lee harris

These polished parts are available here in germany.....6mm instaed of standard 5mm......more protection on flywheelside.... I think they are being imported by Steve Goode. Dont think they are too expensive eiither and I have heard they make 4RT dogbones also that raise the groundclearance by 2cm. Looks good dont it!

I agree! Unless its in very good condition incl all papers, new tyres and chain set etc. Since you quoted euros, you must be here on mainland yurup. For about 1250 euros you can get 1995 Gasgas off ebay germnay for example!. PM me if you are imnterested in a bood 200 Beta in germany! Lee

Easy to look, dont drain the oil, lay the bike on its side. The water paup can stay in place, remove the screws and tie-wrap the casing out of the way. The clutch assembly comes out in one peice after removing the centzre screw. The you can see the gear lever and location spring. My guess is ists sherred off! HTH lee

Thanks Woody, the first person that actually likes a Beamish and can understand how I got to getting one! When Greeves went Drag Racing (cars not clothes) he didnt use a big american muscle car, he put turbos, nitrous etc etc in a beetle. Surely not the best car to start out with! Well this is my beetle; if i can get it to pull out tree stumps, i will be happy! lee

I somehow get the impression that I am alone with my thoughts of how nice the bike is! Jon, which bolt did you remove from the flywheel? It doesnt look like its had a chair fitted to it and quite frankly, I like (the look of) it. Still, time will tell. I will take the head off this weekend and see wots in there. I

Yeah some good discussion but we are missing the point. I still have 11 fantics! If a fantic 200 is a mini cooper 1275S, then this beamish is running like a wolesley 1800 (remember those...) i want it to run like it should...or to put it another way, like a morris marina 1800TC. (I rallied one of those). I know this is boring for people that think gasgas invented the trials bike but when Harris (no relation) made the magnum for a GS1000, everybody creamed for one. The Beamish is sexy,...................... althought the headstock is cracked like most of my 240s Wot about some technical tips apart from "use it as a paperweight". I have just checkeds the std bore and it is bug

Thanks I will try Appleyards. The number you supplied is for their cars dealer. The bikes number is 01535 606311. I also found some numbers/websites which may be useful at the BeamishOwnersClub.com Lee

It woz a great weekend...a pity it did not rain. Last year was extremely hard had due to the amount of water. This year was much easier...i should have ridden the star route. Since I am crap anyway, it wouldnt have made a difference. Nearly went swimming on the section 3 mudpool on sunday cos i could get it up..... Thankyou to Bill Hartnell and all the observers. Lee

Whilst at the 2-day Dartmoor Trial this weekend (great trial, thanks to Bill Hartnell and his helpers!) I swapped one of my Fantic 200s for clean looking 325 Beamish. Maybe a bad move from a competitivness (?) standpoint but nostagia said I needed a Beamish as I trashed the rearframe loop of my mates 250 back in 1979 using a hard place and 3rd gear! This one has no rear loop to trash! It has the black engine and I think ist an 81 model. Although it looks clean it would not pull the skin from a rice pudding. The owner said it woz once owned by Nigel Birkett (are you reading this?) and had been converted to 370 using an AJS piston?? I think a ty 80 has more power! It will just about lift the front wheel in first, where is the 24 bhp? It looks std apart from a WES silencer. It rattles alot and the owner said it was the fins with no rubber spacers! He had supposedly fitted a new ring. I have an original barrrel,anyone know the max OD before a rebore is necessary? Where can I get a piston , std or oversize? Are conrod kits available also? I have used 0,25mm oversize piston also which doesnt look too bad although if I am gonna pay for a new engine, I would really like a NEW one! Anyone know wot alternative parts can be used? If I have a barrel for a fantic rechromed, I know the clearances needed (0,03mm) and the plating is done to fit the piston. If I rebore the std barrel, what clearance do I need to let it run ok without too much rattlin? (0,04mm?) I am not expecting this lump to perform like one of my 240 or 300 fantics, but I feel cheated!!!!My TY 250 from 76 ist bags more powerful. Would a 250 flywheel wizz things up abit? Comments and help desperately needed....Also your feedback or comparison of the 325 would be great. Cos if this is as good as it gets, I

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I have a 95 section which I stripped and rebulit. The power valve was stuck open. I have tried the rebuilt engine with it running (connected) and with it wide open and I am convinced it helps. The Powervalve only opens (when connected) at fairly high revs so removing it would loose you low end straight away. Couldnt test it on a dyno though... In most cases the cable seizes which is why people then think the powervalve does nothing. If you want to test the effectivness make sure all is free and working propoerly HTH Lee

I pulled mine down at the weekend...5 cork and 5 metal. What is the thickness of the new stack? Lee

After a 22 year break, and remembering that i woz crap anyway when i stoped in 1982, I returned and had to go modern. 250 GG, 270GG,321GG,300GG, had them all. But I

Thanks for that, wheres the ferry number! Anybody from here riding? Lee

I seem to remember that the trial is planned for the 9th and 10th of September this year. Can anybody confirm that before I book a ferry ticket? Thanks lee

no, i did the miles bit for you, its about 300km from me, but I have ridden a few trials there. lee

The 240 had 2 types of clutch in its time. The first year was produced in lower numbers and the most common the later type took over from the middle of 1983. I think both had the same number and I think this was 5 of each type. I will check 2nite. Just by the way, I rebuilt a 200 with a mInarelli engine and fitted a new clutch plate set. It was the same number as shown in the fantic exploded diagram and....the clutch slipped like buG&ery!. I checked all the usual stuff and it runs perfectly now using one more steel plate!! Measure the stack height of the old plate set and compare it with the new, including the extra plate. The difference between old and slipping and new (and extra?) should not be more than 1mm or thereabouts I thinx! lee

small world really....

Hi Alan, Grossheubach is the german trials Mecca, its about 50 miles east of me. Grosshabersdorf is also nice, but thats about 180 miles east! Let me know if your over, I can lend bikes if yer up for a Fantic!!! PS. I used the lawyer bit on a Ford tansit, which broke down on the test drive. Normal dont expect that! I dont think its fair to haggle either. If I get whats writen, i

Hi Glenn, I assume 149 L is pounds sterling which, x 1,45 is about 216 euros. Euros to us dollar is multiply by 1,23 (abouts) which I make 265 us dollars. So your quote, which converts only once seams ok. I would have bought the stds though. Let us know how they perform! lee

well that good cos its not true...i just tell them I am if the ebay deal threatens to look bad and its worked wonders so far! I

The first pic is a std 300 frt brake, Some call it a twin leading shoe, some say it has self centering pads. Note the double lever and pivot in the housing at the bottom. The second is from a 200 or 240. It deffinitely has less stopping power Lee PS why dont you show us some piccies of you 300? have you thought about riding the two day dartmoor trial for a warm up? Its about 9/10th of september and I will try to come over for it!

Yes, I think so...mine came from WEs (Steve)

Not sure if i

I have quite a lot of buFgered marzochis lying arounfd. You can have a set of springs from those for nowt. Postage costs 25 quid though hahahahah Let me know the dimensions you might need and i will look! cheap post to uk is about 6 quid! Lee BTW I get all my NJBs from Steve Goiode. he has them made up for my weight and the experts are spot on ....at least for 2007240/300 fantics