Sunken sidecar of doom. - Page 4

TEXASYETI · 06-19-2008, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hondarider

...this is a bigger cliffhanger thana the season finale of NCIS

Was that not the best season finale in years! I was left speechless!

Back to the sidecar:
DIG! DIG! DIG! DIG! DIG! DIG! DIG!

Mista Vern · 06-20-2008, 10:02 AM

I hate to say it boys, but I think Mouse has pimped us and left us hangin'.

Any of you folks in England and can look Mr. Mouse up and let him know what his karma is worth right about now?

jhuth · 06-20-2008, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mista Vern

I hate to say it boys, but I think Mouse has pimped us and left us hangin'.

Any of you folks in England and can look Mr. Mouse up and let him know what his karma is worth right about now?

I'm still holding out here.

Ps: I dig your signature Mista Vern.

SOLO LOBO · 06-20-2008, 02:00 PM

I don't know how big South Wales is, but there are 22 ADVR's listing that as their location...

If'n you are getting a bit itchy, you could ping those other folks...

theMISSIONARY · 06-20-2008, 02:49 PM

Bugga finding him find the BRIDGE

Johnny Wolvo · 06-23-2008, 02:15 PM

Hiya, Just where in Wales is the river bank with this sidecar? I live in England, but I deliver goods to South Wales at least once a week, sometimes with an empty van on the return journey.

Regards..........Johnny W.

HogWild · 06-23-2008, 07:40 PM

I found it!

Thanks _Mouse_ for the challenging tips in your first post. You gave us JUST enough to work with! Your "58" address, aarrgghh, was the clincher. Had to be close to there! Here are the GPS coordinates where it was: 51° 35' 12.90" N, -2° 59' 28.40" W. That's 1.2 miles South (down river) of the M4 in Newport, South Wales. Map LINK

That thing has been completely under water most of the time.

This aerial photo shows the location, though the rig is not visible here due to high tide.

After I dug it up and did a bunch of cleaning, here's what it now looks like: PHOTO

Here are some photos of that river when the tide is down:

bk brkr baker · 06-23-2008, 08:09 PM

Thanks, Hogwild,if you're right or not I have no clue. But that''s a cool bridge design.

HogWild · 06-23-2008, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bk brkr baker

Thanks, Hogwild,if you're right or not I have no clue. But that''s a cool bridge design.

I may not have the arrow pointing EXACTLY right, but I'm damn close. Compare this view with the original photo. The sea weed looks VERY similar!! I'll look up and down the shoreline a bit more from different angles and see if I can actually see the rig. I'm sure I have the right bridge, and the right side of the river. Just have to narrow it down to the exact square meter!

HogWild · 06-23-2008, 08:52 PM

More views:

View 3

View 4

View 5

Anyone see anything?

Man, this spy satellite time is getting expensive!

jhuth · 06-24-2008, 06:43 AM

Way to go hogwild!

AceRph · 06-24-2008, 07:06 AM

Cool. If it's there, it will be tough to get to. Looks like quite a drop from the bank to the river bed.

Mista Vern · 06-25-2008, 04:48 PM

HogWild, you are my new hero!

What an incredible idea you had for tracking this theng down (or at least getting close). If we ever meet I am buying the beer!

Say, can your magic computer stuff find that Mouse guy? Some of us may want to have a word with him.

Dr Jim · 06-25-2008, 05:26 PM

I believe that I may have located the foundered sidecar:

if you blow up this shot and look almost directly under the ramp that lies to the right of the bridge:

You can see a very suspicious-looking blob:

Sorry about the poor quality - this is an 8x digital expansion which i had to shrink to fit on the site - but the artifact inside the red box really looks correct - it's oblong, about the right size, and I can see the wheel in the original.

This is an odd way to spend time, although I imagine it's SLIGHTLY more productive than viewing satellite photos of nude beaches.

Cheers

Jim

Black Ice · 06-25-2008, 05:29 PM

Well, we know where it is...anyone in the area with some spare time, a case of beer and a couple of mates with shovels?

06-20-2008, 10:02 AM	#47
Mista Vern Knows all - tells some. Joined: Dec 2005 Location: McMinnville, Oregon Oddometer: 12,890	I hate to say it boys, but I think Mouse has pimped us and left us hangin'. Any of you folks in England and can look Mr. Mouse up and let him know what his karma is worth right about now? __________________ Remodeling. Please check again later.

