Terrot MT1 Motorcycle restoration project

[Gary71]

Good to see it working!
Now make a full bike

[911hillclimber]

Never-give-Up = persistence? I had that drummed into me from an early age when I wore short trousers...60 years ago...and my best model aeroplane had done a spectacular nose dive and was 12" shorter...

Been a hard slog as I knew it was something stupid that I had done, but never thought of the condenser.
It was Cortina saying I should go right back to basics last week that made me think harder, and a chance conversation with the boss at Villiers Services rang a bell with him.
He had a good customer who changed everything consumable on his Greeves inc the condenser and the bike was rubbish running, all the same issues I had.

The day before I looked on google about 2 stroke condensers and noted somebody describing the same issues, solved by the condenser change, hence going back to V Services for a new one.

The Greeves man had a duff Condenser, changed it for another, and the bike was off to the scrambles.
Sometimes the planets align and things are good.

Yes, I will ride the bike when it's dry.
The gears are shifted by a suicide lever on the right side of the tank, the bike has a lot of pre-war quirks.

[Ashley James]

It’s looks lovely, so I hope it earns enough for you to buy a more amenable project.

[911hillclimber]

Thank you Ashley, but it is not worth much. Cost me about £3500 or more, lost count, value? About £1750/2000
Most people have never heard of Terrot, France's largest motorcycle manufacturer.
Thus, I think I may well have to advertise it as a Bantam Alternative!

Have the next project in the shed, just not so turned-on by it.
Thinking of going electric with it.

[Winston Teague]

Well done! Phew, now i can finally give up DDK and drift away.......
W

[911hillclimber]

No!
I need all the advisors I can get!

[911hillclimber]

Nearly put a bid on a 1928 Terrot 175 on ebay, but thought better of it and it went for £1600, but a few too many parts missing. A 1950 bike is hard enough let alone a 1928..

Also spotted a 100cc Villiers engine Sun, 1954 with girder forks etc, lovely British light weight, but too similar to the MT1 I have.
So, got all the engine in, carb tweeked, lighting re-connected and a few other snags that needed doing and the Terrot MT1 is actually all done.

The carb top was badly stripped and the carb body was not much better, so found a new one in France for 9 Euro. Fitted great, but the threads on the body are too damaged for the top to stay in place, so forced to make a clamp bracket to hold it all together.

[Gary71]

Does it all work then? We need an action shot!

[gridgway]

action video!

[911hillclimber]

Yes, it all works, stupid mistake made by me ages ago = misery for months...

All back in the bike now but not re-started it until all was done.

Found my old hill climb helmet, wont risk my Bell!
Need to fill the gearbox/clutch with oil but it leaks (NO gearbox seals by design!), the roads are wet, cannot possibly get it dirty....

Ummm, can't think of any more excuses.
With a dry day will try to get the wife to video it on my camera and youtube it.
Last time I did that it took years to upload, so not too enthusiastic.

I rode it with the 50cc 4 stroke in, rides very stable and has really good brakes!

[Cortina]

I'd like to see a little rubber sleeve over that throttle cable "holding" it in place to the adjusting sleeve
a) keeps the crud out , but
b) stops the cable drifting up , catching on the edge , and the rest you can guess ............... hmm.

just saying like

[911hillclimber]

Yep, take your points.
The cables are new 'get you home' cables and are very long.
They are all wound up to tidy the excess for the time being until I am sure the lot works and then solder much closer to the termination points and cut the excess off.
Heat shrink applied to tidy up.

Doubt I will have it long enough to see them rust!
(Maybe...)

Just realised I mis-read your thought. The cable outer to the carb needs a tie wrap to ensure the cable outer is truly perpendicular to stop chaffing, and a rubber sleeve to stop road grit building up is a good idea.
Thanks!

[Ashley James]

FWIW there’s an MZ 125 on FB market place for £250. They were an extremely good and durable two stroke and they have a following even now.

[911hillclimber]

Thanks Ashley, I've looked at a 100 or more 'next project' recently, bet I've seen it!
I have however found 2 French bikes, one 1938 and the other a 1949.
Chasing them ATM, hoping to part x the Peugeot!

Fingers and more are crossed.

[Ashley James]

Best of luck