What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Reckless Rat]

I like the Velo, Duncan. Stuck away in a corner of my garage, but in perfik working order is this:



It's a 1983 Honda Mini Melody, model NP50. I bought it for £50 to use over the winter. I was working in Sheffield city centre and I used to commute on my Suzuki 550, but didn't want to use it when the weather was inclement or when there was salt on the roads, so I bought this. It didn't do much for my street cred, but it was mechanically bomb-proof (as all Hondas tend to be) and it never ever let me down. I used it for several winters until I was posted elsewhere and used my car instead. I sold the Suzuki to a colleague and kept the Honda, just because I could. It's now pretty rare. According to the DVLA there are only a handful of them left.
During Covid I was bored during the lockdown and gave it a refurb. Still starts first time, even on old fuel that's been in there since time mint-imperial.

And, like any true Frenchman, I've got one of these as well: