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CB750 K2: Anybody have a spare set of oil lines

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rhos1355:
Hi guys,
I'm looking for a set of oil lines.
The saga to date is that clever prat me decided I wanted those swanky braided ones.
So I did a bit of searching a found a not so local shop the guy on the phone sounded pretty clued up & said they'd done them many a time previously.
Well, when I managed to wangle half a day from work and got there a week later, the guy made them just a mite too long.
So now, without removing the oil tank from the frame, there's NO WAY it can secure the ends to the engine and to the tank spigots.
Hence my predicament: I'm back to square one...........no hoses.
any ideas?

Cheers

Bryanj:
Havent got K but I think I got a set of F

royhall:
When you say a "Mite too long" how much is that? It's not too hard to remove the tank from the frame. Connect pipes finger tight and put tank back in then spanner up. If they are only a tiny bit too long they should bend in okay. I had stainless ones made up and they were very stiff to bend so that's what I did, worked a treat. It's a bit fiddly to do mind.  If it works your back on the road. Or did I miss something?


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rhos1355:
I really don't know how much longer as I don't have anything to compare it with any more.
The front one worked a treat, and looked great but the the back one was a different story. I can assure you that i tried everything to make it 'sit' properly. I also tried the method you described: fingertight connections then remount the oil tank. but it was taking nigh on super human force to 'bend' it to what I felt would be a workable route. Then of course, it was impossible to remount the tank. The hose nearest the tank connection was bulging alarmingly, to the extent where I just thought it it wasn't going to be long before something gave and I'd end up looking at a puddle of oil on the shed floor. So it seemed to me that there was too much hose to squeeze into the distance.

Bryan, any idea if they are the same size?

rhos1355:
Could it be down to different "grades" or thicknesses of hose. Might a thinner or lower pressure rating hose do the trick?

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