Help please she is leaking fuel

[Lord Vader]

Could someone please help me
My @ started leaking fuel and i think! it comes from this place


any ideas? i'm not one for fixing things myself since i do not have the knowledge but i would like to learn more about my @.
so if someone could give me some advice on how difficult or even better what the problem is,thanks

[Lord Vader]

oh by the way tis is where the reserve tab goes to
sorry forgot

[Cie]

Well, if it is from there, then maybe it's probably 2 things, either the clamp needs replacing because it's loose, or the hose is old and is starting to perish. Both of those are easily done.

Actually, there is another option.. the outlet from the tank is leaking.

[YEN_POWELL]

Most probably the pipe getting old. It's happened to me a few times, especially when the temperature drops and the rubber gets colder over night, this leads to a smell of fuel in the morning and little petrol/ice crystals around the pipe jont.

Take off the piece in question, take it to a bike shop to make sure you get the right internal diameter. Ask for a few metres of the same size off a roll (you will replace all the pieces eventually), cut a piece to match the bit you took off and store what's left carefully (you don't want dirt or spiders inside it when you come to use it.)

Yenny's Top Tip- Don't put the tank on and then try and force a new piece of pipe onto the fuel tap with no leverage and 2 fingers. Push it on and off a few times whilst the tank is off and you can use a bit more muscle, then when you refit the tank it won't be so difficult.

[Whealie]

Yenny's Top Tip- Don't put the tank on and then try and force a new piece of pipe onto the fuel tap with no leverage and 2 fingers. Push it on and off a few times whilst the tank is off and you can use a bit more muscle, then when you refit the tank it won't be so difficult.

Priceless.

[Lord Vader]

you mention tank off,i start flapping

[YEN_POWELL]

you mention tank off,i start flapping

Well you could always struggle with the tank still on I suppose.
It's still possible to replace the pipe this way.

[Whealie]

you mention tank off,i start flapping

It's much easier than you think. Three fixings only and some pipes to disconnect.

[chronyx]

I worried the first time but it's not too bad, don't worry.

[Lord Vader]

Set aside all day tomorrow to have a go,i'm not sure if it is the pipe leaving the fueltap i think it is the one going into it from the tank maybe
Will certainly take pics and some clever person on here can put it in wiki