Do all petrol pipes turn hard ?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

When charging my 400 battery up last week I noticed that my petrol pipe had lost a lot of it's original flexibility.
After a tip from a member I fitted an in line Aeroline  alloy bodied  fuel filter. The filter is mounted in a space near the tool box front. To avoid kinking the pipe runs round the tool tray and then back to the carbs.

I noticed a definite hardening of the flexible pipe, I can't remember now what brand I fitted, it wasn't DS.
Is this something to worry about, should I be replacing it ?

[Athame57]

I would replace anything that has gone hard. Funny but the usual culprit with me is the carburettor overflow tubes.

[Laverda Dave]

I had the exact opposite Ted, my fuel pipe turned to jelly and swelled so badly it fell off the fuel tap spigot when I took the clip off!

[Laverda Dave]

I purchased a length of viton fuel hose with the correct internal bore from Bryan, I don't know if he has any stock left?

[Bryanj]

I think i have 1 meter left avaiable of the Honda pipe i bought from japan

[Athame57]

I had the exact opposite Ted, my fuel pipe turned to jelly and swelled so badly it fell off the fuel tap spigot when I took the clip off!

It must have been liquorice! 

[Oddjob]

I bought 10 metres of genuine Honda petrol pipe like Bryan. I’ll use about 2 metres myself but the rest is available to buy if anyone is desperate.

[Skoti]

I would replace anything that has gone hard. Funny but the usual culprit with me is the carburettor overflow tubes.

Genuine Honda overflow tubes also available.

https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/tubes/

[Oddjob]

For a premium price, he should wear a mask charging that much.

[Skoti]

For a premium price, he should wear a mask charging that much.

Others might say:-

"Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten"

[Oddjob]

That may be but when you know how much he’s paying for it compared to how much he’s charging you to buy it you tend to focus on the price rather than how good it is.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

It's so long since I bought my petrol pipe I can't remember what the correct i/d is for my 400.
One of the details I omitted from my first build log.

[Oddjob]

It’s normally 5.5mm Ted.

[Bryanj]

I am open to say it cost me over £80 to import an 8mtr roll of Honda 5.5 fuel pipe from Japan as HMRC got involved

[Oddjob]

Yeah, about the same for me.