MZ/MuZ Riders

Being thoroughly fed up with having to remove the standard Skorpion fuel tap each time the fuel tank had to be removed, I made up a straightforward fitting to replace it.

I turned a piece of 2 inch 7075 Aluminium round bar in the lathe and then drilled the mounting holes.



Finished off by shaping using hand tools.

It was quite a bit lighter than I anticipated, which was a bonus.



Compared to the original tap



Mark.

Of course the above is now used in conjunction with a quick release coupling which weighs just 15 grams. All in all a worthwhile little job that should maintenance tasks just a bit less of a faff.



Fitted to tank.



Mark.

NICE ONE!!

Neat us per usual Mark

Could you give a link to the coupling?

Thanks Mate. The fuel coupling was purchased from Kayla at Projection components.
They seem to be widely available on the internet.

Mark.

i need to do something like this but need a reserve as very few stations out in the country where i live ..and zero after 10pm
unless in town

dave

Beautiful job.
Though not sure why you cannot take the tank off without removing the fuel tap.
Never had a problem in the thirteen years that I had my Traveller.

i have seen 3 different petcocks on Travellers one is very long with a filter
dave
the OEM tap on my Saxon Tour with the rotax is very long and makes taking the tank off a pain

Don't know of three different fuel taps, mine was same as in sanddune51's photo.

I just needed to be careful lifting & replacing the tank, as the fuel tap rubbed against the wiring harness.