martin 305

Hi there got some here and dont need them as i have got new boots now they aint cheep i think i payed about

Hi there have just got the bike and it reads 525-103551 on the clutch side so would i be right in thinking its a 175 ? .It looks not to bad the frame has been powder coated , miller scilencer,good brakes , good wheels,the only thing that needs doing right away is to fit a new kickstart shaft and return spring. Is this a easy job? Any one know where to get the bits from ? also any advice on how to do the job would be great Thanks for any help . Martin

Many tanks for all the advice I will check it out and let you know . cheers Martin

Hi there yam fans . Ihave just got myself a TY 175 / 125 not to sure ? . How can i tell if its 125 or 175 i have just brought ? .It needs a good service and a new kickstart shaft cos the one thats on it has the kickstart welded on .But apart from that its pretty good and i only paid

Thanks for all your help with this after 3 trys turns out it was a punctured rim tape so got one from G G uk with valve attached . The sherco link is going to be a great help when i replace it . Thanks again

Just got my rims back from being anodised and not to sure how to fit the rim tape on the tubeless rear wheel ? it seemed to be fited with some sort of silicon to seal the tape to the wheel but dont know if its special stuff cos of the acid in normal silicon. Any help would be very welcome .thanks martin

Thanks for your help Woody .I have got a gasket on the way from steve sell, also base and head gaskets so i will strip the top end and then have a good look at it all and if it needs doing i will get it blasted then re threaded . Thats a great idea with the wire/springi will use that for sure. cheers martin

Hi there me again just a small problem this time ! I cant seem to get the locking ring on the front pipe to stay in place on my 1974 MAR after a ride of about an hour it comes loose . also i have no copper gasket between front pipe and cylinder , is this normal? so my question is should i loctite it ?? and fit a gasket. Other than that its ready to go crank seals, primary chain, and all case oil seals done. new bars levers mud gaurds looks great. i am going to have a go at posting some pics. cheers martin

Thanks for your help Woody and DJR seems like it`s just a tight fit then , dont fancy the heat option so i will try with a puller as i cant get any thing strong enough between the hub and basket to lever the hub off . Thanks again i will let you know how i get on

Hi there i wonder if any one can help me with the removal of the clutch basket on my 1974 mar as i need to replace the crank seals and primary chain . Done the flywheel side and the cush drive is loose ready to take off but i cant get the basket off , i have removed the nut but not sure if the basket just pulls off with a puller its got a sort of washer/ nut thats round behind the nut and locking washer that looks like it needs to be un screwed ???? thanks for any help you may have . cheers martin

Thanks for that advice Woody. I will ring sammy millers in the morning Martin

Hi there does anyone know what size puller for a 1974 ossa mar flywheel Got to change the crank seals and the flywheel won't tap off. Also how do you get the clutch basket off as the kick start spring doesn't look like it's been tensioned or it,s broken .many thanks for any help with these problems cheers martin

Hi woody yes it is the bike from e bay , rear loop looks as though its been shortend at some time ,the brake has been moved to the right which is handy cos i am used to my gasser .Forgot to mention it also had a new pair of betor shocks fitted !!! I will post some pics if i can figure out how to post em. Oil change and sort the carb settings in the morning Thanks for the advice martin

Thats great thanks for that but where do you fill it ? i can only think its the clutch acess panel on the left as you sit on the bike . Got it going today drained old fuel and stripped carb and cleaned it [mikuni] is this standard on a 1974 mar . It sounds realy crisp but not set up right yet not sure how many turns out mixture or other screw?? . When i took it to bits the frame had a whitehawk sticker on it not whitlock ? someone has spent a lot of time and money on it , its been stood a while and the clutch freed up in a couple seconds!! , no rust on the wheels not even on the nipples/ ss spokes hubs are also in great nick and the brakes work great, not a trace of rust on the forks .Realy pleased with it a bargain @

Thanks for that great site

Just got me a 250 mar with a whitlock ? frame , not running yet but has a spark just needs the carb cleaning i think fuel smells a bit old . Does any one know how much and what gearbox oil to use and does 50-1 synthetic sound ok ? I had one of these back in 1981 and cant wait to get it going and try a couple of twinshock trials . Any help or advice would be very welcome as i havnt got a clue about older bikes . cheers martin

Thanks for your reply, on checking further i think it may well be premix oil as you say .PHEW.

Great find .

Hi there just stripped top end to fit a new piston kit and small end to my 06 250 pro because of low ,ish compression and a bit of noise top end , and noticed when i push kickstart down and rotate conrod transmission oil is visible . Is this normal for the pro as i recall an earlier post saying that the mains are lubed by trans oil but not sure .The bike didnt smoke much and didnt smell like it was burning ATF . Cheers for any help

Hi out there rang GasGas yesterday and the EC puller doesn`t fit the pro but they do sell one But its not listed on their site and its five times the price of the one on Ebay got it anyway and job now done So if anyone out there needs a puller for their pro and lives in som/devon / dorset your welcome to use it

[Hi there i need to get the flywheel off of my 06, 250 pro to fit a fly weight does anyone know if the EC puller will fit a pro cos theres one on e bay for an EC cant find one on GG website for a pro .Or has any one got one for sale/borrow near chard in somerset UK ! : nt="Arial"][/font]

Just heard Putoline are are in with Beta this year so if its ok for Beta!!!!! better not risk it in me gasser!!! Not realy think i will give it a go

Has anyone used putoline strawberry scented premix oil ? is it any good ? says on the add its synthetic , so i thought i might give it a go

Hi manx 2day , I got round it by first fitting the smaller hose ,put the clip[ original] as low on the pump outlet as you can then stretch to meet the cylinder inlet/outlet then i fitted the other one with the clip as high as possible on the pump inlet/outlet and stretch`d to fit to rad .This was the clip that broke when the bike got to normal temp so i replaced with a jubilee clip . When you try again i would ring GasGas and get some new clips first ! cos that broken clip realy got me thinking !!!! so i am going to replace all the clips with new ones before my next trial. Hope this helps ps I used a small screwdriver pushed in to the little hole in the clip to open it as advised in the first reply to my post , for doing up i found water pump pliers the only thing i had with enough leverage to do the job .cheers martin