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Offline scotty

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Re: Petrol taps beware of cheap imitations
« Reply #15 on: 14.05. 2023 14:54 »
I use these on both my Beezers

Expensive …..yes

Leaks……….no

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Re: Petrol taps beware of cheap imitations
« Reply #16 on: 14.05. 2023 19:19 »
I got mine recently from Andrew Guttman - Cheeserbeezer. Good quality and don't leak.
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Re: Petrol taps beware of cheap imitations
« Reply #17 on: 14.05. 2023 19:34 »
I use the BAP style but its important to make sure you get quality ones. Mine are made by Paioli in Italy, they are easy to turn on and off, dont leak and modern fuels dont affect them. And you can change the lever so open is with the lever either in the up or down position.
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I used those on my racer. Unaffected by methanol but found they couldn't supply enough to feed the 11mpg beast.
The BAP ones I got (that broke) were supposedly made in UK so I thought would be good quality at $60 the pair. Just did a search for the Paioli ones and found them at BMH Trading  https://tinyurl.com/52nzbtvc  for the same price  *problem*
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Re: Petrol taps beware of cheap imitations
« Reply #18 on: 14.05. 2023 21:41 »
Musky thats where I get mine from. If the lever is pointing up when the tap is on and you want it pointing down undo the two small screws on the front plate and you can turn the lever 180 degrees. I have them on all my bikes and cant fault them.