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Was the MK3 frame at the show? If it was I missed it somehow as I never saw it on their stand. I think you are right about the top tube being all in one as per the original frame as that was how it was in the picture I saw. Jock's bike looks like a MK2 in that area but as I never saw the frame at the show assumed that the design had changed from the photo I saw, so I'd guess you're right about it being a MK2. Not sure about the iol tank though as there appears to be a tube coming from the frame filler cap down in front of the tank. As regards elligibility, I'm way past caring....

Don't know about looking like a factory frame as I have never seen one but even though it has bottom frame tubes it still has oil in frame. I thought the 'pre65 Scottish elligible' version was not having oil in frame. I'm assuming it is the latest Faber MK3 in view of the bottom frame tubes, looks like a Faber where the top tube joins the vertical under the seat, the biggest identifying feature is usually the swingarm pivot area but this is obscured by the rider. As he is now riding an oil in frame bike himself you would have to assume oil in frame is ok for a BSA in the pre65 Scottish.

No, didn't get an entry again but it's done me a favour I guess as I can now use the money to put towards a trip to the Robregordo 2 day in Spain. To be honest I'm losing interest in the Scottish due to the absurd eligibility criteria. To put my bike in what you could call a 'performance state' comparable with others, not necessarily on a par, it would cost too much money for the brand new 'pre65 eligible' parts as I can't do it on a budget with components I already have and which don't look out of place. My forks and yokes aren't eligible and I went in 'the book' in 2006 and haven't got an entry since. It's one reason I never got a Faber frame before as they weren't eligible but when you see what other riders are allowed to use year after year it's laughable. My main interest in the C15 this year is the Manx Classic and main objective is to get it working right for that. It doesn't have what you might call the 'ambience' of the Scottish which is more about the overall occassion than the sections, but the Manx sections are right up there with the best classic trials on the calendar and from a rider's point of view (well, mine anyway) is a better trial than the Scottish. Roll on May (Robregordo) and September for the Manx.

If it's that hard to buy one, not sure I could be bothered. I'm happy enough with the standard C15 frame with a few alterations anyway as long as it doesn't twist too much again. If it does I'll have to have a rethink but if it is this difficult to even make contact with a business with a view to buying their product, I'd probably look elsewhere.

You can't bore them out to 360cc (not with a Pursang piston) to get to 360 you need a 65mm stroke as well, max bore size on standard stroke is 340 and a bit with oversizes. On early 325 Sherpas the liner isn't thick enough to overbore past the normal max oversize. Only possible from model 159 I think onwards. Falcon shocks are personal preference, they are probably the best value for money in my opinion (steel bodied that is, not alloy) and Mr Falcon has been doing them for years so is generally pretty good at setting them up how you want them. Other makes either come as they are or the seller doesn't have the experience of 'building them to spec'. Nothing special about the Miller exhaust at all, I'd say the opposite - my opinion obviously but I think it is poor quality, poor appearance. Front pipe is awful in fact with washers as spring retainers. Middle silencer won't join with a rear silencer as the outlet pipe doesn't come close to lining up with the inlet of the back box. Maybe the new owners will commission some better replacements one day. Won't do anything for performance (not meant to to be fair, it's a replacement, not a performance enhancement) If you need an exhaust you're better off looking on ebay USA for used Bult original exhausts as other than Miller's the front pipes and middle boxes aren't generally available new.

Your best source for a brake plate is the USA. A lot of Bultaco parts including brake plates regularly appear on ebay US. Or try the various specialists like Hogans, Hugh's etc. That hub was only fitted to the 124/5 and maybe 150/151 Sherpas so the chances of finding a used one are slim in the UK and Pursang parts rarely come up either.

You could buy an Ossa MAR rear brake cable from Venhill, cut the nipple off the front of the inner cable, remove the outer cable and then solder back on the correct nipple. The rear end of the cable has threaded rod to take the adjusting nut which is metric thread, 6mm I think. I can't remember how long they are (MK2 is longer than MK1 to allow for the longer MK2 swingarm) but I'm sure Venhill will give you the length if you ask them. Or look on JK Hirst website as Yam mono uses a cable for the rear brake instead of a rod - maybe one of those would do. You can still buy the barrell and adjuster nut for these too.

Don't know about Mont/Bult piston similarities but there is someone selling Mont pistons on ebay UK at the moment, item number 120396701665 for what could be a 72.5mm Cota piston 72.50 may be standard size, can't remember but if it is it may be worth contacting him to see if he has others as he has a lot of Mont stuff to sell which is NOS, although you may need to give him the part number. I got a 247 Wiseco piston from Jared Bates at Southwest Montesa in the US. It takes a different small end from the standard type but he can supply that too.

I tried a MK2 Otter Faber framed C15 at Red Marley trial last year and the owner of the bike told me then that they were making a new frame with bottom tubes, no oil in frame, which would be compliant for Pre65 Scottish. As the cost of the frames is somewhere around

They bought the rights to use the name for the first year, not the name itself. Bit of PR to launch a new model with an established brand name I suppose.

I heard that it was to make them elligible for the Pre65 Scottish as with the frame tubes back in they resembled the original. They are supposedly not oil in frame either. I was also told they had done one for Jock McCom.... (spelling??) so they could hardly not be elligible.

Thanks for that - I was looking at the wrong (as in Avery) website I'm guessing that the splined shaft is for the later engines though, but I'll make an enquiry. Wish I hadn't seen the picture of the lovely NEB belt drive alloy clutch..... It's one of the biggest headaches on my C15. Put oil in the clutch and it slips, particulary on starting. Run it dry and the clutch is perfect but the chain doesn't last long.

