Ok so finally painted and fixed on the utility post :-
Front light seems soundly held however we won't find out till we have ventured out into the bad bad world.
Speedo mounted as it should be with a sliver of rubber and it's proper clamp so no more wood screws/cable ties or wobbling Hurrah you shout in unison....
If I were to do this again I would actually weld the red bit to the seat post stub making it a bit shorter and with no bolt needed saving some weight , however hurry I was in .....
Found I can just about manoeuvre Python by grabbing a pedal and turning till it is vertical , so strap not yet added , see how we go.
So was Python ready for duty over this winter after tyres blow up to correct pressure .......
Well actually NO as the left brake did not work as lever would not move at all ! and the right brake barely moved/worked.
Removed left brake cable to find over 6" rusty cable at both ends and rest of cable very black , this is since August bank holiday ? a mere 7 weeks ago ? does not bode well for lasting the winter does it.
I was going to add some of those V brake rubbers at the back
plate end with a little grease in them , however that does not solve the problem at the lever end ? any thoughts apart from deploying some Magura hydraulics I have lying around ?
Talking of levers I have had to ground the left lever out [ the right needs doing ] :-
Without out that piece being relived it was impossible to change the brake cable without taking the lever off , very poor design IMHO...
Still need to do right brake cable , seems I constantly need rear cables and outers and now have a stock pile of fronts that are little use to me at present