majdaz

I thought I had died and gone to heaven , two of my favourite things , trialing and Dropkick Murphy's

The smaller tank from the mini or 200 frame will fit onto the standard 250 frame and in my opinion does look good espeacially with a purpose made aluminium seat . I have an original fibreglass tank from a Godden mini frame that fits lovely on my Godden 320 . My large tank from my 320 will fit straight onto a standard yam 250 frame. The large tank wont fit right on a 175 frame though and will restrict turning and around the seat area.

it is a thankless task and you really do have to take your hat off to them ! I remember back in the early days of Peak Classic about a decade ago bringing at times three observers with me ,all members of my family with the promise of a pub lunch afterwards , which actually became known as the Peak Classic drinking club. You know the culprits! They were really good days and epitomised why the classic scene which included twinshocks was a breath of fresh air in this area . If your honest though with the emergence of now three classic clubs using predominantly the same pockets of land who would want to observe three times a month in summer let alone in these conditions?

got to feel for the observers , if any turn up ?

ive done the Blue Bar for the last 5 years and you dont need brakes, its nearly all up hill ! Theres plenty of good twinshock hubs particularly trail bike hubs from the 70s and 80s that are good enough and period that will lace up nice.

your right it is an alloy tank but its an aftermarket one I bought off a guy in north yorkshire last year, hes retired and with a small gang of mates he does quite a bit with british and twinshock bikes including frame alterations and fabrications. The original one was fibreglass but sadly time and modern fuel took its toll and I had to have all the innards removed and a tank made to fit inside the original shape, thats on the shelf for a future project. Ive no idea if it will fit a Hodaka

Thanks for that .HaHa yes we did have a moment first time out! Hes under strict instructions to throw himself under the bike in times of trouble . Il try and upload a photo of the bike before we restored her. If you look closely at the end of the bars one of the grips has had a hard life. To be honest the front brake isnt any better than the standard ty set up but the forks are! This set up is one I had on my C15 until I entered scotland ,its a pair of fantic 35mm stantions in ty 250 twsh sliders but as the brace lugs were damaged I had them machined off and an adjustable brace fitted and a lug to accept a KT front hub, the only bit of un-period parts are the yokes they came off my air cooled gasser .

Thanks , I was just browsing retro 80s yamaha paint jobs and I saw a Kenny Roberts bike, I thought it would be period and a bit different but staying close to the Yamaha DNA. Just the engine covers and brake plates to have done profesionally now

This is my lads mini majesty that we restored after 4 years of enjoyment

Ian Peberty 07786911425. ive just bought a couple of heat sheilds off of him

Hi, Does anyone know the factory carb settings, bike is running a Dellorto Phbl 26, bike seems very lumpy off the bottom to rich pilot jet me thinks . cheers

I had a go on the bike last year and it had far more go in it than my 250 engine (which Mick rebuilt)so id say it was a 310 then< the rest of the bike rode alot like a fantic 240 , but i suppose that was the idea. It really is that good.

Superb weekend , every year nice mix of new and old sections. Quality trial

I agree,they just seem to be detuned to much. By the late seventies the fashion was to have big bore bikes like all of the spanish bikes,the ty 250 had to play catch me up to an extent hence the 320. When i bought my 320 9 yrs ago i used a fully rebuilt 250 engine {all genuine parts} while i sourced a genuine dt360 piston to rebuild my 320 engine and no matter what i did ,26 or 28 mm carb, lighter /heavier flywheel , different reeds , holes in airbox etc it was flat as a spaniels ear so it got sold and every other 250 engine ive ridden has been the same, with the exception one in a godden frame that appears to me has had some porting done back in the day. The 320 engine in my opinion is far better but is still not as good as the fantic engines they where competing against Im not knocking ty's , I love them ive got four of them but the 250 engine is my least favourite engine out of them all even the ty80 engine seems more fit for purpose. Hope i havn't offended any one from the south west as i married a Devonian and i'd hate to run a gauntlet the next time i do Exmoor/Dartmoor

Yes definately, only difference was that you didnt have to be a superstar to own/ride one. I suppose a bit like owning a Raga replica today

Your dead right, the yam framed ones are lighter and with the swingarm lengthened I dont think you really need to alter a standard frame that much,which is why alot of people stuck on a majesty tank laid the shocks down and away you go. Stearing is fine as are the brakes and ground clearance the problem was always the dead 250 engine and the rubbish forks particularly the damping. Ive had a go on a genuine yam modified framed 320 and it is more than adequate for todays sections. As for the original Godden frames mine appears to be gas tube mig welded and nothing sophisticated at all , must have been cheaper and quicker than to alter the yam frames. The new Mawlem or Mata ones are absolutely georgeous brazed if not tig'd lovely tubing but they are what they are new and expensive which is probhably why any non yam framed majesty seems to fetch silly money. The majesty seems to be regarded similarly as any works bike of the day and not a modified early seventies trail bike which is basically what they are.

No , I think Mr Mawlem and the eager french market set the bar for majesty prices and of course most people who have them now dont really want rid. Would you sell yours ? I wouldnt sell my two in fact im after another if i can! Large number of the yam framed ones are fakes {or home brew versions} thats why they only fetch

yeah , second that

we used to get a little confirmation booklet with all the entrants and local adverts, cant remember if we had one last year, not had one this year you're definately entered as ive seen your name on the entry list on the website www.southwestclassictrials.co.uk cheers daz

Woody the first day (Saturday}is at a place called Cove near Tiverton come off the M5 at j27 head into Tiverton on the A361 then look for the A 396 to Minehead after about 3 miles just follow the orange arrows round the little winding lanes and you cant miss it. Cheers

I dont think your getting anywhere near 200cc with the mono piston (will have to look up the pie formula to be exact}and i havnt investigated the skirt area yet but theres definately no spacer. A well respected local rebore/engineering boffin who did quite a few in the day explained that the skirt on the twinshock piston did require a bit of work and the gudgeon pin was bushed to accomodate the difference in pin diameters.

Hi , Ive got one with what looks like a yam mono 250 piston in it (69mm)with no spacer. you can go as far as 70mm twinshock piston but it will need work to the gudgeon pin and skirt/barrel spacer to achieve port timing, and if you like your bike get a genuine yamaha piston even second hand with new rings and have it bored to suit. plenty of pistons on US ebay and rings seem to come up regularly on UK ebay

Your right Martyn did beat us all on the james and its not a britshock either its a 1957 captain frame with a 197 8e engine , james hubs etc. Dont think its even got marzocchis in the sliders. The only thing thats been modded is its got a 32/37 e 4 speed clutch and gearbox engineered by the legend that is Mr H Stanistreet. Makes a mockery of the millenium james really especially when you consider that he was actually winning Scotland for about 20 mins last year. All for a fraction of the cost of a Bantam britshock

Think it means no early mono's converted to twinshocks. The laying down of shocks was pretty commonplace with alot of the bikes at the time privately or by the factorys. Not always an improvment on some bikes. The drum brake rule is commonsense as well.