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I got a text reply off John today and he says its shut but hopes to be open Sunday. Is there any other practice places around? Maybe not so high up! I live in Lancashire. Cheers

My son's fan was running all the time yesterday and when I checked, the rad was cold - soooooo - it had no coolant in. Sounds silly but have you checked? Cheers

I did exactly the same to my Suzuki back in the 80s although I couldn't get the rewinder to finish the job so I used to use Araldite! It worked for a while - I must have done it 4 times in all. Got fed up and flogged it in the end. Ah - the good old days - plenty of time but no money, now I got none of either!

I've had this on a couple of Betas, in both cases removing the plates and shuffling them round cures it but it comes back eventually - just have to do it again. What I do to clear it on the day is to warm the bike up then set off in first gear, get it revving a bit, pull the clutch in then stuff the rear brake on (keep the revs on). This forces the plates to slip and once done the clutch is fine for the rest of the day - it comes back once the bike has been cold for a few days though then you need to shuffle the plates again. Works for me anyway! I use ATF but it makes no difference in my experience what you use. Cheers.

Hi All I have a very similar problem however I seem to have 450 or so ohms across the coil. I found a diagram for a 1999 250 techno although mine is a 200, they don't seem to tally does anyone know if there is a difference or better still does anyone have a proper diagram please? I cannot really read the one I downloaded. On the socket from my stator I have 5 wires plus a yellow single and an earth making 7 in all, two of the cables into the socket give 450 (or so) ohms. If I need to get the stator off, is it special tools to get the flywheel off - has anyone done it before? Any help appreciated.

Yeah, I emailed them and I'm still waiting for a reply - don't hold your breath! I'd phone them if I were you.

OK, I am now absolutely sure the carb is OK. We were out riding today and something weird happened. It refused to start for ages but bump started accidentally when rolling down hill to the car - this should not happen with an auto clutch. It was also refusing to roll backwards as the clutch had locked. I think this has been the problem all along, the clutch is dragging. Next question is - has anybody stripped one of these clutches and are there any pit falls to watch for? Where would I go for spares in the north west of England? Cheers Jim

Thanks for all your suggestions. Keep 'em coming! I think the airline approach might be worth a re-visit since the one in my garage is getting a bit feeble. Cheers Jim

Can anyone help please? My lad's bike won't tickover and its driving me nuts! I have done everything I can think of but to no avail. So far I have stripped and cleaned the carb 3 or 4 times, cleaned the read block, removed the head to check for seizure, changed the oil, checked over the generator, changed the spark plug. There are no signs of crank case leakage or base gasket. The carb is very simple devise and I'm sure I have covered all aspects of it - unless there's something I'm unaware of. What am I missing? Any help appreciated.

Thanks, I'll give that a try - Jim

No, you're right, they don't seem to do actual kits, probably for the reasons you said.

Having re-read your posting, I wonder if its your ignition timing? If it runs better with higher octane fuel then it might have been advanced by the previous owner. Check its set to standard.

Thanks for the help guys. The trialsbits people seem on the ball - unlike some I won't mention...

I'm getting good info out of this forum - keep it up! Next doubless silly question - where do I get chain and sprocket kits from? My prefered source is Ebay for most things these days but I can only find one vendor doing actual kits, there are a few others doing back / front sprox and possibly chains. To my mind, when one is knackered they are all knackered so you may as well get it all in one kit. I was suprised to find next to nowt in the back of TMX. I know its a minority sport and there isn't much about but there must be a supplier somewhere that you all use surely. Still cannot source a manual for my Beta techno 1999, anyone got a copy? ta

I got some off Ebay but they haven't arrived yet! Also got wheel bearings which came quickly. I'm having problems finding chain and sprocket kits for Beta though, there's very little in TMX or on the web in general and little on Ebay - anyone got a supplier? In Lancashire / Merseyside even better. Ta