February 25, 20224 yr Author Underestimated how well the wheels would polish up, was going to toss them in the trash!
February 27, 20224 yr Author I didnt notice this till after powder coat, looks like some surgery will be needed to convert to RH brake or stick with left hand... Not sure why they did this??
February 28, 20224 yr Nice-looking wheelset you've got there. And I'll bet you're glad you didn't toss 'em. They polished up very nicely! As to your swingarm... the cable guide was likely modified for additional brake rod clearance with the left-side brake. Personally, I like the positive feel of the brake rod vs. right-side pedal using a cable. Doesn't take long to acclimate to opposite shift/brake orientation... and, as an added bonus, with right-side shifting you can really raise that lever for greater obstacle clearance - which you can't do as well with the left-side lever due to lever contact with the drive chain. Looking forward to your finished restoration!
February 28, 20224 yr Author 44 minutes ago, vintagenut said: Nice-looking wheelset you've got there. And I'll bet you're glad you didn't toss 'em. They polished up very nicely! As to your swingarm... the cable guide was likely modified for additional brake rod clearance with the left-side brake. Personally, I like the positive feel of the brake rod vs. right-side pedal using a cable. Doesn't take long to acclimate to opposite shift/brake orientation... and, as an added bonus, with right-side shifting you can really raise that lever for greater obstacle clearance - which you can't do as well with the left-side lever due to lever contact with the drive chain. Looking forward to your finished restoration! Still torn on which side to use, but starting to think you may be right
March 7, 20224 yr Yes. Or a replacement spacer, like this :- https://www.inmotiontrials.com/product/bultaco-sherpa-speedo-replacement-spacer-17mm/
March 10, 20224 yr Author The more I work on this bike the more puzzled I get, the depth of cavity for the fork seal is only enough for one seal and there is no groove for a circlip to hold it in...hmmm
March 10, 20224 yr Author just found another post that says this may be normal for late model bikes. Progress so far...
March 11, 20224 yr Author Another dumb question, the swing arm bolt has very few threads engaged, is this normal or did I get to short a bolt? had to destroy the old one getting it out and pretty sure it went all the way through the nut on the old one.
March 12, 20224 yr 9 hours ago, slowrider said: Another dumb question, the swing arm bolt has very few threads engaged, is this normal or did I get to short a bolt? had to destroy the old one getting it out and pretty sure it went all the way through the nut on the old one. Two thicknesses of that plastic coating and that washer being new would not be helping the situation
March 12, 20224 yr Author 13 hours ago, feetupfun said: Two thicknesses of that plastic coating and that washer being new would not be helping the situation Was thinking the frame may flex in as well? we will see
March 26, 20224 yr On 2/10/2022 at 6:10 PM, slowrider said: Well I tried Feked and trials france but neither site would let me buy anything, website was a POS. So I am off to motion since the wesite actually seems to work and take my money..very frustrating. Would like to go through Hughes, but his website is worthless also. I'm finishing up a 199A so I know what you're going through. InMotion parts come unbelievably fast to the States. But, Hugh's or now its known as ClassicBultaco.com is very good. Tim Wever is an excellent source of advice and help and they have lots more than on their site. Call or send an email.
March 27, 20224 yr Author 22 hours ago, Gearboy said: I'm finishing up a 199A so I know what you're going through. InMotion parts come unbelievably fast to the States. But, Hugh's or now its known as ClassicBultaco.com is very good. Tim Wever is an excellent source of advice and help and they have lots more than on their site. Call or send an email. Bought a few items from Hughes, just took forever, actually got stuff quicker from Motion
March 29, 20224 yr Author having a hard time find a thumbs up ignition cover in good or NOS shape, if anyone runs across one
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