As far as your stand is concerneed I had the very same problem with my '04 250 (too close too disk) so I too removed it and if I am completely honest with you 95% of the time it was unusable anyway.
Ever tried standing on a nail in the mud?
However my '07 has the disk rotor gaurd in place which not only has a rubber stop for the stand too rest against but also keeps it well away from the rotor.
As far as the tab too make it easier too "kick" down there isn't one as standard but I am sure if you really want too continue using it, it would be an easy enough job for anyone armed with a welder
Gee willikins!!! Makes 'The Widowmaker' from On And Sunday look like a slight lump on a main road!! I can't decide which is more dangerous - trying to ride, or trying to catch the bike/rider before they fall down the hill!! Totally nuts!!
My exact thoughts when I watched it were "what are those pillocks doing trying too catch the idiots?"
Heard lots of good things about Oxtar road boots I must admit! Now who on here has loads of money and rides lots? maybe a SSDT entrant could kindly buy them and test ride them for the masses?
After cleaning my '06 250 Rev3 yesterday, I removed the flywheel cover and ran the engine for a few minutes as usual. The bike started fine and responded to throttle movements so I turned it off and left 'er out in the sun for half and hour or so to fully dry off the plastics. When I went to put it back in the garage, it started but immediately picked up a lot of revs and as soon as I cracked the throttle, it died and I haven't been able to start it since.
I've pulled the flywheel and the woodruff key is fine. The stator looks immaculate (no signs of corrosion or evidence of moisture ingress at all).
I've removed and cleaned the carb thoroughly.
I pulled the plug and there's a decent spark although maybe not as strong as I'd expect. Hard to tell.
I've checked the kill button and that seems to be OK.
Any ideas where to look next?
If it were me i'd be looking for water in the carb and was it cold (weather) when you washed the bike? If it ran fine up until you cleaning it the problems with water running down the throttle cable could be the answer. If it was cold on the day you cleaned it i know from experience water can freeze in the carb very quickly you'd get the same kind of symtoms you have said and this happened to me on a Montesa 315 .....best of luck what ever is causing it.
Left out in the sun for half an hour sort of gives it away what the weather was like!!!
Been sunny here all day but I would certainley not be out in shorts and t-shirt! in fact it was pretty damn cold
I have the same one registered too the classifieds as I do the forums? I would tell you how I done it but it was so long ago and my memory is more than poor!
Now I'm sure I've seen soles for Diadora's and Hebo boots available too buy as an item? if so surely it'd be worth buying these and hobble along too your local cobblers?
As soon as you have your Beta set up you wont be disappointed, have a look through HERE a few good tips in there coupled with some excellent pictures and explanations of what needs doing
should be able (just) too start that one off with your fingers, can't remember exactley how I did mine but may of been that I started with that one first? just too start it?
Then as you say a ball ended allen key is essential
It really should be quite easy make sure you have the rings in the correct place with locating pin in the gap
have the piston at BDC you should be able too get the barrel over the first one then check the second ones position squeeze with finger and thumb and barrel on?
I assume here that you took the rings off the piston and cleaned all the crap out from the ring slots?
So how should I handle the topics on here saying "Where can I find somewhere to practice in xxxxxxx?" Type a reply saying in order to protect practice areas we don't discuss these things openly on this site, close the topic and allow people to PM them if they want? I'm happy to do that if that's what people want.
Kick Stand And Kill Switch
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As far as your stand is concerneed I had the very same problem with my '04 250 (too close too disk) so I too removed it and if I am completely honest with you 95% of the time it was unusable anyway.
Ever tried standing on a nail in the mud?
However my '07 has the disk rotor gaurd in place which not only has a rubber stop for the stand too rest against but also keeps it well away from the rotor.
As far as the tab too make it easier too "kick" down there isn't one as standard but I am sure if you really want too continue using it, it would be an easy enough job for anyone armed with a welder