1978 GS1000E Fuel Petcock - Conversion?

[FLHGSRay]

Finally got a decent pic. I don't trust that green fuel line, but it looks like the answer. I might follow the suggestion to remove a little from the petcock lever. The seat is not installed in the pic.

[chuck hahn]

You should be able to go at a 90 and right in front of the slide towers..wont be extreme or kink the line. Theres plenty of room.

[Big T]

Finally got a decent pic. I don't trust that green fuel line, but it looks like the answer. I might follow the suggestion to remove a little from the petcock lever. The seat is not installed in the pic.

The hard part is getting the length correct. Too long and it will kink, too short and it won't go on the fuel tap outlet. Start long and work your way down

[rudeman]

We've had this discussion before and couldn't figure it out. I know my bike is a one-owner, and he said this was the only tank he could get when the original rusted out.



I'm told the bolt spacing on the leverless petcock is different than the lever type. They're not interchangeable. Also, this is factory paint, but not a '79 color, and the rest of my bike is black.

That's an '80 tank; at least the paint job is. I remember the blue paint scheme when I was looking for a brand new 1000T. They were on sale for $2749 in early '81. I think an '81 petcock will fit the '80 tank and they have a much abbreviated lever incorporated. Also the tank profile on the GS1000 chain driven models was the same from '78 through '80.