99' Gen 1 Hayabusa:- Fuel Pump Replacement ! (2 of 2)

[@rickrogers2649]

The parts situation is absolutely becoming a crime cartel. Not just bikes either. I read yesterday that some manufacturers are only producing replacement parts for the length of the warranty. I follow a lot of auto repair channels also and parts for 10 year old trucks are unobtanium. Congrats on finding a good replacement pump at a fair price. Great repair video Del and Penny !!! Thanks and best wishes. ❤👍👍

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks Rick, that's interesting to hear! You're not wrong about prices though, everything at a premium these days... if you can even get them, like you say! We surely did have a lucky break finding this one for this bike, a bit of good luck there! Have a fantastic weekend Rick and thanks for all your kind support, D&Px

[@willwye410]

Now you’ve got a satisfactory replacement pump it would be good to see if you can repair the old one to full working condition. It could be a significant help for owners to keep older Busas running in the future.

[@grosbeakmc]

Hiya Penny and Del - great video! Nice bit of luck finding a secondhand one so close... and an excellent job between this video and the last covering the disassembly and repair. Thanks for all that you do, dear friends - your content is valued and much appreciated. Take care, be well, ride safe... and enjoy the weekend!

[@Moonfleet41]

Yes it was an incredible stroke of luck, never normally happens lol... just the right part, for the right bike at the time we needed it! Thank you so much for all your kind support over the years, it truly gives us a boost every time, we're glad you appreciate what we do. Have a wonderful weekend there and ride safely, D&Px

[@rsbharley4766]

Hi Del & Penny, hope you both have had a great week and all is well. Nice job mate and excellent find with the second hand pump, the price of some new parts is off the dial. You both have a great and relaxing weekend. Take care, Cheers .

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah, off the scvale indeed.. thank goodness for second hand parts..

[@janthipsankla9985]

I got my 1999 Hayabusa fuel pump from Ali Express for $50. Works perfect.

[@LS-uv9gg]

Well found! Scary that such things are so scarce and outrageously expensive nowadays. It's depressing that simple little items can have the potential to ruin a project, or make someone give up before even starting, due to a surprise lack of funds relating to a part you would never think of as so difficult to source. Then you start imagining of all the machines that were perfect except for a tiny thing, that went off to the crusher. Makes me sad to think of, sigh.

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah maybe, it's easy to think that way, and maybe it's the Japanese mentaily to make entire motorcycles almost totally obsolete in just a few years the parts supply will always be a problem... something that Harley Davidson is so often criticised for is making bikes that never advance or update.. yet they have parts available today for bikes that are 25 years old, on the shelf, namely because those parts are still in use today on the current bikes, meaning we can fix them and keep them on the road rather than in the crusher.. It costs far more "footprint" to make a new motorcycle than to keep a few parts in production.. i hope the carbon zero lobby wake up to this some day !

[@andrewgent5887]

As these components become more unobtanium there has to be a pocket friendly solution. It's a fuel pump for a fuel injected four cylinder petrol engine and there are lots of these things about, if push comes to shove and in order to keep these "old modern" bikes viable it must be possible to modify the pump from another bike or car to do the job. ....food for thought!

[@Moonfleet41]

If you know them, the company TTS make after market uprated fuel pumps for these, very expensive of course, and many of the "knockoff" brands offer options.. and i guess you could trust them if you wished... but for me, after 40 years at this, ive learned that much of the time the OEM stuff is the best alternative, on the balance of reliability and economy they usually win.. and yes, perhaps a pump from a different bike could be pressed into use, as long as it had the same flow rate, why not..

[@Kurlach]

I’m not joking, my jaw dropped when you started reeling off the prices. Yet another reason why I’m seriously considering leaving biking behind I’m afraid, it’s all got just stupidly expensive. Maybe I’ll just get a little run around and do all the work myself.

[@arthur4818]

The fuel pump is very common used on many things on Ebay or Amazon they are only about $30.00 US dollars it looks to be the same one used in my 2006 softail

[@loddude5706]

"It's alive . . . it's alive!" (Sounds a tad more 'spirited' too, so I expect that back tyre may lose some of it's nice new tread en route to the MoT station - just try to leave enough for them to look at! : )xx

[@Moonfleet41]

Ha ha, it is a fiesty bird to play on, that's fow show !!

[@tasosan]

I'm sure you've heard,the are replacement pump motors from cars.I friend of mine with the same issue but with in-tank pump (models from 2000 onwards) used a motor from VAG car (Seat Ibiza 2004) which costs about 50 quid...If you research (mainly) USA Hayabusa forums,you will sure find a cheap replacement procedure for all parts,motor,filters etc :)

[@tommylitchfield3450]

Lawd hab Mercy at them prices!! Makes me happy to have a gravity fed carb setup! It's good that you found the second hand one, and at a decent price, to boot. Hopefully she'll G.O. for a long, long time as is. Enjoy the weekend, D&P

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah, everything's so expensive these days, and always a consideration now with older bikes, if you can get parts at all if they're older bikes... was very lucky to find that part just when we needed it at a decent price... phew!

