As copemech say's the only way to get the bearing off
properly is to grind it as far through as possible
without damaging the shaft then get a chisel
and give it a good hit in the slot you have just
ground out it will then crack and just pull off.
As for re fitting it just drop it on the steerer
tube and knock it on using a punch it will not be
to tight to get on.
The forks on your bike are paioli and they are
both filled with oil not air .The left hand leg
has just a spring in it and on the top is the
preload ajuster ,the right leg has the damper unit in
and no spring the ajuster screw on the top ajusts
the compression damping and works on the oil flowing
through the valve. If you phone beta uk they will be
able to tell you the oil quantity for each leg as these
are different! Hope this is of any help.
As previously said the shoei has to be the best
as reguards quality,i have one and it is over ten
years old and is still in excellent condition
they are as said vented!
i also have a airoh this is a nice lid but i will
have to see if it lasts like the shoei they say
you only get what you pay for.
I have done the carb mod's to my 8 month old 250 and
changed the jets to 27.5 and 145 main, this alone
has made the bike run so much better it has taken
poppy feel right out of it and smoothened it right out,
so much better of the bottom now runs lovely.
If your thinking of buying a 270 or 250 and doing this
you might aswell get a 200 if you are new to trials
then the 200 is probably your best bet anyway.
The way the weather is looking at the moment it looks
a bit as though it might be a bit snow'y here down
in the midlands looks as though we are in for qite
a lot of so wonder what is going to be like
up there!
Andybetarev3 it sounds as though it is the stator that has
gone on your bike to me this is a common fault on
earlier beta's tell your mate he wants to send it to
west country windings i have used them myself
and they offer a good service and quick turnaround.
Abuot
As said before it depends on oil type and quality
i run 90:1 for multi lap events where the bike
never get's a proper clear out and 80:1 on
road trials where you get chance to get it
properly hot .When you ride road trials most
of the time you notice how much better they
run so much cleaner !
Most of the coolant you buy for bikes now is coolant
as opposed to anti freeze this is ready mixed all you have
to do is pour it in .You have to be carefull with some
of the anti freeze's as they are not to freindly to
the magnesium alloy's used in a lot of motorcycles!
You really need to change it once a year anyway.
Yes this is one of my pet hates ,it is not so bad on single lap
trials out in open moreland say but in these multi lap trials
where most peoples bikes never get used over any distances
they run so chocked up and they sit there in ques revving them
i alway,s end up with a banging headache it p****s me off.
Depending on what oil you are using depends on the mix
for good quality semi sinthetic use about 70:1 and for fully sinthetic
about about 80:1 to 100:1 depending on the brand & type.
50:1 is too much oil it will be running oily on that mix
and never run clean!
When you look at all the bikes they are all so good now
genrally the design of them down to the way they ride
but as a total package they all seem to have
there niggly faults most of which are easily overcome
but for some reason it takes the manufacturers so
long to sort them out, problems that go on year after
year witout being rectified cant understand why
they don't listen to peoples feedback and act on it!
My mate has some silver mitani carbon swing arm
protectors going cheap they are second hand but
fine and we live in bedfordshire let me know if
interested!You probably know us anyway.
The progressive action on link suspension is done
in the action of the linkages as said on linkless system
it is done internally in the shock which does make them
a lot more expensive to make.
The pro side to linkless suspension really is in the ease
of maintenance no bearings to seize up or wear out
and nothig to get caught on the rocks and damage
like they do on the montesa's always stretching
and cracking them!
Funny from day one had a 03 250 and you could not park that
facing downhill otherwise it would flood and be a pig to start.
Got an 06 and that does not do it at all park it on any
incline and it makes no difference still starts perfectly.
this is with a carb as it came from beta no mods so
why do some do it and others not,it has to be due to
quality control on the carbs!
It is quite a lot of effort in the organising of getting there
and the ferry company are a joke with there prices.
But the trial all makes up for this it is that good the
whole way it's all done etc the scenery the gp week
whole place.Was only going to ride the once last year
but it was that good i have to go again!
