Clamps for 76 KZ900 fuel line?

I have clear plastic fuel lines on now that are leaking. I bought some ¼” ID black rubber fuel line. But with it being ½” OD it looks like it might be a pain to get a hose clamp down in where it attaches and then get a screwdriver in there to tighten it up.

Are the small spring type clamps any good? Any recommendations?

If it's a good tight fit on the line you shouldn't need a clamp, fuel 'vapor' hose works as well, thinner and more pliable, 1/4" ID and 1/2" OD is for higher pressure stuff i.e. Fuel injection, there's only 1 or 2 PSI in the line.

I use the spring clamps. Not the wire type. the spring kind. Even 1/4" can leak after a while. I use to use clear tubing but after a while it gets hard and leaks or breaks. I use clear mini in line filters you can buy at any motorcycle shop so I can see the gas going through.
Steve

Like i said shouldn't; but that bulky fuel inject hose will need more than a spring clamp to cinch it up when it starts to leak

A good discussion on fuel line hose 16 threads down
Pete

Well I guess I’ll go back to the clear fuel line. I just tried to put on the rubber fuel line and it’s not going, I’m afraid I’m going to break the fitting it connects to.

What kind of fuel line did you buy? All you need is regular fuel line not high pressure. Did you try heating it?
Steve

swest wrote: What kind of fuel line did you buy? All you need is regular fuel line not high pressure. Did you try heating it?
Steve

Autocraft Fuel line hose AC402P
I thought about heating it, but it would tough to get off if I needed to. The fuel inlet being what appears to be plastic bothers me.

I had to heat it to get it on my carb fittings. Nice and tight. I don't have clamps on them.
Steve

swest wrote: I use the spring clamps. Not the wire type. the spring kind. Even 1/4" can leak after a while. I use to use clear tubing but after a while it gets hard and leaks or breaks. I use clear mini in line filters you can buy at any motorcycle shop so I can see the gas going through.
Steve

If you buy good Tygon fuel line you can get it in clear, it will not harden crack and leak. It is also more pliable than the cheap crap.
www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-12-0054-Tygon-Premium/dp/B0022ZYUFW

kaw-a-holic wrote: If you buy good Tygon fuel line you can get it in clear, it will not harden crack and leak. It is also more pliable than the cheap crap.
www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-12-0054-Tygon-Premium/dp/B0022ZYUFW

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

As mentioned, there was another nice thread discussing fuel line posted just a short time ago with lots of good information.

The ideal fuel line has an ID of 7mm, and the best line I've found is sold by Suzuki. Order this part number and they send you something like 5' of the stuff in the bag. You can outfit half a dozen bikes. Part# 09352-70103-00B
This line is soft and pliable. Push it on the feed nipples and you don't need a clamp.