DR posing as an SV - Fuel vacuum hose?

Originally Posted by Kinvig

"I think it depends a lot on what bike he has (350/600), and whether it's the Mikuni flatside carb or the CV carb.

650. Not sure about the carb but will check, as much because I should already know

Originally Posted by Kinvig

But basically yes, the Acerbis tank *should* have 2 petcocks, not one, which join up at a y-piece and then go off to the carb. If he's running only one petcock but still has the hosing for 2, then one end of the hosing will need blocking up and no it will make no difference to the carburation.

Nope, only got one and hosing for one, but Squid's answers on the fuel vacuum hose q. have solved that one. Generally makes perfect sense, though I wonder if all Acerbis tanks come with 2 petcocks, or only those big enough to have deep wells either side of the frame that would be left inaccessible with only one. My tank for example only really needs one to drain 95% of it with a little shaking.

Originally Posted by Kinvig

"The acerbis tank for my bike has 2 petcocks (AFAIK, the IMS and Clarke tanks only have one) and yes they have OMG written on them! Single spiggot. You get 2 specific taps, one left and one right, so that you don't have the wrong way round situation going on that your mate is talking about."

Nice to know I've got the right petcock then, so it seems somehow they've fitted the right one to the left side of the tank and of course I've not been supplied with the other one. Will hunt one down - but all solvable now.

Thanks Kinvig, much obliged.