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Your HT lead is goosed, replace it and it will run a lot better along with you not getting zapped !

Great weekend and as usual a top notch trial even though I managed to get the highest score of the weekend ! Good mix of sections. Many thanks to all involved, Tommy, Malcolm, Alex, Dave and John and all the observers. If you missed it look out for it next year and enter, you will love it.

I am working my new bike, a 73 alpina with sherpa T conversion and have no clue as to what type of oil to use and how much, also what is everyone putiing in the forks for future ref. Thanks for any advise

Hi Nigel, Thanks for that, will get to it start of week.

No need to worry, I got the bike stripped and the shaft out and it is shot, just as I thought. Very easy to get into and quite simple layout. No the next question is where is the best place to find a replacement one. Any help on that would be great.

If it were me I would helli coil them. You drill out to suit the next thread size then insert the helli coils and you are left with a new thread that is the same size as original

Never worked on one of these bikes before and I need to take out the kickstart shaft to see what is wrong with it. Are there any pit falls when stripping it or tips on how to go about it. Will I be able to get it out by just removing the casings or do I have to split the motor ! Thought it might be an idea to ask before getting the tools out. Any info would be great.

Hi Brian, Ye I have the 750 piston in it. Got the spark sorted out too. I change the points and hey presto, crackin spark. Just need to sort out the carb and I should be good to go. Got a trial in 2 weeks so will be interesting to see the difference with the 150.

Hi Brian They both have 2 screws holding the float bowl, one either side in the middle. They both look the same but the 04B has a breather on the side next to the fuel intake the other has it blanked off. They both came from stock motors but one is going on my 150 big bore.

I got 2 carbs with my TL 125 that I'm building but not sure which one is right, if any. The one on the bike is an 04A and the one in the box of bits is an 04B. The bike is a K model. What's the differance between them and should it matter as long as the are jetted right.

Hi Brian, Thanks for the tips, changed the primary and ignition coil and got a better spark but have seen better. It is a blueish color spark, normal I think. Bike still won't start but I might have the inlet valve to tight so will open it up a bit. 150 kit, yeh CB750 piston with the Miller thick gasket. Hoping to get at least a splutter tonight when I check the settings of every thing. Will let you know. Cheers

Just finished building a big bore TL. When I bought the bike the oil pump was shot so I never had the original motor running so can't say the state of play before the rebuild as a 150. It has a very weak spark so won't start, used several plugs but all weak spark. I am going to swap the ignition coil from my other TL which runs great but if still weak can I test the primary coil while it is still in the bike or have I got to strip it out and take it to some one for testing. If it is testable in the bike how with basic kit. Also as I have got a 150 does the carb need re-jetting or other settings changedfrom standard 125 form. Any help would be great. Cheers

I know that this reply is a bit late maybe but I am in the middle of a rebuild. The clearence on the rod is between the crank halves and it is 4 thou but is still in servicable condition up to 20 thou so your 7 thou is very good. Mine is about 8 thou so more than happy. Just hope I've got all the bits of the oil pump out of the bearing after it went into a million bits and spread itself throughout the bottom end ! Deep joy Oh well I had nothing better to do with my summer nights than spend them in the workshop.

The Inverness club once again put on a crackin trial at Alvie at the weekend. Well laid out and sections suitable for the pre65's and a seperate route for twin shocks. Well done to all. So to all of you out there with old bikes, get themout of the shed and get there next year, well worth the trip. I would like to thank those how helped me out of section 2 on Sun after I had a quick exit from the bike and cracked 2 ribs. Managed to finish, just, and was well chuffed to have amounted the highest score !!!!! See you all next year.

Under my thread 'TL125 help please' someone talks about it and uses an XL, anyway I thought about it and that was as far as I got, just happy the old thigs goes !!