Further to this thread I thought I'd just use a neater as-I-go-along diary.

First order of the last 2 days has been to employ the fiancée to help clean it after a 1,400m (in a week!) round trip of the Outer Hebrides & Cairngorms. Also swapped the full-size windscreen for the stumpy aero one. Can anyone recommend me some suitable eye protection? I'm not vain, but my DeWalt protective glasses aren't the prettiest of things to drive in.




Having realised that 2 rear view mirrors (1 obscured my luggage) + 1 screw-on side mirror which flapped in the wind were useless, I bought & fitted some slightly-more-functional long-arm ones. Undecided on the carbon...maybe should have gone for black. Either way, they are a lot more useful now. Aren't positioned ideally, but the way the Striker 'door' swings open means I'm limited in options.




Also 'acquired' this whilst on my last business trip. Does what is says on the tin.





In the last thread one repeating comment was re the wiring loom, so today un-cable tied as much as I could, wrapped it all up in fabric loom tape and retied the entire lot. Very satisfying. Annoyingly there are a few lengths between the ECU / battery / pedal box which I can't get to without taking eeevveerryytthhiinnnggg apart.




Oh, and I straigthened out all of the jubilee clips too, 'cos I'm anal like that

Looks nice

Not clever stealing mandatory aircraft placards

How was the trip and how bad were the midges?

For glasses there's Oakleys, etc but you pay a premium on them. THESE are a lot cheaper and the quality is pretty good; 3 sets of lenses, removable foam rim to keep the wind out and interchangable arms/strap.

Looking good. Loom is neat and you are not the only one that lines all the clips up!

I like the divida goggles myself

Looks very smart, always loved Stikers.
I've not been in the Kitcar scene for prob 10 years just looked up Raw and Omg! what have they done to the scuttle spoilt a classic

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How was the trip and how bad were the midges?

For glasses there's Oakleys, etc but you pay a premium on them. THESE are a lot cheaper and the quality is pretty good; 3 sets of lenses, removable foam rim to keep the wind out and interchangable arms/strap.

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I have a set of them for summer driving, they are what you need.

Ear hooks (sunglasses) and a head band that is interchangeable. Also the lenses are not bad, I doubt you will use anything other than the black ones though.

On a separate note, what uprights do you have? Your front wishbones look different to mine and you have a strange fixing that is obscured by the wheel. Any back of wheel pics?

Just pick up some cycling glasses, you want something that wraps around well and obviously cycling glasses are designed to do just that on a bike.

I've got a few pairs and use orange lenses in dusk/low light.

I just noticed your windscreen wipers are still fitted

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Looks very smart, always loved Stikers.
I've not been in the Kitcar scene for prob 10 years just looked up Raw and Omg! what have they done to the scuttle spoilt a classic

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On a separate note, what uprights do you have? Your front wishbones look different to mine and you have a strange fixing that is obscured by the wheel. Any back of wheel pics?

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On a separate note, what uprights do you have? Your front wishbones look different to mine and you have a strange fixing that is obscured by the wheel. Any back of wheel pics?

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Is that just an unusual mudguard bracket?

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