Hi Guys,

just looking for my old car, an early Sylva Striker.

Last seen 5-6years ago, kawasaki green with a ZX9 engine, registration VKA 900V.

Anyone on here, any pictures ???

Thanks, Andy

This one ?

http://www.danstuff.info/striker.htm

wow that was quick!

thats the one, lost contact with Dan who bought it from me and his website links dont seem to work.

Do you know if he still has it or where it is now ?

askmid.com says theres no insurance on the car...

Is Dan on here ?

Brommers

and

http://www.danstuff.info/

Thanks for all the help guys!

I'm new to forums and can't seem to contact Brommers, I can view his website but don't have an email and can't contact him from here, any ideas ??

Andy

I have pointed him at this thread. The striker is alive and well but has been through a few engines and has a new paint job since you sold it...



Here is a pic from the top of a pass in Spain a couple of years ago..

Jonathan

[Edited on 12/11/10 by brycheiniog]

I have sent you a U2U with his email address...

Jonathan

Sorry, the quality's not good.. scanned from prints.

Elvington July 07... I think..




And, I think it's the same car at the coast to coast run, same year. Back row, next to my green Westy.




..and parked up in Robin Hoods bay.

Here are some more photos. Firstly in our old shed..





And some more in Norway:







Jonathan

One hell of a shed!

Aye lad, wish I had a 'shed' like that, bet the garage is even better!

Wow its great to see those pictures....

...its older than 2007 tho, the picture is from Elvington and it was my first ever trackday, the car performed perfectly all day only let down by its driving! I learnt loads and had a fab day.

The coast to coast run later the same year was probably the best day out I had in the Striker (I had lots), surrounded by westfields, it held its own. The last shot was at Robin hoods bay just before we set off home for the day, I got in a race with a guy called Kevin in his early westfield R1, at one point we where over taking bikers !!!!

Do you have any more photos ?

Thanks for all the help guys, wish I'd never sold it !!!!!!!!!

I like the new body work but not sure on the colour...

..think I prefer the green?!

It was bright yellow when I first got it but my brother-in-law put it in a ditch so it gave me the excuss for a respray, he never got another go!!!

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Originally posted by 0-60under4
Wow its great to see those pictures....

...its older than 2007 tho, the picture is from Elvington and it was my first ever trackday, the car performed perfectly all day only let down by its driving! I learnt loads and had a fab day.

The coast to coast run later the same year was probably the best day out I had in the Striker (I had lots), surrounded by westfields, it held its own. The last shot was at Robin hoods bay just before we set off home for the day, I got in a race with a guy called Kevin in his early westfield R1, at one point we where over taking bikers !!!!

Do you have any more photos ?

Thanks for all the help guys, wish I'd never sold it !!!!!!!!!

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Yeh 2003 sounds more like it...

I remember the twin engined car with strips of black tape all over it, never ran much all day.

It was indeed Kev Stabler, he did live just a few miles away from me in Patrington but he has now moved to North Scotland, we often went for the odd drive out together, he was due on the coast to coast run aswell but had engine trouble last minute. At the time of the track day, he was running the local westfield group.

I also knew the guy who owned the yellow car in the last picture, westfield V8, but can't remember his name.

I have some pictures on a disc somewhere, may be of your car but I don't know how to put them on here, I'm pretty crap on computer and don't have a clue with forums !!!!???

Brings back the good times!

The yellow car was a V8 belonging to Jon Murray, later sold to Buzz Billsberry, who still owns it and it's now blue...

Did this Striker used to be owned by a guy in Shropshire in about 2002/2003 (Simon rings a bell)? It was yellow back then. If so this was my first passenger ride in a BEC up Loton hillclimb on a public open day

[Edited on 17/11/10 by Oliver Jetson]

Yes I believe his name was Simon, I defently bought it from a guy in Shropshire and he did use it at Loton Hillclimb.

Simon did the conversion from X-flow to ZX9 and back then one of the first BEC's around. In bright yellow and in need of some TLC, mainly finishing bits, I was happy to hand over the cash!

My first ride in a BEC was in Z-cars twin engined Tiger, the one that Tiff broke on top gear, I was blown away and bought the Striker 3-4 weeks later !!!