superhondaman

Just got a Yamaha type kill button to fit on my 200 Fantic. It has the original coil on it. Whats the recommended way to feed into the coil and which wire do you feed into?

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As far as i know the external feed has always been there! it was on it when i got the bike 3 years ago, remember it has a RTL bottom end and diden't they all have external oil feeds? All i have done is to fit a valve lifter to take some pressure off the kick start as this was causing problems with slipping on the spline. Fitting the lifter has allowed me to kick the bike up with less presure on the shaft.

I have been looking to fit a oil cooler, what type have you got? See pictures of where my external oil feed pipe goes. It is from the blanking plug at the front of engine and then into the cam lifter hole, i have kept the lifter ( or rather addad one) mine does have a RTL bottom end though! The picture is prior to fitting the valve lifter, will post one asap.

Looking for a gear lever for my 250 with a folding tip, anybody know of any ones that might fit?. Think i saw one on RShondas bike in a previous post?

Thanks, just realised i have 9/43! it is definatlya Rtl box then, will try 9-41 as i do find 43 just a bit low.

Hi Sidy Trouble is i think with my Tlr having a Rtl bottom end i am sure the g/box ratios are different I tried 9-39 & it was too high geared.With a 9-41 i still have a good top speed.Really just want to know what Rtl's run? Enjoyed the trial, yes too much mud but i think it was about 50/50 one thing though at least there was nothing dangerous it was all rideable, i normally end up crashing when the sections get a bit adventurous!. I had to rush through the last 2 groups since bob had retired and thought i had better get a move on so i was one of the first through and some of those rocks were slippery! i was first through the 4th at Ashfield, for a 5, and i just cannot belive that Thorpy cleaned it, would loved to have seen that, how did you manage a 3? must have got easier!!. Would go again next year. Kev

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Maybe one for Big John? what gearing is most commonly used on the RTL's my TLR has a RTL bottom end so i presume it has RTL ratio's? if so i have been trying to get the gearing right as per what the other TLR riders are useing. At the moment i have 9-41 and still have a respectable top gear for the road. Whatis seen to be the best?

Just to add my 10 pence worth, i fitted a front end from a Fantic 201 onto my 240 a few years back and it was crap! the original drum worked much better, all it did was to save me the time in taking the wheel out after every trial. I dont think the early disc set ups were that much better than a well set up drum. Personaly i think a disc makes you lazy, i personaly know riders that never take their wheels out when they buy their modern bike to when they pass it on 1 or 2 seasons later!

Just thinking about fitting a K&N cone filter on the 250 which would allow me to fabricate a volume box for the exhaust in the space freed up and then doing away with any need for an end pipe. Just a thought at the moment but really not sure how the K&N will affect the running so any objective ideas welcome!

Sorted it out now!

Will order one tomorrow, thanks. Which e-mail address did you use,it should be the ntlworld.com one? SHM

Noticed lately that the left side of the spindle keeps comming loose, i am unable to tighten the pinch bolt any further. Anyone else had a problem with this on the 200?

Mine is chromed i just took it to a company called 'custom chrome' near to me in Nuneaton, cost about

Any results yet for sundays classic trial at Sheffield?

Tim should have put a instalation sheet in, baisicly remove the outer friction disc and in this order install the new friction disc and judder spring. Be sure to install the spring with the white mark faceing the outside, install the judder spring seat and reassemble the clutch. I have only tried it once & noticed an improvement straight away, felt like a clutch and not a light switch! and no judder. Tim recommended Castrol superbike 4r to help it to run cooler, but have since discoverd a hairline crack in clutch cover so need to sort that out first before i give it a go in a trial.

Don't know about ease of fitting, never had anything that modern. What i get frustrated with is the tube/tire moving and pulling the valve into the rim. Have even got self tappers in the rim and it still moves! (sorry if i am getting away from the original topic!)

Sounds good taxi man, put me & bob down for it. On the eligibility side what about tubeless rims/tires? don't know of many t/s with those fitted when they left the factory?. See you in Wales

Anyone know what you can ride in the Miller rounds or is it left down to the orginising club to decide? I rode one of these excellent trials earlier in the year on a Fantic after being told by the man himself that they allowed 'Italian t/s' to ride but was excluded from the final results due to machine un-eligibility by the orginising club. But i notice in the Greensmiths results that there are SWM's, Majestys, etc all getting results? I would have liked to ride this event but am confused as to where i stand with my 'Italian' bike.

The anti judder kit is a narrower friction plate, judder spring and judder spring seat which replaces the original outer friction plate. This was a mod used to cure a problem in the CG 125 as endorsed by honda, & hopefully in the TLR's! I tend to use the clutch a lot and always found it very on/off and as i said 'juddery' when engaging/disengaging it. Tim at G.Farleys recomended it. He also said to try Castrol Superbike R4 oil, says the bike will run cooler & have no clutch slip problems. I am looking into maybe fitting a small oil cooler as well, have sourced a small one, 150mm x 50mm will keep you up dated on this and also how the clutch works. SHM

Looking for some info on oil coolers i came across the shot of Derek Edmunson with an RTL reg number C612UBY. My TLR with a RTL bottom half is C613 UBY Registerd by Honda In Jan 86. Anyone know who might have owned this bike?

Thanks Gordon, i have orderd a new oil drain cap which was from a XL185 and they looked the identical? hope so! Will get some springs orderd. Any idea what the wear limit is on the springs? I have just fitted an anti judder kit from G.Farley's so just waiting for the cap to try it out. Oh, also! what do you use to hold the clutch when removing the oil rotor/clutch nuts.

Hi, does anyone have Honda part numbers for clutch springs for the 250? or can anyone confirm if the XL 185 parts are the same? (have found most parts are, and this bike seems to be the closest one to the Tlr that my local Honda dealer has a micro fishe for)