Zane 750 air intake tubing

cooky

cooky

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The air intake hoses on my 750s formula appear to be made of toilet paper and string. I cannot seem to locate any replacement parts on line. Has anyone had to replace these perishable items and if so, what did you use? What size are the tubes? I am assuming they are uniform diameter throughout. Thanks Cooky :D
 
Hey Cooky, They are in fact the POS, i've also had some 'trouble' tracking down direct replacements, at best we've used a combination of incorrect size tube mated to the remnants of the old tubes.
I'm hopeful one of the others here (Lothar are you there  ;)) may have sourced an alternative.

Peter
 
yes, I am...

http://www.ebay.de/itm/190609902418?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_500wt_1202

bidding has ended, but I have send him a message asking if they are still available, as no bids were placed.
 
Jotaman said:
Hey Cooky, They are in fact the POS, i've also had some 'trouble' tracking down direct replacements, at best we've used a combination of incorrect size tube mated to the remnants of the old tubes.
I'm hopeful one of the others here (Lothar are you there  ;)) may have sourced an alternative.

Peter
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Hey Dick

Look in your cupboard, there are two sitting in there

Hard to find an alternative Cooky as the are 45mm, but what i did was i found from my local dodgy auto retailer some 40mm aluminium oil hose cover, targeted i think for the two fast too furious crowd, comes all squasshed up and stretched out to 2 meteres, like a accordian set up, im sure someone wiull come up with the correct terminology, fairing connection i flared out a little and used the original hoseclamps to connect and on the intake i squeezeed a llittle and pushed them in works fine would like to get the oeiginal stuff though as it looks the goods, but this works fine looks fine and will probably last forever will take some pics for you inthe next few days
 
errr - yes, sooo??!?!? Cookey did not ask for a particular color... and as they are hidden behind the fairing - so what? ;)

The seller says they are a better alternative, as a) they are more stabile than the original ones and b) they have a smooth surface inside, which - in theory at least - removes resistance.
 
Red is probably not so cool on a silver and orange bike, and you would see them, less resistance, fck me in a ram air tube, really gonna make an iota of difference, not that any one could really decipher, would like to get some original black ones for the shelf
 
either original or good...  8)

Honestly: I wouldn't care. If the color would disturb me, I would simply wrap some tape around them in the color I think is looking cool.
 
Red is probably not so cool on a silver and orange bike
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I hope Red doesn't take offence. :o

                                            Dave
 
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Hey Dick

Look in your cupboard, there are two sitting in there
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Ya Knob Jockey, i'm well aware of the (overtly generous) alternative replacements sitting aloft my pantry, however whilst they are not as hideous as a industrial burnt maroon ones on offer (Thanks for the effort Lothar), conversely they are every so slightly NQR as such was hoping to help ole Cooky out with a more uniform set, i also noted that he may not in fact be in with the fast n furious crowd.

Where's our photo's Cooky :)

Peter
 
I think the tube on ebay I posted the link to is a standard tube for industrial applications. If you have a company around that sells such stuff, they should be able to sell you some inches, for sure much cheaper than this one and probably in black, too  :D...
 
Ok im happy to take them back  :P :P :P

Hes got a Lav man cant help but be fast

and its a Zane , so theres the ferocity factor

Im just wondering where they got this trunking from, it is certinly fragile, maybe it wasnt designed for automotive use

Check if they have it in black Lothar, seems from the red pic that it lookked a bit more polly plasticthan the papermashe that the factory supplied
 
Thanks good people. Now I know that Zane hoses are as rare as hens' teeth and as durable as a chocolate tea pot, I will attempt to source alternative tubing.
P.S. I put a couple of pics on gallery as recommended. Will post more when the weather is better. Regards Cooky.
 
Have found a website with some similar air hosing with internal diameter of 45mm at: http://www.auto-performance.co.uk/
Several hose types available in this size including aluminium, polyester or neoprene for approx ?10 per metre. Before I waste any of my hard earned cash on more stuff that does not fit (the list includes clothes, bikes, women) , i would appreciate any comments. Regards Cooky.
 
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