SDR Ossa

[YUMASTEPSIDE]

yeah.........not real sure about the grab handles, all the bikes I've seen either have none or one opposite the pipe and then you'll see a pic of one with the handle on the pipe side.......??...
  It doesn't matter, but I think the norm is one handle

                Roger

[Rod Rocket]

When new mine had 1 handle on left side only not on exhaust side.
Regards Rod.

[euro bikes]

Mine has two, but it must have been a left one bent to fit it . The old yank mag i have here has one only.

[80-85 husky]

Ol mate years ago said " there is a blue Ossa in the old farm shed...do you want it??? cool as i could "nah i dont think so.... oh maybe we should have a look maybee "

It was an SDR painted blue bugger it! and the lid was off, the shed was gone (Willy Willy got it) but it was complete.

i pulled it down and threw the shims in a bucket.... once i realized the significance of that stupidity (when i got the manual ) and the price of the reco cranks.... i sold it for 100 bucks....

[MKO]

Hi my name is Mick and I brought a n Ossa SDR twenty something  years ago for fifty bucks . I have had it in a shed up until about 3 years ago when my father wanted to fix something . He has spent over a thousand on a new crank and big end and various other parts from the states . It ran but only had a poor spark and now has no spark at all . He thinks it needs a new stator . Although it is missing a lot of its original body work we would like to keep this one on the road and eventualy restore it with all parts available . Any advice ? Thanks Mick .

[Matador107]

I'd check that the wiring connections are all firm and correct including all earthed points.Sometimes a weak spark is caused by a bad earth.

If that all checks out try a new spark plug and ignition coil and a condenser.
I'm not see whether your bike has electronic ignition or a magneto / points set up.
Ossaworld and Ossa Planet in the USA may have parts for ignitions.

[MKO]

Thanks for the advice , my father has pretty well checked all things and it is the motoplat electronic system and he is fairly sure the problem is in the stator . He has contacted keith lynus and ossa planet and didn't want to spend that much on a brand new one and was coping someone might have a working second hand one . I also wonder if anyone had used a another make like the Kawasaki system in the Maico early models ? Cheers and thanks for replying Mick .

[VMX60]

If its Motoplat  black lead coil replace or try a later red lead coil which has the diode fitted inside also take the plug cap off and cut 5mm or so off the lead back to  good wire  plus a good earth wire to the top coil and remove the kill button wire from the coil just to check

cheers

[cappra]

Motoplat ignitions can be rebuilt, sometimes at a lower cost than a good used one (that could fail at anytime)
Check this place out.   http://www.uk-motoplat.com/home.html

[JC]

Small Coil Rewinds in Vic also does them if yr in Oz.

The motoplats sometimes get moisture in them. Sometimes (if its not too severe) some good pushing can get sufficient spark to get them started, then giving them a good long run dries them out & they're OK. But it only works if they're not too far gone in the first place.

[80-85 husky]

ive got a manual for the Ossa if anyone wants it, it would go for a dan murphys gift card I reckon for a bottle of Plonk! promised land is drinking well atm

[MKO]

Thank you all for this advice and so quickly . This is what we wanted to know and we will try all options . My dad is 75 years old but still a very good mechanic and still understands " rebuilding stuff " over replacing stuff . Cheers Mick .