Mikuni flatsides

[Murph]

For no apparent reason my flatsides have begun leaking from the overflow
pipes this just started today as i was working on something else on the bike its just a small drip but even with the fuel turned off its still leaking .
havent taken them off yet (could it just be shit holding them open! )
but was wondering does anybody have any ideas

[debben1]

Hello Murph, Yes, the float valve is not shutting the fuel off, you could try squirting a little wd40 down the fuel lines, sometimes works, is the bike left on the sidestand ? if the bike is parked upright on mainstand or paddock stand there is less chance of this problem. Regards, Steve

[Murph]

Hi steve
yes the bike is on the side stand at night and i dont have a paddock stand for it as its a single sider at the rear end .
will try your tip tonight and thanks for the advice .
Murph

[Pigford]

Why not put a packing piece (eg: a bit of wood) under the side stand, to keep it near vertical....
Before anyone starts, make sure it can't fall over to the right tho' I have a small length (ooooh errrrr missus) of rope attached to the wall and it is hooked onto the right handlebar end as insurance for this exact purpose

[Murph]

Might just do that pigford i.ve never had a bike with flatsides before so didn.t know they were prone to this .
After i posted my appeal last night it started pissing out of the over flows
so cant wait to get home from weork to do somthing about it .ie try steves tip

[FER]

Switch the fukin fuel tap off !







fer

[Murph]

Thanks for your helpful advice fer as i said in my first post ( THE FUEL TAP WAS OFF !) but it was emptying the bowls .!!
Anyway did as steve suggested last night and it seems to be fine will just have to get a stand for it .
Thanks again steve .

[london calling]

What about the stand that you put the front wheel into and keeps the bike upright.
Not sure who make's em,etc but they look pretty usefull

[Murph]

Hi jack i think i know the one you mean its certainly an option
that i hadn.t thought of as the garage is a bit tight for space as it is .!
Thats unless any members have a single sided paddock stand that.s
going cheap .

[Rich]

If the fuel tap was off and it was still pissing out then you need a better fuel tap. When I used to get bits of crap (usually from inline filters!!!) holding the valves open I used to run the bike with the fuel turned off and then when it had stalled turn the fuel back on which usually cleared it from the valves without having to take anything off.

[Pigford]

Rich, another good tip, you're not just a pretty face then mate

[Big John]

What about the stand that you put the front wheel into and keeps the bike upright.
Not sure who make's em,etc but they look pretty usefull

They are called a "Bike Grab" and are very useful think they are about £90 I've had one for a while and can fully recommend them.

[Al]

Carefull, my friend D***** parked his Z1300 on the sidestand on the raised car platform to the side of the house. Unknown to him he had got a nail in the tyre whilst out riding that day and came down in the morning to find the bike standing on it handlebars in the passageway next to the side door. Passageway was 2ft 6 wide and the bike fitted it exactly. Got a fork lift truck from the local timber yard to lift it vertically out.

[Murph]

Good tip there rich the bike has a pingle tap but was sitting for years
so there may be crap floating around . the tank was off for a respray
recently so who knows whats in there although it was cleaned when off !!