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What is there to bleed? I think you will find he is talking about old drum brakes the only thing on the bike that can bleed is the rider,it`s a 82 swm with 140mm drum brakes...disc brakes are next...

hi, hoping that someone can help me out.i ride a twin shock swm gs bike with the modern guys.bike gos like hell,but the brakes suck.they wont lock up on stone roads! they have ebc shoes and i sand the hubs and shoes then clean them with brake cleaner.any ideas before i kill myself on this thing...thanks...johnnyb

hi,i`m hope someone out there can help me before i kill myself.i have a 82 swm gs 250 that i race with the modern bikes.it goes like hell but the brakes suck.it has the stock hubs fitted with ebc shoes.i sand the hubs,sand the shoes and clean both with brake cleaner. what am i doing wrong??any ideas to try,front disc brake is next mod if i can`t get the brakes to stop better,,thanks...johnnyb

something you might want to check is the clutch plates themselfs,280 plates are thinner than jumbo plates.maybe over time someone installed the wrong ones...

swms are ahrma legal.there were 15 imported into the usa pre 1979.#1 thru #15..i know cause i have #15. the ahrma guys can`t say anything about them because the year and #s are stamped on the headstay..as for the rider being the major factor i`ll put my swm head to head with any year twin shock drum braked bike...even the honda 4 strokes...brian...johnnyb

after a lot of work from a lot of people the event came off great.thanks to the landowers for letting us ride on a great spot.thanks for the club members for helping me lay out the sections and there advice on the lines.thanks for keith taylor at mid west swm for his support of swm`s in the usa.thanks to the riders for coming and having a good time riding??.next year it`ll be a little easier.thanks to the cops who let me off with a warning sunday morning when i was going65mph in a 30mph zone.also i would like to thank all the"guys" for keeping trials fun for me ...johnnyb...,...let`s do it again next year...

thanks martin,those photos will be a big help with the upper shock mount, pipe mods,carb mods....thanks ...johnnyb

does anyone have a clear photo of the rear monoshock setup ? i`ve got a few fuzzy ones that are hard to make out. can`t find a factory made one so i`m building my own...johnnyb

the bolger ossa in the photo belonged to maryland champion chris hoffmeister.he rode it until he got one of the first swms in the usa.the ossa had a motor full of low end pulling power. the bike rode unlike any of the bikes of its time.with the betor forks and the koni shocks it gripped and flexed over any thing in the sections.the biggest drawback was the turning,you learned quick how to do floaters.i got the bike from chris and rode it from b class thru a class in the late 70`s how many did they make? less then 50,sold the bike with a dead motplat and a broken rear wheel{killed a lot of rear wheel bearings} for 100 bucks,want it back? no i bought my 82 swm after the ossa and been riding them forever...johnnyb

if they look cool and you don`t mind shipping to the usa i might be able to take 5 or 10..our series now has 4or 5 full time swm riders now...johnnyb

at lease you can find them over there for sale.here in the states if you see 2 or 3 for sale all year it`s a great .but most likely the bikes are beat....johnnyb

there`s a lot of swm photos on our wedsite..mavt.org..i`m riding a few of my 280s,a79,81,and a82.we got 4or 5 riders on them overhere now.when i started riding again in 2000 i was the lone swm.over time more guys started to get and ride them.i`ve even started to race cross country on a 82 gs swm.after our event i`ll post photos of the rders and there italan junk. i`m just kidding about the junk stuff,i wont ride anything but swm...johnnyb

all a "gori" is a wantabe swm,at lease its` not a bultaco,,,just busting on you. get out and ride your italian trash...

yes but do they run and can he ride them???

i normaly ride a 280 but my buddy has a 83 350 jumbo.that thing has almost as much power as my 290 sherco.it pulls hills in 3rd that my 280 only pulls in 2nd.guess what?no reeds in that motor...johnnyb

it`s happening on the east coast,30 miles outside baltimore maryland..if you show up i`ve got a bike you can ride. the terrain is swm friendly...johnnyb

jim,its great you got your bikes back.i`ve got my 82 280 i got new and never sold it.i`ve got 4 other 280 that are ready to ride since i started riding again in 2000.love those bikes.i have 3 gs 250s,a 78,79,and 82 that i ride ahrma cross country with and modern hare scambles.those things are wicked fast and a lota fun.get those bikes back running and have some fun!!!...johnnyb

hey rob, thats great news.hope he`s not 12 days early.it would suck to be born on april`s fool day. hope everthing turns out great,i`ll be looking for you in may....johnnyb

rob,our new windsor event is being helped by midwest swm.you better show up ,your in the body count..i`m bring all of my and the white boys bikes there. thats 11 trials and gs swms...lots of photos to put on the web...johnnyb

hi jim,is your bike a 79 or 80 model year???johnnyb

in the mid atlantic we have 16 events tis year.you can check it out on this website..mavt.org..we can ride any bike including air cooled monos.most of the sections are fun and you or the bike will live to ride again...lot` of fun...

on may 6,2007 on the east coast of the US we are trying to get almost20 swm trials bikes in one spot. that many swms together at a trials hasn`t been seen since the early 80`s.i hope it doesn`t speed up the melting of the ice packs....johnnyb

hi ,just a quick question, is there any us imported red tanked swm trials bikes out there???ive got #15 would love to know if its the last one left.if it is i`ll stop riding it,great bike but too rare???...johnnyb

if you want a bike you just add gas and ride,it`s hard to beat a 280 swm.they ride,turn ,stopand have as much or more power than any twinshock ever made.parts are not a problem anymore.great fun bike if you can find one

just three letters,swm.i ride my stock 1982 280 in both vintage and modern events.no parts brakeage,no lack off power...johnnyb...i ride expert..