Float bowl security

michaelmy · Sep 24, 2020

Yesterday I was doing the TET from near Dover into West Sussex
I was up a very gnarly hill - Truleigh Hill, and the bike was dying
Looked down and the float bowl had been knocked off
Luckily it had not bounced into the grass and i found it

Is there any way to secure it such that the sprung holder does not get knocked back?

lewisjohn · Sep 24, 2020

This is what I have fitted to my three Airheads.

michaelmy · Sep 24, 2020

thanks!
will give that a go

Tarka · Sep 24, 2020

The wire shown is good from the point of view of not losing an accidentally unclipped float bowl, but perhaps running a shorter one looped around the retaining spring and back would stop the bowl from becoming unclipped at all?

Wreford Miles · Sep 25, 2020

Once you fit the retaining wires, you never kick the float bowls off again

That’s what I used on my Airhead

Box’a’bits · Sep 28, 2020

michaelmy said:
Is there any way to secure it such that the sprung holder does not get knocked back?

Or a zip tie thru the retaining spring & around the Vacuum port or the idle mixture screw (whichever is more convenient on the side you work on).

Or float bowl leashes. I documented these over here. I only ever had a problem with the left side. The buckles of my boots would catch when I changed gear.

michaelmy · Sep 28, 2020

THANK YOU !!

Box’a’bits;5827225 said:
Or a zip tie thru the retaining spring & around the Vacuum port or the idle mixture screw (whichever is more convenient on the side you work on).

Or float bowl leashes. I documented these over here. I only ever had a problem with the left side. The buckles of my boots would catch when I changed gear.

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