Fuel tap - smaller one - any ideas ?

[Russbusa]

Just got the bandit 6 motor into the 550, all is well apart from the fuel tap landing on top of the carb D
Does anybody know of a smaller tap that will fit ? otherwise its of to the friendly man with the brazing torch to move the original one forward about an inch or so .....thats about 24.5mm for those born after 1972 !

[Russbusa]

I've had an idea thats fairly simple and also keeps the reserve facility too now to see if it works

[bobster]

Can you fit a remote fuel tap from say an RF600 Suzuki ,it just has a pipe coming out and and then find somewhere else to mount the remote tap?

[fossie]

VX800 tap would be an answer, it is actually the knob as is used on the Kat's choke , so copying the panel of the Kat 1100 et al would not only give you a tap but would look right as well.

[Russbusa]

Cheers Bobster you saved me scouring numerous parts drawings

Fossie its going on the 550 which will have 550 side panels and will have to have a remote tap........or 2 !

[Ash]

I had that problem when the 1200 Bandit engine went in the Kat 750 Frame. Had to use a Pingle Tap.

[bobster]

No probs m8............glad to help!

[Russbusa]

Cheers ash , didint know about pingel taps. It may still have been tight even with one of those, hopefully the RF600 one will be "shallower"