[@jfkenpoman1]

Ah cheers mate, thanks for the info, unfortunately I’m working all wkend😔anyway you guys have a great time whatever you are up too. Thanks for the info 👍

[@markhowlett8070]

This is the start of the problems having an older bike now. Would you have been able to use a new pump from a newer bike and retrofit it. ??? Great job Sir.

[@Moonfleet41]

Thankfully I didn't have to think that far ahead this time, just a stroke of luck that one was for sale for the right bike at the right time, never normally that lucky lol!

[@HayabusaMan]

Some people replaces that old 99/00 fuel tank for an 2001-on tank with internal fuel pump with just one feed line.(no return hose) And it's a better and more reliable fuel pump as well.

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks for your comment mate, that's really helpful to know... all seems to be working well now, but will bear that in mind if anything happens in the future, much appreciated.

[@wobblysauce]

Sadly that is the way of it... sometimes it is cheaper to buy another vehicle of the same to take parts off it and then keep it for future parts or sell it off.

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah you're not wrong there... some of the parts are so expensive or no longer in production, it's not easy, don't know how we got lucky with this part at the right time and at a reasonable price too!

[@wobblysauce]

Sometimes you can find an equivalent replacement, as that is an external pump.

[@paulradcliffe2391]

Nice one Del 👍 Holy Shite them prices 😲😲😲 Glad you got sorted 👍 Love the channel, really informative and inspiring, Literally about to embark on my very first project bike 👍🤞 Few essential tools and bits and bobs then decide what bike to go for 👍 Keep up the brilliant work Del 'n' Pen 👍

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah I know, prices have gone mad! We were so lucky to find this part at the right price just when we needed it, doesn't happen very often does it lol. Ah, great news on your project bike, do let us know what you decide on, be interested to hear all about it... most important thing is to have fun and enjoy it! All the very best from us both, D&Px

[@Goldwing1500rider]

Another suggestion, as you comment, take pictures of the hoses to remember… what I did was use colored ties to make sure the hoses go back the same colors. Works wonders! Works the same for wirings when odd wire colors do not match. 🤷‍♂️

[@Moonfleet41]

Great idea Sir, thanks for sharing! Enjoy your weekend there and ride safely, D&Px

[@springy-2112]

Phew! that was a relief! Good find. 👍✌️🧡

[@Moonfleet41]

Sure was brother, doesn't happen very often does it, phew, very lucky indeed! Hope you're keeping well there? Catch up soon, pip pip, D&Px

[@jesusvillamartinez3581]

Muy buen trabajo realizado. Me encanta ver tus videos porque las explicaciones como no hablamos el mismo idioma me lo tengo que imaginar lo que qieres decir. Muy bien y saludos

[@Moonfleet41]

Muchas gracias por sus amables palabras de apoyo.

[@enduromotorradtouren]

Bargain! Hope it runs for another 30 years. Long live Busa power! Günter/Nürnberg

[@Moonfleet41]

Agreed.. Busa is king.

[@killerdublin]

Brilliant Del. And now I know what that buzzing noise is when I turn my Harley Ignition. Starting to get the itch for a big road bike though. Maybe I need a spare.

[@Moonfleet41]

You do mate, treat yourself! Have a great weekend there.

[@Cueballproductions1149]

Wow prices for fuel pumps is crazy defo getting a second hand one now I’m on it thanks for video Del ur a genius 😅

[@Moonfleet41]

No problem 👍

[@HayabusaMan]

Some people replaces that old 99/00 fuel tank for an 2001-on tank with internal fuel pump with just one feed line.(no return hose) And it's a better and more reliable fuel pump as well.

[@nickvinten7803]

Parts are a scandalous price, just spent 14 months giving a lot of tlc to a gen 1 ZX12R, ended up having to get bits from Japan, USA, Canada, Germany and Holland. Here in the UK most were an uneconomic proposition, except for DK and SBC in Edinburgh who were brilliant. Painful innit ? The old Busa sounds nice though 👌

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah, damn right Nick, i can imagine that was a costly journey aye.. but well worth it to put such an icon back on the road.. have fun with it and ride safe mate.

[@pauldavis8421]

Great video Del ! Glad you had a great result with that fuel pump! Those prices are absolutely mad ! The Hayabusa sounds great 👍

[@Moonfleet41]

Sure thing Paul, silly money aye, but all manufacturers are the same, no such thing as cheap fuel parts aye !

