Thanks all, it got a fair bit of attention at snetterton yesterday, and at the end of the day I love the paint job regardless of what was going to be said of it, but I am chuffed that everyone else thinks it looks good and not just me lol
And yes mark it is to make rear wheel changes easier as it stops the carrier being able to fall out, which it doesn't very often but handy when it does.
As for the vinyl, I just went to my local sign makers in cheddar and got them to do them for me.