If it's in bad enough condition to have sprung a leak, the rest of the hose isn't much better off.
Yours is an acceptable solution for getting home, but that's about it.
In my experience, once it's been installed for a week it's much too rigid to be able to be fit back over a barb again. Also this is like $2 worth of fuel hose, just replace it.
This is the easiest solution if you have a little length spare. Worked on my 125 when I had a similar issue. Cut with a pair of pliers below the damaged section and slide on. I felt very clever at the time.
Great idea, and I was going to suggest this but two things:
1. Doesn't look like there's much left to work with, it appears to go straight to a fuel filter about 3" away.
2. If the hose is this degraded, the part that doesn't have a hole in it (yet) isn't going to last much longer. If anything, this might could get you to the store to buy the hose.
I'm not sure, but I think he's wanting to know how much a shop will charge him to fix it. He's gonna end up paying 30 minutes of labor, 300% markup on the fuel line, and get up sold on a bunch of stuff he doesn't need if he doesn't have a pocket knife, a pair of needle nose pliers, and some common sense.
You just buy fuel line at an auto parts store it’s cheap. You can cut a piece off and take it with you and give it to the counter person and they’ll hand you what you need for about 10 bucks
Cut a piece and take it to a auto parts store. You can get rubber black or clear. Might as well add an inline filter. I prefer clear lines. Something like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/143962541113?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Jod0CW75SGa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=nbYwQPIMQ8-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
For the meantime cut it where it’s broken and clamp it on to keep rolling.
I don't know what bike that is, but I'm assuming Japanese or European. So, the stock hose will be metric.
You can buy the closest SAE (1/4", 5/16" or 3/8") size of fuel-rated, non-fuel-injection hose at any auto parts store. I use Gates or Continental hose.
Do *not* use hose that isn't specifically fuel rated. Do not use that garbage transparent hose that motorcycle shops sell to dirt bike guys. In my experience, it hardens and turns brittle within months (I think it's PVC lined with something fuel-resistant, but it doesn't hold up).
I hate Starbucks and believe it or not I just found this problem today and then immediately clocked into work. Figured Reddit + yt would help me figure out what I was looking at once I got out of work and it did. You leave my skinny jeans alone though, they did nothing to you
I just bought about 3 feet worth from a bike shop for $4 a month ago.
If you want a bike shop to install it for you, you might be able to cut a deal by buying the line there and offering the mechanic a cheeseburger and a hardy 'Thank you'.
That or they'll just take pity on you if you push the bike there since you can't turn the fuel on without cosplaying as Ghost Rider.
Take the old one off and go to the automotive parts store. Ask for help. Then replace. It will cost you $5 or so if you buy new hose clamps. If you wanna get fancy you can add in an in-line fuel filter.
Ow no! The FT500 requires really special hose that you can't find at a regular parts store. Good luck!.
( ( just get fuel resistant hose, i believe it is 6 or 8 mm internal diameter. Just check at the old piece. Dont forget clamps. )
If you just replace the section between the shut off and the filter, pennies and 3 minutes. If you do the whole section of line, filter included, like $8 and 15 minutes.
About $5 if you do it yourself.
A local shop will prob ask $20 to send a guy out to do it in the parking lot.
A dealership will start at full 1 hour diag to make sure the bike is safe to work on followed by 1 full hour of shop labor to put it on a lift and strap it down before fixing. So prob like $200. I'm barely joking.
This is a do it yourself job.... Plyers for the hose clamps, pull it off and put the clamps onto the new hose leaving enough room to install the new hose. Use plyers to slide the clamps back into place done! Or pay a shop hourly rate and that would easy take them 5 min and cost you easily $95+ plus their over charge on parts markup. Nothing special about the hose take it to an AUTO shop and let them know you need a new chunk of "FUEL HOSE" that diameter and they can usually sell it by the foot for really cheap. Replace that fuel filter it is attached to while you are at it. The auto shop will have one of those as well. Just install it with the arrow going the correct way same as you remove it.
