Petrol Taps

I'll back Piet , I've a set and can't fault them . Top marks for Mikuni choke conversion aswell.
                                    Tim
 
Looks like the Disco Volante Moto site offers the same stuff as the Motocicli Veloci, just a bit more expensive.
 
Given Red's recent theory articulated at our soiree in Adelaide, is it worth doing a solenoid tap conversion??  Anyone tried it??

Red postulated that some of the bent rods he has seen could be from hydraulic damge caused after trying to start the engine when the combustion chambers have been left full of fuel (non-technical description) and I'm guessing leaving the taps open could be a likely culprit.
 
Vacuum operated fuel taps have been around for years. My Ducati has one as original fitment and has always worked perfectly. I never need to fiddle with the fuel tap. It has a reserve tap on the other side of the tank.

Cheers,
Cam
 
My Honda has a vacuum operated fuel tap. Rust in the tank plus age ('95 model) meant that the vacuum control didn't work. Combined with ancient needle valves with rust particles from the tank on them, the bike was hydraulic locking almost every time I parked it. I got rid of the rust, sealed the tank, replaced the non-serviceable fuel tap ($130!) and vacuum hoses, cleaned the carbs, replaced the needle valves and now all is well. But I do religiously turn the fuel tap to the "off" position every single time I park the bike now. Relying on the vacuum tap can be a very bad idea.


Ken
 
The vacuum fuel tap on my Ducati doesn't have any way to switch it off. There's no on-off lever, so it's on whenever there's vacuum and presumably off the rest of the time. So I can't be sure whether it's the vacuum tap or the float valves thats keeping petrol out of the cylinders, but I've never had a hydraulic lock. The only manual tap is the reserve tap on the other side of the tank, which is also useful to prime the carby float bowls if they have been drained.

Cam
 
I think i can contribute to this thread now, have just taken delivery of two hi flow pingle fuel taps, really really not cheap, but the build quality is beyond anything i have ever seen before, its absurd that someone would put that much effort into such a mundane bit of kit, Not even remotely like original, flow rate is about a gallon a second. looks like it comes off an old steam engine,plus which, i got two free stickers. Was going to post photos but will wait till they are fitted to the one off tank.
 
padlock said:
looks like it comes off an old steam engine ...
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Near enough. Theyre made for Harleys  :D

BTW, how are you fitting them to the tank? Pingel uses American NPT threads which are different to metric or gas threads. Not easy to find an NPT spigot outside USA.

Cheers,
Cam
 
Dellortoman said:
Near enough. Theyre made for Harleys  :D
BTW, how are you fitting them to the tank? Pingel uses American NPT threads which are different to metric or gas threads. Not easy to find an NPT spigot outside USA.
Cheers,
Cam
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Pingel sell metric taps as well, have some here we purchased for Rob's carbon fibre Motodd tanks that he made, we supplied him the taps and adaptors, all metric
as Padders says, they are a work of art
 
padlock said:
I think i can contribute to this thread now, have just taken delivery of two hi flow pingle fuel taps, really really not cheap, but the build quality is beyond anything i have ever seen before, its absurd that someone would put that much effort into such a mundane bit of kit, Not even remotely like original, flow rate is about a gallon a second. looks like it comes off an old steam engine,plus which, i got two free stickers. Was going to post photos but will wait till they are fitted to the one off tank.
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OK.....spill the beans - which ones fit and how much were they?

Pete
 
Poff said:
padlock said:
I think i can contribute to this thread now, have just taken delivery of two hi flow pingle fuel taps, really really not cheap, but the build quality is beyond anything i have ever seen before, its absurd that someone would put that much effort into such a mundane bit of kit, Not even remotely like original, flow rate is about a gallon a second. looks like it comes off an old steam engine,plus which, i got two free stickers. Was going to post photos but will wait till they are fitted to the one off tank.
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OK.....spill the beans - which ones fit and how much were they?

Pete
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The ones i bought and far too much :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
 
A stand in Imola earlier this year. Taps and the accesories...
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