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The Blancafort Sherpa has: Sherpa 199 engine but...... Yamaha SR 250 road bike cylinder. Bespoke con-rod. Honda XL front brake. Cota 247 rear brake.

A one off project from Manel Blancafort From: http://todotrial.mforos.com/65594/4821907-...ferentes/?pag=2

Pis*ed myself. A page out of my own book.

Happens when they run backwards. What colour was it? Fresh oil or slightly milky?

Some one should write a thesis on this and get a PhD, there's plenty of research material there.

Arm pump. That's what the yanks call it. Dirt Bike and MXA have had articles on it. It may not be your case. They say in the following article it may be due to many causes including carpal tunnel syndrome, ganglion cysts, arthritis, neck abnormalities, tennis elbow and fractures. I had a similar condition when I was 16 but it went away with time. Here's the article: http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/me2/dirm...6C914E5A0E9FAF8

Thanks woody, much appreciated! Don

Tr80's whether 250's or 350's all had the same tank/seat design. I have a couple of yellows and an orange and they all have the same seat with a metal "hook" that fits in and under the tank held down at the rear with two bolts that thread into the frame. Here are a couple of pics.

After the recent topic on the monoshock Ossa I thought I'de give a heads up. Just got my copy of VMX and featured inside in full technicolour is the monoshock Cheney Ossa.

Good website vaughan. Lots of good info there and great pics.

Thanks dabber. I'll contact him.

The woodruff key is like a fuse in a circuit. It

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It happened to me, as well as slightly bending the kick start. Played around with the stator but that didn't cure the problem. Woodruff key was ok as everything else. So I put a new stator in. That fixed it.

The gearbox looks similar to this one from MSC.