jonny6

Hi guys , has anyone got any part numbers for linkage needle bearings for a 99 techno . I've just priced it up from trials and tribs and its 70 odd quid before you touch the swing arm which is another £70 . I'd like to source them for a bearing supplier and save some money . Many thanks

Hi guys , one for the beta gurus , will a 97 rear shock fit my 99 techno ? Many thanks

Will do mate . I'm jonny Taney . Nice to meet you

Sounds good , just the sought of thing i need to be practicing , I'm junc 13 too , marston moretaine . Well have to go for a ride dude . You can teach me lol

Hey dude .. Yeah probably mount farm and Nash mills to ride , plus a couple of local Places to me that are super fun to shred .. What's mount farm like ? Had a look at the pics .. Is it just rocks and banks there ? Funny you should mention Pete tombling .. I was on the phone to him earlier regarding a full service and fork overhaul .. Seemed like a cool guy .. Where in beds are you dude ?

Thank you guys , great feedback ..gonna do most of the work myself but I'm not sure I wanna tackle the front forks .. Nightmare job ?

Hi guys , new to the forum , I've just bought myself a 1999 beta techno 250 , it was a bit of a barn find really , been stood for 6 years. I'm planning to give the bike a really good service and overhaul , can you guys recommend what fluids I should be using ? My local shops stocks silkolene . I'm gonna be running the bike on a 80:1 mix . Can you guys think of anything I should do to a bike that's been sat for so long ? Brake fluid change ? Fork oil ? Any tips and advice would be great and really appreciated. Cheers guys

Hi guys , new rider here , just got myself a beta techno 250 to learn on , was a bit of a barn find really , hadn't been run in 5 years , I picked it up Saturday morn and by lunchtime it was running . Result . Still a few bits I've gotta do to freshen it up but all in all I'm very happy . Can anyone recommend a deent bike mechanic localish to Bedfordshire ? I'm gonna do as much as I can myself but suspension and engine internals I'd rather out source . Well that's where I'm at at the mo guys , if anyone local to beds wants to hook up and ride that would be cool and look forward to hearing from you .

Yeah the rear shock just went forever 210 quid :-0

Thanks bud

Hi guys , will a rear shock from a 2003 rev 3 fit my 2005 model ? Many thanks

Hi guys. Was out practising yesterday , I rod off a small ledge and I heard a nasty sound when I landed , stopped to investigate and found I had fluid all over my rear tyre , my rear shock had died ... Gutted . Does anyone know any where I would get it rebuilt etc ? In from Bedfordshire and the bike is a 2005 beta rev 3. Cheers guys.

Yeah it looks that way bud , I certainly hope so , only time will tell I guess ....... First shakedown session this weekend at nash mills . Can't wait

When you say think about the control positions , particularly the handlebars , do you mean there the position there clamped in ? Or what I'm going to do with them I.e push ,pull ,compress or de-compress , reason I ask is I've seen a lot of people with there bars right forward . ? I've been doing full lock 180 degree turns , was using the front brake mid turn but that just seemed to mess the balance of the bike so I was just using throttle and clutch , but now you've said rear brake that makes total sence . I quite like the sound of those practise methods you mentioned , especially riding along a camber and then turning up the hill , sounds tricky , but very necessary .. I kinda understand the slower you can do things the better it is , control , tractable etc . It's all so new to me but I'm so exited by it all . I posted my membership application yesterday for berko mcc , I like the idea of having a local practise venue . It's got all sorts there to play on , so I will be attending next weekend

yeah grips feel lovely mate , really nice , its my first bike so im totally pumped about it . clutch feels a bit grabby when cold but is fine once it warms up ? hope thats normal . spent a bit of the afternoon learning how to balance on the spot and hoping the front wheel ... its hard