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[Mattn10]

Hello All,Please help if you can, have had this bike locked away in my mums garage for at least 15 years, swapped it for an air rifle then promptly did something else, always meant to get round to doing it up! What I remember of the original Transport for Arms transaction discussion, was the owner thought it was originally a Ty175 but was now 200cc, a whitehawk?, nickel/chrome frame,and oil pump removed and its now premix!
Any Help or hints etc would be gratefully received!!
Cheers
Matt

[stephen1967]

The Whitehawk`s I remember from my youth had red tanks and plastics fitted. The frame was also chrome,looking at you pic the frame does not look like it`s chrome, Maybe it`s just a standard Ty that has been bored out to 200cc, that is just my recollections, I am sure .other people will have different views.

[godzilla]

Could be a Sammy miller, tanks setup look's millerish, i think they did their own frames for the little TY back in the day. (I may well have imagined this)

What's the oldschool french TY site called, Majossy?

Edited by godzilla, 12 November 2011 - 05:56 PM.

[Booma]

looks like a standard ty175 frame with modifications, rear shock top mounts moved, lower frame rails removed (hard to tell from pictures)the tank and seat unit is a Sammy Miller one

[PSchrauber]

godzilla, on 12 November 2011 - 05:53 PM, said:

Could be a Sammy miller, tanks setup look's millerish, i think they did their own frames for the little TY back in the day. (I may well have imagined this)

What's the oldschool french TY site called, Majossy?

It's ForumTY, very good, expecially dedicated to the TY, Majesty, Whitehawk and Rayer models.

Link: ForumTY

You might ask them too.

[jon v8]

I think Booma is spot on,but who fitted that front mudguard ?

[godzilla]

This site

Edited by godzilla, 12 November 2011 - 08:18 PM.

[sigwilk]

Almost certainly a Sammy Miller seat / tank unit. See mine here. You can also see the original position of the shocks. Good luck with it.

[Old trials fanatic]

sigwilk, on 06 February 2012 - 06:28 AM, said:

Almost certainly a Sammy Miller seat / tank unit. See mine here. You can also see the original position of the shocks. Good luck with it.

Just be a bit careful when buying any glass fibre tanks that they are ok for use with modern fuels as there are a LOT of people who have had problems with them "melting". Just trying to make you aware.