Australasian Dirt Bike – May 2019

HOW TO RIDE / ADB GARAGE / WE RECOMMEND / TECH / KIDZ KORNER / USED RIDE

REAR GUARD

7 REMOVE BOWL
Remove the fl oatbowl from the bottom of
the carb. If there is water in there you will
seethedropletsinthebottom.

8 SPRAYAWAY
Removethejetsaswellasthefloatand
needleandspraycarbycleanerthrough
themuntiltheyareclear.Thenspraycarby
cleanerthroughallthepassagesinthe
carbyuntiltheyareclear.Thendrythe
carbyandjetsusingcompressedair.

9 CLEANFILTER
Fitthejetsandfloatbackintothecarby
andthenrefitthefloatbowl.Thenit’s
almosttimetorefitthecarbyinthebike.
Beforeyoudo,removetheairfilterand
cleanit.Thencleanouttheairboxand
makesurethereisnodirtorwaterin
thebottom.

10 REFITCARBY
Refitthecarbyandtheslidebefore
tighteningallthemanifoldandairbox
bootclamps.

11 HOSEON
Refitthepetroltankandreconnectthefuel
line.Oncetheairfilterisdry,oilitandrefit
itintheairbox.Refittheseat.Turnthefuel
on,startthebikeandletitwarmupbefore
youletyourlittleracergoripit.
TechnicalEditorMatBoyd

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TIPS

DOS

1 Alwayscleantheairfilterandairbox

whenyoucleanthecarbytomakesure

thereisnowaterordirtinthere.

2 Changethesparkplugwhileyouhave

thefueltankoff.

3 Makesurethebikeiscleananddry

beforeremovingthecarby.

DON’TS

1 Don’tforcethecarbyoutoryoucould

breaktheplasticparts.

2 Over-tightenthefloatbowlscrews.It

maycausetheplastictocrack.

3 Forcetherubberairboxboottoofaror

itmaytear.

BEWARE

Carby cleaner and

compressed air can

severely damage your eyes

so always use safety

glasses when working with

them.

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