Lee halsall

Well that’s an E in a circle so I guess I’m good to go . Thanks .

I looked up the E2 on this enduro tyre that I intend to fit to the rear of my Alpina . It looks like it’s road legal in France . Is it legal in UK ?

Thanks for that 👍fully re assured , I’ll go ahead and get it rebuilt. It was only when I wiped the drum out properly after polishing up the outer that I spotted the two areas that were close to the inner edge .I was going to buy spokes from inmotion and re spoke it , then I found out that spokes weren’t available for the 140 mm hub .

Do you know of hubs in the same condition as mine lasting a few years ?

A close examination of my front hub shows the chrome off in a couple of places . Not having come across chroming brake hubs ,I wondered how bad are these patches ? How long will the rest of the lining last ? Strangely, the rear brake has a steel liner .

Went through a litre of acetone and it was still coming out brown . The tank must have been left with two stroke mix for years and it’s evaporated leaving the oil . I think another litre and it will be clean enough to coat .

So, Woody while your here , what about tyres . The Alpina had mx tyres supplied from new, and I have a pair of Michelin enduro tyres going spare . If I can register it as a 1974 , will I-need to get an mot before registration ? Ifnot I can use the enduro tyres . Had a bit of a heated discussion when getting my PE first tested due to the enduro tyres that were fitted .

If you want to bypass all electrikery , after setting the points , stick a fag paper between the points , it will pull out/ fall out when the points just start to open .

Thanks 👍 I was repairing my 116 tank when it suddenly occurred to me that I might not be able to road register it when I’ve finished the restoration with the original tank .

What’s the current status of the GRO tanks fitted as standard to Bultacos , OK for road use in the UK ?

Looking at the cost of importing the alloy nipples , it’s not cost effective. With vat and maybe unexpected demands for money by the UK post office , I can see a set of nipples costing £50 . I can get new spokes and nipples in imperial size from inmotion for £80 delivered . Just left with a set of m3.5 stainless spokes.

As always a comprehensive explanation , thank’s for taking the time . Is there a way of telling the year of manufacture from the engine no ?

I was going interested in your description of your 116 Alpina as a 325 cc so I measured the stroke on my 116 and found it is 64 mm giving me 347 cc . I see from the spec sheet in my manual that there are 326 cc Alpinas with a stroke of 60 mm . When did the change occur and was production of the two different strokes at the same time ?

I can get m3.5 nipples in plated brass from Sweden . Trouble is the minimum UPS delivery is £17 . The spokes cost £18 for 36 . On top our rotten customs and post office are going to want to extort further . might be worthwhile if the delivery cost was spread among a few people in UK .

20% vat , plus import duty plus the post office wanting their cut for collecting the duty , usually £8 upwards . First thing you know when ordering from abroad is a note from the post office ransoming your parcel .

I have been searching for blank nipples and I can’t find any manufacturer in UK . Due to the brexit bolox buying from outside of UK won’t be cost effective and although my spokes are perfect , the cheapest option might be new imperial spokes and nipples ... unless anyone knows of a better way???

Thanks , which nipple is the correct one ? No 14 ?

Measured the thread this afternoon and the spokes are .6 mm pitch . Managed to get all the nipples off too , took a couple of hours with blowlamp and penetrating oil .

Finally bought a parts list from inmotion , and right enough djr , m3.5 spokes . doesn't help get the oxidised mess out of the spoke holes , but I know what the said mess used to be .

My problem now is getting the alloy nipples off the spokes , managed to get three off ,the rest just break up leaving a big lump of alloy in the spoke hole . My nearest wheelbuilder tells me they are 8 gauge spokes and that only BMW have metric spokes . Think I’m going to just cut the spokes but it causes real anguish to cut such nice spokes .

The nipples in my Alpina are eaten away . can anyone tell me the thread size of the spokes ? I measure them at 3.37 mm dia , which corresponds with nothing I can find .

How did you find flowliner to use ? I can’t find a supplier that doesn’t want £16 for delivery to AB556ST. So I’m a bit p****d about that .

Thanks , Acetone dissolves GRP are you sure that’s what you used ?

Just received the correct tank for my 116 , hasn’t had fuel in for a long time and I need to line the inside . I’m thinking of using caswell . A few people have suggested rattling screws about to key the glass fibre , I’m ok with that but not sure what to use to get the inside grease free , I imagine the rough glassfibre interior will be oily from the petroil mix , long since evaporated . Any suggestions ?

I can measure the offset on the wheels of my 116 Alpina if that will help . I noticed the large offset on mine, the wheels are out and the tyres are off , some of the alloy nipples have corroded on mine , would you know the thread pitch and size ?