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If you're planning to keep the bike, do yourself a favour and fit a Mikuni carb on it. I've got a Bultaco and a Husqvarna that both had Bing carbs on them, they now have Mikuni carbs fitted and are better for it. They usually start second or third kick even after standing for a few weeks. Dave Renham is your man for any Bulty parts https://www.inmotiontrials.com/product/mikuni-pursang-motocross-carb-complete/

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I'll swap ya for a black Alpinestar in large

I remember my father trying to fit a centrifugal clutch off a lawnmower to my kart many years ago, the first time I tried it , the kart crept forward a foot or so and then the clutch burnt out . He never could get it to work right so it went back to direct drive . We might of been unlucky, and the clutch may have been pretty much goosed before it was fitted He also didn't have the luxury of the internet 40 years ago to try and find a solution , fingers crossed for you that somebody can help you sort it .

Check that there is no dirt in the main jet in your carb , it will run on the pilot jet at low revs and then goes onto the main at higher revs .

Had a pint of the Betty Stogs in a pub in Kent a few weeks ago and it wasn't good at all . In it's defence the pub was pretty quiet, so I can only assume that the beer had been stood in the pump for some time. I'm going down to Bude in August , so I will give it another try when I'm down there.

Think you might be right . it was a brave call from MD to walk away from the Milwaukee team , but that new R1 seems to have a serious problem with both the Milwaukee and Martrain bikes filling the airboxes with oil , there's no way I would want to race round the island on a bike that could be on the verge of imploding

Here's a scarier video showing Hutchy passing Mickey Dunlop the other night . A bit gutted I'm not going over this year , and to rub salt in the wounds I'm just about to take my son and his mates to the airport , so they can go over for a few days

He was running quite low down the order, around 20th I think , then he crashed on the last lap . Hopefully he will get to grips with the bike fairly quickly ,unless he has moved up to the big bikes too soon ? He was always good to watch on the Moto 3 bike .

I wonder how long it will be before Crutchlow is moaning about the Honda ? I used to really enjoy watching him when he was in WSB , but not so keen on him since he's been in Moto GP , always seems to blame the bike, especially when his team mate is beating him

Very sound advice there. I've got a 350 Bultaco sherpa that I bought from a mate in tatty condition . I have rebuilt it over the years, to a reasonable standard , not concourse , as I intend to use it so I didn't want to be fretting if I scratched it I dread to think how much it has cost me in parts and time , but I intend to keep it for a good few years, so that is irrelevant. If you just want the bike , to do up and turn it around for a tidy profit , then I think you will really struggle. There just isn't the demand and interest for 70's trials bikes ......... yet.

What model , and how old is it ? Cheers

1st one at 24 , youngest one at 38 . Knowing then what I know now, I think I would have had them all by the time I was 20

Don't you mean 'fortunately ' ? I have the misfortune of travelling that section most weeks , it never ceases to amaze me how many bad drivers that road attracts

I've noticed that there are a couple of gantries around the Clacket lane services on the M25, that have extra speed cameras mounted on them near to the hard shoulder . I have seen these go off a few times , even though the variable speed limits were turned off. Can only assume that they are set at national speed limit + a percentage