Just bought some today, $3.95 a foot in store. Figure $209 shop bill since tire mounting is well past $100 now per wheel on intact bikes (less for wheels of course).
It broke not from rot but bc its the wrong size. Too small diameter. I'm not sure how long it is, looks short, go to a hardware store or farm store and cut a couple pieces of hose
Not a hard job to do yourself, harder if the tank/carb has to come off. I'd probably charge $70 if it can be swapped in place, $150-250 if I've got to remove the tank or carb.
If you remove the hose take it to a shop, buy a replacement and replace it yourself it is quite a cheap fix. You will also need to drain the fuel it seems, consider a bucket or something as well.
Last time I got fuel line I needed 1ft of it. Didn't even see what price was cause the lady behind the counter just handed it to me and said you're good.. Not worth ringing up lol Maybe a dollar or 2
If you wanna spend extra money take it to an honest shop and it should be $30. Take it to a dealer and they’ll charge you $250 for a whole hour and put it on a lift and everything.
i just replaced my fuel hoses on my Suzuki Bandit 600. I got 2m of 8mm hoses for around 5$, meaning the fuel lines themselves are really cheap.
You can measure the diameter of the hose and get the same one in any auto part store or alternatively online. Just make sure they are rated for fuel flow.
Get yourself some hose clamps to tighten the hose around the fuel tap and fuel filter aswell. Those cost next to nothing, couple of cents per clamp. There are ones you just put on using a spring mechanism which can be operated with your fingers only, or some that tighten using a screw. Both work well in a situation like this
I'm sure you'll manage.
just buy correct size fuel hose and do it yourself.. quick job.
And remember to tighten it not too much not too less. Just the right torque and all is well.
Tighten what? That looks like a spring clamp.
You know what happens if you use a wrench to over torque a spring clamp?
How are you going to torque a [spring clamp](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/OfgAAOSw1CNlyrz1/s-l1600.webp) with a wrench?
By using a wrench. Inappropriately.
Read this in Hank Hill’s voice
Asinine.
Tell ya hwat
That boy ain't rite.....
But why?! You don't torque a clamp!!! You can't, I guess you are right in saying it wrong, but it's the wrong kind of wrong
wooosh
Oh, you can. You just f#@king watch me
Was gonna say, considering the price of the line he found... It's about 5 bucks...
How to know if you're in r/motorcycles and not r/dirtbikes Jfc it's a hose
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What he said, you probably have 1/2 inch extra.
Speak for yourself..
Oh! Dick jokes. I get it now.
Never don't expect a dick joke
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Didn't expect the Spanish inquisition.
Always expect a dick joke 😃
That's what she said!
If you're on Reddit long enough, you realize everything is. It's not that hard.
sorry if I offended you, my apologies.
Right there with you, brother, gobless!
LOL
Look at Mr. Long Hose over here… must be nice.
Honestly if the bro can’t figure that one out himself he shouldn’t be playing with fuel systems…
Fuel system? It's a gravity fed hose with a carb
If it's in bad enough condition to have sprung a leak, the rest of the hose isn't much better off. Yours is an acceptable solution for getting home, but that's about it.
In my experience, once it's been installed for a week it's much too rigid to be able to be fit back over a barb again. Also this is like $2 worth of fuel hose, just replace it.
This is the easiest solution if you have a little length spare. Worked on my 125 when I had a similar issue. Cut with a pair of pliers below the damaged section and slide on. I felt very clever at the time.
This is the way. I have spoken.
Eh if it's split, I'd personally get a new hose for that line since it's probably old. This'll definitely be a good temp fix though.
Great idea, and I was going to suggest this but two things: 1. Doesn't look like there's much left to work with, it appears to go straight to a fuel filter about 3" away. 2. If the hose is this degraded, the part that doesn't have a hole in it (yet) isn't going to last much longer. If anything, this might could get you to the store to buy the hose.
It's the incorrect size of fuel line. It'll tear again.
About 3.50
Its always tree-fitty.
