just wanted to see if this petcock would work

[sly409]

So I was looking at Dime City Cycles website and came across this nifty little petcock

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-carburetor-tank-parts-npt-fuel-petcock-12-0039.html

I like the simple design with the longer switch and no reserve.

Only problem is it has a 1/4" npt fitting so the $7 3/8" npt adapter plate from partsnmore wouldnt work without another adapter to convert the male 1/4" npt fitting into the female 3/8" npt adapter. I think I can find that adapter for a couple of bucks at the local hardware or plumbing store though.

The price wouldnt be bad at $16 for the petcock + $7 for the plate + a couple bucks for the adapter. No reserve though which I have no problem with but give me some reasons for why I would need reserve and I might reconsider this.

There is also this petcock without the longer switch but comes with the reserve function AND the correct 3/8" npt fitting for the partsnmore adapter plate.

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-carburetor-fuel-tank-parts-universal-npt-38-fuel-petcock-49-2872.html

So my question is would there be any reason why the first petcock wouldnt work for my setup? Thanks!

 

[Lou Ranger]

... but give me some reasons for why I would need reserve and I might reconsider this ...

As someone who in one year has run out of gas 4 times - 3 times getting to the station on reserve, and once (after I forgot to switch to reserve) havingto wait half an hour in the sweltering heat for a rescue - I am not able to give you an objective opinion.

 

[frwinks]

Personally I'd go with your second choice... that first one looks way too cheap on a custom bike... I have one of them on my sawmill