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  1. 19 hours ago, lineaway said:

    If you want the clutch to actually hit, use ATF. Been that way now for three decades of Beta`s.

    My question is , does it matter which ATF?

    Is there a preferred ATF brand?

    I have an older Beta Rev3 250 2001 and would like to change the oil, but I see too many choices of ATF on the shelves, so I really don't know what to buy

  2. Like I said: "Discrepancies", but if it helps at all....Great!

    I plan on tracing out my wiring early spring, in order to compare it with those diagrams. They've been the only ones I've found so far though.

    Well, I do have the super blurry ones in the pdf manual I have...pretty much useless unfortunately

    Maybe it would be worth making a Beta rev 3 wiring thread, get people to contribute whatever wiring diagrams they have or amend them based on actual checking/testing.

     

  3. I'm probably going to be looking to upgrade my bike come spring, and as Michael_t above has mentioned, there are very few bikes available in the used market in Canada here.

    Now, if I was looking at purchasing a $5000 Can used bike, while I'm sure come spring there will be more than 20 or so up on kijiji, at $5600 new for a TW, it has certainly grabbed my attention.

    My concern, that I've yet to see addressed with the TW, is the resale value of it as a one or two year old bike.

    A $5000 used "brand" name bike will most likely hold it's value for a few years, will the TW?

    We can only speculate, as it depends how many are sold in Canada, how they hold up, the reputation that they will have acquired in the first few years, parts availability and the list goes on...

    All I can do is watch with interest at this point, and hope they maybe send one out west to be demo'd or something.

    From everything I have seen, they do look good, but only time will tell how they perform and hold up.

  4. 33 minutes ago, Franklin9000 said:

    I broke my front disc guard today. Started looking for another. Can't believe how expensive they are for a piece of plastic. I'm going to look at mine later and see if I can just get a generic one to work. On the plus side I think I got my double blip down. 

    My 2001 didn't have a front disc guard when I got it. Recently ordered ordered one and I was surprised as it was only like $19.00 Can

  5. Your bike sounds a lot like mine, I just bought my 2001 Rev 3 back in August, and when I went to see it the seller said:"Take it for a spin!"

    So I straddled it, looked down in horror at the left hand kick start and proceeded to wear myself out over the next 5 minutes kicking it, without it even coming close to starting.

    Feeling like a fool, i asked the seller to start it for me, it took him about 4 kicks. Bought the bike and took it home.

    Figuring I needed some help to start it, I looked around the acreage and saw a few stumps that looked like they might make a decent bike stand.

    Pushed it up onto the stand, now I was able to stand on both pegs without worrying about balancing.

    I could now jump up and fall while kicking through with my left leg, lo and behold, it started on the second kick.

    Since then I use that technique when the engine is cold, when it is warm I simply lean the bike over and push through with my leg and it starts first kick.

    I still can't start it cold unless it's on the stand, and so today, just for a lark, since it hasn't run in a couple weeks due to the cold weather here,,

    I pulled it out, set it on the stand, and it started on the second kick (32F outside).

    As a right leg kick starter all my life, I have to use a stand to get the proper speed and power into the kick to start it with my left leg.

    Anyway, good luck on it! I'm really enjoying my bike now....

  6. Hmm, that's odd, I don't see the side access cover.

    2002 should be side airbox, pretty sure it wasn't until 2003 they moved it to the top

    Here's a pic of mine with the airbox cover in the yellow circle

    Have you removed the mudguard/fender to see exactly where the airbox is?

    IMG_0082e.jpg

  7. As for your other question, what year it is , I use this link for reference:

    https://www.betausa.com/content/trial-model-history

    Yours looks more like a 2002

    Is your airbox on the side?

    Bear in mind the color test isn't always accurate as people may have replaced the plastic with different year/color

    Can you post a pic from the other side of the bike? we would see the side air box cover if so

     

  8. Most advice is to run the handlebars so the grips are in line with fork tubes.

    Look at the pic and set them inline with the yellow line I added.

    Moving the bars forward or rearward affects the handling in different ways

    rev3.jpg

  9. On 10/20/2018 at 3:23 AM, feetupfun said:

    Despite being Australian, I've successfully interpreted billyt previously and will now have another go:

    If you ride those three trials with the strange names, the terrain at these trials will suit a trials bike with a fast throttle response

    Thanks!

    I was worried they were maybe euphemisms for "whiskey throttle"

  10. On 10/20/2018 at 7:24 AM, misscrabstick said:

    I have a 300 Beta Evo SS, I went from the slow to fast tube, the difference isn't dramatic but I prefer the faster one, I think a lot of depends on your style and I prefer twisting the grip less.

    Yeah, the twisting the tube less is what I am after, or at least I think that's what I'm after! lol

    I'll have to try it out I guess.

  11. On 10/20/2018 at 5:21 AM, guy53 said:

    I think I have one on the shelf, if you are interested PM me.

    Guy

    Thanks for the offer!

    Since I needed a few odds and ends anyway, I put in an order with Outlaw Dave and he has the white tubes in stock.

    What part of Quebec you in? I lived all over the province from 70-82

 
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