Fuel line QD connectors
 

I want to put a pair on the 888.Whats the best ones?Ducatis own?Triumph do some,i believe.M and P also.

Ideally i want straight ones.Anybody fitted aftermarket ones?

I got mine from A&R racing off their van in the race paddock, they are fine on my 600SS which runs fairly low fuel pressure for feeding the carbs, I have yet to fit the ones to my 620 which runs higher pressures as its fuel injected. Hopefully they will be OK, Can't tell you what make they are at the moment as they're at home and i'm not, they would reasonably priced though

We use them on our 620 without any problem, makes taking the tank off really easy.

I think they came off ebay but look very much the same as what A&R sell.

I've thought about fitting them on the 851, but was worried about leaks from the joints. The thought of leak + heat from the engine with the obvious result put me off.

Having said that, when I used to ride Triumph bikes you had to 'tickle' the carbs to start them, which resulted in petrol dripping onto the hot motor and exhaust pipes. Aah those were t' days.

Hi, Iv'e fitted the A&R type 8mm id to my "92 strada, been on there a few years now with no problems so far.
Steve Robins s.w.

http://www.arracing.co.uk/

As A&R have been mentioned a couple of times you may need the link

Thanks,i'll get them tomorrow

Here are the ones we used.

LEGRIS quick disconnect

Sold by Flowtech 0845 456 1222

http://www.flowtech.co.uk/

6.4 mm ID with shut off when disconnected (in both sides)

Female side LE-9C230758P1 £5.40 each +VAT
Male Side LE-9C850758P1 £5.30 each + VAT

You may have a local stockist too, worth checking the local directory.

Mark (the pit 'biatch')

Hi, just been out to my workshop.......the original hose fitted to the 851/888 is 13 od / 8 id mm the qd fittings on my bike are nylon/white plastic in 8mm id , they are marked "CPC". I have cranked the fuel pressure up on my bike as high as 4.5 bar, changed all the clips for Jubilee type clips (in s/steel ) with no problems, i think if you were to go smaller, you may have problems with the fuel flow, on a tuned 888.
Steve Robins s.w.

The original Ducati connectors are made by CPC (Colder Products Co.)
http://www.colder.com/asp_main/default.asp

You can buy the plastic or metal Colder connectors for about one tenth the cost of the Ducati price from a Colder distributor. People are selling these same connectors on ebay for ridiculous prices.

Brian

I've had them on the 851 for 10 years, no problems. They go a bit yellow with age, and every now and then the seals need to be changed. Good investment.


Griff

i use the cpc ones with no problems, i chose them cos i can get the genuine green ducati o-rings easily, i change these regularly and havn't had a leak.

Do we have a direct link to cpc ones,please and where in England?

Sorry no direct link to "cpc" but i picked mine up at the Ally Pally show, they were inline the type. Just be carefull to position them so they don't touch anything......or they can undo!.......whilst starting my "92 strada up in the drive, wearing shorts...to let it warm up, whilst putting on my leathers, i noticed something cold on my leg......the prop for the tank had pushed the Q.D. button and disconected the fuel line under the tank, spraying fuel out of the right hand side of the bike! I repositioned the "cpc" no problems since.
Steve Robins s.w.

Just checked my ones from A&R racing, they ARE CPC

http://www.arracing.co.uk/

Ok,Skids,you've sold me!I rang them the other day,but didn't buy!Tomorrow i will!

I kid you not, check out Halfords. I was in the Middlebrook store (Bolton) last week and shock, horror, probe, phew wot a scorcher, there was a packet of the female white plastic connectors (two of) in the fuel items section.
They looked exactly the same as the ones on my SP4S.

Ains.

Too late!!:(