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It was designed specifically for trials. Sammy said they needed a shorter motor and a few months later the short stroke appeared. Trouble was, he wanted a shorter, in height, version of the long stroke........ It seems most of the UK Honda riders preferred the older long stroke with just Nick Jefferies preferring the short stroke. I'd like to have any of them. The bike in the first link from tlrs is one of Lejeunes old bikes, now owned by Jean Calliou

Difficult to say, when I first mentioned it to our ACU rep a few years ago I'd have said yes, but now, with the way entries have declined in the Classic I don't know. I'm going to mention it again and see what they think. There's enough twinshocks out there.... One thing I am going to have to get for the C15 is a trials gear set - it is woeful on the road, although it wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't so scared to hold it open on more than half throttle - might get 40 odd out of it if I did but it sounds worrying at that speed.. I remember the last Miller round when Mr Willmore came past me on the road on his 500 matchless like I was standing still - he missed a good trial on Sunday - I told him it would be too

Hard to tell whether that is the short stroke 305 or the full 360 but for sure - I'd settle for either Be interesting to know what the 305/360 short stroke engine was derived from as it doesn't have the deep sump of the TL/XL earlier motors and also has that high gear shaft

I hope not. I've no doubt of his ability (although we've finally seen this year that he CAN'T win on a crap bike as those bloody commentators keep saying as he's been nowhere at times this year when it isn't working) but I don't care much for his win at all costs barge 'em off the track attitude. Too much like Schumacher and also like Schumacher seems to be allowed a different set of rules from everyone else. I also don't find much amusement in his post race antics when he wins (some of which are disrespectful to other riders - what happened to dignified behaviour in victory) And that performance with a chair on the rostrum - ??? Come on Hayden or Pedrosa - or Melandri even - who deserves it on that one-handed slide out of the last corner alone - absolutely incredible confidence to do that then. If he'd binned it he'd have probably been sacked on the spot where he lay in the gravel - or the ambulance...

OK, I see the analogy you were trying to make now. I still think this is an ordinary RS250 though as it looks no different from any others I've seen. It's not a 200 as it has the 250 barrell. I know what you mean about the exhaust but I have seen others with similar to that, could also be a Kondo conversion. Have a look at this website which is a dealer here in England who imports Hondas including a good few RS types. Click on their Sold bikes link to see examples of those they have sold recently. The top one is very similar to the one on ebay and has a similar front pipe. Hondas As well as RS Hondas Eddy Lejeune also rode a 250cc Seeley before geting the 360

You're right about cracking on, but it is hard not to do the latter... - I lost 12 on time also. At least the old Beesa made it round - although it consumed more oil than Paioli does cider... I think the Pre65 Inter Centre is too well supported in its own right to add twinshocks but if support started dying then it should be considered. I'd like to see a seperate Inter Centre twinshock event as I'm sure with the 2 routes it would be well supported. I did raise it about 3 years ago but it still seems that twinshocks are the poor relations in the UK when it comes to, shall we say, prestigious events.

Have to disagree there, genuine Seeley Hondas produced by Colin Seeley at Seeley International were numbered SHT-XXXX I believe SHT stood for Seeley Honda Trials As for the bike itself, the seller does say that the tank and seat are non standard, tank looks like a modified TY175 Yam to me. Big John Yes, I agree, modified TY175 or TY250 tank but definitely a genuine Seeley with SHT as the prefix

not with the flywheel weight they don't, it is a big improvement for a novice standard rider

1977 350 - Green tank, black frame, big curly exhaust and long tailpipe, white mudguards. Should have a Bing as standard as all Ossas were using them by then, went back to Amals later on. Check this site as it has links to all sorts of useful stuff such as parts suppliers, repro parts etc. Also has brochure photos and there should be one of your bike. They also have manuals to download I think - there may not be one specifically for your model but they are nearly all the same mechanically so the earlier MAR one should cover it if not. The site also enables you to date your bike through the frame/engine number - these should match, engine is pre-fixed M, frame with a B (could be the other way around - memory not what it was...) Mats Nyberg's Ossa site Also some pictures on this site of Ossas too and just happens to be one of a '77 350. Canadian website with brochure pictures

Would that be Griffo from Beta UK? Don't know as I don't know anything about Beta UK or what Griffo is doing now, but it is Griffo who used to be a supported rider back in days gone by if that helps... Still good now too... Tony Calvert was also riding. Nice to see these blokes out now and again. Really was a good day.

