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When folks ask “How fast?” I point out that her garage mate is a track prepped supercharged Elise. Over 100 track days. 131 top ever and it did not feel fast. Often a buck and a quarter down through turn 12 at Road Atlanta. Good fun. The Seven is scary to sane folks at 35 mph. I have no way to ever know how fast but on paper should beat the Elise in lap times. The Elise dynoed 225/ton But, I’ve only been to 80 once in the Seven and it felt GOOD.

If you get some I’ll show you the four hand tools you need to carry to adjust them. It’s very easy to bump into them and loosen something.

Josh at Rocky Mountain Caterham supplied them.

Is this what you are thinking?

We were holding breath to see how the tires worked out. I have ‘new’ but aged Avons.

For the general public, “This is a reproduction of a Lotus race car from the time I was born” (I’m 70) For friends and family “The Little Car” of just “the Seven”

This is one of my first Sevens. Not sure when it was originally assembled but has gathered dust and lost bits over decades. Somehow I was moved this year to bring her back to glory, albeit showing a patina only time can produce. Turns out parts for these are available individually per ebay.

I figured you had driven to Australia

Yep that’s it, Montrose. Knew a fellow who had a wrap of his car on the sides.

Anyone have one of those cool clam like deals that opens forward?

Tamsulosin?

Timely my order from Soft Bits arrived today. Fits great, simple enough to install (not quite completed, it’s late). Took a few months, cost 25% more due to geopolitics than when the order was placed but certainly no fault of the fellows at Soft Bits. Overall this is a nice thing to have. First snow of season this evening. 22 degrees. No telling when the garage door will open again but we’re getting ready….

I appreciate what you’re trying to do, we all need some islands free of the Team Red-Team Blue ferver. So for me, it will be “Just the facts mamn” in this thread. If any more actual real life data shows up I’ll report it. Folks can forms their opinions and we can jump in the mud on the other thread if so inclined. Good effort at managing this thin line.

I’m going to go ahead and say it. Since I just paid a 25% tariff tax on some Seven parts I claim this right. Mr. Trump doesn’t want these tariffs for the money. That’s secondary. He wants these so he can be the big man. So that he can waive the threat to change at any moment, switch his whim left and right at you or whoever. That’s the whole game. To be a mob boss ruling through fear not a leader of a civilized anything. Someone deserving a throneroom. The Supreme Court recognizes this, that no President should ever have these options. The fact that it is taking a while to rule illustrates their own fear of reprisals.

I thought it might be fraud at first but it checks out.

I knew it was coming but I just received my tariff bill for a custom car part I had made in England. A half top from Softbits. It is about 25% of what I paid to have the part made. It took over four months to have this very custom piece produced. No we can’t make them here. If I were putting the car together to sell this just cuts into any profit there might be. Make what you will of this but it sure puts a dent in this hobby and business. Special note the UPS Brokerage and Partner Government Agency. The cost of figuring out my cost. What if it needs to be returned and replaced? Pay the fee another time? Are we Great Again yet?

OK I don’t know who took this pic but I did find it today, from a meet last month. Local Cars and Coffee advertising for our next get together.

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I know it hurt but gotta support your call. Hopefully this is all a bump in our road and not a wash out of a bridge.

Fellows I’ve canvased my pals who have ridden two wheels a lot. I guess all of us have lost a close friend or family member to a motorcycle. I sure have. My understanding is that the two fingers down is a sign of respect that we are doing something inherently dangerous but inherently a part of who we are. When it happens again my prepared response is two fingers lifted to my left temple and a two fingered salute to the air.

Thanks for keeping us informed.

The Blue Boys trying to make sense of the Seven, while checking it for tasty spiders 🕷️

I was talking with some other Lotus folk about how we need a way to signal to other Lotus we see in the wild that we also have one. We figured just a simple L on the forehead would be recognized by all of us. (Seriously we love our Lotus)

Yes I’ve flashed the Victory or Peace (depending your side of the pond) at photographers. But they don’t offer a first hand gesture. I’ve realized there’s a bigger question. What if any gesture could we properly offer a motocyclist? Or is our station in life to wait to be invited but with a response prepared? And yes the cool part is that we sense in each other a level of awareness and intensity of Life that most folks will never know. And the risks we accept.