Twinshock

This poster on hardboard came from the wall of the old Merlin factory. Can anyone name all 4 riders and if so , who are they? I think i know 2 , but thats all.

If anybody has one, I sure would appreciate it if you sent me some detailed photos of your bike so I can put mine back together properly. Thanks! c

Has anyone tried riding trials on a KT250 using only three of the six clutch springs? I've done this with a couple of TY250 twinshocks and it works out very nicely. Before I try it on my KT, has anyone already tried it?

Ello peeps. I have just watched this ty250 go through on ebay. The petrol tank looks different to all the others i have seen. Is it different? It looks to have a larger capacity. Or am I just an idiot who doesnt know what he's talking about?

Please could anyone tell me the correct specification (width, radius, length, height, etc) to replicate the low mounted alloy 'trials' version of the front mudguard original to the Sachs engined Wassell trials bikes of the early 1970's ? I'm trying to restore a bike and photos I've taken off the internet seem to vary. One supplier I contacted tells me he has over 60 different sizes of front alloy 'trials' mudguard so I need to be more specific. Thanks.

Hi all out there,just wondered if anybody knows any info on dating my honda seeley tl200.It is a bit of a mystery what year it is ,and what exactly is the model,i assume it is a tl200,as engine says RS200,and it looks like an early frame.But frame no is in the 1100 area,ie sht1100,so if anybody knows of a web site or book that can help i would be very grateful,keep ridin,revandgo. :

I was going to replace thirty years old front fork springs. The length of the new ones (which were said to be for 348!) were only 47 cm but my original are 50 cm. What's the right length? So whatever it is, I desided to lathe some nylon spacers (30-40 mm) and try with them.

I have been offered this nice looking garelli for a good price. The bike is 700kms from me, in italy. Trouble is, the kikstart doesnt work. i may need the gear, or shaft or how knows whatelse. Any sorces on spares out there? Thanks

Look what I found in my garage. Looks like my two yellows had a baby!

Hi there hope someone can help I've just bought a tank seat unit for my 1973 Cota 247 that has the original fibreglass tank and not the separate aluminium tank. I got it to replace a leaking Ali tank and cover. Unfortunately, the 12mm petrol tap from the ali tank does not fit the fibreglass tank. The tap boss on the fibreglass tank appears to have a 16mm metric thread on it. Unfortunately, the tank came without a petrol tap and none of the usual firms can supply a 16mm petrol tap. Any ideas on what to do please?

Hi, Has anyone out there been able to rebuid the stock (Showa) shocks on a TLR250 ?? I have bought some NJB Trick Shocks which are great, BUT the longest I could buy were still a bit shorter than the stock lenght of the TLR shocks. This has upset the steering geometry & my bike now steers like a bus. I have dismantled my stock TLR shocks as much as I'm capable of; does anybody know if you can buy seals? Shaft is 12.5mm. It looks like the cap will spin off the shock body with a special tool. Thanks, Gary B.

My mate is after a cheap way into twinshock trials and is after a TY250. He is a bike mechanic so doesnt mind if he has to buy one in bits or do some engine work but the more complete the bike the better. He is skint (lost his job when the russian killed TVR) and needs to pay as little as possible,

I guess this is one of the reasons why folks are swopping aircooled mono's over to twin shocks!!!!! I wonder if it will sell at that price? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-TRIALS-RS250T-...=item1c0db9ae02

Just found this for sale on a French website for

Ive just got hold of a tr80 250. Can anybody help with a manual for this. The bike needs quite a bit of work so any advice for this model would be realy usefull. Also the casing is broken by the sproket, can it be repaired or does anybody have one? Thanks Gary.

Hello all, Have a look at this old film. Blink and you may miss Geoff Chandler on the Cheney cantilever framed Ossa, also has Nigel Birkett on the works Suzuki RL325 and Mick Andrews on the TY360.

Have any of you out there in the world ever used Sebac shocks on a trials bike ?!?

Hi there! Can anyone please confirm how to fit a kill switch to Montesa 247 Cota. Is it just a case of connecting one of the wires to the lower terminal on the coil, i.e. the terminal with the blue wire attached, and the other wire to an earth on the frame or bars? This is what is stated in the Clymer manual for electronic type ignition but it doesn't mention how to fit switch for standard points type system. Jamieson

Hi, has anyone else suffered from their KT tank leaking. It looks as though mine has a slight crack where the rubber strap pulls over. As its going to need welding can anyone help with the original colour codes or where I would be able to buy the tank decals. Thanks Andy

Well I've got to say im surprised, i posted a request for info on the Elstar trial bike a while ago, over 700 views but not a thing, usually the combined knowledge of the forum can come up with something. Thers a good article about the bike on the BSA Otter site if anyones interested, and if you have one of these bikes or know anything about them I'd be very intrested in hearing from you