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hi all just leting you all know i sorted the kick start return spring tanks for all your help cheers guys

Fitted my kickstart return spring today, and proceeded to start the bike. Fired up after a few kicks, but I kept hitting the footpeg with my heel despite trying a few locations for the kickstart lever. I've got it mounted so that it starts to turn the engine at 12 o'clock, but it seems to want to continue past the footpeg (at about 4 o'clock) down to almost vertically down. Is this normal? Are my feet just too big, or it it just my technique? Also, it seemed like when I was turning it over, I would get one good kick which was turning the engine, then one "quiet" kick - is it the case that I'm kicking it through the expansion part of the stroke every other kick?

hi all please help me ive tryed puting a new kick start return spring on my 199A and i cant get my head round it

hi all im trying to get to the bottom of my leak ive changed all seals on the clutch side because the clutch oil has been geting throw some how. this i dont no all the seals lookt ok apart from the o ring behind clutch basket so ive put new seals in all round the clutch side the leak i had was on the front sprocket end drive it only came to light when i draind the gear box oil. and noticed it was red. can anybody help? cheers chris

hi all can anybody help me out? i need a seal case for the clutch crank mines damaged so if any of you have a spare one? for the 199A cheers bondy

Hi, This is my first post here and what a great site with loads of information. Earlier this year I bought two Bultacos, M159, and basket case M156. I have gone through all the mechanical parts of the M159, engine tranny, carb, etc so I know I would have a solid bike when I ride it, might end up restoring it rest of the way cosmetically this winter. Learned a lot about the Bultaco working on the M159. So I got the M159 ride ready, and needed something else to work on so I started on the M156 which I planned on doing a full restoration from the start. Problem I have been enlightened about is that some of the parts are hard to get for this bike unlike the M159 (Not very m…

hi all ive had the clutch basket off my 199A to check the seal. and notice the was some play in the shaft back. and forth is this normal? clutch oil as been getin throw to the gear box allso the crank seal plate as asmall pice missing on the outer side in the inside were the seal seats may be geting throw there ive checkt the gear shifter seal looks lick its not worn but is verry slight movment on the o ring anybody any ideas? allso i took the gear leaver shaft out to check the o ring i put it back on whent on ok i just want to know will this be ok?

hi all ive had a leak from my finnal end drive on the front sprocket as some of you well know. i fitted new seal again today same still leaks but i noticed the oil comming out was red so i draind the gear box and it was red. some how the clutch oil witch is red as been geting throw into the gear box. so i rang bultaco uk and he said its rather the seal behind the clutch basket or the o ring on the gear shaft. finaly got to the bottom of this leak question is can i change the seal behind the clutch basket? with out slpiting the crank case?

hello guys still got oil leaking from the end seal on the front gear shaft. ive tryed unblocking the tiny vent hole with a bit of wire may be i didnt unblock it proper i dondt know. i did put a new seal behind the front spocket and oil seal. and allso a new bush. the new bush i replaced was stiff to turn is this because its new? could it be the o ring not on proper? the oil is comming from between the iner and outer shaft not the center where the push rod gose. help please. ive sorted the primary chain needed replacing with a new one witch i got of bultaco uk the old one was streched .

hi ive just put a new primary chain on whats the best wire to use for the wight nut? ive got thin locking wire for the clutch. but thats to thin. the wire i took off was thicker ive got some garden wire witch is gavanisd i tryd it today but it snap when i was twistin itny addvice would be greatfull

When the bike is running the ATF comes out the primary filler plug (it's vented). I can't figure out how the primary is getting pressurized, I thought that if the crank seals were bad they would suck, not blow. Thoughts?

hi is it ok to use a inpackt driver to tighten the crank nut on the clutch side on my 199A? the nut is only abit worn but dont want to risk it with just a normal socket. ive ask bultaco uk they do a nut but they dont do them like the one thats on mine with the hole throw it for the locking wire

hi all should there be any movment from side to side on the clutch basket? its on a 199A

Hi Help please I have a sherpa 350 1978 which has the speedo drive missing. It has in its place the speedo spacer from Bultaco uk. I have now got hold of a working speedo drive and wondered if any body can tell me how it fits. Does the drive go up against the swing arm then a spacer between the drive and wheel or does it have a spacer both sides. If any body has a photo that would be great and does anybody have the spacer sizes (with in mm) Thanks

Somewhere i was advised to strobe / set timing on an electronic ignition at 3500prm (Electrex World) If this is so, could someone enlighten me as to what throttle opening this would be please? M199 sherpa- Many thanks

Hi Guys Can anybody help Can anyone measure the voltage that comes out of the lighting coil on a sherpa 350 199 model. I am trying to fit lights and horn for mot and only get 2.4v on the red wire for horn,(6v horn fitted and does not make a noise when wired direct to earth or through switch). tested on a 6v battery and works fine. It is a new ign coil from bultaco uk. The yellow wire gives out 3.2v and is giving me a good brake light when pressed and not bad front and back light. but if i press the brake pedal with the lights on all goes very dim almost like a bad earth problem. all earths cleaned. i have disconected wires from magneto and replaced with a six volt torc…

hi i can anybody help i have a noise comming from the primary clutch case. so ive had alook.and the primary drive chain is slack there is a tensioner on witch is ok looks like the chain has been catching the weight hence the noise. anybody know how i change the chain? is this a hard job to do?

hi all im thinking off having my rear wheell respock its got a buckel rim looks ok. and the chrom in the hub looks ok is it worth just having it relined as im having spocks done? allso would it be addviced to have new rim more money i know but will the rim be ok with the new stinles steel spocks?

hi guys im thinking off having my fork sliders powder coated in blue id like to know is im allso putting new seals in would i be beter fiting them before i have then painted or do them affter the paint job?

hi when fitting pistin rings to my 199A do they face upwards with the groov in them? allso the thiner off the to goses on the bottom is this right? daft question but im just making sure i know about the arrow on the piston it faces foward. and the rings close on the notices. one other thing is the bike had loads of compretion and ran sweet so will it be ok to put the old rings and top end bearing all back together witch all look good?