Topic: My Petcock is not a well behaved Pet.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Does anyone know where to get a petcock that wont drip after the first 6 months of buying it? and does not cost 111.30 on ebay.
for the 78CB750F3 super-sport, this issue is really driving me nuts, i bought a after market one and leaks out of every possible place it can from tank down.
This is really getting into my riding.
And that does not restrict the fuel flow that seems to be a problem with the aftermarket ones also.

WOW! This is actually a post about the original topic title -- a petcock!  754 is right about Pingel petcocks.  I have never had issues with New OEM, only cheapo reproductions.

As for the side discussion on fuel additives, I use Seafoam (and other products) to stabilize ethanol-based gas.  I haven't seen any performance gain from the numerous different additives on my CBs, but I haven't dyno'd the bike specifically to test that proposition.  I just add some stabilizer to keep the ethanol from gumming up my carburetors.

[jaguar]

Ethanol also pulls water into vented tanks and separates.
Looks like salad dressing!

Old school stabilizers don't help much with that.
It isn't like old fuel that used to "varnish"

The $111.30 for an OEM petcock is money well spent.

[JWilde]

So if you ran it at 80 for 20 minutes,  that would get you at least. 25 miles away....
So if you living one of the boroughs...Can you just get on the nearest freeway and ride like that?

who is to say I remained in the boroughs last night. What if I went out to long island? What if i went up the west side highway? What if I went up to westchester and over the Bridge? What if I was on the Sprain Brook....?

Sprain Brook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprain_Brook_Parkway

GCP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Parkway

Southern State Parkway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_State_Parkway

West Side Highway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Highway

Yes is the answer.

[754]

I will get a pic of my PINGEL up, the GNARLIEST petcock ever..
 Well, next to the Guzzlers series..

[harisuluv]

Why not just say what you did then, instead of what you COULD have done. 

Were you in second while you were going 80 for 20 minutes? 

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I will get a pic of my PINGEL up, the GNARLIEST petcock ever..
 Well, next to the Guzzlers series..

Triple output petCOCK madness.  What's the application for, Frank?

[jaguar]

Why not just say what you did then, instead of what you COULD have done. 

Were you in second while you were going 80 for 20 minutes? 

what just a second there......
Have you taken the time to read ALL of the rules that the OP has laid out for responding and/or challenging any of his statements?

Fact is that if he said it, it must be true.

It is written on the web......until he deletes it.
 

[754]

I will get a pic of my PINGEL up, the GNARLIEST petcock ever..
 Well, next to the Guzzlers series..

The triples have a barb on every second flat, so the plan was to either. Block one off, or I got the strange thought to just maybe run a clear hose of outlet three, up the side of tank for a fuel sight guage..
Triple output petCOCK madness.  What's the application for, Frank?

[trenchgrinder750]

Does anyone know where to get a petcock that wont drip after the first 6 months of buying it? and does not cost 111.30 on ebay.
for the 78CB750F3 super-sport, this issue is really driving me nuts, i bought a after market one and leaks out of every possible place it can from tank down.
This is really getting into my riding.
And that does not restrict the fuel flow that seems to be a problem with the aftermarket ones also.

www.vintagecb750.com  I bought my new one there.  I put it on 2 months ago, so far its fine. 

[mrfish2]

Were you in second while you were going 80 for 20 minutes?

 

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

So if you ran it at 80 for 20 minutes,  that would get you at least. 25 miles away....
So if you living one of the boroughs...Can you just get on the nearest freeway and ride like that?

who is to say I remained in the boroughs last night. What if I went out to long island? What if i went up the west side highway? What if I went up to westchester and over the Bridge? What if I was on the Sprain Brook....?

Sprain Brook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprain_Brook_Parkway

GCP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Parkway

Southern State Parkway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_State_Parkway

West Side Highway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Highway

Yes is the answer.

Strictly curious.  How much was that 350 revving to maintain 80 in 5th?

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

I will get a pic of my PINGEL up, the GNARLIEST petcock ever..
 Well, next to the Guzzlers series..

The triples have a barb on every second flat, so the plan was to either. Block one off, or I got the strange thought to just maybe run a clear hose of outlet three, up the side of tank for a fuel sight guage..
Triple output petCOCK madness.  What's the application for, Frank?

I like the idea of the sight glass gauge.  If you go that route, please post it up.

[DWS]

yeah that is the one i bought last year and i have not had very good luck with it. My luck i probably got the only lemon and from what i can see there is no OEM petcock available on any site
.

