Regarding the steep deprecation, Mecatecno has a "radically different sales philosophy" than Electric Motion. At least privately, Mecatecno is claiming that it will always be possible to update the electronics and every part and accessory. They feel this is key to their approach and a strong sales argument to share. I guess we will see what the future holds.
Two different manufacturers. Seems unlikely to me. Post some photos of your Olle internals. What is the distance (completely unweighted) from the center of the axle to the top of the stanchion?
Where would you buy Marzocchi internals anyway? A complete fork swap seems more doable.
Or are you asking if the fender, caliper, and wheel will swap over? That is very likely to be a bolt-on operation..
I've never done a GG, but the EFI OSSA gearbox is similar (designed by the same guy). It's a goofy (patented) mechanism for sure, 4 gear pairs provide 6 ratios.
Here is a service manual for the 2018 bike, which will have a similar transmission setup. See page 48, everything is held in the right hand case-half.
Their logic for this is the different requirements for 120v charging in the USA add cost.
Seeing as how EM buys a standard charger out of China, their logic is severely flawed.
Oh, and just to be clear, I'm shocked that it could cost only $12k USD. I had been anticipating something like $16k (not saying I think it's worth that, however).
I would love to gather more examples, and possibly even create a registry of where bikes are roughly located.
If you don't want to share your complete VIN, even the 10th character would be helpful. Likewise for the motor number, the two characters after the "I" would be helpful.
I'm especially interested in finding examples from 2015.
Ask ten guys and you will get at least that many different answers. 😀
You may want to consider your first trials bike as just a learning exercise. Only after gaining some experience will you understand what works for you.
If you are actually going to compete on the bike (as opposed to just riding it casually) then repeatedly starting a 250 may become quite taxing if you have physical limitations.
Wearing back support is a great idea.
Any trials bike can be made more comfortable by fitting bar risers.
I spent several hours riding a 2006 Beta 80 while attempting to improve it for an early-50s petite female. I still have the notes. On the plus side, the biked weighed 146.5 pounds with a half tank of fuel. The wheelbase was only 49 inches - that's 3 inches shorter than a typical trials bike of that era. Turning was extremely good. It was super-easy to kickstart.
On the minus side, the engine was a bored-out 65cc KTM as used in their kid's MX bike. It used a very heavy flywheel and tiny carburetor to try and give it a trials feel. But it still had an expansion chamber type exhaust system. It ran like a detuned MX bike, not a trials bike. I even reshaped the combustion chamber in an effort to improve it.
The gearbox ratios were also not well suited to trials. I needed to ride it in 3rd gear to have any reasonable ground speed, but then it lacked rear-wheel torque.
It might be a suitable bike if you are very light and don't really have any other off-road experience/expectations. I would suggest you try before buying and also try a 125.
A more modern Beta 80 may be completely different.
In John Robinson's 2T tuning book, he classified an oil's load-bearing capability based on the results of Falex and ZN wear tests. In addition to two modern oils (Motul 800 and Silkolene Pro 2) the highest-rated oils were castor based.
So for engines having the very highest specific power outputs (e.g. road racing) using a castor-based oil is not completely foolish. But a trials bike does not fall into that category. And castor's drawbacks are, as mentioned, quite a nuisance.
At one point in my life I was very interested in the chemistry of combustion. I reasoned that castor oil could also act as a chemical supercharger since it is an oxygen-bearing fuel.
...so just remove any residue that could come off and put it back on.
That's what I would do. Thinking more about it... I use a synthetic ATF in the gearbox because I like how it makes the clutch feel. But clutch feel would be less important on the Explorer than a trials bike. Might be smarter to use a high-quality gear oil since the gearbox is so fragile.
That shift drum does not look too bad. It does not take long for the neutral detent to wear like that.
Your EasyStart is slightly different (and better) than one I disassembled. On yours, the wires are soldered directly to the PCB. On mine, there was an insulation displacement style connector between the wires and the PCB. One of the wires pulled out of that connector.
Ossa 300 - fuel pump?
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The AAA-cell (Easy Start) won't run the fuel pump. You need 12 volts to do that.
https://www.ossa-efi.com/home/chassis/fuel-pump
Wiring diagrams are on the website as well.