from Mini Kingdom.

hee hee,,, yeah there is a whole heap of Europeanese in Bryron, but some of them aren`t bad looking especially the female ones

I am in the middle of subframes to suit suzi--starlet--mazda bubble engines so i`m figuring it would be best to shove a few auto magic Bubble donks in a few of them for hire, but i most certainly will have a t least one with a 1360 bimmer twinky turbo injected donk in it don`t think that one would be for hire tho

Surf was flat for a few days but then the southerly swell came up & pumped up big for a few more days & then it slackened off again over the weekend,,, i`m totally stuffed now, way too much paddling,,, i`m gonna need a jet ski for my girlfriend to tow me back each time

going back again this weekend It`s a hard life but some body has to do it hey?

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.