I have a ttr 230 with twenty hours on it. It was hard to start the other day and will NOT start today. I took carb off and drained it, checked for debris and looked at the float and it seemed fine (there was gas coming out of the puke tube from the bowl). Im guessing that its probably either debris blocking the pilot jet or I have just really messed up this bike haha. I dont want to mess with the pilot jet (unexperience coming into play...) but if its not too technical, I will try it... any other suggestions??? please help thanks, Jake

Gas running out the puke tube indicates debris in the float valve(Stuck Float)
some just tap the side of the carb and it passes through, some take the carb apart, clean it and reassemble it.

In your case, remove the carb, remove the bowl from the carb., remove the float pin, then the float, and the float valve/needle is hanging on the float tab.

now blow through the tube that the gas line hooks to with compress air to clean out that passage.
air should blow out the hole that the float valve was in.

Reassemble.

You will not have to remove any jets to clean the float bowl chamber.

i suggest you blow through every opening on that carb while you have it off to make sure nothing is clogged.

Your float will now shut off the gas flow like it should, and quit coming out the puke tube.