rr62
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Great - thanks Tr1AL - really helpful. I’ll probably get some of the plastic frame protectors for the boot bit or maybe carbon look sticker sheet stuff.
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My TY175 frame could do with a quick refresh. Has anyone used smooth silver hammerite spray. And if so, did it wear well - especially where boots rub on the sides?
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Nice one - thanks!
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Dumb question - would that also work on a 172? Thanks
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Welcome aboard! I did similar through rose tinted spectacles (Montesa Cota 1975). Bit of a nightmare. Parts aren’t that readily available and (sorry purists) they can be a bugger to start. Depending on budgets and your location, I would 100% go for something newer. If twinshock, I would personally go for a TY175 or Fantic 200 (both have parts readily available). Or maybe a TY250 Mono if you want something marginally newer, easy for parts and good on reliability. And then you get modern and it all opens up….!!!!
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Haha! It was horrendous. Weighed a ton and everything went wrong. Had clearly been thrashed and not had any servicing. But as a naive 14 year old how was I to know!!! Bought for £170 (paper round money) and sold within 6 weeks for about 50% less. Gutted…I bought one second hand (very) in Pudsey in about 1975. TS125 and it was an absolute dog…!!!!Meant that the Jitsie loop doesn’t damage (bar a bit of colour wear on black handlebars…Always do this too. In terms of tie downs, I use Jitsie ones round the handlebars as the loop round the bar damaged things less than a hook (had the latter for my previous bike and it rubbed the top of forks. Then standard tie downs from foot peg brackets. And I just have tight bungees to secure both wheels to the trailer. And the job’s a good ‘un!Agree with Lemur on the oil change front. It’s a bit of a fiddle to do but definitely not every 10 hours with what you’re planning. 4RT is a really well made bike and pretty quiet chugging along trails (until you wind it up…!!!). Good luck!Club trials normally like to carb up with a few pre-match ‘sports beers’ on the Saturday night. Perhaps a few glasses of vino too. Then a good coffee and a bacon sarnie at the event. Works a treatThanks for this - will give Paul a hollerI have managed to put a nice dent in my TY175 tank. Can anyone recommend a repair company who will also respray, fit new decals and then lacquer? If so, any ballpark of cost? UK - ideally south east. Thanks.Glad you like your TY - great little bikes and love mine. You could try inmotion - they do a universal right hand stand… https://www.inmotiontrials.com/product/side-stand-universal-rh/ But maybe call to check it’ll fit the bike.Nice one - thought that should be OK. Thanks!What’s the verdict with modern synthetic oil? Is 50:1 OK?Mitani side stand looks excellent but at £190 I think I’ll continue to use the tree option at trials Real shame that Montesa/Honda can’t get this one right!Great post - thanks Nigel. Will def look at this as the stock stand is a total pain!Can’t be too far from you and def know gassers… https://www.johnleemotorcycles.co.ukMine was just a pain the whole time (172 circa 1977 from new) although I was only a nipper, life became a whole lot easier when I switched to a better engineered Japanese bike (RL250 1979 again new). The Montesa was lovely to look at and a very agile ride but (as a 16 year old back then) a right pain to maintain.Haha don’t get onto that or it’ll lead to gun law chat (which still beggars belief and def not for this forum…)Thanks all - really appreciate the feedback. Beta test ride coming in August (travelling before then) so will report back!