Does anyone know where to get a petcock that wont drip after the first 6 months of buying it? and does not cost 111.30 on ebay.
for the 78CB750F3 super-sport, this issue is really driving me nuts, i bought a after market one and leaks out of every possible place it can from tank down.
This is really getting into my riding.
And that does not restrict the fuel flow that seems to be a problem with the aftermarket ones also.

www.vintagecb750.com  I bought my new one there.  I put it on 2 months ago, so far its fine.

[JWilde]

So if you ran it at 80 for 20 minutes,  that would get you at least. 25 miles away....
So if you living one of the boroughs...Can you just get on the nearest freeway and ride like that?

who is to say I remained in the boroughs last night. What if I went out to long island? What if i went up the west side highway? What if I went up to westchester and over the Bridge? What if I was on the Sprain Brook....?

Sprain Brook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprain_Brook_Parkway

GCP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Parkway

Southern State Parkway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_State_Parkway

West Side Highway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Highway

Yes is the answer.

Strictly curious.  How much was that 350 revving to maintain 80 in 5th?

it was actually 80 in forth (i know i know, bad boy) and it was revving about 9k

[540nova]

Why would be redlining your bike for 20 minutes when you have another gear available?


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[danyo]

Why would be redlining your bike for 20 minutes when you have another gear available?


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Simple, just because he can .

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[BomberMann650]

Why would be redlining your bike for 20 minutes when you have another gear available?


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Simple, just because he can .

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It's easier to break the 100mph barrier when you can make 90 in 4th.

[754]

Most of our bikes with stock motors can go as fast or faster in fourth...as in fifth gear..

[540nova]

If that's true, 754, and 8-9000 rpm is redline, his bike can only go 80 mph?


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[JWilde]

If that's true, 754, and 8-9000 rpm is redline, his bike can only go 80 mph?


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Ive gone higher than 80.  Ive done the ton and posted about it a few months ago.

[Scott S]

If that's true, 754, and 8-9000 rpm is redline, his bike can only go 80 mph?


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 And it's a 350.... 80 MPH is getting it pretty good on the little fours.

[carnivorous chicken]

Christ, I hate to wade back into these #$%*ty waters but CB350Fs don't do 100mph without serious modifications or speedometer malfunctions, and they don't do 80mph in second. Their top speed from the factory was supposedly 98mph, but that's an optimistic estimate on a factory fresh engine (probably going downhill with a tail wind or dropped out of an airplane).

I have a feeling I'm going to regret this post.

[JWilde]

Christ, I hate to wade back into these #$%*ty waters but CB350Fs don't do 100mph without serious modifications or speedometer malfunctions, and they don't do 80mph in second. Their top speed from the factory was supposedly 98mph, but that's an optimistic estimate on a factory fresh engine (probably going downhill with a tail wind or dropped out of an airplane).

I have a feeling I'm going to regret this post.

No its cool. Youre entitled to your opinion and I dont mind one bit.

By far, the internet caters to ppl who like to speak to what "cant"be done.

As far as the bike,  I was on itand I know how fast it went, and this time out I said I did 80 in 4th.

[flybox1]

Christ, I hate to wade back into these #$%*ty waters but CB350Fs don't do 100mph without serious modifications or speedometer malfunctions, and they don't do 80mph in second. Their top speed from the factory was supposedly 98mph, but that's an optimistic estimate on a factory fresh engine (probably going downhill with a tail wind or dropped out of an airplane).

I have a feeling I'm going to regret this post.

I'm right with you there, chicken.  80/85 was about the fastest I could get on my 350F, and I say 80/85 because needle bounce is all over the place on stock clocks   My bike was well sorted and I tried many times to go faster.   Such a light bike that passing most cars really pushes you around.  Too sketchy even on new AM26's.

[JWilde]

Christ, I hate to wade back into these #$%*ty waters but CB350Fs don't do 100mph without serious modifications or speedometer malfunctions, and they don't do 80mph in second. Their top speed from the factory was supposedly 98mph, but that's an optimistic estimate on a factory fresh engine (probably going downhill with a tail wind or dropped out of an airplane).

I have a feeling I'm going to regret this post.

I'm right with you there, chicken.  80/85 was about the fastest I could get on my 350F, and I say 80/85 because needle bounce is all over the place on stock clocks   My bike was well sorted and I tried many times to go faster.   Such a light bike that passing most cars really pushes you around.  Too sketchy even on new AM26's.

I'll second that the wind def pushes you around as that happens to me (and esp as NYC is windy this time of year as high pressure fronts come and go).

However, I have no idea why ppl continually debate other ppls experiences as though life and death hinge on it. Its a bike. Whether it goes 10, 40, 60 or 100mph who cares? Its just not that deep.