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Title: Fuel chicken
Post by: Merkurio24 on August 31, 2007, 04:18:41 AM
Is  fuel chicken from a '05 gsf fit the '94 gse model?
Title: Re: Fuel chicken
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on August 31, 2007, 08:14:21 AM
It will fit.. sort of.. I found out recently that the '04+ have different sized hoses from the '01-'02 that I have, and I believe those are different from the '89-'00
Title: Re: Fuel chicken
Post by: galahs on August 31, 2007, 08:25:10 AM
The 04-07 bikes have a Petcock that requires 10mm hose.

Someone said if you heat one end of the 8mm hose you can make it fit.
Title: Re: Fuel chicken
Post by: Merkurio24 on August 31, 2007, 07:42:49 PM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on August 31, 2007, 08:14:21 AM
It will fit.. sort of.. I found out recently that the '04+ have different sized hoses from the '01-'02 that I have, and I believe those are different from the '89-'00
I was messing with it today and noticed that the bracket where the fuel chicken is bolted to is too far back on the frame. Do to this, the fuel chicken hits the airbox and won't fit without some modification.
Title: Re: Fuel chicken
Post by: Merkurio24 on August 31, 2007, 07:44:31 PM
Quote from: galahs on August 31, 2007, 08:25:10 AM
The 04-07 bikes have a Petcock that requires 10mm hose.

Someone said if you heat one end of the 8mm hose you can make it fit.
I have the hoses from the '04, so that is not a problem :thumb:
Title: Re: Fuel chicken
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on August 31, 2007, 09:56:29 PM
Quote from: Merkurio24 on August 31, 2007, 07:42:49 PM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on August 31, 2007, 08:14:21 AM
It will fit.. sort of.. I found out recently that the '04+ have different sized hoses from the '01-'02 that I have, and I believe those are different from the '89-'00
I was messing with it today and noticed that the bracket where the fuel chicken is bolted to is too far back on the frame. Do to this, the fuel chicken hits the airbox and won't fit without some modification.

Hmm... good to know.. It fits on my '02 without a problem (I think.. I only mocked it up, didn't actually bolt it on)
Title: Re: Fuel chicken
Post by: Merkurio24 on September 01, 2007, 03:40:08 PM
I will have to make a spacer out of rubber, wood or alluminum, if I want to bolt it in place.