swooshdave

It doesn't sound like the Bultaco is your flavour, please find it a new home to someone who will love it and feed it.

Isn't that the same decal used on Sammy Miller TYs? As for the tank, slight differences, but not the same.

Given the requirements, I could easily see them being flexible in more than one dimension. Typical road or off-road wheels (as shown) are less concerned with cross-structure flexibility as the opposite wheel controls the roll and provided the addition traction. But a three dimensional Tweel could provide flexibility in all areas. Electric trials bikes with Tweels... sooner than you think. We won't have to worry about gassing up at the SSDT, just hope there is enough sunshine.

no such thing as a bad Bultaco. And especially a Sherpa T. As for them being better 10 years later, I'm not sure if that was a poor attempt humor or not. They are relatively simple bikes and wouldn't be much of a challenge to reassemble. Plenty of resources if you get lost.

Hmmm, sounds a wee bit expensive.

ligging, another word I had to look up

Heck, the first time I pulled a motor apart I just used this as a Guide. A proper manual is only slightly better. Bultaco Overhaul Article

Crank oil seals are a given. Don't know if the side play is ok. If it is, slap it back together, and make sure the timing is right. Or you can strip it and rebuild or replace everything. Just a matter of time and money.

Those engines are so easy to split and work on, don't even fret about it. Just do it. Get it torn apart and see what else is damaged. If it's just the main bearing(s), replace and put back together.

Excellent. Let us know how it goes!

Do you mean 1975? I guessing that 325 Bultacos were pretty rare in 1965.

Is the front fender not clearing, or is it the tire? Would different front forks help? Or shorten the travel? Is it hitting the engine or the exhaust?

I'm pretty dang sure that if that was me I'd have taken a minute to conversate with my fellow climber...

Aside from a from a "few" thousand Pounds of titanium and magnesium, no difference.

The picture I posted above was a friend's TL125 with a Powroll kit. Don't know which one, I assume the 145cc. Ceramic coating of the exhaust is an option, although the exhaust wrap was a wee bit less expensive. There is also (I believe) a Sammy Miller Exhaust, although it may just be the muffler and wouldn't do much for the pipe location (not that you want to move it too far out as it is).

I'd probably throw some gas with a healthy mix of oil/gas (more than usual) and give it a try. If the engine is toast there's not much he'll be able to do anyways.

By download do you mean take a picture from the Internet and place it on your computer? Or do you mean upload/post a picture?

From what I understand not all Betors are rebuildable. You may want to check with Hugh's Bultaco.

It the difference between paying cash and getting a loan. If you don't have the cash to buy a nice complete bike, you buy what you can with the cash you have. You then, over time, pay more to get the bike where you want it. The advantage is less cash up front, the disadvantage is it take more time and in the long run, more money.

Yes

My cousin just picked this up for $125, but mostly to put the forks on his TY175. Of course that doesn't help your mate much...

That was going to be my next suggestion too. I've heard of one too many faulty new parts. Looking back at your old posts it seems that in December you replaced the HT coil and you thought it was the issue. There is the chance that the new coil is also faulty. I also noticed that you've added a boost bottle. Does it get warm at all? I don't think that it would but it is located up near the coil.

So the only thing you have changed is the coil? Have you changed the condenser?

By "everything", do you mind listing what exactly that entails? Heat related sometime means capacitor or the wrong spark plug. Is it fouling? There are some serious TY experts here, so before plopping down

More importantly, can we see it bigger? There was a guy at a trials a couple years ago who decided to try in on his fully street equipped Campara. The bike was immaculate and he was determined. He made it through a couple loops before retiring. Probably couple have done much better but the turning radius just isn't the same as a trials bike.