Locking Fuel-Tap

Teflon-Mike · tl;dr Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Karma :

Snowie has just found this:-
https://i.ebayimg.com/t/Replica-Petrol-Fuel-Tap-to-suit-Honda-CB125-CB-125-CB125T-T-DC-TDE-TDJ-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqFHJEgE92!f41LtBPo507v5v!~~60_58.JPG
Looking for a new fuel-tap for the Pup.......
This follows on from a little 'Break-down' she had a couple of weeks ago...... she'd filled up, and REMEMBERED to turn the petrol tap 'back' from 'Reserve'....... but err... got it wrong. Which resulted in humorous episode (to me, anyway!), going out to recover her, when I turned it to 'On' and started it with a bump (shed flattened battery trying to start it with no fuel!).... which released a 'tirade' aimed at the local kids who must have turned the fuel 'off' while she was parked outside a call.... until I asked 'Have you been to the petrol station yet?"

ANYWAY..... as a precaution to any meddling little fingers... whether malign or not.... seems an interesting idea.

Extra bit of security when you park up; they cant pull the fuel hose to nick your fuel, as well as extra measure against them riding the bike off.

What do people think? Any-one got one? Seems a good idea for £8!
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

*looks at snowie*

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binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Karma :

If they could be made up to match the ignition key then I could see them being good.

P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Another lock to snap a key in and leave you stranded.

CaNsA · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Karma :

Try switching that fucker to reserve @ 80mph in the fast last of the m6....

tap is fail.

Teflon-Mike · tl;dr Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Karma :

Charlie · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 May 2007 Karma :

Doesn't have to be on the M6, there are plenty of places on roads where I wouldn't want to run out of fuel and then have to stop to turn on the reserve.

Bad places I can think of; front of traffic lights, front of round-a-bout queue, mid-corner on a busy city A-road, middle of filtering a slowly moving queue etc.

Make more sense if it only locked in the off position leaving you free to change to reserve from the on position.
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binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Karma :

Gotta agree, before I started buying FI bikes, I was forever reaching down for the fuel tap to slam it into reserve, while kangarooing up the dual carriage way. Laughing

Charlie · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 May 2007 Karma :

Also if you someone is going knick your fuel, they probably won't have any qualms about putting a screwdriver through your tank. Might even be better to just have a normal hose so they don't damage the tank.
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