Custom Oil & Gas Lines
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Custom Oil & Gas Lines
Here's a tip I like to do on my bikes. I got it from a 1970s issue of Choppers magazine. Most folks go to the braided stainless stuff when the customize. That's OK, but it's pretty commonplace now. Here's a cheaper alternative to try: Get some clear braided nylon tubing. It comes in 1/4, 5/16, and 3/8 inch sizes, just right for most fuel and oil line applications. Buy some Rit clothing dye at the local grocery store. Cut the tubing to the lengths needed. Figger out how big a pot you'll need to put the tubing in, slap it on the stove top, add the dye, heat it up (don't boil), and start sluicing the tubing thru the dye. Keep it covered and let it soak until you get a slightly darker shade than desired. Pull it out, let it drain, and wipe it down. The dye will soak thru the braids and soak into the plastic as well. I've made both oil lines and fuel lines. Sometimes the gas "dissolves" the dye and it reverts to clear; sometimes it stays colored. Haven't figgered out why, yet. But the oil lines will stay colored as long as they're on the bike. You can contrast or match the color of your bike. Use some fancy hose clamp ends and you'll have a nice custom touch added to your bike.
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I can tell you the stainless braid is not all it's cut out to be.
If you can get a clean run, and not have the stainless braid touch anything, you're good to go. From experience however, after buying my bike, I found it had stainless braided lines and 1 rubbed a bad spot on my rear rocker box. [:@]
I couldn't get them changed fast enough.
If you can get a clean run, and not have the stainless braid touch anything, you're good to go. From experience however, after buying my bike, I found it had stainless braided lines and 1 rubbed a bad spot on my rear rocker box. [:@]
I couldn't get them changed fast enough.
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