The Rialto Experience... 56k? fuck off!!

[mattsprattuk]

so i bought a reliant rialto...
i thought i could drive it on a bike licence...
i couldnt...
so i bought it anyway.

had no idea these things were so small! its like getting in a fucking kayak for me, but oh well, comedy value is priceless for a first car.

if they dont laugh at you for having a funny first car, they laugh at you for having a shittily modified nova as a first car

whore pics:

heres how she lay all the way from reading to cornwall, with no major hiccups other than one of the ramps holding the front wheel up decided to slip slightly meaning i got a crushed numberplate

check out the mother who looks like a guy with a mullet in this pic!
https://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4152/24052008103xg6.jpg

then we unloaded at home after driving for like 10 hours, and we got a slutty little goodnight photo.
https://img79.imageshack.us/img79/7218/25052008108mv3.jpg

then she winked at me... the little minx
https://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3113/25052008109at1.jpg

i took that as a hint, then took a photo of her as she went down on me.
https://img355.imageshack.us/img355/191/25052008110gt3.jpg

she told me she wanted to be a nude model, so i was happy to oblige
https://img60.imageshack.us/img60/9438/25052008111dc5.jpg

check out her 22" alloys
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and inside
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music without headphones
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going doggy
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aaand an example of how fucking small these things are. anyone on here can lift one of these as i did a 3 point turn on a 6pence to get her to this position

https://img86.imageshack.us/img86/5912/25052008117xx9.jpg

czech out my groovy hairdo
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[McGee]

Looks a laugh to drive man.

Told you they were small and easy to lift
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Finglonga]

Rear arches are going rusty!!
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Andy Sez....
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[Ant]

we need a picture with you in the car!!
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[quacker_boy]

Facking jaysus. It looked almost like a normal sized car untill you posted the pic with you in it as well

That's absolute comedy. I reckon we take an angle grinder to the roof and give you a convertable. Yeh?
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wizzzard wrote: Imagine God just stopping by, tidying your front room up and then quietly letting himself out again. Statisticly more likely to happen than Korn being on here.

[.Chris.]

Omg I'm actually quite jealous, although I'd prefer a trabant.

Have you given it a decent inspection yet? IIRC although the bodywork is GRP they have a separate steel chassis underneath - not sure if they were galvanised or not.

[Endless Nameless]

*giggles*

Can I have a go? at tipping it over...
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[J.K.R]

[Reppyboyo]

Clean it, CLEAN IT NOW!

[Finglonga]

Only real PITA is the king pin, everything else is not to bad apart from the engine bay is the size of a lunch box.
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[mattsprattuk]

i gave it a thorough going over today (ish)... turns out structurally its pretty awesome!
i lifted one of the wheels off the floor and propped it up with a bedside cupboard we were throwing out, and theres only some very light surface rust on the shell mounting points!

i did have a bit of a drive today too... other than a badly in need of adjustment clutch cable, i fucking love it! it can actually shift! (off the mark, up to about 30mph)

as well as this, the electrics are a bit shit, so thats all i need to sort really.

i replaced a blown fuse with a peice of 5mm iron dowel (as a temporary measure) and it helped a bit.

so far the list of crappy bits is as follows:

>heater/fan wont work

>indicators dont flash (thats probably because the rear lights dont work, so like a 10 min job)

>front windscreen wipers dont work... i can shoot water out of them, but they wont move.

>the brakes work, but you have to give it some welly to get it to stop... so ill strip and rebuild the drums

>the passenger doorhandle wont open from the inside... the mechanism works, it just doesnt go far enough to click the latch, again, another simple job.

on top of this, theres a weird switch with a picture of a brake pedal on it that lights up when i push it. dont know what the hell it is.

and a scary yellow light that comes on intermittently. (not oil light)

so yeah... not actually that much to do if you think about it... a full days work and ill have it MOT worthy. if i wasnt going out tomorrow id give it my all and get it done!

also to get rid of is that foul musty old man smell from inside it.
T-cut seemed to do a bang up job of the fading paint too.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[binge]

[mattsprattuk]

if i ever bothered to give karma, you would have some right now binge so consider this your karma

sounds like you've owned one of these before then?

oh, and as for the mini wheels... ive decided it will be more cost effective to get new rims rather than just pay for new tyres and fitting etc.

ill definatly look at mini wheels. however, i think it may fit on the front tyre too, as i think all the wheels are the same on these (theres only 1 spare anyway) i think by the looks of things it operates slightly like a single sided swingarm like on VFR's.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[J.K.R]

[quacker_boy]

[Phil_Norwich]

Looking good, have to say i'm jealous looks like a laugh.
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[mattsprattuk]

pfff, a soft top rialto?? gayest idea ever. as for the paint job, it comes up a nice sexy navy blue with a bit of T-cut, so thats staying.

jack, you can drive it to its MOT when its ready if you want... better make it count and book it in somewhere like southampton
assuming you're insured

after a fiddle today, nothing actually came of it, other than i had a close look at the radio and found it had a mic/input jack! FUCKING IDEAL!!!

this means i can get a massive speaker and go yelling at people with a PC microphone, or i can plug my phone/ipod/mp3 player into it! best invention ever! plus the speakers are some weird little 4" things made by phillips that sound pretty nice and clear.

more pics to come ladies and gents... its rear wheel drive, so we'll have a go at some wheelies if the drive shaft doesnt snap.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[quacker_boy]

[mattsprattuk]

[quacker_boy]

Same difference?!

Having your car fully comp doesn't automatically mean other people can drive it and be covered...I don't think anyway? I think you gotta tell the insurance that you want to let other people drive it...
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wizzzard wrote: Imagine God just stopping by, tidying your front room up and then quietly letting himself out again. Statisticly more likely to happen than Korn being on here.

[damz]

omg thats soooooooooooo cool, ten times better than any other first car iv'e seen. but seriously how are you going to fit in it?

you know you want to turn it into a street sleeper, a wee r1 engine in it should make it shift pretty quickly, corners could be a problem though when going fast.
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[.Chris.]

I bet it's going to be interesting to drive on the lanes - the front wheel will be in the big strip of grass/crap in the middle.
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Chris
1985 Kawasaki Z550F

[binge]

[Jaloopa]

Looking good. PM me if you need any spares or advice and I'll get my Dad on it. He's been driving Reliants for years, and a realto for about 5 years.
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mattsprattuk wrote: but at least the lifan could do like 104mph in 3rd gear

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

You have to fit a Halfords dustbin exhaust.
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