Over at the recent Bristol Classic bike show in Shepton Mallett, saw this & knew there'd be plenty of you guys interested!!......

Another.....

and another.....

and the last one......

Nice but it's a '76 or '77. Yeah, I know I'm an anorak.

Bad form when they can't get the documentation right!!!! Here's the blurb.....

i have a 1979 175cc,

abit of an odd model !

but dont know too much abit it

the 250 is really nice tho

Looks like a 77. My old man bought one when he got back into riding after a 10 year gap, that looks very pretty though with the polished casings

Cue Big John.............

Dy

Sorry, but it's not a 79.

I started trials (many moons ago) with a 79 sherpa 250.

It was a fantastic bike, never let me down, cue, rose tinted nostalgia glasses.

Seriously, i still wish to this day that i had never sold it, it was mint.

hmm..looks to me like an M158, about 1975.

Not a 75, rear frame loop is too long. As someone's already said, a 76 or early 77 at the latest

I've had a look in Historia De La Sherpa T (The Story) and the bike it looks most like is a M190 (September 1976 to Febuary 1977). Only thing that makes me wonder about it though is the rear loop, looks longer than that on the M190, maybe a hybrid?

Not a 190. You're confusing it with a 198. Definitely a 158.

BTW 198/199 had a rear mudguard loop. 198/199A and B variants did not.

A 198/9 had red mudguards and a black motor and a different airbox. 198/9 A & B variants had blue tanks.

The seat on this bike is wrong. Pity 'cause the correct seat's on ebay presently.

Edited February 17, 200620 yr by TooFastTim

Its a 77 model as its got slots in the sump plate area, 76 models had very small holes in this area? nice bike but ruined somewhat with the crossover arangement with the gear / rear brake pedals?

shame about the seat needs original cover and foam to really set it off (ive got the foam for this model in my garage!)

That is one serious AFFRO haircut