As regards the TLR250, if someone is willing to pay the price then it's worth the money I guess but they seem to have been coming down in value lately not going up, as have the RTL. I'm not so sure that it would be a case of ready to ride either. If it has sat idle for years the rims may be corroded. There is also the chance of condensation inside the barrell settling as moisture on the piston crown and corroding the bore. If those are not problems, it is still a standard TLR250, so if it is to be used in serious competition it would need an exhaust to help it rev, the spit-stall cured, the power softened as they are too quick off the throttle and the snatchy grabby clutch sorted. All mods done when they were ridden seriously when they were current and all things to consider which will cost over the eventual sale price. And when it has been used a dozen or so times and has all the scuff marks that all the other TLRs have, it is just another old used bike and worth no more than the

Don't understand - where does it say it is a genuine ex-works bike? Looks like any other RS200 with the 250 conversion to me. What has it got to do with a Mont with a HRC engine too? I'm confused

best put it back now though Andy - it's the Inter Centre Pre65 trial....

The Sammy Miller front pipe and WES system will go straight onto a Majesty without having to shorten the Miller pipe but it might need a bit of juggling to get the whole system to then sit 'straight' and follow the horizontal line of the bike. You may find it wants to slope downward slightly towards the rear due to the engine being lifted in the frame. Also, depending on whether yours is the Yam or Godden frame, the back of the middle silencer may need an indentation to clear the fram tube in order to get the slilencer to sit flusher into the bike. I think it is the Godden fram as the WES system was designed otiginally for a normal TY250 which obviously has the Yam frame. Sorry, can't help with how to fit the WES to existing front pipe. I've not seen any bolt on footrest hangers for a TY250 on sale - are you sure you aren't looking at TY175 items which are bolt on hangers as standard I think. If yours is a Yam framed Majesty, it is possible to make bolt on hangers to which new brackets can be welded by using the following mounting points. Cut off old brackets flush with frame and drill and tap what is left to 8mm. Weld a solid piece of bar into the lower frame cross tube that you have already mentioned and drill and tap to 8mm which will give you 2 mounting points for a bolt on plate to which brackets can then be welded.

Changing the gearing won't stop you spinning up the rear wheel. Best mod to calm the power down is fit the flywheel weight available from GasGas. No loss of power overall but slows throttle response and snooths out any lumpiness on the bottom end with the added bonus that it makes it harder to stall the engine.

We did - Midland Centre Good trial, very enjoyable mix of sections, seven or eight groups spread around a 22 mile road course. 22 miles is a hell of a long way on a Pre65 that maxes out at 35mph.... Best individual score on observation was Barry Husband who posted a very impressive 1 mark loss but had 11 on time poor sod. Next best on observation was Chris Griffin who lost 5 due to his bike stalling, otherwise could have been clean. All sections cleanable but several requiired inch perfect lines to do so, plenty capable of stealing marks very easily. Three or four toughies thrown in. Some very impressive machines in use to. Some of those cubs..... All of the above scores subject to confirmation of course.