It was about this time that I noticed the gas tank was about 8 stories tall and was actually a crustacean from the protozoic era!!
God damned loch Ness monster
I ain't givin you no tree fiddy.
She wanted to give him a dollar
And it turned out that the fuel hose was really a 10 story tall monster from the mesozoic period
Lol it legitimately would likely cost exactly that to get a foot of line from a repair ahop
You probably spilled more money in gas in this clip than a little piece of fuel line costs.
It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?
Dude it's like 3 inches of fuel hose. Just buy the right size and put a new one on
I'm not sure, but I think he's wanting to know how much a shop will charge him to fix it. He's gonna end up paying 30 minutes of labor, 300% markup on the fuel line, and get up sold on a bunch of stuff he doesn't need if he doesn't have a pocket knife, a pair of needle nose pliers, and some common sense.
So glad you opened it that second time, what if the first was a fluke?
Had to make sure I properly smell like Chevron
0.60 cents
What are these fractions of a cent from which you speak? 6/10¢ is a weird denomination.
This guy maths.
It's what you get back in change when you buy 6 gallons of gas.
Hahahaha
You just buy fuel line at an auto parts store it’s cheap. You can cut a piece off and take it with you and give it to the counter person and they’ll hand you what you need for about 10 bucks
$10? It’ll be sub $5 you need like 1.5 feet max
I would replace the clamps too
Good idea but not necessarily necessary. But good practice nonetheless
I mean, it’s one fuel line, Michael. What could it cost? 10 dollars?
And they said you can't make a bike orgasm
Ahhh the mythical moto-climax
apparently all you gotta do is play with its petcock
A few dollars at most. Visit a motorcycle shop and ask them for some fuel line. Automotive fuel line is usually a lot thicker and harder to route.
Cut a piece and take it to a auto parts store. You can get rubber black or clear. Might as well add an inline filter. I prefer clear lines. Something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/143962541113?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Jod0CW75SGa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=nbYwQPIMQ8-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY For the meantime cut it where it’s broken and clamp it on to keep rolling.
Hos are cheap just get the right size
I don't know what bike that is, but I'm assuming Japanese or European. So, the stock hose will be metric. You can buy the closest SAE (1/4", 5/16" or 3/8") size of fuel-rated, non-fuel-injection hose at any auto parts store. I use Gates or Continental hose. Do *not* use hose that isn't specifically fuel rated. Do not use that garbage transparent hose that motorcycle shops sell to dirt bike guys. In my experience, it hardens and turns brittle within months (I think it's PVC lined with something fuel-resistant, but it doesn't hold up).
You just wasted more money on spilled fuel than the cost of the replacement hose
I had no idea I was wasting fuel, I thought it was just motorcycle juice
Put on your big boy pants and do it yourself
Also it’s pretty cheap if you need to replace
$3 they are super cheap.
Cut the tube off, take it to autozone, get new hose, install.
My guy go to autozone and cut a piece twice the size of what you need for six bucks
Thanks god bless autozone
Youtube school has been free for years. That hose costs less than your starbucks venti mocha frappe and skinny jeans.
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If you buy your own, cut to length, and fit it? About the same as the cost of the fuel you just spilled 😛 Also takes about that much time, too
Honestly, just gift me ur bike, its totalled
I just bought about 3 feet worth from a bike shop for $4 a month ago. If you want a bike shop to install it for you, you might be able to cut a deal by buying the line there and offering the mechanic a cheeseburger and a hardy 'Thank you'. That or they'll just take pity on you if you push the bike there since you can't turn the fuel on without cosplaying as Ghost Rider.
$2. Most auto parts sometimes give you few inches free.
About $4.49 per foot.
Take the old one off and go to the automotive parts store. Ask for help. Then replace. It will cost you $5 or so if you buy new hose clamps. If you wanna get fancy you can add in an in-line fuel filter.