Yes, I checked the website after Spudsdad's post but as you say - empty, under construction. I think the splined kicker is going to be too much hassle so I think I will stock up with cotter pins and change them frequently from now on before they get too bent to want to come out. Having spent a fair amount of time and effort on my C15 frame, modifying and slimming it down as well as having it straightened so that the wheels are now nearly in line at least.... I had got to thinking a while ago that it may be easier to just buy one of the new Faber frames with the bottom frame tubes. I asked them to email some pictures of the frame last year but nothing came. I thought never mind, I will take a look at it at the show. Not one there... I've spent all weekend doing further repairs to the frame and still have a bit to do. Red Marley trial is 3 weeks away and time is running out fast. Again I thought just get the Faber frame. Looked on the website earlier - Still not shown, it hasn't been updated for some time. I did see a picture of one in Old Bike Mart a couple of months ago so I assume they are making them - but as you say, why not show it on the website...?? So I'll stick with the original now.

Does anyone know if there is a splined kickstart shaft available for the early distributor type C15 (Star?) engine? It's a 1963 engine. Really fed up having to drift out cotterpins every time I have to remove the kickstart. No matter which type I use they bend and really take some hammering to remove. The knuckle on my forefinger really hurting and being twice it's normal size thanks to the hammer was the last straw this tonight... Or I may have to investigate the possiblility of grafting a splined shaft from something else onto the C15 gear - or rather I will have to talk nicely and grovel to someone else... That sort of stuff is beyond my capabilities

The SM stainless pipe is still designed for the standard TY250 though, not the Majesty, but as with the old chrome version I daresay it would still fit with a bit of fiddling. Craig's pipe should fit Godden and Yam framed Majesty as they both use a shorter pipe.

Yes, the new SM TY250 pipe is stainless, the old one was chromed steel. The chromed type I bought a few years ago was too small in diameter to fit snugly into the collar that secures it to the cylinder which makes positioning it to sit correctly over the exhaust port difficult. Strangely, when a mate bought one not too long afterwards his was shaped differently and fitted in the collar much better. I phoned SM to see whether they had changed the design and was told no, they've been the same ever since we started making them (no I didn't have one for a TY175) We've both fitted them to a Majesty and although designed for a standard TY250 they will go on the Majesty with a bit of fiddling. They are a bit of a cheap and nasty construction though. There is a fairly prominent lip directly inside the entrance where two different diameter pipes are welded together and this needs cleaning off to smooth it out. The chrome hasn't suffered on mine and I've had it for aboout 3 or 4 years now although very rarely on the bike as I made my own in the end as I wanted a larger diameter pipe. Maybe it would have suffered more if it was used constantly. Now this is the old version I'm talking about, no idea about the new stainless version. The only aftermarket front pipe you can get specifically for a Majesty is Craig Mawlam's, which is also stainless.

Got my riders list through today, tell me your name and class and I can give you your number.

There is nothing racist in the word Niggardly. Niggardly comes from the noun niggard which means miserly or mean etc. It has nothing to do with nigger and therefore race. So the word is used in it's correct context meaning that the act of giving such a paltry present was mean or stingy. However, I agree 100% with your sentiments on the 'importance' of who gave what to whom. Who cares, he's there to do a job, not for personal gratification. Now he may have an idea how pensioners feel when he gives them their winter bonuses or pension increases. Maybe it gives him an idea of how cheated our soldiers feel when they receive their paltry compensation payouts from injuries received fighting for their country. The 'worth' of the gift is symbolic of the respect that the giver shows to the receiver. Perhaps he now understands how insignificant or worthless his policies make hard working people in thiis country feel whilst layabouts, hooligans and minority groups continue to prosper from them. I hope he felt a real ****

Virtually all the Morad tubeless rims prior to about 2004/5 are 36 hole, as fitted to GaGas, Sherco Scorpa etc. Only ones to watch out for are some of the early Beta Techno type flanged rims (like 315/4RT Mont) as some of them are 32 spokes. How do I know this...?? Cos I bought one thinking it would be good to get a flanged type rim laced to a twinshock hub therefore no leaky spokes. Didn't realise some of them are 32 spokes not 36..... too late now as I don't have any 32 hole twinshock hubs.

Trial starts 10.00am Your number 79 start time 11.19am Start is signed from the Ashburton junction on the A38 Tel 01626 332891 100 entries, nearly 40 twinshocks with some good riders

Isn't the back box on an SWM a spark arrestor anyway? Like a Bultaco (1975 onwards)

Yes, a Gripper case will fit either side so no problem there other than they are harder to get than MAR cases unless you have one already of course. They just have a recess for the mag wires unlike the MAR which is in the actual crankcase at the bottom. On the Gripper it is in the top of the timimg cover itself so you'd need to plug that. I'd hesitate to say 100% that any case will fit, I'm pretty sure they will, other than the later motocross cases that are visually different and may be slimmer for the smaller flywheel. Virtually all other enduro and trail bike cases should do. Some early 4 speed models may be slimmer and not have enough room for the flywheel but I'm guessing here but they don't look right anyway due to the different design of the OSSA logo on the casing. As Brian says, there is usually a good supply of cases on ebay USA so worth having a look on there.

That's good - his was the pleasant and friendly voice on the end of the phone at Miller's during his time there - the other one wasn't so pleasant shall we say.... You're right to give the Bulto full attention. They are such a nice simple engine to work on. The Montesa is a real pain by comparison, even worse than the Ossa. It seems they ran an exercise on how complicated they could make a gearbox and selector mechanism. Why did they use those dowells on the shafts and bolts that need O rings.... The Bulto is simplicity itself.

I love this, really funny thread Answers to your above question of the garden hose may depend on various readers ideas of 'plug hole' of course....

Just spoken to Sandifords who confirmed that there should be O rings, but only on one side, presumably clutch. They had enough for one set so I've ordered them. When they come I'll measure them and post the size