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Why don't you just re-anodize the original aluminum rims 🤔 there are lots of companies that specialize in aluminum anodizing.

I have a 2021 and a 2023 the replacement spring was difficult to install and broke within a very short time, then I went for the extension type spring as a more reliable alternative and I can source them at a hardware store, so I figure why not just set it up for that type of spring. If there is no spring the bike does not roll backwards and the tensioner arm binds up.

If we want to get all scientific there a 4 types of stainless steel and it is the chromium content that largely alters the magnetic attraction of the steel and the possibility of nickel added which has a grain that does not make a good magnet, all steel contains iron. The problem with the replacement spring in question is, they bent it in the wrong place.

Yep, I bought one of those too, it's not bent correctly, ended up sourcing a package of regular assorted coil springs from a hardware store and improvising something that works as good or better to the original.

No spark happens at the pickup coil, it's just a coil that briefly produces a small electric charge that in all reasonable logic goes to a little black box ignition control module just like a regular motorcycle, that in turn sends an amplified charge to the secondary coil producing the spark at the spark plug. I'll bet everything to do with the fuel injection is just like any other electric pump fuel injection system and everything to do with the modern 2-stroke motor making a spark at the spark plug is just like every other modern 2-stroke motorcycle that makes a spark at the spark plug. ... You do have 2 small black boxes, one is going to be dedicated to the Fi and one is going to be the ignition, odds are nobody short of the original manufacturer knows what is inside them which might be Hitachi or some such company.

I use an oscilloscope to test the AC outputs, nothing beats that, your pickup coil should ohm meter test easy and be adjusted (if possible) for the closest proximity to the magnets to optimize performance, pickup is simply a field coil that initiates the spark and provides timing for the fuel injection.

imho an upgrade would be to keep the small battery and add a capacitor and if it is only a cold start problem install a jumper port where you can easy plug in a small power supply.

If there is no spark start by checking the stator windings and ignition pickup outputs, your spark plug does not use the capacitor to make a spark. ... interesting that one would consider a capacitor to be an upgrade to a battery 🤔 if I was building fuel injected motorcycles I would think a capacitor in place of a battery would be a cost and possibly weight saving measure, not a performance improvement. Both are power storage devices but a battery maintains an electric charge for a considerable time where a capacitor retains a charge until it is discharged and then it becomes basically flat or dead. The cap won't charge until you start cranking the kickstarter, a battery in theory would be ready to provide full power right from the first kick.

Generally the capacitor is not a tremendously expensive or special part and worth stocking a spare to test or replace, the primary reason it is on there is because your bike is fuel injected and Fi needs DC power in the form of a battery and or capacitor to supply sufficient electrical power to the DC fuel pump. Symptom of a failed cap on your ride would be lack of fuel pressure not lack of spark.

Sadly yes, nothing that a new engine didn't fix.

Uncontrolled acceleration can be caused from intake vacuum leak. ... that is where you have a very small air leak type hole somewhere between the carb and cranckcase.

Describe the symptoms, there is a huge knowledge base available here, you might be able to do a lot or all the work yourself, as motorcycles go it's not a hard one to learn to work on, almost for certain the original bike purchase included a very good parts and service manual, you need one 👍

Kubota Premium UDT Hydraulic/Transmission Fluid specifically formulated for transmissions with wet brakes as well as power steering and power takeoff units with wet clutches 👍 At a small fraction of the cost of what those other guys use, I can change it out twice as often and still save money.

You're not using the clutch, your reed valves need attention or the previous owner added weight to the flywheel would be my first guess. The 1980's TY should spool up much more quickly compared to a 1970's TY'

You aren't measuring the voltage correctly or your alternator has a problem, your alternator outputs AC voltage. Primary coil can also be meter tested for continuity and should be in the realm of only a few ohms.

I posted how to push fluid back up into a brake reservoir, but the clutch hydraulics are virtually identical with the clutch piston being synonymous to the pistons on the brakes, it's all just simple hydraulics with the biggest difference being it uses DOT fluid or it uses Mineral Oil. There are very few high spots in a clutch hydraulic system where air can be trapped, so bleeding a trials bike clutch is Not generally a significantly difficult task unless you encounter a mechanical problem such as deteriorated rubber bits at either end of the system. Add: parts diagrams show your clutch master to be an AJP model that uses DOT fluid and not Mineral Oil, for a shop to not want to service an AJP clutch they must be a little bit clueless or simply don't want your business, the same parts were commonly used on additional bike makes and models. The Slave cylinder and piston is unique for your bike but the 2 o-rings inside it are nothing special, the rubber o-rings simply need to be compatible with the hydraulic fluids you are using and you can source appropriate o-rings from anywhere that sells o-rings and or hydraulic service supplies.

If your valve clearance has never been adjusted, that's your problem. The adjuster is the same size as a red Robertson socket screw head, you can improvise a tool using a short stick of wood and thread a square head screw into one end of the stick 🤓 have a micrometer handy to test the dimension and feel of the feeler gauges because valve clearance accuracy is critical.

Adjust, repair or unplug the master cylinder so it lets fluid up into the reservoir when the pads are pushed apart, no flow back means you have a problem.

I think you narrowed it down yourself, the problem manifested after you used a pressure washer on it, so you now have water somewhere you should not have water and you need to dry it out. Fortunately water evaporates so dismantle the electrics and dry them out and they will likely function again. On a Montesa that would be the big plug with all the pins that connects to the black box, look for similar connection on your machine. ... and avoid using pressure washers they destroy motorcycles as fast as they clean them.

Yep, you have the most complicated and problematic carburetor design that was ever installed on a motorcycle so that they did not have to buy a fuel injection system from Honda. Most of the problems will be in the bottom half of the carburetor where the ethanol fuel evaporates out of the float bowl and leaves solids and corrodes parts, the top half won't be a problem until the rubber bits start to degrade and lose critical engine vacuum pressure. Avoid ethanol fuels if at all possible.

Tell of too much oil in your pre mix is how badly the exhaust plugs up with unburnt oil residue, naturally fuel rich condition intake also relates to oil rich. Your air cleaner filter needs to be clean and oiled correctly or that will starve the engine of air and lead to rich operation and poor performance, the reed valves need to seat perfect or scavenging pressure will force fuel and compression backwards through the intake so make sure the reeds seat perfect. Compression test is never a bad idea for diagnosis and future reference if you have the equipment. 👍

What octane fuel? If in doubt drop the main jet needle one notch and test ride it 👍

I suspect you are looking at DOT fluid; another test to try, mineral oil does not mix with water, DOT fluid mixes with water very easy. Only your clutch hydraulics would use mineral oil, brakes will always be DOT fluid.

Fortunately I am Canadian 👍 which means shipping is expensive, taxes are high and my money has low value (at the moment). I'd hook you up with Norm the OSSA god if you lived closer, he only lives 2 or 300 kilometre away and you are correct I am lucky to have lots of good rider friends 😎 several are motorcycle dealers and that helps too.

You can buy brand new forks and a brand new shock that fits right onto your bike which is relatively fast easy and expensive, used suspension parts are not worth my time and money unless they are local sourced, I need parts now and 100% working, not more parts that need fixing. International purchase and shipping of parts might be easy where you live, not here in North America, If my Ossa rider friend that owns about five OSSA bikes doesn't have the parts, they likely don't exist in my country, ymmv.