Fuel line

[oldyam80sg]

Well i got my Motion Pro premium low permeation fuel line from Dennis Kirk today in the mail.Grey in color but very stiff to use.No matter what i tried they were nearly impossible to get on my Pingel Petcocks.Took a lot of swearing,a couple of items being thrown about the garage but did manage to get them on.Now my fingers are bloody from trying to get them on.This fuel line had to be the most difficult line i ever worked with.There has got to be something more flexible than what i ordered.I finally had to take a piece of the line and put it in boiling hot soapy water and then i rinsed it in the hot water to get it on.But there has to be something out there more user friendly.

[dbeardslee]

Oldyam - I've found a little squirt of WD-40 in the end of stiff lines makes them a lot easier to slide into place. It'll help keep the skin on your fingers too .

[foreda]

Fuel Line

I use the yellow Briggs and Stratton fuel line sold at my local auto parts store. Very soft an flexible, just can't make sharp bends with it.

[oseaghdha]

Try Tygon.
The stuff works great.

I found some at the local dirtbike store. Dennis K has it too, I think.

[CatatonicBug]

Try Tygon.
The stuff works great.

I found some at the local dirtbike store. Dennis K has it too, I think.

I actually broke down this last week and bought the Tygon stuff. I went to O'Rielly's, and asked for 1/4" Lawnmower fuel line. The guy took 20 minutes digging through boxes in the back room and finally found 3 different sizes of bright yellow stuff. When he rang it up, even he was surprised at the price. Something like $2.35/foot! I almost let him keep it, but he had already done so much work trying to find it, and he had already cut my 10' piece of it, so I bought it.

It actually is very flexible, and fits all the fuel nipples on the bike very well. No more hose clamps needed, and it just pressed right on! It's bright yellow, but behind the carbs and the petcocks, with the stock airbox, you can't see them unless you are really looking. I guess now we'll just wait and see how long the stuff lasts...

[oseaghdha]

I actually broke down this last week and bought the Tygon stuff. I went to O'Rielly's, and asked for 1/4" Lawnmower fuel line. The guy took 20 minutes digging through boxes in the back room and finally found 3 different sizes of bright yellow stuff. When he rang it up, even he was surprised at the price. Something like $2.35/foot! I almost let him keep it, but he had already done so much work trying to find it, and he had already cut my 10' piece of it, so I bought it.

It actually is very flexible, and fits all the fuel nipples on the bike very well. No more hose clamps needed, and it just pressed right on! It's bright yellow, but behind the carbs and the petcocks, with the stock airbox, you can't see them unless you are really looking. I guess now we'll just wait and see how long the stuff lasts...

The stuff I got is solid grey. The only downside I found is that it will flatten if you bend it too acutely. I solved that by using fine wound wire material on the bends. It keeps it nice and gentle and maintains the roundness of the tubing.

[oldyam80sg]

I found out that if you take the fuel line and put it in hot water i can get the line on the petcocks a lot easier because it will stretch .

[79XS11F]

I get my fuel and vac hoses from Camcubes on e-bay. It factory stuff and not too pricey. Typically comes in a single length that you cut to fit.
Rob

[xs11bobber]

Wow guys. Seems like a lot of work for such an "inexpensive" part. Buddy up with a local bike mechanic. My dad and I got some for free from a guy my dad used to ride motorcross with. It was just a few scraps lying in a guys toolbox at the dealer/bike shop, but it was enough to get the job done on his E.

Also note... the salesman will always pretend to be your friend

[CatatonicBug]

It was just a few scraps lying in a guys toolbox at the dealer/bike shop, but it was enough to get the job done on his E.

The problem is that when using the octy, you need a LOT more line to do the job. I think I ended up using about 6-7 feet total. Of course, not too many bike mechanics in my life, and most take one look at a 28-year-old bike and turn up their nose.