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Message started by Bluesman on 11/30/13 at 05:41:03

Title: Need Raptor petcock ASAP - any EU dealers? [fixed]
Post by Bluesman on 11/30/13 at 05:41:03

We have a motorcycle parade on dec 12th in this town. The young lady´s Savage needs a Raptor petcock fix before then. I seem to find only US or Hong Kong sellers of this item on Ebay. Is there a quick, cheap and Paypal-aware online seller in Europe? Physical motorcycle shops over here are few and far between - and expensive.

Also, it seems that there are ripoffs/copies out there, apart from the real deal from Yamaha. Are these of any quality at all?

TIA & Cheers from cold Sweden /Rick

Title: Re: Need Raptor petcock ASAP - any EU dealers?
Post by bobert_FSO on 11/30/13 at 06:26:28

Can't help you on a supplier.

What are the symptoms?

If the problem is starving for fuel, it should run on PRIME OK. You will no longer have a RESERVE, but that's not a big deal if you keep track of distance between fill ups.

If the problem is leaking into the carb when stopped, maybe you could find a small valve that you could put between the petcock and carb and shut off the fuel manually. You could even pull the fuel line off the carb when stopped and then plug the line from the tank with something like a golf tee.

Not the ideal solutions, but as they say, "necessity is the mother of invention."

Title: Re: Need Raptor petcock ASAP - any EU dealers?
Post by verslagen1 on 11/30/13 at 07:23:56

as an alternate...

6073370 wrote:

VS800 Intruder has the same bolt spread and a larger reserve. However, it is close to $100 for a brand new original equipment Intruder petcock... and since Suzuki finally got smart and killed off that model line...

or you could convert to manual...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1113631600/1

Title: Re: Need Raptor petcock ASAP - any EU dealers?
Post by Bluesman on 11/30/13 at 07:31:48

Thanks for replying - it´s the old story of a bike (been standing for years) having a clogged carb and a failing petcock. Even on PRI she cuts out, backfires excessively and dies on deceleration. I was going to clean the carb and swap the petcock in one go and have it over and done with. Before that parade :-)

Title: Re: Need Raptor petcock ASAP - any EU dealers?
Post by keith pearson on 12/01/13 at 05:15:07

It LOOKS from the pictures that a tap from the Kawasaki VN range will fit, most likely the 750- 800 type. But they also have the same stupid vacuum off switch , which had me baffled for a while . So, take off the vacuum switch cover , and get the little plug valve , SAW about 1/4" off (after the rubber ring ) so it can't work, then put the cover back . Now you can use the outlet on the carb for a vacuum gauge or else plug it. This I think applies to Suzuki petrol taps. End vacuum switch misery! but the Kawasaki also has a real OFF switch and a reserve.

Title: Re: Need Raptor petcock ASAP - any EU dealers?
Post by Bluesman on 12/01/13 at 11:32:15

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I just ordered one stateside, let´s see if the USPS is up to the job :-). It should be here by the end of the week, best case. Meanwhile, we drained the tank and attempted to remove it. Bloody impossible, it turned out. The petcock is in the way, so there was no way of bringing the tank far back enough to free it without removing the petcock. Idiotic design..so, while en route, we might as well "slot mod" the spark plug cover for easy access in the future.

BTW, the vacuum thing still works. I dismantled it and applied suction, and it moves inward ca 5 mm. Lord knows though, whether the vacuum in the carb is all that strong. It´s a suspect, an accident waiting to happen, and will be swapped anyway.

Today, some basic tool knowledge was transferred to the young lady, who actually did all the removal stuff by herself. Now implanting the good habit of putting things that belong together in small boxes with tape labels. And taking pics of everything. 8-)