I am fairly new to trials, and have been riding locally in vintage class. I've been riding a couple TY250s that I have put together and have had a lot of fun with these bikes but have been looking around at "newer" bikes. I am looking at two different locally available Fantics, a 240 and a 300. Does anyone have advice or recommendations on which bike is the better choice? I have read that sales numbers from the time indicate the 240 the winner but 30 years later what is the opinion/recommendation?

I've got a 240 and love it . the 300 has a smoother power delivery than the 240 , ride them both and see which one fits you , and is in better shape... They both are great bikes ...

Glenn

Over here in the US the 240 was preferred to the 300.

I had buddies that owned both and I remember liking the 240 for it's snappy power.

Like axulsuv said: They're both excellent bikes. See which one feels best to you.

Good luck!

Thanks guys, that helps. Are parts available for these bikes?

The 240 (212cc) was Fantics all build engine (forward kick), the engines prior to this were minerali (back kick) with Fantic head barrell and piston. The 240 was a 'stand alone' engine, the bore/stroke and rod length were excellent to be able to rev/pull with little vibration. No major parts of a 240 are interchangable with a 300 (249cc). With the introduction of the 300, with its larger clutch/straight cut primary gears and aluminium clutch basket. The next year saw the 1st mono's 301 and 241 and now the 241(212cc) had the same clutch gears as the 301 . But remember, not much else is interchangeable between a 241/301, the 212 has smaller internal crankcases, the 249 has bigger flywheels different rod. As for the 125/156 forward kick Fantic engine, very little is interchangeable with either the 212 or 249, but interestingly the Fantic head/barrell from the back kick (125/156) will fit. Without getting into infinite detail, that's about it.

Edited March 27, 201313 yr by ask greeves