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Tr280I Extra Base Gasket(S)

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Hi Guru's,

 

As I get older I am finding the effort involved starting my Ossa becoming a bit much for my knees, unless I can find a box or a bank to stand on I generally stand alongside and use my left leg and kick backwards like I did with old Bultacos...

 

I have been considering investigating  the current crop of 125's but since I really enjoy, make that love,  the Ossa (once it's running) was wondering if anyone had ever shoved extra base gaskets in to reduce the compression making it easier to turn over. Note that I don't need it to start easier, it's not bad at that, but just to reduce the effort! I appreciate there will almost certainly be a loss of horsepower but since it generally has more than enough for me anyway I'm not perturbed.

 

All suggestions gratefully accepted ...

 

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Richard

Put an extra base gasket on my 300 did not lose to much power made it a lot better to start

I put an extra gasket in my 280.I don't think it reduced the effort required very much.It starts a lot better now tho.Having the tps set spot on by a tech that knows what he is doing makes a really big difference.

Ossa did make a 125 trials bike.  Not many in the UK though.

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