mur

yea thats the line i was thinking stupid not to have done those seals ,the plug did look chocolate in colour i thought that was an improvement from the usual black ha ha!! will order and fit see how it goes thanks very much for your reply murray

hi guys put new main bearings in yesterday ,seemed ok,ran engine up felt it was overheating but as you do entered trial today ,ok first lap then stopped . and will not start ,has electronic ignition ,199 model ,plenty power, and spark ,but did NOT replace crank seals ,question would this cause the over heating due to air leak kind regards murray

well thanks guys going with the silicone the now ,but have ordered a gasket to hold in reserve, will suck it and see as they say ,cant see us out much till next year anyway thanks again and merry Christmas

hi guys just a wee question --i have used silicone gasket sealer on magneto casing instead of the normal gasket is this OK kind regards Murray

well thanks for that speedy reply i shall get one right away i think threr is a hole already there kind regards murray

hi guys going to fit a new tyre soon ,i notice i only have one rim lock on the rear tyre is this OK i have not experienced any slip on the tyre (sherpa 1976) regards Murray

Well guys new foot pegs now on. They were sourced from Bultaco UK universal foot pegs with weld on brackets. I had to hacksaw the old knuckles off the bottom. I found the kick start side to be a wee bit awkward, I then welded in a stop plate to stop the kick start from wrapping on the foot peg but the other side was was fairly straightforward. It feels really good but we will see how it goes at the next trial. Thanks for all your help.

well guys thanks for the input,one thing i know is am going to strip every bit of the electronic ignition out before any welding,doesn't look like its just a case of buying pegs and a simple wee weld job then, will have to have a wee think about it all ,thanks again that's what i like about the Internet there are guys with bultacos all round the world willing to chip in kind regards Murray

thanks australia will keep an eye out for those ,

hello guys thinking of replacing original foot pegs for wider ones, can anyone tell me where to buy and if welding is required must this be done with a MiG welder,and is this a difficult mod to do also when welding does the whole ignition system have to be removed or say the gubbins below the tank only(electronic ignition)thank you in advance Murray

hi there the carb is kind of new old stock if that makes sense,the only annoying thing is the fuel banjo is on the inside (right)but no big deal,will put new jet in see if it stops me falling off as easily thanks for your advice

thanks Pete ordered 40 jet today ,will attempt carb tune at the weekend it is a 199 engine,i am no expert just others telling me the bike sounds a bit flat ,she feels brilliant to me with the new ignition ,once again thanks for your help Pete

: hello guys i have a 350 sherpa with a bing carb ,it has a pilot jet 35 was wondering if a 40 jet would improve the bike .the air screw is only 3/4 of a turn open and the plug tends to become black easily ,wondered what jets you guys are using ,also put in electronic ignition and the difference in pickup is unbelievable regards mur

thanks woody i did not consider my height i am 5feet 10 and a wee bit, maybe a 5 inch bar would be better kind regards Murray

hello guys i have recently taken up trials riding and upgraded the old lady (sherpa 350)as best i can and she has become a phoenix its just me that's rubbish,the question i have, apparently my handlebars are like a"" heiland coo!!""so i chopped an inch and a half off each side , much better but an told still wrong angle ,i have decided to buy a renthal bar with a height of 5.5 inch,does this sound like a reasonable idea ,the frame is 159,regards Murray

thanks to all you guys for the help and will try adjusting carb tomorrow,having a wee bit of trouble getting timing down to 2.8, the stator plate all the way over in the slot gives me 3 and a wee bit before top deck centre, think this will do?? thanks again MUR

hello again i noticed from previous posts that the setting is 3/4 turns out from closed ,i shall try this, she just seems to run hot,also will put in new points and filter and do timing at 2.8 before,just trying to bring the old girl up to trial level thanks anyway mur

hello guys a simple question, if i screw the air/fuel screw clockwise on the bing carb does this make it richer,and anti clockwise leaner regards mur