Couple of questions for you Beta Technophiles out there

[cello]

Carb keeps overflowing when it sbeen standing for a while, weeks rather then days. I,ve tapped the float bowl with a piece of wood to help free up the float if its snagged in the carb but genrally makes no difffernce. After a bit of warming up as she starts really easy , it seems to stop overflowing but I could be wrong as it could be collecting oin the bash plate area. Any tips on curing this , what is the proper float height ? I've cleaned the needle valve and it appears to be sealing ok when the carb is off for testing.

 

I need to fit a wrist lanyard as I think all trials call for these now , do you have to butcher the electrics to fit these as I would prefer to leave the switch gear for road legal uses shoud I got pulled by mr plod.

 

Talkin of switchgear the actual thumb switch has lost the outer button that allows you to slide the switch on /off is there a mod I could do to allow the switch to be operated ith my thumb as opposed to a little screwdriver I am currently using to slide the flush part of the movable swith that is left on the switch gear. 

 

Thanks in Advance chaps 

[feetupfun]

16 hours ago, cello said:

Carb keeps overflowing when it sbeen standing for a while, weeks rather then days. I,ve tapped the float bowl with a piece of wood to help free up the float if its snagged in the carb but genrally makes no difffernce. After a bit of warming up as she starts really easy , it seems to stop overflowing but I could be wrong as it could be collecting oin the bash plate area. Any tips on curing this , what is the proper float height ? I've cleaned the needle valve and it appears to be sealing ok when the carb is off for testing.

 

I need to fit a wrist lanyard as I think all trials call for these now , do you have to butcher the electrics to fit these as I would prefer to leave the switch gear for road legal uses shoud I got pulled by mr plod.

 

Talkin of switchgear the actual thumb switch has lost the outer button that allows you to slide the switch on /off is there a mod I could do to allow the switch to be operated ith my thumb as opposed to a little screwdriver I am currently using to slide the flush part of the movable swith that is left on the switch gear. 

 

Thanks in Advance chaps 

When you have finished riding, turn the tap off and run the fuel level down in the float bowl before you stop the motor. Otherwise the evaporating fuel can make the float needle sticky. You may even have a passing fuel tap which could exacerbate this effect by allowing lots of premix to evaporate between rides. 

As for the lanyard killswitch, it can be wired in parallel with the standard kill button/switch, so the standard kill button/switch can stay.

Maybe post a photo showing the "actual" slide switch you are asking about

[cello]

Thks for the response, yes i usually run the carb fuel down after riding but my techno has sufffered from leaking fuel since I picked her up. Its hard to see wwhere the fuel is coming from but the back of the crank case behind the carb is usually where I can spot the problem. I thought it was the float sticking but I always have the issue and it might be persistent just disguised abit when the motor is running. Prob need to fit a catch tank on the overflow pipe and see if its fills up after starting.

 

Lanyard sounds easy , thank you 

 

Here's a pic of the switch as per a ebay ad, they have the same issue as me , the thumb part of the switch is missing which is typical of 90's dirtbikes , i have a enduro bike ith the same problem and just taped it up to not loose any water in the switch . A way of using the switch would be better if anyone can think of one ?