A genuine observation here, not criticism aimed at any individuals, just an observation. In another post someone suggested that as no-one bothered taking up the invitation to the ACU forum to air any views, then, despite the critism aimed at the ACU on this forum, people must be generally happy with the way things are. I would agree with that. Otherwise, if things really were wrong and people felt strongly enough about it they would have gone and aired their concerns - wouldn't they? No-one took up the offer. Just one day out of the whole year but no-one went - other commitments, too far etc - even though it is never too far to travel to a trial each weekend. I'm not saying the ACU are without fault (neither do I know what they are if they have any...) but you couldn't blame them for thinking in this instance - what do we have to do to please people...? So what are the problems that everyone says need sorting? So far, excepting a couple of other topics, it is the same thing - ACU funding and why don't they do more for youth riders etc. Suggestions that the membership fee should be increased to help support this. Hmmm - I remember a few years ago when the licence was reintroduced as the membership fee. Uproar about having to pay for a 'licence' even though it was only

I used to have a later 325 Beamish too and I liked it. The motor would pull out tree stumps, really strong and it gripped well. Steered a bit slow but that was the only negative, but so do mid to late 70s Bults. If yours is gutless it has something wrong with it or it is a 250. Should be no lack of power believe me. As someone has already mentioned, the last of the Suzuki motors were pupose built trials motors, as opposed to the old silver painted TS (I think) derived RL motor. They were all built as 325 and sleeved down here to achieve 250, but from what I was told some time ago now, the design of the exhaust port didn't work very well on the 250, in view of the fact it was designed as a 325. I still think they are a nice looking bike, the later yellow model I am referring to, like yours, and one day when money and space permit I'll get another one

Lots of KT stuff on this website if you haven't seen it already - link below The first works, pre-production KTs were 400cc - not one of those is it...?? KT website

Easiest starting point is the oil quantity as you probably haven't enough in each leg and the effect is more obvious when on rebound than compression. Quantity required obviously depends on the model and/or forks you have fitted. 10 weight is plenty thick enough. Try around 180cc per leg which is a sort of baseline for Ossa MAR/Bults and subtract or add 10cc increments until you get the result you want, although over 200cc on old style telescos/betors is probably too much and you'll lose travel through hydraulic locking. Later t/s Monts had Marzzochi style forks, not sure what the quantity in those is.

Unfortunately not, we have absolutely no practise ground around here anymore, the few places we did have are now off-limits so the only opportunity to ride these days is at an event, practise is a thing of the past. Since you and FF sent the maps I have been riding enduro and now have two classic trials over the next two weeks, then another two enduros, then finally I might be able to try the 4RT at a trial before the Lakes 2 day trial mid October - if the regs appear and I'm lucky enough to get in - or I may just try it around the back garden.... I'm really interested to try the different maps, just bloody frustrating having to wait, but I'll let you know as soon as I do. I did compare the graphs of all the different maps though - they still make no sense......

I thought ACU rule for 'modern' trials is no penalty for a feet-up stop, it hasn't been a 5 for a stop of any kind for years has it...? (obviously no-stop trials excepted) You can stop, standing up or sitting down on the bike with one or both feet down without a 5, just the requisite number of dabs, as I thought the only way to get a 5 these days was to go backwards, out of the section (not always penalised due to different interpretations of the boundary of a section) or fall off.

The Sammy Miller series was introduced for the standard, unmodified bikes as an alternative to the ACU Classic in which they were no longer competitive, offering older traditional type sections. If you ride a (relatively) unmodified bike the sections are a reasonable challenge and a good ride around a big lap too. If you ride a trick bike and are a decent rider then it will be very easy. I suspect the drop off is more to do with the increase in trick bikes being ridden outside the specials class and wiping the floor with the standard bikes. Not many bikes in standard trim at the last round as far as I can remember. For a harder challenge on a modified pre65, there is the ACU Classic series.

The Majesty concern is run by Craig Mawlam. Although the web site doesn't appear to be maintained at the moment and he isn't actively marketing the Majesty stuff, keep an eye on ebay as now and again he lists Majesty items from his stock on there. If what you want isn't listed you can at least contact him through ebay. His ebay id is something like crc1 but can't remember exactly.

Have a look on this Canadian site, link below, under Yamaha and you should find your bike. Does sound like an 85/86 S model from your description Musee