ET fuel tap positions.

[TonyGee]

I really don't like the 50mm fuel taps.  if the vacuum part fails you cant use the prime position to get you home !!!!!  even though they have a prime position you still need vacuum to open the valve to get the fuel flowing !!!!  madness  

[imago]

2 hours ago, TonyGee said:

I really don't like the 50mm fuel taps.  if the vacuum part fails you cant use the prime position to get you home !!!!!  even though they have a prime position you still need vacuum to open the valve to get the fuel flowing !!!!  madness  

Yeah, it's not a great idea but that's how they went from that point. If the bike was a definite keeper it might be something I'd change but as it is I can't be fussed with it.

Making up a 50 mm plate and a normal on/off tap to ditch the vac altogether wouldn't be a huge job. Be a bloody sight cheaper than buying a pingel now too. £200:00 for a fuel tap is just taking the piss no matter how shiny it is. 

[TonyGee]

with my first one I blanked off the 50mm holes and drilled fresh holes for a 44mm tap further forward. made a 10mm ally plate to sit inside the tank and use the tank steel as a sandwich.  its a bit of fun getting the plate to line up inside but doesn't take long, ive done this 3 times now and never had an issue. 

i was gona do the same thing with my current bike/tank but just where the tap would go the steel is rippled so not smooth enough to seal. 

you can see in this pick the new tap position and the blanking plate.