Gidday all … am hoping some of you intelligent folks can confirm something or point me in the right direction … I have been Very Bad and have been neglecting my 99 Springer , since I got my 17 RG … so I got around to digging her out recently and did a Handle Bar change , all went well … having been sitting for approximately a year and a half without being started .. I know not good .. I removed plugs and put in 5 th gear and made sure there was no seizing or motor lock up .. just wanted to be sure .. all good .

Started up no worries … this is the issue .. runs great but is pissing out fuel out of the overflow and not just dripping , full flowing all over the floor … So I am fairly sure the Old fuel is making the Needle and seat stick and is not letting the Float in the Carbie bowl work correctly … 42 Mil Mikuni is what I am running .

Have done the whole tapping on the side of the bowl to see if that would free it up but with no luck … is there likely to be any other possible reasons for the overflow before I get into the whole pulling the carbie off to clean it out … for example I don't think I did but when I removed and replaced tanks when doing Handlebar change would pinching the breather hoses be a possible contender for the overflow or am I just clutching at straws .

Would running some sort of Carbie / fuel cleaner be of any good … I did put new fuel in her after the tank replacement but the sticking needle and seat issue … if of course that what it is … more than likely happened with the Old fuel sitting in there all that time .

Appreciate any comments … Cheers . 

Thanks Magnum54 … yeah I figured it would be the only right solution but was just being hopeful that there may have been a simple fix … definitely a lesson learnt about not paying attention to the Old Girl .

For yourself and others … what was the name of the 2 black rubber hoses that come out of the top of the heads and feed through the backing plate of Carbie … something to do with Blow By or Blow Back … absolute prick of things to get back in when everything is still connected … had the cover and filter and backing plate off thinking I could get to carbie bowl and possibly remove it and fix issue but it`s to much mucking around so looks like the whole carbie has to come off … Doh .

Cheers .  

As said , carby stripdown ahead. Should hopefully be a "no cost" option if you are DIY.

Usually you get away with using the same gaskets etc if you are careful on dissassembly, BE GENTLE...

Apologies guys , have been away from the computer for a couple of days … as per usual very grateful for the reply`s .

Paulybronco … don`t ever change , the World needs Funny buggers … and no , 500 bucks is a Tad low … the Sale price will be considerably more than 500 bucks when I put her up for Sale … Lol .

Guys I am going to have a crack at sorting it myself … I was fairly sure it was going to have to be a remove carbie and give it a good clean out situation  , but was Wrongfully hoping there would be some simple fix … Wishful thinking .

Now being the 99 Model Evo that has the Breather heads with the Umbrella Valves in the Rocker area and has those 2 Black rubber hoses that come from the heads and route themselves through the rear of the Carbie backing plate … are there any kits / ideas where I can run some tubes elsewhere instead of back into the Carbie … just bouncing ideas around my head .

Will of course check all inlet fuel lines and so on … I already have a inline fuel filter but will change that out as well just to be sure .

Worse case scenario if I stuff it up I will pack it up and trailer her to a decent mechanic … downside of moving out to the country is when things like this come up we are not exactly close to any workshops … but would never move back to the City , to many Crazies , Lol … and the Traffic is Horrendous .

Sadly I had a Fantastic mechanic down Upper Coomera way but we had a falling out so that's a Bummer … and of course the 3 dealers closest , Gasoline … Wacker's … and Darling Downs won`t work on Older bikes … I'm about 1 hour away from all of them … the first time I was told that my 99 Springer was to Old to work on I said I considered Flat Heads .. Knuckles .. Pans .. and possibly Shovels .. Might .. fall into the to Old Category but was a Tad off putting by saying Evo`s were Old … Luckily I still don`t own my 76 Shovel .

I am about 20 minutes West of Ipswich on the way to Toowoomba , Qld … if there are any recommendations for Decent quality Mechanics out my way send them through so I can look into them .. IF .. I don`t have any luck doing the work myself .

Cheers guys and as always … Thanks .            

Gidday All … well possibly I might have found the issue … Fingers Crossed … that's a ear cotton bud by the way to give a bit of context as to how small the piece of gunk was .

When I removed the Carbie and got the bowl off I was a bit disappointed , the bowl was spotless , clean as and I thought what the Frickin Hell , I hate it when I can`t find the problem like it should be because it would have meant there was another issue I was not aware of … then I thought well better go a couple of steps further … pulled the Float out and pulled needle and seat out and still couldn`t see any issue`s .

Although it did look like a extremely small piece of Black substance was in the very tiny hole at the base of where the Needle and seat sits in … luckily enough I could just grab it with some pointy nosed plyers and removed it … thinking was this the reason for the overflow .

Anyhow put it all back together and so far so good , No Leaks … while I thought I did have a inline fuel filter on the old girl it turns out I didn`t … must of been on one of my other bikes … will have to try and find a way to get one on there … don`t know if it is a common issue but there is Fuck all space to locate one in behind the carbie .

I know people put them on the fuel tap side but on mine being a fairly heavily customised project I had the ignition moved to that area so again bugger all space to fit one … will find a place somewhere .

Thanks for the comments and advice guys … cheers .

A good find sir , well done. Hopefully only time and no money involved ?

They are my "favourite favourite" repairs haha...

You may need to fit a longer hose to accommodate an inline filter and route it to avoid chafing ( VERY important that !)

Gidday Gents …

Retroman … you got to love a repair that doesn't cost anything … plus it was a good learning experience … now to just find a place to fit the Fuel Filter .

Hog63 … probably a few months yet , maybe a year or so but I am going to be selling the Beast … Having recently retired I have to be careful with the pennies and I can only ride one Bike at a time … so the ever patient wife tells me , Lol … 2 rego`s , insurance , maintenance and wear and tear are unfortunately not something I can afford in my Elder years .

Baloffski and Brucefxdl … thanks for the comments … always welcomed .

Jay-Dee … thanks for the hook up with Custom Motorcycle Company … will definitely check them out it there is anything else that comes up .

Now to get her out for a few Blast on some of the Lovely .. while a tad bumpy .. back Country roads we have out this way .

Cheers all for the advice and comments .