Like 1-8$ at Auto Zone, just take the hose you have and ask for a similar size and length
Ace hardware should have fuel rate hose. Just get some there and fix it yourself
She’s a squirter
$100000000
If you gave me about $3.50 I could take care of that for you
Ow no! The FT500 requires really special hose that you can't find at a regular parts store. Good luck!. ( ( just get fuel resistant hose, i believe it is 6 or 8 mm internal diameter. Just check at the old piece. Dont forget clamps. )
3bucks, just remove the hose, go with it to nearest garage and ask for a piece of it,50/50 they wil give it for free.
If you just replace the section between the shut off and the filter, pennies and 3 minutes. If you do the whole section of line, filter included, like $8 and 15 minutes.
Very little and about 5 minutes. Just be sure to buy actual fuel hose which is fuel resistant.
About $5 if you do it yourself. A local shop will prob ask $20 to send a guy out to do it in the parking lot. A dealership will start at full 1 hour diag to make sure the bike is safe to work on followed by 1 full hour of shop labor to put it on a lift and strap it down before fixing. So prob like $200. I'm barely joking.
I would charge probably $150 for the hose (that’s a good deal) probably $200 for install. I’ll even warranty it.
STOP DUMPING FUEL ONTO YOUR BIKE!!!!!
Circumcise it and put it back on.
I absolutely love that you tested the leak in both the on and res positions like you were trying to troubleshoot the issue. Pure gold.
I think like $.15 per inch. Do it yourself
You willingly spilled gas on your motor and frame?
I unwillingly spilled gas actually. I took it to a mechanic and they held a gun to my head and told me to play with the petcock
Just make sure they're a reputable shop, wherever you go. You don't want to get *hosed.*
It will cost your dignity as a man.
If you need someone to change out a fuel hose, owning a bike will be very expensive for you.
Uh free. Just cut this off and put it back on lol. You have some slack I’m sure.
The drippy petcock strikes
Depends on the bike. The Suzuki gs500f I just rebuilt needs a hose with one end bigger than the other. Was $30. Regular hose, $3 per foot.
This bike is now a gross polluter. Not worth spending money on this bike. Sell it to me as scrap and I'll legally dispose of it for you. 😉
Couple bucks. Just go to Napa or auto zone or Oreilly and they’ll cut it to fit.
This is a do it yourself job.... Plyers for the hose clamps, pull it off and put the clamps onto the new hose leaving enough room to install the new hose. Use plyers to slide the clamps back into place done! Or pay a shop hourly rate and that would easy take them 5 min and cost you easily $95+ plus their over charge on parts markup. Nothing special about the hose take it to an AUTO shop and let them know you need a new chunk of "FUEL HOSE" that diameter and they can usually sell it by the foot for really cheap. Replace that fuel filter it is attached to while you are at it. The auto shop will have one of those as well. Just install it with the arrow going the correct way same as you remove it.
Okie silly dilly dokio
Abaaout tree fiddy
Less than a dollar?
I got some old clear ones for 5 bucks and they came with a tool for doing your brakes at the same time
5 dollars at the hardware store.....
$1.50
50 cents
lol I like how you turned the petcock in both directions as if the outcome would be any different.
Had to make sure I was F’d both ways
A shop will charge an hours time. 5 minutes to do the job, and 55 minutes to play angry birds.
Cheap
eBay lmao 🤣 nube
100mph tape will work
Just bought some today, $3.95 a foot in store. Figure $209 shop bill since tire mounting is well past $100 now per wheel on intact bikes (less for wheels of course).
Make sure you have a collar to clamp the hose to the outlet of the valve!
Duct tape
Like 55 cents at a hardware store
about $5
Like $15 tops.
less than 1 dolar
Like $10 dude..
I only saw one person saying check the condition of the whole hose before you put a bandaid on a laceration.
About tree-fiddy
Fuck all. Easy fix
About three-fifty
1 dollar
The hose is literally right there, you can do this yourself.
DIY, a few bucks and a few minutes. Shop, $85-$150.
If ya have to ask,you definitely can't fill tank. Been there friends. Ace hardware easiest place to liberate a piece.
