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silicone hose
mr T - 22/8/09 at 07:30 PM

The rubber seal on my bike crabs has split , has anyone used silicone hose to fasten them on and will normal hose do or dose it have to be for fuel also where can I get 48 mm internal diameter hose any help thanks

jacko - 22/8/09 at 07:36 PM

thats what i have on my carbs been on about 3 years i had to super glue them to the carbs though

big_wasa - 22/8/09 at 07:41 PM

yep you can get 48mm or look for 1 7/8"

If you get hose joiners you can cut them in half.

irvined - 22/8/09 at 07:45 PM

Try SFS Performance for your silicon hose, cheaper than Samco and I've had nothing but excellent service from them and good turnaround time for special orders.

http://www.sfsperformance.co.uk/

mr T - 22/8/09 at 08:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
thats what i have on my carbs been on about 3 years i had to super glue them to the carbs though


Hi Jacko was the problem letting air in or was the pipe coming off, I have a set of Blackbird carbs and there's about 10 or 12 mm to fasten to is that enough with a jubilee clip

[Edited on 22/8/09 by mr T]

jacko - 22/8/09 at 08:21 PM

They use to come off so i glued them on + jubilee clips then made a bracket to support the carbs

blakep82 - 22/8/09 at 11:01 PM

people say they degrade with petrol, but as said above people have used them for years without trouble

mr T - 23/8/09 at 06:36 AM

Thanks for the replies. Super glue and silicone hose now on order