What You Lot Up To Then,,

[luckyrich]

I think the ball bearing mod is for the very early stuff ,,,,,,
Yours should be one of of the later boxes ,
Strange its jumping out of all gears with a bit of pressure on ,
The one thing you can do from the outside , is check the detent spring & plunger ,,,,,,if your sat on the bike its a 17 or 19 mm nut just right of the rear engine mounting ,,,,,,theres a tube nut .spring & plunger ,,,,you should have a good bit of tension as you wind it up tight , not to tight though as the selector wont move ,
Down side is i cant remember if you can check this this in place ,or if you, just have to pop the motor half out ,,,,, 25 years or more since i played with them ,,,,,,,,, ;D,,let us know how you get on ,,,,,,,,,,good luck ......... rich,

[graham44]

EEk.....EEK......and double EEEK the z250 kx250 project has been consigned to a box in the corner of the shed marked "get round to it some time" the whole thing got way to complicated and time is running out if I want to be out in June

All is not lost however ;D Ebay came to the rescue with a KL250 frame for 99p . the front and rear bouncy bits from the KX have been bolted on but I have a large hole in the middle that needs an engine

Can anyone help me find a KL engine and a few bits to make sparks and put fuel in I'v got some beer tokens on standby ;D ;D ;D ;D

[whizzy]

I think a son of a certain forum member might have a C90 engine you could have ;D Not sure if he's old enough for beer tokens though

[graham44]

funny you should mention that I was tinkering with the idea of a home brew trials bike with just such a lump

Come to think of it from what I'v learned of the KL motors the bog wheel lump could be an upgrade ;D

[luckyrich]

;D The early twin shock kl motors were flat as a turd ,,,,,,,,,, just changed note when you opened the throtle , not much else happened ,,,,,,,,, ;D, Lr ,

[graham44]

flat as a turd is good with me to start off with....I'll have a tinker once I'm up and running ;D

[whizzy]

I've got the Fantic frame back, all very nicely powder coated. No excuses now just need to screw it all back together.

[whizzy]

I've been doing a bit more to the Fantic, getting close now.

[superdream400]

will it be ready for the 26th whizzy

[whizzy]

Thats the plan. I haven't fired her up yet but it's only a case of putting the fluids in.........................hopefully!! oh and maybe a rear mudguard.

[luckyrich]

Thats looking good ,,,,,,,,brings back a few memories ,,,,,,

[luckyrich]

;D Had a e mail today from monkey boy ,,,,,,,,the bultaco needs a load of finishing bits & he needs a older bloke that knows what the stuff looked like when it was made ;D, blimey where to go ,,,,,,this on line ordering thing is great as long as you know exactly what you need ,,,,,,i realy miss the old type shops when you could go in have a nose around & come out with treasure ,,,,,
I was dead lucky in years back , i was allowed in the miller w/shop /stores , from bultaco /honda/ swm/hiro , stuff that was being developed days .........happy days ,,,,,, allways learnt something & found something that i could use or adapt for my own bikes of the time ,,,,,,auto jumbles just arnt the same ,,,,,,,,,,,
Ive e mailed the new sm site .........just to see if they will let me in to have a nose through there stock ........Hopefully if they are up for it ,,,,there will be loads of add ons for the trials & the mx lot on here ,,,, rich ...........

[whizzy]

Got the rewound stator back today. Fitted it tonight and it started second prod ;D. Then whilst it was just idling it popped and banged then stoped. Bloody flywheel key had sheared
I'm beging to wonder about this bike

[luckyrich]

Blimey hope it hasnt damaged anything ,,,,,,,,, give the shaft a little rub with some wet & dry ,,,,,,,,,when you do the nut up dont use a windy gun,,,,,,,,,,tighten it up as best as poss with a socket then give the handle of the 1/2 inch ratchet a couple of sharp taps with a 2lb lump hammer ,,,,,,,,if theres a bit of sideways play on the key way stick some lock tight in it ,but dont start the motor for 24 hours ,,,,,,,good luck ,,,,,,,,,itle be fine mate ,,,,,,,,,think positive ,,, ;D ;D

[luckyrich]

;D Well 3 days on (ref bultaco bits),still trying to get replys on lists ive emailed ,,,,,,,i dont like this mail order with no shop to visit ,,,,,,,,,ime getting nowhere ,
A few years ago i would of collected the stuff & fitted it less than a day ,,,,,,,, ::)spose this is what they call progress,,,,, ;D