slowrider

Well its officially a roller

Was thinking the frame may flex in as well? we will see

Another dumb question, the swing arm bolt has very few threads engaged, is this normal or did I get to short a bolt? had to destroy the old one getting it out and pretty sure it went all the way through the nut on the old one.

just found another post that says this may be normal for late model bikes. Progress so far...

The more I work on this bike the more puzzled I get, the depth of cavity for the fork seal is only enough for one seal and there is no groove for a circlip to hold it in...hmmm

Is the speedo drive needed to space out the rear wheel correctly ?

Still torn on which side to use, but starting to think you may be right

I didnt notice this till after powder coat, looks like some surgery will be needed to convert to RH brake or stick with left hand... Not sure why they did this??

I know this is an old post, but could this be the holy grail your looking for? https://www.bike-urious.com/no-reserve-1983-bultaco-sherpa-199b/

Underestimated how well the wheels would polish up, was going to toss them in the trash!

To zerk or not to zerk, that is the question! I have seen some people add zerk fittings to the swing arm and after the nightmare it was to remove the bolt it may not be a bad idea, but what would be the prime location? underneath would be quickly damaged and so was thinking on top if I could get at it?

Noticed that a lot of the screws used a star lock washer that dug into the aluminum, were those stock? not thrilled at the prospect of using those. On a side note, by the looks of the skid plate (bash plate for you UK guys) this bike was rode hard and put away wet! my thinking it may have been an ex pro bike? will have to see if I can dig up some history some day. So go for a new bash plate with wings to protect the cases? Hmmm

Look to be weld on, much nicer way to go

Hello borderlord, off topic, was curious where you got your foot pegs and are they bolt on or weld?

Any recommendations for my 199B Sherpa? Just how important are the shocks in trials? Im an old slow fat guy..

Procrastinate is my middle name!

Looking for some nice foot pegs that are not weld on, something with a bling factor would also be nice

In Motion website says they can go either way

Not sure if it is like the 350 piston, but I noticed there are no holes in the piston of the italkit, pretty sure it needs those to run right?

Well I tried Feked and trials france but neither site would let me buy anything, website was a POS. So I am off to motion since the wesite actually seems to work and take my money..very frustrating. Would like to go through Hughes, but his website is worthless also.

If I had the skills and tools...

If these are not the standard fork valves, should I use them? What did they come out of?

Bad new, good news, bad news! My wheel builder here in the states says he cannot get rims right now due to the supply chain issue and is 3 months back ordered! On a good note, he said they can polish out my rims with minimal damage showing the bad news is $800 dollars for new spokes polish and build! ouch! Hands are tied, so I am shelling out the bucks for now.

Ok now its time to send some serious coin to Motion and other places...Hmmm where to begin

Did not like the blue, so before anybody says anything, its not going to be a 100% restoration