Old Gezzer

Who? The ones on Ebay?

Thanks jonboy83 I think they are out of stock at the moment. I get all my Bultaco parts from Dave. I will email them and ask the question if and when they are getting them back in stock. ?

Hi, Has anyone have any experience of the Butaco Sherpa Alloy Fuel Tanks currently for sale on Ebay? These are made in India just wondering what the quality is like. The pictures of them show an unfinished tank without a Fuel Cap. Any comments are welcome. Old Geezer

Hi Jon, Just took my bare wheels out of the frame. I need to take them back to the builder for some fine tuning !! I have measured the offset on both wheels. And took into account my fine tuning requirements. Both are measured from the edge of either the brake drum or the face of the sprocket mount. Front is 15mm Rear is 38mm I have measured the adjustment need by measuring the rims in the frame from the inner edge of the swing arm and the inner edge of the front forks. The discepancy in the measuremnts I took was due to the poor state of the wheels to start with.

We have wheels ? Got them back from my Wheel Builder on Saturday. I am in the process of checking the offset as I got the rear wheel rim and hub from different sources so there was no measurments to work off. But looking good not to far out on the off set if any. Wheel Builder is Roy Thursby from Stockton on Tees 01642 612784 Very Good at his job

Hi Jon, Your 198A is looking good. Have you done any work to the engine? I am waiting for the guy who is fitting the Rod Kit to my crank. He is currently closed due to lockdown.My engine is at a standstill till I get my crank done. I am collecting my wheels from the wheel builder on Saturday. I haven't done my exhaust yet but a friend of mine has done a few, he cleans them out with caustic before cutting them open and re packing them. Any chance you could post a couple of shots of your Air Box? I am quite a bit miising on mine.

Hi, Another update on my 198A Resto. All the Black parts have been away to the Powder Coaters. Another expensive delivery from Inmotion to go with one I had a couple of weeks ago which contained an Oversize Piston and a Rod Kit. Full set of Engine Bearings sorted out. The rod kit fitting is awaiting the guy to open up after the latest Lock Down but the Barrel is away getting bored as I type. Latest progress is fully rebuilt and fitted Front Forks, with New Stanchions, Intenal Seal Kit, Oil Seals, Outer Wiper Cap Seal, New Stancion Top Nuts. The work goes on.

Hi, A quick update on the progress up to today. I do get great satisfaction putting stuff together with mainly new parts. Now I need to spend some more money with Inmotion. I have had quite a few other parts blasted i.e Fork Bottoms, Both Side Cases, Both Hubs, Barrel and Head. More to follow.

Hi, Got my Frame, Swinging Arm + Side Stand back from the Powder Coaters. I hadn't used this guy before but he is into bikes and older cars so was aware of what I was looking for. He also did all the blanking off etc prior to doing the Powder Coating. Very reasonable I thought at £90 all in. The colour code is RAL5015 a touch on the light side but I am happy with it. Now let the spending start !!

Ready to go for Powder Coat in the morning. I have had to do a lot of repair work to the Swing Arm. Replace the chopped of Rear Brake anchor point Repair the mounting point for the side stand rubber Repair and strengthen the side stand mouning bracket Replace the outer side plate for the chain rubber block Replace the front rear brake cable mounting dowel Oh the fun of restoring old abused trials bikes.

Thank You. ?

As much as I would like to take credit for the replacement rear loop I can't. I am a time served fabricator but small bore tube is not my thing. The work was done through a friend of mine who has knows a fabricator somewhere on Merseyside who does quite a bit of work for him. I have seen other frame repair work he has done and it is very high quality. Not cheap but good work ain't cheap.

Hi, Progress update on my 198A. I have had the frame away and had the butchered rear frame loop replaced. I have also now got the correct rear wheel but I am still missing a Rear Brake Plate and the "Seal" that fits under the rear sprocket into the rear brake aperture. The work continues.

Hi All, Just aquired a Bultaco 198-A I think? to restore. I was told by the seller that the bike has been in a shed for 30 years [And it looks like it]. I am after confimration of which model I have got and a few other questions. The frame Number is RB 198 03580-A Engine number is RM 198 03580-A There are no bottom frame tubes but a factory looking alloy bash plate fitted. Also the rear frame tube is missing and looks as if it is an original alteration. It looks like the 199A Bultaco on the In motion Bike ID page. I will be looking for a Rear Wheel and Brake Plate as there was an unknown wheel fitted very badly in the bike. I will post phots of progress as it happens.