Now up to £235, which is a serious chunk of loose change !GT750Battleship wrote:One on UK Ebay at the moment,current bid £183 pounds
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Like Ian, I've been picking up some used ones in great shape from Ebay for under $40.00. The plan is to test them all, remove the good valves and make a few sets with the valves that are sealing.
Once thats done then its time to figure out how to repair the leaking ones.
I refuse to look at that silly price, its totally insane and no guarantee all the valves actually seal until you buy it and test it.
Once thats done then its time to figure out how to repair the leaking ones.
I refuse to look at that silly price, its totally insane and no guarantee all the valves actually seal until you buy it and test it.
Two strokes, its just that simple.
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For the next while I expect I'll keep using Chris' trick - its cheap and very effective. He has posted it on this board somewhere, and I wrote a bit about his method at this link.Suzsmokeyallan wrote:Once thats done then its time to figure out how to repair the leaking ones.
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Yeah I saw that splice fix Ian but I have no problem getting the valves off. All I need to do is get the faulty ones working correctly, then put them onto the lines I took the good ones from.
Two strokes, its just that simple.
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Re: new remanufactured check valves
Guys you are destroying my plans of becoming mega wealthy
I was going to wait 50 years & put my nos Suzuki Oil Lines on Ebay !!!!
Seriously this is a ridiculous price...but very entertaining to see where it ends
I was going to wait 50 years & put my nos Suzuki Oil Lines on Ebay !!!!
Seriously this is a ridiculous price...but very entertaining to see where it ends
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Re: new remanufactured check valves
Allan....looks like we are STILL in the dark about the existence of the oil line repair kit,or whatever "their" going to call it ? I've being following this topic over at the Kettle Clinick with Ian,Mike's & others "experiments" with these valves to rectify the problems ? I have a friend with a GT550,who has put an on/off tap on his oil tank line,to stem the flow of oil when the bikes not in use.
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I thought about, too. But it could be dangerous. The tap should be combined with a switch to disable ignition, when the oil line is closed.GT750Battleship wrote:... I have a friend with a GT550,who has put an on/off tap on his oil tank line,to stem the flow of oil when the bikes not in use...
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Re: new remanufactured check valves
Hi,I should have mentioned that he hangs the ignition key on the tap !!
He has three other classics to ride,so he thought he'd better come up with this "fix" for the GT550 whilst its not in use PS the oil lines (Spider) on Ebay are now up £258 pounds
He has three other classics to ride,so he thought he'd better come up with this "fix" for the GT550 whilst its not in use PS the oil lines (Spider) on Ebay are now up £258 pounds
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Re: new remanufactured check valves
I've looked at a few of those - I haven't installed one as I'm uneasy about the failure mode. Low probability, but really high cost.Suzsmokeyallan wrote:Your friend could have used an inline solenoid such as what some r/c models use. When the bike is off the oil line is closed when the ignition is on the valve is open due to power being applied to it. No need for a tap or to remember to turn it on once you add the valve.
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Sold for £263 - so about $423 in Yankee speak and $440 in Canuck bucks - pretty crazy.GT750Battleship wrote: the oil lines (Spider) on Ebay are now up £258 pounds
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Re: new remanufactured check valves
yes,watched with interest.....I don't know what to do now....
Sell my lines..also nos...use money to buy other parts for my bike,like front fork springs etc...
I could have the bike for another ten years,& never have the need to fit the lines..
Sell my lines..also nos...use money to buy other parts for my bike,like front fork springs etc...
I could have the bike for another ten years,& never have the need to fit the lines..
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You really don't have an issue,,, just buy another abused GT750 that needs a bunch of parts and then you can use those nice NOS lines on it,,
Two strokes, its just that simple.
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Re: new remanufactured check valves
DOH,why didn't I think of that !!!
Thanks Allan.
Thanks Allan.
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Re: new remanufactured check valves
Hi may be not such a crazy price if you think what these new check valves may cost should they ever come to fruition. plus then the time and the potential problems to fit them to the old lines and so on. It was actually me that bought them and although I wouldn't have paid much more for them I didn't think it was too bad a price. My check valves are totally buggered and I don't have heaps of spare lines to muck about with
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Re: new remanufactured check valves
Hi Terry, as you say about the lines you could have spent a lot of time mucking about with second hand lines trying to make one good set !! I was extremely lucky to have been given an unused spider/octopus line years ago,may never need them ? so they will probably go with the bike when I decide to sell
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