I bought my Strada early this year during their runout. Too cheap to say no, since then it’s been gradually mod’ed to make it more gravel/dirt capable. The smaller & cast front wheel means it’ll never be as comfy or quick offroad as a Terra, but then I’m no Dougie Lampkin either so it's good enough for me . A tight budget has kept everything at the cheap & cheerful end of things. Virginal, on its way home from the dealer - A top yoke plug ( CatskillBill has had the same idea, seen in his recent post ) - Leftover Barkbusters - Kriega tank bag converted to a camera bag - SW Motech pegs - A few little Altrider guards - A Nomadic rack. Solid ! - Soft pannier frames made from an old set of road-bike (cycle) bars, which by pure chance fit the Nomadic perfectly to keep the bags off the pipes - ..... plus a hacksawed set of MTB bars to the back to keep the Andystrapz bags (lined with Heatshield foil tape) from 'drooping'. All attached by fat cable ties - A 6.6litre Rotopax should see a conservative fuel-range of 500km-ish - Added a Unifilter and silicone sealed it too (no pics). Radguard - Homemade tool tube - ... lashed to a Force bashplate. Not the ideal location for the tube but it'll do for now - Sealed the rear flap/swingarm with silicone sealant. Minimalist approach; hopefully it’ll work - To protect the radiator a bit more, modified the existing guard by lengthening it with a piece of cut+molded MTB mudguard, then spray-painted the whole thing black - Wheels out to fit Karoo3 tyres -
Now to get it dirty & scratched . Still to do. #1 The seat doesn’t suit my arse (it needs raising & flattening) so I’ll either mod it myself or take it to ACM Seats in Glenroy. #2 Steel myself, take a stiff drink, then follow glitch_oz’s instructions to coax more brake-line from the bowels of the bike so bar risers can be fitted.
