1968 Dalesman. 22 off road trials sections, 100 miles. Will it survive?

1968 Dalesman 125, dragged from a barn and quickly prepared for long distance trials.
Will it (and I) survive the Flacon Motor Club 75th anniversary trial?
Special thanks to Architectural Heritage Ltd. I took them up on their kind offer and even got a nice cup of tea to warm up!
#classicbikes #trials #twinshock

[@leslieaustin151]

This was a sad episode, but I do like watching LDTs (might even have a go when I get my Innova on the road!). With this sort of content, how could I not subscribe to this channel. Thanks for a good ‘un. Les

[@whatsintheworkshop4478]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@benspeedschannel888]

Bring it down to south wales next year and ride the Fred Rist long distance trial 👍

[@peterbennett4948]

Barrel is retrievable try PJME in the West Midlands. I had my RS125 barrel resleeved by them 👍

[@nuskaha]

Keep up the good work mate, and keep the videos coming 👍

[@PaulDrage]

😢 commiserations

[@adeypop1]

What a Racket! I love 2 strokes but thats too busy.....oh it died 😞 Any info on these off road trials?

[@whatsintheworkshop4478]

I think the phone mic made it sound worse, but yes it's not the quietest! Have a look at The Motor Cycling Club website, they have info on the bigger events on there.

[@FunAllDayLong4353]

Any idea what caused the ring failure? Metal fatigue or not enough oil in the petrol-oil mix? 🤔

[@whatsintheworkshop4478]

No obvious signs of anything, so I think just fatigue. I was running a 25:1 mix, so should have had plenty of lubrication.

[@nbandpinportugal]

Sounded like a chain saw going up the hill. I had a Sprite trials bike with a Villiers 200cc motor - temperamental is the word that comes to mind. Was it worth repairing ?

[@whatsintheworkshop4478]

I wish Dalesman had used Villiers engines, at least I could get parts easily for those!

[@kevinmoses1605]

Where can you get parts? I have a 1971 dalesman trials.

[@whatsintheworkshop4478]

Hi Kevin. Is yours the Puch engine too? If so, RBO Puch in Austria or Wiser Puch, again in Austria.

[@kevinmoses1605]

Yes. 4 speed. Puch engine. I can't find any info on the engine number.

[@whatsintheworkshop4478]

@@kevinmoses1605 yes, that's the same as mine. If you have a look on RBO, they have a better website for finding the parts. Wiser is sometimes cheaper though. The engine is from a Puch M125.

[@graemecargill8924]

Hi, Interesting video but was a bit disappointed that it broke down on you. I’ve got a couple questions re the Dalesman if you don’t mind. I’m building what I believe is a 1969 model but I can’t find a vin number anywhere on the bike, where is yours stamped and does it follow the format of the Puch engine number ? I would love to get mine road registered when it’s finished. I also saw that you mentioned a replacement tank, mine is WAY beyond repair and I’m wondering where you sourced yours ? Thanks Graeme

[@whatsintheworkshop4478]

Hi Graeme. Yes, I was disappointed as well! But it's sorted now. New video coming soon. I was lucky enough to have the frame number stamped into the headstock on mine, but it's not always the case as I understand. It's the engine number with a 1 in front of it. The tank I got lucky. I still have the original slimmer tank, but I picked up this larger one locally from a chap who had some parts for sale.

[@graemecargill8924]

Thanks so much for getting back in touch its really appreciated and looking forward to seeing your Dalesman back in action. I have about 5 layers of paint on the headstock to be stripped off, so fingers crossed there’s some sort of number under there 😉 Please let me know if you ever decide to sell your old tank as I may be interested. Regards Graeme

[@benspeedschannel888]

You know you can get those barrels re Nicasil plated don’t you? There is a firm called Langcourt who are excellent at it. I wonder if all those little dots at the top of your barrel are designed to retain oil?

[@whatsintheworkshop4478]

Yes, though I don't know at what cost. Unfortunately it's made a pretty deep score in the bore too, so it would need a fair rebore.

[@benspeedschannel888]

@@whatsintheworkshop4478 if the score is really deep they weld it up, machine it back, then re plate it. I used to working in a motocross breakers/shop and we used to send loads to Langcourt, I don’t know what their prices are now but they were always pretty reasonable from memory.

[@whatsintheworkshop4478]

@@benspeedschannel888ok, thanks I'll get a price from Langcourt. I was hoping to find a decent second hand one with piston, but nothing has turned up yet.