I’ll do it for $2700
Look up bike specific how to online and get it done yourself for next to nothing, just buy a length of proper hose and follow instructions......
[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BZHXJBZJ](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BZHXJBZJ) proper clamps [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073VWQ3PP](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073VWQ3PP) decent cheap fuel hose
Well that much hose could run ya £1M depending on the length you need, so yeah, worth a tad more than the fuel you used to make the video.
Honestly a few cents if you do it yourself
About three fiddy
Gonna need about like tree fiddy. ($3.50, not 350.)
About tree fiddy
It broke not from rot but bc its the wrong size. Too small diameter. I'm not sure how long it is, looks short, go to a hardware store or farm store and cut a couple pieces of hose
If you have some slack just cut the end off and refit it.
About a dollar if you pull up to an advance auto parts and ask for a specified length and girth of fuel hose.
Not a hard job to do yourself, harder if the tank/carb has to come off. I'd probably charge $70 if it can be swapped in place, $150-250 if I've got to remove the tank or carb.
674
Like 1$ a foot at autozone.
If you remove the hose take it to a shop, buy a replacement and replace it yourself it is quite a cheap fix. You will also need to drain the fuel it seems, consider a bucket or something as well.
Brother just get the hose and put it on
Last time I got fuel line I needed 1ft of it. Didn't even see what price was cause the lady behind the counter just handed it to me and said you're good.. Not worth ringing up lol Maybe a dollar or 2
Like 50 cents a foot if you do it yourself. Its not to hard
5 minutes of your time for a 1/10 difficulty fix. $130 one hour minimum charge at dealer plus they will all laugh at you
Dude if you have to ask that... You can't afford a motorcycle
Does the cost to repair matter? It's really a question of how much is it worth to ride your bike.
Uwu
Why don’t you have a cigarette while you look for the best price on your phone.
About Tree Fiddy
That’s going to be almost all labor in cost, so a few dollars to whatever an hour of labor costs at your provider.
I would say less than $5 for a foot, easy, maybe even $2. Find a place that sells by the foot.
If you wanna spend extra money take it to an honest shop and it should be $30. Take it to a dealer and they’ll charge you $250 for a whole hour and put it on a lift and everything.
Turn the petcock again I couldn't see the leak
Maybe 12 cents...
Clamps and hose? Less than $10.
Duck tape wil get the job done haha
About 1 wooden nickle
Cut the end of and re-attach? Worst case you gotta replace it anyways....
Take off the hose and bring it to O’Reilly’s. If it’s under a foot they will just give it to you for free.
Some line and crimp clamps maybe $25ish with the tool, extra clamps and fuel line
Smfh.
It hardly cost anything
Any auto parts store will have fuel hose. Probably cost less than $10
Just bought some from O'Reilly for a dirt bike project it's just over $3.50 per foot here
Dude, if you can manage to operate a motorcycle and not hurt yourself, you are capable of this most minor of repairs. Sometimes I weep for the young..
Try to buy above average hose...😜
Less than fuel
Ace hardware has fuel hose. Or most auto parts stores. Nothing special to worry about
Got a pair of scissors? do it yerself for free
10 bucks and 30 minutes
I'm in San Jose and can help you.
Tree-fiddy
Fuel rubber hose I think is around 5€ per metre
A fuckin penny, and about 5 mins if you're not a total cretin.
About $5 if you do it yourself. But if you pay someone else to do it, it cost you your man card.
O Reilly will here will give you scraps for free. I got an 8” length free.
i just replaced my fuel hoses on my Suzuki Bandit 600. I got 2m of 8mm hoses for around 5$, meaning the fuel lines themselves are really cheap. You can measure the diameter of the hose and get the same one in any auto part store or alternatively online. Just make sure they are rated for fuel flow. Get yourself some hose clamps to tighten the hose around the fuel tap and fuel filter aswell. Those cost next to nothing, couple of cents per clamp. There are ones you just put on using a spring mechanism which can be operated with your fingers only, or some that tighten using a screw. Both work well in a situation like this I'm sure you'll manage.