Fuel Leak
 

Hello all,
I have a big fuel leak and need to get it fixed.
The back story: I bought my 96' CBR1000F back in February and used it for about a month without any problems and had to park it for 6 months. When I sent my brother to start it up this weekend for me, it starts up and runs (I had a battery tender connected to it) but it leaks fuel, alot of fuel. Its a steady stream and not drops. Since it runs, I dont think its the carbs but I must assume that a hose or hoses dry rotted since it runs.

Where can I order all the fuel lines for this bike? Since my brother is willing to change the hoses for me, I want to order all the fuel lines so he can just swap out the bad ones or all of them if he is in a good mood. Can I buy a hose kit? Or what size fuel lines are they so he can just cut to size?

I suspect that this is an ethanol based problem since I am a boater and know all too well the effects of ethanol on fuel lines that are not ethanol "compliant".

Thanks all!

I use bikebandit for my OEM parts, although I didn't see the F on there. Where are you located?

The bike is a '96. That's 22 years to you and me. The fuel lines could simply be dry, old and brittle. It doesn't necessarily mean an ethanol issue.
1st step is to determine exactly what is leaking from where. Go to bike bandit like suggested or cheap cycle parts or any other place that sells them. If you're tight on $$, go to.an auto parts store and buy some fuel hose with the same inside diameter and you will be GTG.

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Cut a piece of line and match it up with what's at a parts store only after you are able to tell if a carb needle is not sticking.

I will be buying them off of bikebandit, Thanks! How do I know what size (diameter) they are.

Should I buy braided lines or not get fancy?

Thanks again!

To the best of my knowledge, I haven't seen braided fuel lines for them. I don't know how that would work as they simply slip over the T-joints and have low pressure clamos holding them in place. I personally wouldn't spend the money on them. The regular ones are more than adequate.
If you use bike bandit just follow the steps using your bikes info and it will have a microfiche that shows you the lines.

Thanks Hamlin! You just saved me some money.
Can you tell me the size of the hoses? I have called Honda and they can't answer the question. I want to buy all the different fuel lines and have my brother cut to size as needed but there seems to be like 10 different sizes and since I don't have the bike in front of me, I have no idea which size to order.

Thanks!

I don't know the size off the top of my head. It's probably a 1/4" ID. But to be sure, just take a length of the old hose to the parts store and they will match it up. If you are ordering online, as long as you follow the steps and are on the right microfiche, it'll be right.

OK, I want to backtrack for a minute. It seams that you are not near the bike and your brother is looking after it for you. You should ask him where the fuel is coming from. If the lines are leaking, the leak would be up top.

If the needles are sticking, the fuel would run out the bowl overflow and down the overflow line and come out of the small line from under the bike. Your brother needs to get down under the bike and find the small lines just in front of the rear wheel and check if fuel is coming out of one of them. If fuel is in fact coming form one of the overflow lines, you can trace it back to the carb in question.

Its not a bad idea to replace old lines but that may not be the cause of the leaking fuel. You must first identify the problem.

Ok so I am now near the bike and apparently it fixed itself. My brother said he let it run for like 20 minutes idling and that’s when it leaked but when I turned it on, it fixed itself. I have taken a 1,000 mile trip and it runs perfect! No complaints. I have a few thread to do since I have changed the clip ons to Dan Moto clipons and I also added foam puppy grips too. It is such a comfortable ride now.

Thanks everyone

Sounds like you had needle not seating.