Yamaha TY fuel taps
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:31 pm
I reckon the standard fuel taps on TY twinshocks would have to be the least reliable part of the bike, well the rubber sealing washer inside anyway, the rest of the tap is OK.
After paying good money buying genuine sealing washers that were probably made in 1975 and having them last about a week because the rubber has deteriorated in storage over the years, I bought a few genuine KT250 fuel taps which do a great job and last a long time. Since then, replica KT250 taps have become available for not many $$$ and I've bought and used some of them too.
Trouble is, they look very different to the TY twinshock taps.
Recently I decided to try some aftermarket TY tap sealing washers from Thailand and give them a go. I reckon they have been made a lot more recently than 1975 so it will be interesting to see how they go.
After paying good money buying genuine sealing washers that were probably made in 1975 and having them last about a week because the rubber has deteriorated in storage over the years, I bought a few genuine KT250 fuel taps which do a great job and last a long time. Since then, replica KT250 taps have become available for not many $$$ and I've bought and used some of them too.
Trouble is, they look very different to the TY twinshock taps.
Recently I decided to try some aftermarket TY tap sealing washers from Thailand and give them a go. I reckon they have been made a lot more recently than 1975 so it will be interesting to see how they go.