Well after spending 2 years of my free time and spending several thousand $ my bultaco is gone forever ! I had just finished fixing the last leak and decided its time to get it registered. Went to the DMV and filled out the paperwork, the next thing I know the CHP is giving me a long talk about where I got the bike and loading it up in a tow truck. as you might have guessed it had been stolen. My advice is be very careful when buying on Facebook marketplace! All the new parts on the bike should stay with me, but I had no choice.
At least my daughter had a chance to ride it...
Were you able to identify your source for the bike? Are you facing possible charges for possessing stolen property?
Plus your insurance broker, even in WA state you can't road plate a vehicle without insurance coverage in place first.
You might need to certify financial responsibility for that one unless you can find an insurance company that will cover it. I had to do that for a Scorpa.
Hey all...been here before but it's been awhile....does anyone out there have any comments on scorpas t-ride particularly the early ones with the wr 250 motor...and any leads on where one could get one?
Thanks
I had one. If you have some questions that you cant find answers for on the internet I'll try to answer them, and yes you need to post your location if you want to know about availibility.
I'm not completely sure how much contact there is.
However I suspect the real issue is that my hubs don't have a proper lining, they were just chromed and that's long since worn out. Apparently even when they were new they were rubbish.
So I will get them relined properly then get some higher friction shoes. Everything else is good / new / refurbished. Shame, as the wheels have just been laced up with new spokes and rims. I will have to have that done again, but basically without working brakes there is no point riding it. I will speak to Villiers and Saftek and see who can sort me out the fastest. Its so close to being fully renovated and now the sun is out I'm desperate to ride the bike now.
Back in the day the local Bultaco dealer turned and relined the drums without removing the rim. I think he even did it with a tire in place.
Is it true the E start bikes have a lighter flywheel in order to accommodate the starting mechanism? If so is it noticeable in relation to the engine performance?
If you're still wondering, yes it's true. When I got my 2020 250 I rode with a friend that had the previous year 250. We swapped bikes and both noticed the difference in flywheel effect. It was a small difference and neither of us thought it was a big deal, it just required a small adjustment by the rider.
I'll take your word for it over the forks, I have Magials progressive springs in mine and TBH now I've got the oil right I can't tell the difference between them and the forks on my ST2.5, so I don't feel the need to upgrade
As long as they work for you that's all that matters. Personally I'm not a fan of putting non period correct parts on vintage bikes so i wouldn't do it either.
I remember sometimes putting my thumb over the overflow hole on the side of the tickler to raise the fuel level even higher in the carb, don't recall which bike(s) I used that trick on.
The kicker in the movie photo is a standard top pivot kicker. It is the S shape design though which is standard for that era and different to later (straight) kickers
I see it now. It was the old style clutch rod adjuster that was fooling me, I'd forgotten about those.
I don’t know what level you ride at, but the limit of what the EM is capable of is far lower than the current or previous generations of petrol bikes. A good example was when Michael Brown (ex British Champ, world no 10, Scottish winner, Scott winner) to mention a few, enterered a British Championship on one. If Michael had entered on his regular Gas Gas he would have been challenging for the win in the championship class, but due to the limitations of the EM he entered the masters class or trial 2 or whatever it’s called and finished nowhere by his standards. (Probably would have beaten me on a petrol though).
Until they drastically change I’ll stand by my words that they’re a step backwards.
Bear in mind that e bikes are different and require e bike skills. Not to argue your point, but to expect a gas bike rider to jump off his bike onto an e bike and ride up to his gas bike level is unrealistic. In the near future we will see e bike specialists who can ride at very high levels. Kuroyama may be one, he was a top level bicycle and gas bike rider and I believe will be Yamaha's top e bike rider.
You can certainly learn to negotiate such obstacles but the technique will be somewhat different/modified, so I would say rather than getting hung up on conventional techniques learn to adapt them to your equipment. It can certainly be done.
A seat is generally more of a hindrance for turns and descents than climbs.
Hi, thanks for your input. Are you saying this because electric bikes have advanced a lot in 7 years or because in 7 years it has probably seen a lot of abuse and probably has a lot of issues?
I think 7 years is a lifetime in e bike years. I would'nt consider it unless it's real cheap and/or I was a tinkerer wanting to buy a bike to update/modify.
They are made of either polyethylene or polypropelene which makes them very porous. So that means you have to line the insides which often doesn`t last long and use a plastic primer and flex aid on the outside. Cheaper and easier to just buy one off In Motion for a hundred odd
pounds.
Are you saying the tank was originally porous and lined with another product?
Looking for some nice foot pegs that are not weld on, something with a bling factor would also be nice
Assuming you're working on a Sherpa T, I think modern pegs in the original high mounts would look hideous. Pursang/Frontera pegs will fit and look original.
I just looked at your earlier posts. Modern, thicker, gaskets in stead of the original paper type, will help with weld clearance on your cases, you may still need to do some grinding though.
Sad story
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Were you able to identify your source for the bike? Are you facing possible charges for possessing stolen property?