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could the coil be braking down when it gets hot? same for the cdi unit.

hi, you say the hone marks were still visable and fitted new rings......but did you glaze-bust the bore? this would be esential for getting the new rings to bed in.

think you just take the cable off and your good to take the case off. no biggie, just put the same amount of tension on the cable when you refit....all good.

Nice work Jenny, cool paint too, looks much better than the red or white ones !!!!!!

we have a very similar problem here in N.Z. too. as everything here is geared for MX riders, you can pick MX knobblies up just about anywhere and dirt (sorry) cheep. where as trials gear and tyres are a pain to track down....and cost a fortune.

YYYEEEEEeeeHAAAaaaaa!! result. glad the plug worked for ya.

a very nice looking bike , and the guy has made a top job using quality parts (well done dale) which wouldn't be cheep. worth 6 grand???? doubtfull but you gotta pitch it somewhere and see the reaction. personaly, if i'd built it, i'd just want to go out and ride it trev

I'm using a NGK DPR 6 EA-9 in my 200, which seams to be working well for classic trials. If you were doing a long distance trial, i would proberbly go for a slightly cooler grade.....DPR 7 EA-9. Also the hondas are famous for the off idle cough...try richening the pilot mixture a bit.

very nice looking bike . i can't beleive someone would go to all that trouble and not do what ever the motor needed to make it a peach. it's obviously had work, as it says it's 280cc (could be a triumph bonnie piston with shortened skirt:- 71mm bore x 70mm stroke = 277cc)and it's got a micky rooney carb. proberbly got a heavy crank and suitable cam in it too.

Very nice indead .If you sell it (unthinkable) the buyer is going to get the benefit of all your hard work......and still get it dirty. That leaves you with only one option, take some photo's......go and enjoy the fruits of your labour.....then have a few well earned beers .In the words of Peckham's most famous son (Del-boy)....."you know it makes sence Rodney!"

hi, try taking the shine off with some wet and dry, then stick on with RTV silicon (clear would be good). i have stuck stainless steel badges to ABS fairings with this method, and never had a fail.

think your missing the point here.....a clue in what you said earlyer...."when the bike first came out, 32:1 was reccomended". there ya go dude,65 million years ago when the bantam first came out, the sh*te oil was reccomended at 32:1....but now with SYNTHETIC OIL you can use much leaner oil mix. i do agree however, that if you still want to use oil of dubious quality, then you need more in the mix.

yes there is. think you need the stuff they use to undercoat car plastic bumbers and mirror shrouds. have a look at the local motor shop, they should have it in rattle cans.have a look in super cheep auto, i'm sure i've seen it in there.

hi ralphy, thats just what i did when i was modifying the frame . guess i was about right with it, as it feels good to ride and well balanced. tightened up the steering angle and softened the suspension too, so it's just about there, bar a few minor tweeks. may never be as good as a TLR.....but it's giving me lots of fun

hi, there was some one on hear asking a similar question for his panther trials hack. and 32:1 was a sugested figure, think he ended up around 29:1 and said it was a big improvement. have a look back through the pre 65 posts it wasn't too long ago. ok, had alook through the posts, and the guy is called gautrek, and the post is titled gearing, on jan 17th.ok not a C15, but interesting. guesss there's lots of C15 guys out there will have their own take on the gear ratio.....watch this space

thanks for that.any idea what the bar to peg distance should be?.....i just set mine up as best i could when i altered the frame. it was all guesswork, from when i used to ride years ago, but moved the footrests back a fair way.

hi, pictures now in honda forum....under xl 200 special

hi, i'm using a k&n type filter on my honda, and was looking at these foam type ones....do you recon they're better? as regards the C15 running lumpy at 1/4 throttle, this sounds like its rich....is the float set a bit too high, or do you need a bigger cut away on the slide perhaps? as a no cost try it solution ,try dropping the needle, and also the pilot air screw should be 1 1/2 turns out....this would let more air in the pilot mix which might help the 1/4 throttle transition.

hi, as far as i understand it, the quality of the synthetic 2 stroke oil is so much better than the old sh*te we used to use years ago, that 50:1 was the recomendation........i may have been missinformed? got to be lots of you using modern oil in old smokers, what do you recon?

LOL....i used to do trials back in the '70's, when the only thing available was the dunlop safety wellies as used by the fire brigade etc. have tried modern leather boots, but they just not what i'm used to, so got these safety gum boots (steel toe and steel insteep plate), and they only $50!!!!!

hi ross,you are correct in that the steering angle has been tightened up, but the swinger is standard, just with the wheel as far forward as it will go. the history of this bike is that it was a farm bike, and got run over by a tractor....so was pretty bent when i got it. so it seemed that while i was straightening out the frame, i might as well tweek it to make it into a trials bike.i'm very pleased with the result , not sure what the weight is but it's quite light and very usable. did it's first trial a couple of weeks ago (classic/ post classic)and performed well.....and was great fun. here's a few pics from the cust reunion trial.

ok folks, i'm hopefully about to put some pictures of my bike on here..... ok, looks like it worked !!!! think i'll reward myself with a beer

Hi, ex yorkshireman and trials rider from back in the '70's (325 bultaco), now living in the south island of new zealand. Just getting back into the off road stuff, after years of road riding. Built myself a classic style trials out of a XL 200 which had been run over by a tractor .....it was a wee bit bent !!!! but it's straightened up and morphed into a trials bike quite well .Had a few practice rides to sort out a few things with set up, and the old technique is coming back nicely. First trial in a couple of weeks, looking forward to it. Will try and put some pictures of the bike on forum.....when i've worked out how, will proberbly be in the honda section. cheers Trev