johnmartin247

My finished 247.

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Just incase you are wondering, yes it is Gold leaf.

Hi ally, not been on here for a week, sorry to hear of your probs with the bike. I changed the oils in my one and took 450ml out of the clutch!! should only be 200ml. Hope it is some thing simple. cheers John.

O.k it is a bit overdue but the painter was a perfectionist So here is the finished item.

Two very nice bike you have there.

Nice video

I'm trying to find a plastic ty mono tank to put on as my alloy tank us leaking and the caps are a nightmare - the rubber seals react with modern petrol !!!!!! Cheers The Wobbler Have a look on ebay, there are three ty tanks for sale just now. Cheers John.

Yes well done to Cindy now mags has a problem as he has to use what ever bike is left after Cindy takes the best bike! Cheers John.

Not heard anything about that, had a look on the Beta website but no mention of anything there. How is the Bultaco project going?

No known pictures as the project write up is no longer online, you can see the TLR units on the twinshock trials shop website, it is a nice slimline unit with a plastic fuel tank under the fiberglass unit. Yes will get out plenty before Alvie. John.

No passport needed for now I fancy the look of the Scottish twinshock trial at the Alvie estate in Aviemore but would be interested in covering some twinshock rounds down south( got me passport) I am sure we can sort some thing out. On the tank front, I spoke to the guy that sells the TLR tank/seat units on the twinshock shop site after reading that some on had fitted the TLR unit to a montesa 247. Unfortunately the artical was not available when i looked for it but the chap said that they could fit the fuel tap on the right hand side to suit the 247. Cost wise you are looking at about £260. Cheers John.

Not had a look to see what twinshock comps are on yet, will have to get a bit of practice in at the two local clubs to me. I need to see what the bike is capable of and more to the point what I am capable off! I have a 54-10 sprocket set up just now, again i will have to see what this is like. What sprocket set up are you running wobbler? Cheers John.

That is good news wobbler, when is the rebuild of the other engine starting then? Cheers John.

Just got a update from the painters, tank/seat unit should be ready to pick up on Tuesday coming, so watch out for some nice pictures on tuesday night! cheers John.

That is what i used my self, drained off 450cc of clutch oil and replaced it with 200cc of castrol racing 10w-30 then drained of 300cc of something and replaced it with halfords sae 80-90 gearbox oil. No wonder the clutch was stiff, i though because the bike has not seen any use for a while that it would maybe get better when warmed up and in use. Any way a quick run up the street proved the clutch was far better with the correct volume of oil in it. Cheers John.

Hi Wobbler, did you have any joy with the feel of the clutch the other week? I am just of to the garage just now to change my g/box and clutch oils and was wondering what you used in the way of oils. Cheers John.

It is money in the bank bondy, you will get it back and probably more. Cheers John.

Crank seals can cause unbalanced idle probs, is there excess smoke coming from the tail pipe?

Looks great to me.

Throttle cable trapped? Looking at picture.

Shiney

Hi mark, have a look on the A.C.U website, (Auto Cycle Union) there you will find the trials club nearest to you. Cheers John.

O.k found some one local.

A wee update, new seat unit should be here tomorrow and the tank/seat unit is off to a custom painters who is more than eager to do the job, if it is half as good as he says it will be I will be delighted, he is talking gold leaf instead of gold paint for the coach lines on the tank and finished off with high gloss lacquer. cheers John.