Help & FAQs    Search BCF    Members    Groups    Events Calendar
Resend my activation email : Register : Log in 
BCF: Bike Chat Forums


Bending rubber fuel lines

 Reply to topic
Bike Chat Forums Index -> The Workshop
View previous topic : View next topic  
Author Message

andym
World Chat Champion



Joined: 16 Nov 2010
Karma :
PostPosted: 19:30 - 03 Feb 2018    Post subject: Bending rubber fuel lines Reply with quote
I've started working on my VFR again and noticed that some of the fuel line is a little on the crispy side, I done a repair on part of it over 4 years ago with a length of reinforced fuel line and plastic L joints (whatever the correct name for them is).

Is there a way of permanently bending 1 length of fuel line rather than having several joints in there?
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

stinkwheel
Bovine Proctologist



Joined: 12 Jul 2004
Karma :
PostPosted: 19:50 - 03 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can get braided steel fuel hose. Highly unlikely to kink.

You can put a fair bend in the clear, thick walled stuff they use for go-karts too. Freeline I think it's called. I've been using that a lot recently. Is good quality and ethanol proof.
____________________
“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

andym
World Chat Champion



Joined: 16 Nov 2010
Karma :
PostPosted: 19:56 - 03 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
stinkwheel wrote:
You can get braided steel fuel hose. Highly unlikely to kink.

You can put a fair bend in the clear, thick walled stuff they use for go-karts too. Freeline I think it's called. I've been using that a lot recently. Is good quality and ethanol proof.


you of all people should know the kind of bends that I would need to put in the fuel line, would the stuff you've mentioned do 90 degree bends?
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

Nobby the Bastard
Harley Gaydar



Joined: 16 Aug 2013
Karma :
PostPosted: 21:04 - 03 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just go to your local car tat shop and buy some fuel pipe. Explain that you want the thinnest wall becasue you want it to bend quite a but, else they'll sell you stuff thats an inch in diameter
____________________
trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Triumph Sprint ST 1050
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

MCN
Super Spammer



Joined: 22 Jul 2015
Karma :
PostPosted: 23:07 - 03 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
It will all bend 90° but the bigger the diameter of the hose the more space it will need to bend.
What do Honda sell?
____________________
Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

ZRX61
Victor Meldrew



Joined: 05 Nov 2003
Karma :
PostPosted: 03:39 - 04 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nobby the Bastard wrote:
Just go to your local car tat shop and buy some fuel pipe. Explain that you want the thinnest wall becasue you want it to bend quite a but, else they'll sell you stuff thats an inch in diameter

Thin wall is much more likely to kink & block/restrict the flow.
____________________
They're not one night stands, they're auditions.
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

bugeye_bob
World Chat Champion



Joined: 05 Sep 2013
Karma :
PostPosted: 10:59 - 04 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could you not buy the correct genuine part with the bends in ?
They tend to last a good few years before they go crisp again.
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

stinkwheel
Bovine Proctologist



Joined: 12 Jul 2004
Karma :
PostPosted: 12:38 - 04 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
andym wrote:

you of all people should know the kind of bends that I would need to put in the fuel line, would the stuff you've mentioned do 90 degree bends?


How tight do you want them?

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=100787
____________________
“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

Nobby the Bastard
Harley Gaydar



Joined: 16 Aug 2013
Karma :
PostPosted: 13:24 - 04 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
stinkwheel wrote:
andym wrote:

you of all people should know the kind of bends that I would need to put in the fuel line, would the stuff you've mentioned do 90 degree bends?


How tight do you want them?

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=100787


This is what I meant about thin wall. The last stuff I bought was literally an inch in diameter for an internal pipe size the same as that.
____________________
trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Triumph Sprint ST 1050
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

ThatDippyTwat
World Chat Champion



Joined: 07 Aug 2016
Karma :
PostPosted: 14:09 - 04 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nobby the Bastard wrote:
This is what I meant about thin wall. The last stuff I bought was literally an inch in diameter for an internal pipe size the same as that.


That's for really high pressure FI systems, usually labelled as J30.
____________________
'98 VFR800 (touring) - '12 VFR800 Crosrunner (Commuting) - '01 KDX220 (Big Green Antisocial Machine)
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

MCN
Super Spammer



Joined: 22 Jul 2015
Karma :
PostPosted: 14:53 - 04 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://m.ebay.ie/itm/HONDA-VFR800-FUEL-LINES-1998/263082743312?hash=item3d40f41610:g:iZ0AAOSwIhxZZGMl


Prolly nae good.. but mibby less faphery.
____________________
Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

stinkwheel
Bovine Proctologist



Joined: 12 Jul 2004
Karma :
PostPosted: 18:48 - 04 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
MCN wrote:
https://m.ebay.ie/itm/HONDA-VFR800-FUEL-LINES-1998/263082743312?hash=item3d40f41610:g:iZ0AAOSwIhxZZGMl


Prolly nae good.. but mibby less faphery.


Those "fuel lines" look awfully like brake lines.
____________________
“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message You must be logged in to rate posts

MCN
Super Spammer



Joined: 22 Jul 2015
Karma :
PostPosted: 19:24 - 04 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
stinkwheel wrote:
MCN wrote:
https://m.ebay.ie/itm/HONDA-VFR800-FUEL-LINES-1998/263082743312?hash=item3d40f41610:g:iZ0AAOSwIhxZZGMl


Prolly nae good.. but mibby less faphery.


Those "fuel lines" look awfully like brake lines.


I was on mobile and never looked very closely. But the rest has listed brake lines as fuel lines. 🤣
____________________
Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts

andym
World Chat Champion



Joined: 16 Nov 2010
Karma :
PostPosted: 22:14 - 04 Feb 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
stinkwheel wrote:
MCN wrote:
https://m.ebay.ie/itm/HONDA-VFR800-FUEL-LINES-1998/263082743312?hash=item3d40f41610:g:iZ0AAOSwIhxZZGMl


Prolly nae good.. but mibby less faphery.


Those "fuel lines" look awfully like brake lines.


Look like brake lines, but says they are fuel lines for a VFR800.

Poor picture of the fuel line at the moment:
https://cdn.bcf.44bytes.net/files/vfrside.jpg

Just trying to move it up to the tank the old line feels quite stiff, I did want to replace it for 1 piece of hose, but I suppose I could get away with just replacing from the fuel pump to filter, then from filter to the first joint.
 Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail You must be logged in to rate posts
Old Thread Alert!

The last post was made 8 years, 224 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful?
  Display posts from previous:   
This page may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. By clicking on an affiliate link, you accept that third-party cookies will be set.

Post new topic   Reply to topic    Bike Chat Forums Index -> The Workshop All times are GMT + 1 Hour
Page 1 of 1

 
 You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum

Read the Terms of Use! - Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group
 
Debug Mode: ON - Server: birks (www) - Page Generation Time: 0.12 Sec - Server Load: 1.02 - MySQL Queries: 13 - Page Size: 83.21 Kb