Fuel line replacement

[Vmass]

I tried for quite some time to install a new fuel line without removing the carbs.

I couldn't get my fingers close enough and the fuel line was too flimsy to push around the fitting.

So, I grabbed a wire coat hanger and cut the lower/straight section off and filed down the ends to remove any sharp burrs.

I then took the straight rod and put it through carbs 2 and 3, right into the fitting.

Then I simply pushed the fuel line over the rod and onto the fitting.

This not only lines up the line precisely, but it also gives you some leverage to force the fuel line over the fitting.

[Adler]

Brilliant! Great tip.

[Willmrx]

Way good idea! I am needing to replace soon.

[Johnson]

Great tip! I've ordered fuel lines and plan on replacing them very soon. The manual does call for replacing the fuel and brake lines every two years. My bike is just about 29 years overdue! (28 years, 8 months, 22 days precisely)

When I took the fuel lines off, they felt more like plastic rather than rubber.

[Guest]

Sounds like a good idea though having a hard time visualizing it. Can you post some pics please?

[Terry]

Nice!!! Thanks for posting this tip

[Guest]

That's a good tip. How did you get the clip that secures it on?
Very long needle nose pliers?
I got to do one of mine before long, PO put a vinyl one on it and it's as hard as a rock, my problem is to figure out how to get that one off first without breaking the fitting.

[Vmass]

That's a good tip. How did you get the clip that secures it on?
Very long needle nose pliers?
I got to do one of mine before long, PO put a vinyl one on it and it's as hard as a rock, my problem is to figure out how to get that one off first without breaking the fitting.

The clips was a little tricky. Luckily, the clip I received had long wings and I was able to use the same coat hanger, as well as a screw driver to push the clip on.

Sorry, no pics of the procedure.

[1980GS1000E]

Been there. I figured that one out a while ago after much hair pulling.

[Katarat]

Buy the real expensive soft grey fuel line {never gets hard} {insert joke here }at the bike shop, do the same thing, but put the clip on the fuel line and a little silicone grease inside the line and you can push the whole works clip and line on at the same time