I used a Yamaha CT1 rear axle on my Ossa, Think i had to change the wheel bearings to suit the thicker axle, Didnt help much, they still bent !

David, looks to me like the chain tensioner could only influece the brake pedal if the tensioner sleeve is seized to the shaft. The brake pedal must be held up by cable adjustment and the spring on the brake backing plate. What sort of bike ? Looks like the full width shaft is to accomadate either a ...

Getting excited now, just hit it with the high pressure cleaner and a bit of truck wash and it looks heaps better already except that all the remaining black paint has gone. The frame looks pretty good as i had it and the rear springs powder coated about 20 years ago. Off down to super cheap (nice ...

Here's my bike, not pretty

Yes chippy, The Avon Mudplugger was a 3 ply Trials universal which whilst apparently a great short circuit tyre, was a pretty ordinary Trials tyre. The ones i used were specials flown in from England and were 2 ply they were pretty good. I remember i couldnt stock up on them because they had to be ...

Rod, My Bultaco 350 79 last ran in 2007 or 2005 not sure, anyway yes i decided to go to the Jeff Gough memorial trial after reading something about it on the Western Districts Trial Facebook site (don't even know how i came to be on their mailing list but anyway they seem cool ) Saw a few people ...

Yes Rod my one and only Ossa, never went to Scottish, just seemed like a cool thing to say at the time . I did get a haircut ! The only bike i had which was worse was a Montesa 349 White one, which was just horrendous, the unpredictable stalling made the Ossa seem like silk ! Had it back to Ryans of ...

RE newspaper article on page 48, i can still vividly recall the please explain letter i recieved from Sport and Road a few days later ! I never really came to grips with the Ossa it just didn't seem to suit my style of riding, The Bultaco seemed to put a lot more of your weight on your hands and i ...

The Italjet 350T was a great bike and had an undeserved bad reputation in Australia , All the good points of a Sherpa, stable handling and good solid feel plus a lighter front end and slightly beter traction, i think the footpegs may have been set back a bit further. The brakes were also an ...

Hey Peter, Everyone thats ever seen that picture thinks its me, ! Same bike, same style, same shirt even, but its Barry Dack , A grade rider and father of motocross legend Craig Dack. I did ride an Italjet 350 and was sponsored by Avon tyres , great bikes but the tyres were a bit sus, mine were all ...