Dirt Bike Maintenance

My plan for the weekend was some Laederal Resus Manikin maintenance but .......

A few weeks ago I picked up this KTM 250 and am in the process of turning it into a reliable trail bike for some summer fun. Yesterday was spent stripping the bike, draining the oil, removing the spark plug and trying to find the source of a leaky petrol overflow pipe from the carb (or at least, taking the carb out and leaving it in a bowl whilst wondering what to do). A quick trip into town got me most of what I needed ie spark plug, engine oil, 2 stroke oil and some new bolts but sadly no air filter that will fit  available locally so that is on mail order.

After a morning ride (on my Explorer) with Somerset Advanced Motorcyclists, the rest of today was spent rebuilding. New spark plug, new oil added and a fully stripped and cleaned carb meaning the float is now moving freely to stop the fuel overfilling the bowl.  Being a 2 stroke, I only ran it with the exhaust pointing outside into the yard but seems to now run well enough.

New tyres and air filter to arrive this week and then some (fully legal) off road fun for me on trips  and events with the Trail Riders Fellowship