Rear canopy in yellow, one careful owner
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Well careful, but forgetful owner. I forgot to engage the rear catches on my GTR and the canopy opened when I hit the throttle at the national speed limit. 
Cosmetic damage to the back will require filling + spraying. Mounting points will need some re-enforcing with some new glass fibre lay-up. Could be OK as a gash rear end for use on track, or to experiment with canopy mods to fit that monster supercharger you've been dreaming about.
I have stripped all the lights/grills etc for my new canopy.
If anyone wants it, or wants pictures to laugh at my misfortune, then drop me a line. I'll accept any reasonable offer / beer. Buyer collects (Wiltshire)
If I haven't shifted it in a week or so, I will be attacking it with a jigsaw and placing it in the bin.
Cosmetic damage to the back will require filling + spraying. Mounting points will need some re-enforcing with some new glass fibre lay-up. Could be OK as a gash rear end for use on track, or to experiment with canopy mods to fit that monster supercharger you've been dreaming about.
I have stripped all the lights/grills etc for my new canopy.
If anyone wants it, or wants pictures to laugh at my misfortune, then drop me a line. I'll accept any reasonable offer / beer. Buyer collects (Wiltshire)
If I haven't shifted it in a week or so, I will be attacking it with a jigsaw and placing it in the bin.
It happened last year so I have got over it now. Just that I only just got round to replacing it.
Just back from my first blast in it. I forgot what the smell of burning rubber was like on the motorway slip road.
People are telling me I should fit a tell-tale microswitch to the catch, but I don't think I'll let it happen again.
The bang was impressive, at first I thought something had let go in the engine, a quick check in the mirror revealed a wall of black behind me. As the canopy rotated over the vertical with the drag, it felt like the back wheels went light. Stopping was rather squirmy.
Left a trail of yellow gelcoat on the asphalt which took two months to wash away. It annoyed me every time I left our village.
Good news is that with the new canopy, I have vastly improved my sikaflex skills, so this one is a much neater job. Made all the easier by going out and buying a 15 quid air caulking gun.
Just back from my first blast in it. I forgot what the smell of burning rubber was like on the motorway slip road.
People are telling me I should fit a tell-tale microswitch to the catch, but I don't think I'll let it happen again.
The bang was impressive, at first I thought something had let go in the engine, a quick check in the mirror revealed a wall of black behind me. As the canopy rotated over the vertical with the drag, it felt like the back wheels went light. Stopping was rather squirmy.
Left a trail of yellow gelcoat on the asphalt which took two months to wash away. It annoyed me every time I left our village.
Good news is that with the new canopy, I have vastly improved my sikaflex skills, so this one is a much neater job. Made all the easier by going out and buying a 15 quid air caulking gun.
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