16-01-18, 11:12 PM
The various seals in the carbs (and elsewhere) will tend t deteriorate with age rather than specific mileage.
Standing unridden/unstarted for long periods usually shows up as problems with blocked pilot jets/passageways, stale fuel and the like.
Like PieEater said, fuel overflows should drain to the outside (down by the right-hand footrest) and that applies whether the fuel is overflowing because of a stuck float or a leaking needle valve unit.
The airbox breather connects with the crankcase and that might explain a smell of fuel vapour in the oil but something would have to be seriously wrong for fuel to end up in the oil in any quantity. A high fuel level in the float chamber will show up as a rich misfire well before that, I would expect.
If the motor is generally fuelling and running OK, then there's little reason to suspect a problem of that magnitude.
Standing unridden/unstarted for long periods usually shows up as problems with blocked pilot jets/passageways, stale fuel and the like.
Like PieEater said, fuel overflows should drain to the outside (down by the right-hand footrest) and that applies whether the fuel is overflowing because of a stuck float or a leaking needle valve unit.
The airbox breather connects with the crankcase and that might explain a smell of fuel vapour in the oil but something would have to be seriously wrong for fuel to end up in the oil in any quantity. A high fuel level in the float chamber will show up as a rich misfire well before that, I would expect.
If the motor is generally fuelling and running OK, then there's little reason to suspect a problem of that magnitude.