06-20-2008, 02:49 PM	#50
theMISSIONARY hunting and riding!! Joined: May 2006 Location: Devonport Tazmania Oddometer: 1,645	Bugga finding him find the BRIDGE __________________ Happiness is a warm barrel....i don't care if its the bikes barrel or the rifles barrel! WR250r of Awesomeness.......now with extra added Awesomeness!

06-23-2008, 02:15 PM	#51
Johnny Wolvo Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands UK Oddometer: 146	Sunken sidecar of doom. Hiya, Just where in Wales is the river bank with this sidecar? I live in England, but I deliver goods to South Wales at least once a week, sometimes with an empty van on the return journey. Regards..........Johnny W. __________________ JOHNNY W

06-23-2008, 07:40 PM	#52
HogWild Scott Whitney Joined: Nov 2003 Location: SoCal USA Oddometer: 2,231	I found it! Thanks _Mouse_ for the challenging tips in your first post. You gave us JUST enough to work with! Your "58" address, aarrgghh, was the clincher. Had to be close to there! Here are the GPS coordinates where it was: 51° 35' 12.90" N, -2° 59' 28.40" W. That's 1.2 miles South (down river) of the M4 in Newport, South Wales. Map LINK That thing has been completely under water most of the time. This aerial photo shows the location, though the rig is not visible here due to high tide. After I dug it up and did a bunch of cleaning, here's what it now looks like: PHOTO Here are some photos of that river when the tide is down: __________________ Going where no Harley has gone before HogWildRacing.com HogWild screwed with this post 06-23-2008 at 07:52 PM

06-23-2008, 08:09 PM	#53
bk brkr baker Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: The Bluegrass Oddometer: 4,160	Coolest Bridge Thanks, Hogwild,if you're right or not I have no clue. But that''s a cool bridge design.

06-23-2008, 08:52 PM	#55
HogWild Scott Whitney Joined: Nov 2003 Location: SoCal USA Oddometer: 2,231	More views: View 3 View 4 View 5 Anyone see anything? Man, this spy satellite time is getting expensive! __________________ Going where no Harley has gone before HogWildRacing.com

06-24-2008, 06:43 AM	#56
jhuth Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Northern VA-DC Oddometer: 186	Way to go hogwild! __________________ "Art is what you can get away with." -Andy Warhol

06-24-2008, 07:06 AM	#57
AceRph Stossel for POTUS Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Where the stupidest people on earth run things Oddometer: 23,775	Cool. If it's there, it will be tough to get to. Looks like quite a drop from the bank to the river bed. __________________ Equal to all of you of roads and good luck! - krokodil al-kashi “We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer.” —”Extreme Behavior in Aspen,” February 3, 2003

06-25-2008, 04:48 PM	#58
Mista Vern Knows all - tells some. Joined: Dec 2005 Location: McMinnville, Oregon Oddometer: 12,890	HogWild, you are my new hero! What an incredible idea you had for tracking this theng down (or at least getting close). If we ever meet I am buying the beer! Say, can your magic computer stuff find that Mouse guy? Some of us may want to have a word with him. __________________ Remodeling. Please check again later.

06-25-2008, 05:26 PM	#59
Dr Jim Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Oddometer: 500	may have found it ... I believe that I may have located the foundered sidecar: if you blow up this shot and look almost directly under the ramp that lies to the right of the bridge: You can see a very suspicious-looking blob: Sorry about the poor quality - this is an 8x digital expansion which i had to shrink to fit on the site - but the artifact inside the red box really looks correct - it's oblong, about the right size, and I can see the wheel in the original. This is an odd way to spend time, although I imagine it's SLIGHTLY more productive than viewing satellite photos of nude beaches. Cheers Jim

06-25-2008, 05:29 PM	#60
Black Ice Sovereign Individual Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Central AZ Oddometer: 700	Well, we know where it is...anyone in the area with some spare time, a case of beer and a couple of mates with shovels? __________________ "Sorry, my givafuck bucket is currently empty..." --Wedgeman "My freedom doesn't depend on your consent." --RoS "...if you don't put your gear on, your skin will get rashed from all the leg humping." --Tinks

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