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Hey Colin 13846 - Here's a couple of tips that will help The SY motor hates a dirty carb - so first job is to get it off and give it a damn good clean - blow out the jets and check the float height. The air filter and carb are not the easiest to get at first time around - although you quickly learn to put it on a stand/crate, take off the rear guard, support the rear wheel, remove the rear shock top bolt and swing the shock out of the way - sounds tricky but it's dead easy second time around. Clean the air filter well - better still replace it with a new one - some argue don't oil the filter - I always oiled mine with a frugal spray of PJ1. Then clean it after each ride to save you stripping the carb down too frequently. The original oil drain plug is made of 'toffee' so if your changing the oil ( 400mls of Light Gear Oil is good) which should be next... change the drain plug too. Most other stuff is bullet proof - ride and enjoy... Paul Mac

It might but I think you'll need the heat to 're train' the plastic Paul Mac

The 'works' trick is a small block of wood to wedge between the fender and the rear tyre to get the fender where you want it then... Borrow the other half's hair dryer and gently play it on the gaurd - but do be carfull or you could end up with a F1 style airfoil... Paul Mac

These guys will have one http://www.bultacouk.com/ Cheers Paul Mac

It used to be over the fireplace to keep the kids away from the flames but they installed central heating and had nowhere else to put it?

Hey Lorenzo - Post a pic of your bike - there are plenty of folk on here who can tell you if it's a Reg May spec bike. Paul Mac

Have you tried polishing the inside of the Top Hat? Paul Mac

quote name='feetupfun' timestamp='1329122480' post='294467'] Yes my M198 head has no recess and the sleeve end is flush with the bar Mine has the recess so thanks all. Paul Mac

Thanks mate Paul Mac

A dumb question maybe - should a 198b have a Cyl Head Gasket - just rebuilding mine for the first time and it dosn't have one?? Paul Mac

Looking at those numbers prompted me to check the numbers on my 198b At 3858 it makes it the 27th bike of 270 made. That

Hey lewisallen - you'll get lots of good advice here (often differing...) but the general consensus is that 280/300's can be a bit of handful for a first time bike - best advice I've heard recently is that whatever you buy now, you'll be looking to upgrade as you get the hang of things so buying a first bike that's popular from a resale/trade in perspective has merits - That would point to a 250. Welcome and have fun :icon_rendeer:

They're a form of Nylon so you should be able to get it plastic welded.

Spot on - and as an ex 'Bradford Lad' it was good to see CH Wood as the film makers. Paul Mac

I'd like to add one of those to my collection Paul Mac

I stand corrected Woody

The UK only thing makes sense

The other difference was was the fuel tank - Plastics tanks were illigal in the UK at that time so the 198b UK model came with a beautiful alloy tank hand crafted to look like the poly tank. Paul Mac

Approx 220 198b's made (allegedly) which makes it the rarest production model Bultaco. Paul Mac

Hi Mate Repco and SuperCheap have a range of screws that should work Paul Mac

quote name='B40RT' timestamp='1315518684' post='279510'] Depends whats connected to the hand ! Don't think I want to know

Hi Mate Decompressor maybe ? but you;ll need your hand to pull the lever... Paul Mac

Hey Nigel - that's a sneaky one - did I miss something? Paul Mac

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