Palo Alto Sucks.....

[slomove]

Parked the Seven in downtown Palo Alto today for a coffee stop, got even back in time before the 30 minute limit was up, and.....got parking ticket anyway for not having the front license plate.

Now I have the choice of bleeding $75 and be done with it or put the front plate on with cable ties, drive to the next available police station at home, get a signature and pay only $10 fee (assuming the signature does not cost additionally).

Oh well, could have been a real ticket :p

Gert

[johnh]

Palo Alto?

You were 'in town' and didn't even let us know?

[slomove]

Hey John, good to hear from you!

Well, maybe we should have planned this better. But we did a week-long rambling tour of NorCal without any predefined route. Kind of an official test drive of my "new" trailer with several blatting stops wherever we found some nice roads (Sequoia/Kings C., around Hwy 49 and in your neighborhood.). Anyway, the only contact I had on my cell was Tom's number and we met shortly. Next time we get up there I will make sure to give you a call!

Gert

[Elv15]

blat?

Hi John,

Want to go for a blat sometime?

Cheers,

Tom

[moosetestbestanden]

Kind of an official test drive of my "new" trailer

Shouldn't that thing have Dutch plates on it?:D

Edit: When I was living near there (as a commuter) local wags referred to it as "Shallow Alto", in reference to the monetarily-oriented young females thereabouts.:D again

[slomove]

Shouldn't that thing have Dutch plates on it?:D

Guess what, that is about what Rosie asked me....but a proper Dutch trailer is twice as big and towed by a VW Golf with 60 hp or similar. To round off the stereotype you need to shun all restaurants and only eat sandwiches you brought from home. :rolleyes:

To be honest, we roughed it on the campground only the first night to prove the point and see what is missing. For the rest of the tour we preferred the luxury of a reasonable hotel. But I might camp out again at the track and save the drive to Buttonwillow.

Gert

P.S.: Some video from Sequoia and Kings Canyon

[johnh]

Want to go for a blat sometime?

Sure, was out for a bit today testing out repairs to my webers... great weather!


---john.

[kiwi]

nice video...nice mirror

I notice the rearview mirror is particularly clear....so what's the secret? more to the point, what is the origin of the mirror and how does it attach? My suction-cup attachment mirror vibrates so badly I sometimes think my retinas have actually come loose!

Guess what, that is about what Rosie asked me....but a proper Dutch trailer is twice as big and towed by a VW Golf with 60 hp or similar. To round off the stereotype you need to shun all restaurants and only eat sandwiches you brought from home. :rolleyes:

To be honest, we roughed it on the campground only the first night to prove the point and see what is missing. For the rest of the tour we preferred the luxury of a reasonable hotel. But I might camp out again at the track and save the drive to Buttonwillow.

Gert

P.S.: Some video from Sequoia and Kings Canyon

[slomove]

My suction-cup attachment mirror vibrates so badly I sometimes think my retinas have actually come loose!

I would believe that, given the flexibility of the suction mount....

Originally the Birkin comes with a center rear view mirror that is glued to the windscreen like most regular cars have it. That worked fine and with little vibration but I managed to knock the glue joint off with my bum while working on the tranny tunnel.

Instead of re-gluing I bought a cheap aftermarket mirror from the auto store, cut off the mounting hardware and welded a narrow steel strip (1/2" x 1/16") to the remaining ball joint stud (a little tricky to do without melting the plastic pieces). The steel strip is then directly mounted to the windscreen frame with two #6 flathead SS screws. Very solid but actually it sometimes still vibrates a little in idle due to the flexibility of the frame itself. Additional advantage is that the mirror moves further up and obscures the viewable area less.

Gert

[kiwi]

Gert
Thanks for the info, I will see if I can replicate to some degree. I definitely need something that gives a clearer field of view.



Instead of re-gluing I bought a cheap aftermarket mirror from the auto store, cut off the mounting hardware and welded a narrow steel strip (1/2" x 1/16") to the remaining ball joint stud (a little tricky to do without melting the plastic pieces). The steel strip is then directly mounted to the windscreen frame with two #6 flathead SS screws. Very solid but actually it sometimes still vibrates a little in idle due to the flexibility of the frame itself. Additional advantage is that the mirror moves further up and obscures the viewable area less.

Gert[/QUOTE]

[Roll a 7]

I like the mirrorsforsevens.com product. Provides a wider view and the attachement method works well.

[Elv15]

I too have a mirrorsforsevens mirror and it is awesome.

[slomove]

I would concur....the Mirrorforsevens look like a very good solution but I have not tried them in my own car. It would interfere with my sun top.

[kiwi]

I like the mirrorsforsevens.com product. Provides a wider view and the attachement method works well.

I like the idea, but I really don't like the look of the full width thing. Now, if they offered a single mirror option that hooked over in the same way and could be secured or removed, I might be interested

[Roll a 7]

The mirror is barely noticeable because it is only slightly wider than the windscreen frame.

Gert: The mirror does not interfere with the top on my 7. Is there something different about the Birkin design that it does not fit?