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By chance can you contact the folks a Delay . es and see why they won't return email inquire's about their Fantic Seats and all their other bits ? Maybe you can become their translator ... Welcome to TC ! Glenn

Does this mean your gonna obtain some tools and actually work on her ???? And 37 months of use says there ain't much to fault with the stock plates ... How much more $ are the mitani's and do you need them ? Glenn

Ben , look at this post for a shot of a modified layout ... http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/index....showtopic=16450

The O.E. brake pedal mounted on a short stub , with a bushing in the lever pivot . The lever is retained by a bolt w/flat washer theaded into the pivot stub . If memory serves it's a M10 bolt .

"I will tell you all that last weekend, here in So Cal, I had the pleasure of watching Pat Smage pilot his funny looking motorcycle over some stuff that was absolutely INSANE! I'm talking about high level world round stuff that riders spend 20 minutes "walking the section' before attempting but this kid simply looked at the line and went. I couldn't even begin to describe it to the point that you would get it. Interestingly enough, as I watched him I recalled seeing Tommi doing stuff like this. Coincidentally I come back here tonight to review some old posts and...... " I've seen both of the Smage Kids do the same thing , What I get a kick out of is the smirk on their face when they do it ! They are having fun !!!

I thought the Whitehawk ty80's had 19 inch fronts ... But try http://www.bjracing.com They may be able to help with a 20 . I think one of the older spanish bikes used a 20 inch front wheel . Good luck ! Glenn

It sure is GREEN !!!!! Glenn But still cool in it's own way ...

I'd have to agree ! My 240 is about as trick as a 240 can get and still be a 240 ... I've watched a few different pro class riders ride my bike and after they get a few minutes to get used to her , proceed to do things I never thought possible on a 1983 twinshock . And every time it happens , It boosts my confidence greatly ,'cause I know the only thing holding me back is my daft riding ! I've just got to practice and learn how to tell the old girl the right moves ... But it is still a fun learning curve !!!!

Can we elect this fellow ???? Great read , proves money controls everything .... Bottomline !

Hey Spud , long time no see ... But I just left the OSSA site ... Nothings changed that I can see , just the timer is gone .... Or am I missing something ???? Maybe the lust in my heart to touch and ride a new ossa has clouded my vision ... ,although the 2010 Sherco 320 keeps getting sexier ... Glenn

Add a little bit of modern tech to the old girl , and you'll be surprised at what they can do !

I can relate ... I've got more strange pullers than anybody should ... 'cause you never know ! Glenn

ClASSIC "thort you went to school ? " Glenn

Nah ... Once it's in my collection of toys , it's there forever , I've never sold a tool I bought , And to that I don't loan any out anymore either ... Unless it's someone I can trust without a second thought ...

When it comes to necessities , Alot of the young techs always ask why is there a 6 inch vise bolted to the top of one of my old tool boxes , My reply is " I've only got two hands " As to the most expensive single hand tool ... Has to be the Snap On Torque Multiplier I Bought in the late 70's for torqueing the flywheel nut on the early rotory engines (before they got the apex seals to work ...) One of the fun engines to rebuid , engine stand bolted to floor , engine bolted to stand , flywheel slid on crank and bolted to cases so it can't rotate while tightening big center nut and then apply about 600ft.lbs. of torque to the nut ... I paid just over 6k usd for that hand tool ... And it's one that never gets used at all anymore .... But when I apprenticed on jags (started in '74 ) with a old limey ******* , who taught me three rules I still work by ... 1 , if you need to borrow a tool twice , you need to own it . 2 , it's a inanimate object , and you are smarter than it is ! 3 , if some SOB designed it and built it , you can take it apart and fix it ... And the fourth one I've added to my personal instructional repertoire ," The only stupid question is the one you were afraid to ask !!! " Glenn

Copey , like you I have a tool fetish ... A little over 300k spent in the last 30 odd years .(yeah I keep and add receipts !) I've got a set of those and they are quite handy at times . But have you tried the new electric ratchets ? Pricey , but SO handy in some cases ... I've got a thing about pliers ... Some of the way cool high end ones out of Germany are just Kickbutt ... And yet some of the Stanwahl tools that were given to me decades ago still work and feel better than anything you can buy today ... Electronic torque wrenchs ! gimme a break ! use your head and think about what your doing , don't need a machine to tell me I'm doing it right ! Glenn (a grumpy old mechanic ...)

I to agree with the gents above , I would wager it's not a Yamaha part ... Looks to me to be a high grade high collar lock washer , I've seen some before with the stamping on the sides and not sure where I remember it from ... Maybe electric motors or something with high frequency vibrations . Or maybe from a old british leyland product ....(jags , real ones , pre 1980...) Or it could be the alignment washer out of your astro-diffibulator commutater brush alignment assembly ! Glenn

Not Really COPEY ... Just general info for any bike that has sat up quite awhile , especialy one that is almost 30 years old ... And one more tidbit of things to do to her , CHANGE the gearbox oil before you start it ! Petrolium based oils turn slighty acidic with time ... and then warm it up and change it again when hot to extend the life of any seals that haven't already gone rock hard . And it is a requirerment that you post again as soon as she's running !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glenn

Good point ! forgot to mention that ... Glenn

They also just opened another store in socal , Info should be on their website . http://www.lewisportusa.com/index.htm Glenn

I have a question for all you older gents who rode in the 70's and never stopped. I started trials in '73 or so and stopped competing/riding in about '76 . Back then the move I worked hard to get down smooth was the rollback/jerkback to tighten a turn way up when a floater was not practicle . Bearnie Schrieber covers this move in detail in his book released in 1983 (I think ). But upon my return to our beloved pastime in late 2004 I find folks hopping and stopping and all kinds of other gyrations and yet the rollback equals a 5... When did this change take place ???? Yes I'm confused ... Glenn

Just for you Cope , I'll start the wheels turning with a shot of old guys on little bikes ... I don't have any of me on the ty80 , but here's one of me on the fantic 50 ... Boy it makes me look large/FAT etc.... C'mon Dabster we know you've got one on the little GG. Happy New Year to All ! Glenn

I'd make sure it's got spark and a fresh plug , Free up the top end with a little oil , Clean the tank and carb good , throw on a new fuel filter , clean/replace air filter , Turn on the choke and kick her thru a few times plugless to get some premix to the bottom end and seals etc. Then let it sit abit to air out , put the plug in her and give it a go ! But you may want to get the forks to move first , leaking or not as to avoid more costly repairs , (bushings and bits for the 35 mm forks can be hard to locate ...) And make sure the brake arms move and release too before you ride it ... And maybe lube the throttle cable too just to be safe ! Have fun and take good care of the old girl , You'll like her !!! Glenn

I would have to say Iridium plugs in our old bikes can't be beat , They produce a better spark with less energy than standard plugs . I'm personally fond on ND/ DENSO plugs over all others .(lots of years wrenching on toyotas , and have never seen a failed ND , without outside issues ...) NGK's work , But the ND iridium I put in fantic two years ago has shown no discernable wear and still fires first kick , hot or cold ... And has this perfect light tan shading ... Glenn