ben_r

I have bolted it on, seems to fit OK, but the KX400 case I have has a seized arm mechanism. Because of this I have been unable to check if it will work. It's on the back burner for a while, so if you get any good info I would be keen to know too. Cheers, Ben

Not really - you need to cut the pipe part of the silencer about 60mm short from memory, and made a hanging bracket from a piece of 25x6 ali bar.

I used the alloy shock bolts from Sammy Miller.

All I did was put 2 flat washers on the shock mounts before I installed the shocks, and clearance was fine.

Hi there, Rear shocks are Falcon - 360mm / 60lb springs Silencer is Sammy Miller TY175 No other mods to the forks Cheers, Ben

No problem Glenn. It seems the stars aligned, and the mule trains were well fed to finally get you your hitch. I can't believe it took less time to get from my place to your place (50000000000miles), then it took to get from the Suzuki Importers to my place (180miles)! Miracle of modern transportation really. PS - could this be the start of a TC buyers network? Cheers, Ben

Hi Glenn, I will be home Wednesday, and I have a Suzuki dealer a couple of k's down the road. Can you confirm this is your car? SX4 I can get you a price Wednesday, and talk to my shipping company and see what we can work out. Cheers, Ben

Hi Jim, Thanks to your site we figured it out. His Beamish is a 78/79 (has the rear frame loop), and it currently has the steel tank, so it is correct. He does like the look of the alloy tank, so we will keep a look out for tone of them too. I attached some photos too, but for what ever reason, the last person put 250cc decals on it too. Cheers, Ben

Hi Carl, No action yet except for getting the tank clean. A move of house and a 4on/1off work roster is making it difficult. I will keep you posted. Cheers, Ben

Hi Guys, My Dad has his new toy - a nice 1981 RL325 Beamish. It currently runs an RL250 tank, and while it looks nice, its just not right. Is there anyone out there who has or makes the larger RL3235 Alloy tank. cheers, Ben

Hi guys, Progess is being made on my 240 restoration, but I am having problems with my rear brake lever setup. The bike as I got it cam with a random brake lever on it, and it looks like they have butchered the mount to make it work. I have my fabricator making new footpeg/brake mounts, and I have an original brake lever on the way. But what I need is details on the pedal mounting bolt arrangement - can someone tell me if the proper setup is a pin, or a bolt etc so I can get my fabricator to make the mount right. Do I get him to drill a through hole, or tap an M6/M8/M10) etc to mount my pedal? cheers, Ben

Hi Guys, Just stripped my new (to me) Fantic 240, and I have found 1 problem - the rear hub is fairly wrecked from what I expect is loose sprocket bolts. I need to get hold of another one, so can any one tell me other brands/models that run the same rear hub? I have been told SWM hubs are the same, but I can't confirm. Any help would be great. Cheers, Ben

Hi guys, I wish I had 1 too... Hang on I have 3! (with a fourth in pieces waiting to be made).... Cheers, Ben

Hi Glenn, I still have the original rim, so I can measure the old rim and the new rim, and work it out that way. I ended up going with some Morads supplied by Central Wheel - should be over here in Aus after Christmas I hope. Totalshell - I will pick the bike up in a week or two and inspect the carb - I have located a supplier of parts so it just might need a rebuild. The previous owner's assessment of the carb was "it's stuffed!" Once I work out what is wrong, I might give you a buzz. Cheers, Ben

G'Day Woody, You are an absolute star! Thanks a bunch for your help. Cheers, Ben