I thought that is would more than likely be one of my many minimotos.But no.
There was a puddle forming under the MC18.
At first I thought that the fuel hose was cracked. But no.
After I pulled the tank and airbox off I noticed that fuel was dripping from the bleed/overflow(??) nipple on the fuel bowl.
As I stood the bike upright it poured out.
I saw the screws near the nipple and tried to tighten it up but it was already tight. I loosend it right off and let the fuel run through it thinking maybe a bit of grit is caught in there, tightend it back up and the same symten persists.
Is it just the case of pulling the carbs off and giving it a good clean out or has something inside the fuel bowl perished causing it to leak?
Bike has been sitting for about 6 weeks now unstarted.
Also I recently(3months ago) did a top end re-build. I took the bike out for a long ride after and it ran fine.
Then the missus took it out and she said that whilst riding in a straight line taking off from the lights, she was in 2nd gear doing 50km/h when suddenly the rear wheel locked up and came to a complete stop. She rang me up and I went to her aid. After having a brief look over the bike just to check if it was siezed, it seemed fine, so I fired it up and she rode home.
Any ideas on this symptom? And how to rectify.
Thanks!
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