johnnyboxer

Where do you guys Practice in North Yorkshire? Any new venues or are they private ? Have been to Croft Woods a few times.........but that's all. Anywhere you can suggest? Anywhere linked to a club? Send me a PM if you don't want to divulge in an open forum

Just leave your old tank with the tap in it and ring Sandifords and buy a new tap and bolts for your new tank................ It's probably less than

Are you serious? You don't know the difference between a 4 stroke and a 2 stroke.............get a textbook.............. Duct tape won't fix everything

I had a Honda TL150 SM Hi Boy (good bike, but heavy and awkward ccompared to the TY175)..........before selling it to buy my TY175 in 1979. I reckon you're wrong Brian with a TL125 as the most popular Trials bike of all time (they were a rarity back in the 70's at a Trial)............ I bet Mitsui Yamaha sold 10-15 TY175's to every TL125, that Honda UK sold.......back in the 70's. TY175's were everywhere back then ............... and even now there's a TY175 listed for sale on a daily basis on Ebay UK, not to mention the ones on the USA Ebay site

Got to be a Yamaha of one sort or another........ BUT.........is it the TY175..........TY80....... OR TY250 Mono....... Which sold the most...................my guess it's a TY175 Plus it was the base for specials like the Majesty and Whitehawk Everybody seems to have had one and you still see plenty still going strong after 25 years from new. Why were Yamaha so strong???????? Price? Build Quality? Reliability? Rideability? Sure they weren't the most competitive or radical............but this was part of their success...............certainly the best trial bike for the masses...... closely followed by the TY250 Mono What's your view..........did you have a TY175 ??

Try an Internet search on www.oldbikemart.co.uk and search out a chap in the trade classifieds............called Bantam John He's a trader who has any amount of bits for Bantams........new and used. He'll be at Stafford Classic show on 16/17th October @ Stafford Show Ground.

Final one for now............ These pics are taken from my TY175, which is completely stock standard entirely and is good as the day when it was new.............having never been used off-road, so you can see what a standard TY should look like. Unfortunately most have been used and abused by now. I also have brochure pics, if you need these to help and also specs from Haynes and Genuine Yamaha Owner's Manual should you need this.

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How about these pics to help.............

Have you got an actual picture of your TY Mono..........is it an S or R model?

Montesa Large Tank I bought from ebay, from a Sandiford's contact who supplies them to the SSDT Montesa team riders. It cost me about

Flip side.....................

Here's a pic of my 2004 Montesa (with 2003 plastics..........looks better in red). Extras include :- Large Tank (Sandifords) Hebo Pegs Jitsie Fork Guards 2003 Plastics

The other side.............I think they look the business and have been on since new. They are a snug fit.............to say the least and you need to take the wheel out to fit and gently tap them up from the bottom of forks, with a rubber mallet.........to avoid damaging them

Here's a pic of my Montesa, with the Jitsie Carbon fork guards

The Majesty I have is and has some battle scars on forks/frame/engine cases..............however my TY175 has never been off-road in its life and is a 'concours' show bike. It's all about how you look after them..............keep them clean and tidy,well maintianed and they'll look after you in a Trial............ However some bikes you see at Trials are in a shocking state..........never washed and poorly maintained, then people wonder why they break down or retire........... Trials is the cheapest form of Motosport..........but some people ride their bikes into the ground.......literally.

Another Twinshock of mine .................Yam Majesty 175

Here's a pic of my Yamaha TY175...........

Should be able to.................perhaps you could describe or email a pic to either of them

Try David Silver Spares foy nos Honda spares on 01728 833020 I've looked up the part no. in my Honda TLR Parts book..........but they don't list the decal separately, just the full tank OR .......you could try Sunrise Graphics (John Kenworthy) he will definitely have the Honda Wing decal in the colourway you want ..........call them on 01253 711862 10-5pm

The words came from his mouth not mine................only reporting what he told me........

I spoke to a Trials Dealer a couple of months ago, who was an agent for Gas Gas, Sherco and also Montesa. He normally rode a Gas Gas for all Centre competitions.........but he always rides a Mont for the SSDT as it's the most reliable........bulletproof bike for 6 day's of consecutive hard work and the one that he could guarantee would get him round. He had kept a 2004 315R in the crate for his own use in this year's SSDT.........whilst most dealers had sold all their stock of 2004 Monts...............Nuff said........that'll do for me........

I see you're in North Yorks..........you can buy old fashioned 100 Octane Leaded 4 star from Bayford Fuel stations. There's one in Harrogate on A61 (Killinghall end). Try some of that.........but it's about