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Can any one help me id the folowing wheels? Both the front and rear ali wheels have TAKASAGO stamped on them. J 18A/1.85 on front and 1.60 x 21 on rear. Front wheel has a speedo drive that seems to be built into the hub. Thank-you in advance. Steve

I have a Montesa 172 which is just about finished in terms of a rebuild, with a fair bit of money spent on it. It's very very original and a lovely bike. The problem is gear selection. When I bought the bike it would go in and out of first OK, but into second and above was very notchy. With the engine, all I've gone is a top end freshen up (it's still on original bore), but now it's all back together there is a problem with gear selection. I've tried everything I can (and I'm resonably mechanically minded) but it will not go into second or above. Clutch operation is also very very heavy. Im sure to solve both of these is very simple for someone who knows older Montesa e…

Hi All Attached is a photo of a front mudguard from a Jumbo SWM. They were a universal guard with 3 flat sides rather than a rounded section. They are not stamped with any logos and were used on several other bikes including Armstrong Monos, early air cooled GasGas and even the RTX. I have recently seen several bikes with white versions, but no-one seems to know what make they are or where they got them from. Has anyone any idea who manufactured these and if anybody is still selling them in any colour. I have checked and dont think they are Acerbis or Gonelli......any other ideas? Thanks Martin www.motoswm.com

OK, how do I place an add? I'd like to just put a link to my site so I don't waste my time and Andy's space. Like this http://metalmarkers.tripod.com/hondatrials/id13.html

A real corker here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-Majesty-175cc-Trials-Bike-/320659869551?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4aa8d14f6f Looks lovely...................I'm going to put

Hello all! After yet another stripdown, I had the chance to have a superb practice after work on Friday on my Italjet. Although it didn't break down, and always started well, I found that if I came down a hill with the throttle shut off, when I came to apply power, there was no response for a few seconds, then it picked up. I tried small throttle openings coming down the hill, but with the less than perfect brakes, that seemed a bit too scary!!! I wonder if anyone has experienced this sort of thing before? I have had awful trouble with air leaks, but this time I made new gaskets all round, and have fitted new crank oil seals etc. My money is on the carb (Dellorto PH…

Hi, Anybody use this system in his Trial bike ?? http://www.suspensionhfs.com/en/content/en/trial

Looking for some higher bars on my Majesty 175. Currently it has the 4.5" Domino's that I bought it with. They're too low for my 6'2" frame I want at least some new bars with 6" lift. Is it only Renthal that make 6" bars or does anybody else? Were bars higher than 6" in the 70/80's or is it my imagination? Can you get 'Vintage Bend'???

Has there ever been a Hiro 125 engine in a trial motorcycle? I do know Ancillotti 125 motocross but how about trial?

Just bought myself a new (old) toy, a 1983 Armstrong 320 (what i packed up on when i was but a kid) with the Hiro engine. And wanted to know what fuel i should use (i use Shell Optimax in my 315R), what ratio of fuel/oil mix and what oil to use in the engine ? Any tip's and advice (excluding "sell it !"), and help with spares would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Gaff.

I've got an Armstrong CMT310 with the HIRO engine. I bought a photocopied manual from Sammy Miller which is little more than useless, I was expecting a proper workshop manual with technical info. The bike starts from cold after a few kicks and will tick over etc and starts first kick when warm, but seems to have very little compression for a 310cc single- I can turn the engine over by spinning the flywheel with my hand- surely that can't be right? I understand the spares situation for these engines is fairly hopeless. Has anyone else overcome this situation? Is there a piston that will fit from another engine? Does the cylinder have a steel liner insert or is it a pla…

Hi all, just gone to change the oil in my Armstrong 320, referred to the manuel (which is not all that !), which tells me that there is ONE drain plug, on removing the Bash-plate i found that there are TWO plugs/bolts that are identicle to each other, so which one do i remove to drain without the gear-box resorting to sound effects of a "Road Runner" cartoon clock exploding ! ! ! Thanks in advance. Gaff.

Hi , you all , a 1970 hodaka ace 100 , ,, custom mf to road toad , , with big sprocket , big Han bars ,, will just about crawl , it was a frame up ,,project . Just got the shifting working , working on orig tank , is next .. , the parts market is hot ,, right now , original parts are Exp$$$ , went on trail riding today , for hour , ,,,

Restoring my Rickman hodaka , I just purchased webco cylinder and head , stamp 123cc .. wanted piston rings new preferred . fits this package requires 11or 12 mm wrist pin, ruffly , 55mm piston any info Have contacted hodaka parts co. No reply , I noticed there competing in brothers racing Mid west , USA , was no reply to my email ,, I painted this tank , baby blue and other parts , a possibility , head will fit , on the other cylinder , , upon ,, to find a matching piston , working on E engine assembly , for matching engine , frame , , to make it original , ? More collector valuable , , cheers

Not much that's newsworthy right now up here as were in the grip of winter snow at my house, there are no trials for a month or so, so I'm thinking about project bike. Just out of boredome I thought I'd post a pic from the "Hodaka Days fun trial" which will be coming up on it's third year this coming June in Athena Or. As you can see the terrain is not the most challenging thing you've evr seen. I am one of the guys in charge of laying out the sections for this event which promises to become a classic. Every year more people are building Hodaka trials bikes. The estimate for 2004 is thirty riders. With this in mind I am planning to build some sections in advance, perhaps …

So a rather rusty but very cheap CG miraculously appeared in my garage. I'd had one as my first road bike when I was seventeen and went everywhere on it. But I was a bit unsure of what to do with this one. It was too rusty and worn to keep as it was so it needed sorting out. A couple of mates have RTXs which they are putting on the road and that was when the penny dropped. The CG needed to become the trials CG! Or rather trials-ish CG. I've a '03 Sherco for the proper stuff but I've always wanted a bike on the road that had decent trials ability. So I started to strip the CG and compile a list... and that's about as far as I've got ? So I think I need a 21" wheel, a …

Hi, Had my bike for a couple of months now and have a few questions for any Seeley owners. 1). There looks like some sort of decomp lever on the top right of the cylinder head. Since buying the bike there has never been a cable to it. Does it need one? 2). What colour is the red used on the frame, and where can I get hold of it in paint form to touch some bits-up? 3) Does the Clymer manual for the Reflex TLR200 1986 -87 cover the majority of my Seeley? (I think mines an 81). If not is there another workshop manual out there you can recommend? 4) Any idea where I can get spares such as throttle cables, etc? Cheers,

Can anybody remember what piston to use to pop out a TL 125.

I picked up a 1975 TL-250 in outstanding condition. Still had original Bridgestone tyres and chain and sprockets, and not much wear at all. I always wanted to own a 4 stroke Trials bike and this fits the bill perfectly. I weight more than the bike and am physically strong so the reputed weight of the machine should be manageable. I'll find out later today when I do the intial test ride. The suspension works great and it has heavy duty shocks specific to my weight, and a little higher than stock for extra clearance and better turning. Sammy Miller got his big Ariel down from 325 lbs to 245 lbs. Now I have read stories that Ariel Ht-5 owners are managing to get the weigh…

Hi. I recently retired and I have just started the restoration of a 1976 Honda TL125S. The bike came with an engine from a SL125, but the cylinder head is unuseable. Has anyone fitted a Honda CG125 engine to one of these bikes? Will any CG engine fit? I am hoping to use the bike on the roads. Any help you can offer will be appreciated. Thanks. JOHN