Pingel fuel taps and adapter plates

[sharky]

Anyone recommend a good dealer for these ?? If I'm gonna have to spend $150 on a new stock tap to stop mine leaking I will buy a pingel now as it will be needed in the future.

[TurboKat]

There are Aftermarket seal kits are available to rebuild your fueltap Russ, Yam. dealers probly wouldn't tell you that tho'
Ring an independant Bike shop (non dealer) & ask 'em about it, beware tho' prices vary wildly & range from about $15 to $75 or so depending on the tap & how many seals, O rings, springs, etc are needed.
If you go for the Pingel, get it from Ebay U.S. It'll be about 1/2 price.

[sharky]

Trouble is mate I've tried that and not found anyone that lists one for the XJR. Even tried UK shops too.
I'm trying to get a price for an adaptor plate as,Yes, the taps are cheaper in the US but they're all for 22mm outlet on tractor tanks.

[TurboKat]

Maybe get a H/D one & adapt it yourself?

[sharky]

What I need is a fooked tractor tank to cut the fitting off. It is 22mm dia but a real fine thread. Don't know if any old jap tanks have the same ? I remember some old Z ones used to have similar ???

[evad]

sharky, have a look at the pigle stuff on this site. Hope it helps, i have got stuff from them for my 650 and they were really good to deal with
http://www.z1enterprises.com/SearchResult.aspx?All=True&KeyWords=petcock

[sharky]

Thanks Evad, They have both the tap and plate. All for AU$120.00 delivered.

[evad]

good stuff, I had good delibery from them of a couple of days

[sharky]

And the Aussie supplier said...'er about 4 weeks and we'll have to order it specially.' Cost about $200 for the tap alone [:0]

[evad]

its good to support local but some of them are so slack and you pay double the price!!!![:0] what the!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[evad]

Hey Sharkey, how did you got with the fuel tap? Did it arrive yet?

[sharky]

I've put it on my xmas list for the wife :D
64k in a 60 took me spare cash.....

[evad]

Bugger, anotehr donation for the coppers :D

[BOHEMION]

64 in a 60!!!!! thats fuked up!

[sharky]

And he was sitting right where an 80 changes to a 60 :(
But do they offer anywhere to check ya speedo accuracy.....nooooooooo

[Zed14]

its up to you to make sure your speedos recalibrated every so often.

[hooligan]

the adr's state a speedo should "indicate the actual vehicle speed, for all speeds above 40kph, to an accuracy of +10%" Which means your speedo said 60, but you were inadvertantly 4k's (less than the legally allowable 10%) over. Fight it.