Naked Nipples
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 4:58 pm
Having received my carbs from Mike Nixon a while back and having installed them on my '79 brings me to my next issue to resolve. Nixon includes with the returned carbs a sheet of 18 tips and one of them is regarding the 6-into-1 octopus of bowl overflow hoses and the need discard it because of the risk of dreaded hydrolock. My bike long ago was relieved of these for that same reason and I happily rode with no hoses attached to the overflow nipples.
Because I am preparing my bike for sale, I want the bike to be right for the next owner and that includes a solution of the naked nipples (six!). The most obvious solution seems to be individual hoses routed to the same point as the original collector hose. But even the smallest hose I can find gets to be quite a thick snake when six of them are bundled together. Perhaps the really thin-wall type of hose would reduce this but I have found none.
Has anyone solved this problem? Photos would help if available.
Because I am preparing my bike for sale, I want the bike to be right for the next owner and that includes a solution of the naked nipples (six!). The most obvious solution seems to be individual hoses routed to the same point as the original collector hose. But even the smallest hose I can find gets to be quite a thick snake when six of them are bundled together. Perhaps the really thin-wall type of hose would reduce this but I have found none.
Has anyone solved this problem? Photos would help if available.