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bikelug do one, expensive though. they sell 'em on Ebay.

Stablisers'll come in handy.

I've taken the stickers off and theres loads of glue and stuff all along the frame, so i'll have to clean all that off. I'll see how it looks when i've got all the crap off. The thing is, theres loads of rubbing marks down the frame near the foot pegs. I'm thinking that if it still looks tatty after i've cleaned it up, if i polish it up so it's nice and shiney it will cover that up a bit and make it look a bit newer.

I've peeled the stickers off the frame of my Techno and may put some new stickers on. But on the other hand i'm thinking of leaving it plain. Is there some thing i can buy to clean up and polish the frame? Whats the best stuff to use? Has anyone tried it and does it look any good? Cheers

I've just taken the exhaust system off of the 99 Techno for a clean. There was oil running from the end can/muffler. I've cleaned the end muffler right out and repacked it with the correct packing. It was filthy and thick with oil. I've also cleaned out the front pipe as best as i can with caustic soda, it's got some oil out but not all, but should be ok i reckon. I also put the middle section in the Caustic soda for a while, it started to fizz on the outside of the section and get hot. I've read on here that caustic soda eats away at alluminium, so i guess thats whats happening. I took it out and it seems ok. What i want to know is this. What is actualy in this section? Is there a packaging fibre in there surrounding the perforated centre? If so how do i get it out and if i can't will the packaging dry out enough so that i can still use this section? It's standing up in a bucket at the moment and theres oil slowly running out of it. Also theres a bolt on the top, what is that for? Cheers

Cheers bob, i've just took the carb off again to have a look at it. I think i turned the idle screw the wrong way through panic as the engine revved. The screw is turned all the way in almost, thats got to be why the engine revved it's nuts off. I reckon the reason it didn't start first of all was because i messed about with the tick over fuel/air mixture screw earlier on today, it's almost shut.

Still getting drag, but not so bad. I dont think i sanded them down enough. Ill give it another go and if it's still doing it i think i'll just get some new ones. Thanks all. RonM, thanks for telling me about the technical artical. Very interesting and helpfull.

Also theres another screw on the carb near the idle screw, what does this do excactly? If i start the engine up again and it does this again how can i stop the engine if the kill switch doesn't work? Cheers

I was getting fuel leaking out of the tube at the bottom of the carb, so i did the T piece mod. I put it back on the bike and it starts to leak out even worse then before, as soon as i turned the petrol on there was a steady flow of fuel coming out of the out let spigot at the bottom. Anyway, i take the carb back off and took the float bowl off and had ago at setting the float height. I moved the little tab that connects with the valve that shuts the fuel on and off, up a bit. Put the carb back on and found the bike wouldn't start, but on the plus side, no leak. Undid the bolt at the bottom of the float bowl and fuel came out, so i did it back up and took the carb of again to adjust the tab back a bit as i think i moved it a bit too much.Then i put the carb back on and tried to start the bike. After a few goes it sounded like it almost went, so i opened the throttle and kicked it over, it started. As soon as i let the throttle go it died. Well, theres a small screw on the side of the carb which is the idle screw control, so i opened it up a bit and the bike started up and ticked over without me opening the throttle. I turned the petrol off and before i shut the garage up i thought i'd give it one more go. I kicked it over and it started first time, i put it into gear and rode forward a bit, i tried to get the bike back into neutral. All of a sudden the engine starts to rev with out me touching the throttle, it gets louder and harder, i pressed the kill switch but nothing happened it just kept on reving. I thought it was going to blow up and i turned the idle screw right down but again this did nothing. Eventualy after a few seconds it just stopped by it's self. Why did this happen? Did the needle get caught on the carb?

I've put some light gear oil in now, but got clutch drag quite badly. I've drained that oil out after letting it run for a bit. Will i have to replace the clutch plates now because of the engine oil i put in there or can i just clean the plates with some thing? Is there stuff you can buy to flush the whole system out including the clutch plates so i don't have to take it all apart? Ta.

Damn, should have checked first. I've just undone the drain bolt and left the bike upright to drain over night. I think i'll put in some gear oil tomorrow, let it run for a bit then drain it out again. Hopfully that will clear it out. Thanks for the advice.

Hi i just bought a 99 Beta Techno(my first trials bike), it runs ok but has been sat around for a while so i thought i'd change the oil, clean the filter, spark plug etc etc. I know a bit about 4 stroke engines, but i've never owned a 2 stroke engined bike before and never got a manual with the bike. I've looked through all the threads on the Beta forum and have found some really helpfull information. However, i'm a little confused. Is there a difference between engine oil and gear oil? I bought a litre of Castrol TTS, undid the allen key bolt on the left hand side of the engine and poured in 550ml. Is this the right oil and have i put it in the right place? Thanks