excellent chemistry lesson ( and i have the very great pleasure to be married to a chemist, although she would be the last person i'd ask about chemistry!)
with the water pump been so easy to get off i'll be doing it once a month or so when i've completed the repiar. although i had a leak it was certainly not as bad as all the other examples i've seen and i've been 'lucky'
so like you whip the flywheel cover off to let condensation out BETA owners would be well advised to do the same with the water pump to keep the water in!
Do not pull the impeller shaft? I just took off the case of my '05 Rev3 270 and looking on the inside, you can clearly see that the shaft is held in place by a pin. You won't be able to pull the shaft out from the outside. Maybe different on other bikes though...
Should be the the same as the Rev, drain coolant (or lay the bike down, you will loose some coolant) remove the the water pump cover and the the circlip retaining the impeller. Remove the old seal (this can be a little tricky but the seal will come out with a little persistence) DO NOT PULL THE IMPELLER SHAFT as you can pull it out of the drive gear behind the water pump casing. After removing the seal inspect the shaft for wear if all ok grease the new seal with water proof grease and push the new seal into place with a socket that is very slightly smaller than the the seal. Reassemble the impeller and circlip replace the warerpump cover and add coolant. Job done. Flush your gearbox oil two or three times and all should be well.
Hmm. Right, so I'm new to this sport (been riding enduro and some mx), I've always been fascinated with it since I can remember, and now I decided to get a bike and try it out (LOVE it so far). But all I can remember/all I know is more or less the style we see today. Until this week when I stumbled upon this "No Stop" thing on the forums, thinking "No Stop, what's that?" Dug around a bit and found an article, found a video, which made me think "Ah! Keep moving? That's interesting, I wanna try that! " as in, "this is a little different from the standing still stuff and could be something interesting to try out and test my skills! "
I would really enjoy having different events (or just having Saterday fun days where I pretend) where some are 'stop' and some are 'no stop' and seeing what happens (I understand there are some difficulties around track design...), and that serious events and championships this might be a hard point to make.
BUT FOR ME, I like that there is ANOTHER aspect, with a different skillset that I try out challenge myself, and possible have more fun. More diversity...!
The other aspect of trials that I love is that when I approached the community the first time I was amazed at how different the people are from the MX & Enduro crowd, very welcoming, non intimidating. Always trying to help me, showing me technique, helping me with problems, parts , etc BUT I didnt even know about trials until I saw it at an exhibition, and until I jumped in I didnt even realise there were so many riding spots,events, clubs and people involved! It was like this hidden secret!?! I wish it wasnt the case, I wish I found it earlier!
So, I'm not sure about your countries, but isn't that why things are dying?
Whatever happens, I'm just gonna keep doing what I love, ride my trials bike
Wow, that's a serious op. I've not had anything as serious but I've learned with mine that you need patience, little improvements every day. Range of motion and strength training, which sometimes seem like you just aint getting anywhere, with patience, does eventually break through. Hang in there, but never overdo it. Listen to the physio!
Hallo guys! Nederlands is amper dieselfde as Afrikaans! Ek was in Nederland in 2009 en daar het ons met 'n Flaams persoon gepraat, Flaams is feitlik identies aan Afrikaans, ek kon nie die verskil optel nie!
Hallo guys! Nederlands is almost the same as Afrikaans! I was in the Netherlands in 2009 and there we talked with a Flamish person, Flaams (?) is almost identical to Afrikaans, I couldn't pick up the difference!
I had a quick look through the files and the 2009 engine looks (atleast form the outside) exactly the same, frame, radiator, very similiar, things looks like they've been moved around a bit, frame to engine mounts a little different, but apart from that the same...
I've done this kind of thing before, BUT I had a good service manual; important thing is to use the correct tools and lots of patience!
The 45/50mm Marzocchi docs also on there, is that what this bike has?
The owners technical manual says: "hydraulic fork with 38mm rods...",
The technical data sheet says: "Front suspension: Hydraulic fork with 38mm sharf, Rear suspension: Monoshock" - no more detail!
I've acquired a '05 Rev3 and having had some nasty surprises in the past I'm taking the bike apart and checking everything. Yes, EVERYTHING!
I've been hunting all over the interwebs for technical info, but I've entered a "somewhat disappointed" phase.
Sites like www.trialspartsusa.com (Gas Gas) seem to have lots of info, even Gas Gas's own site has some decent info; I was able to find torque values, how to take apart and service the forks, etc etc; but this doesn't seem to be the case for Beta?
So I then thought, okay, MAYBE the Gas Gas videos could give me enough insight and I watched the series on Gas Gas Engine Repair (http://www.youtube.c...y=engine repair) , 1 through 3, but after seeing all the little details I felt no confidence in taking apart this engine without some manual or something!
Does the Beta engine also have small little re-assembly detail one needs to know to do this successfully? Or would I be in luck, with a well designed for maintenance work engine?
I've so far stripped most off the frame and wondering if I should continue with the engine...
Hi trialsters! I acquired a 2005 Beta Rev3 270 some months back, but due to wrist injuries from MX riding, I was unable to ride it more than a few times or work on it
Squashed Radiator?
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Hi totalshell,
I want to do the same on my bike, but I would like to confirm exactly which Hammerite product you used?
From their website, I could guess it might be any (except the garage door stuff)... http://www.hammerite.com/products/index.html
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