Hello Larry,

 

Thank you for your feed back its a big help to know why they moved the gear box drain plug to the side of the case i guess thats why it has a flush fitting alan key gearbox drain plug fitted to mine. I did fit a new bash plate from spain so lots of clearance now to help protect the engine cases really.

 

I keep trying to upload some photos but not having much luck, i have up dated all internet software but it seems to load but then says this up load failed ? not sure what im doing wrong 

Edited July 8, 201511 yr by bultacorock

W-HAY my attachment folder was full so i emptied it apart form my gallery on my profile page ( I used up 15mb space posting photos on here )

  Thank for your feed back Larry and here are some photos of me and my bike, i have fitted some new bit with the help of friends, i will make some 

  more photos next time i get her out for a ride.   BR 

Edited July 8, 201511 yr by bultacorock

Good photos, glad you figured things out.
Your bike has some interesting features that make it better in my eyes; M159 style air box , LH brake pedal,

original style tank, early SM rear brace on front fender, (I should have done this) prevents bashing M199 brace

into down tube. Very nice machine.

Larry

Edited July 8, 201511 yr by lbhbul

Here is an more up to date photo of my bike, i like having the gear lever on the right, i can set it a bit higher and out of the way of rocks and stuff. Your right the rear brace on the front fender

works well on drops and in the mud. I keep looking what friends and riders on here are doing to there bikes, to get ideas on what to do next. I would not have been able to figure it out with 

out your help Larry so thanks for all the great posts on here.

 

Joe 

 

PS the tanks colour looks really good on here but its more a bluey greeny colour 

Edited July 9, 201511 yr by bultacorock

Finally got around to timing the rat with a dial indicator using the adapter lbhbul made for me. I was using a stick indicator, but the dial is much more accurate. The adapter was milled out of a spark plug base. Pretty slick!

Tripp

ditch the meter and use a small bulb its much easier to set points.

Doesn't seem to be much going on in our Bultaco community,so we will tear a mid muffler

up and put it back together.

 

Spot welded? My first ever, also welded to perforated tube?

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now to get it packed and back together

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all brazed up

 

All done

Have a good day

Larry

Edited March 30, 201610 yr by lbhbul

Sending Larry more stuff so he can keep working and sharing his great work!!!  That pipe looks awesome and will sound even better!  Going to try your hand at welding the Miller midbox too?!?!?

Robbie, I don't think so, not into alloy welding, can barely do anything correctly the

first time any more, just keep messing about.

 

Larry

I worried that the work on the pipe went a little too well, so when the rear pipe and spark arrestor/ silencer 

arrived I borrowed a M92 to ensure all fit as planned.

Well best laid plans usually go south (as usual for me)

 

Didn't fit, don't know what it's for???

 

 

That's better  

  

Larry

 

 

 

 

Edited March 30, 201610 yr by lbhbul

I'm kind of jealous that everyone else is sharing photos riding and such, but it's 100+F here, so too hot to go outside these days!!!  But...

 

Without the help of Larry (lbhbul) I would have never tackled this project.  The mailman has brough so many packages back and forth, I've lost track!  It's almost like an old M*A*S*H episode when Radar ships a Jeep home in pieces... But here's what I did today with my Sherpa:

 

Larry totally (I mean totally) rebuilt this pipe and it fit like a glove!  And using the hose meant to fit between the carb and airbox eliminated all the curse words I used while trying to fit other hoses.  Larry also rebuilt the carb and added a cool tab to the air screw, for easy adjustment by hand!  Also raised the tank up a bit to keep a safe distance between the pipe. Nice touch!

 

Well, it cranked right up, idles like a kitten and pulls like a BEAST!  Totally love it, but all my fun was cut short with dealing with family stuff, like sick kids and such...

 

One day I hope to post me aboard this beauty!

 

Thanks so much, Larry!!!  This site has provided some great friendships (and challenges too) that are AMAZING!

 

r

 

 

Nice job Robbie,the sherpa t looks great ! Larry is most definitely quite the craftsman and all round great guy.

I did get out and ride mine yesterday,but did not get any action shots.I did get one of my friend of 47 years standing by it.He is the one that got me into riding and let me abuse his TL125 learning how to ride.

 ^{Due to all my messing about with pipes and whatever  I needed to come up with an air box/carb hose}

^{that would get around a M92 style frame re. down tube/straight intake manifold.}

^{My good friend @ the auto parts store took the time to find this hose for me.}

^{after some cut and fit}

^{hose is Gates #20849}

^{Have a nice day}

^Larry

That's a very sanitary solution and fits perfect as I can see.