[@MartynHollyhead]

Stupid price

[@tinks43]

She lives to fight another day 🙌🏻 in the scheme of things that was an absolute steal 👍🏻

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah exactly, total bargain and in perfect condition aye !

[@th3v1k1ngW4rri0r]

holy moly!!!! OW much!!! fuel system part prices have gone up as much as E5 fuel! I'm lucky that I got an entire spare bikes worth of parts, including carbs. I think I had 3x sets of spare carbs. Sold 1 set. A guy used 2x sets to make 1x good set of carbs, so I have bits left over, if I need them. But... xj900s carb sets are just going up and up and up in price and are becoming more and more like rocking horse s....spit! lol

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah, silly prices aye, but i guess that's why the motorcycle salvage business is so lucrative aye..!

[@yonniestone]

We all feel your pain Del, between price gouging and shipping costs spare parts have almost doubled the past two years, I run a Mikuni HSR on my 1999 FXDX and found their genuine parts reasonably priced, maybe a carb conversion will be the only option for the future?, I've only heard of later tank swaps on Busa's to have the internal pump but I understand why you wouldn't want to it.

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks mate, appreciate your input... trying to balance the costs on this bike as have the others to consider as well, like you say, it's always a decision!! Have a great weekend and ride safe!

[@andyjrichie6709]

😊Happy days, wow blinking exspensive, good to shop. I bought some rear shocks from Lithuania, no mad rush to get them but at just over £200 half the price of ones in UK, can't believe how greedy the UK is

[@allanmason7544]

nice work both

[@Moonfleet41]

Thank you!

[@fader2701]

08 suzuki sv650 in tank fuel pump replacement ran me 1200 in the US

[@masterlordking]

Del I hear what you’re saying about prices, I support a 2009 Indian chief from a little company called Kings Mountain. There was only 360 of them made in three years all handcrafted if you need a part, be willing to give up your first born for it and there is no aftermarket. dealerships won’t even work on them anymore.

[@Moonfleet41]

Didn't know that, were those models the rebirth of Indian before what it is now?... if so, surely the modern Indian dealers would help.?!

[@Goldwing1500rider]

That's what I feared. Able to get replacement parts. I encountered the same thing a while back. Prices are ridiculous. Here in the USA, eBay is sometimes the last option to get working parts. You're just lucky the guy was reasonable with his. Amazon sometimes has what I need. I'm not too fond of after-market but what choice?? Nice videos, thanks for sharing.

[@myz06rocks]

Sadly it’s repair costs like these that are filling up auction sites with spare used parts. I’m already finding the same in some situations

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah it's been interesting to read some of the comments like yours mate... I don't know how we managed to find this one for this bike at just the right time, very lucky! Enjoy your weekend and ride safe, D&Px

[@johnk7814]

pays to shop around😁and job done👍

[@ianatkinson8464]

😎👍

[@aly-b884]

Well done.

[@innes59]

Very good job 😊😊😊

[@jodyshafer7854]

what happened to Penny?

[@Moonfleet41]

Nothing mate, why ?

[@jfkenpoman1]

Morning mate, hope you and Penny are well, could you pop a link to the red fuel filter valve you use on your petrol can! Cheers Jon

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi Jon, yes of course, on offer at Spanner Monkey: www.spanner-monkey.co.uk/smart-spout-for-5l-and-10l-metal-jerry-cans-115207?search=jcss&description=true. Hope that helps, have a great weekend! D&Px

[@americanotakuinc.9637]

Hey Del. Was there no aftermarket retrofits alternatives that were out there? Plus I’m just gonna go ahead and say it 700+ bucks for a new old stock fuel pump?! I thought parts like that were supposed to get cheaper as they got older or at the very least if it is more expensive then it should be way more efficient than the original.

[@Moonfleet41]

Sadly while that may be logical, it's not so.. old stock parts are therefore rare, and that makes them valuable, Also, there are indeed aftermarket alternatives, but they are high performance upgraded items for tuning, so in effect "better" than the OEM, and therefore, once again, more valuable..!

[@americanotakuinc.9637]

@@Moonfleet41 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ObsessiveCarDetailer]

I knew you would feel it in your wallet but that's just bloody ridicules prices but what a stroke of luck there was one so close

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah, happy days aye, sometimes it just falls into place. !

[@daveaus8386]

here in Aus, fuel pump is $121,used to be a lot cheaper in uk?

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah parts, well everything, seems to have soared here over the past couple of years... madness!

[@paulwhittaker606]

Lucky sod

[@jerryokeeffe9886]

Luckily you got a second hand one pal,there robbing people on parts.

[@Moonfleet41]

yeah, can't argue with that !

[@Bajker4ever]

I'm up for buying a secondhand pump, but shouldn't you check, or at least change fuel filters with new ones.

[@Moonfleet41]

Did you skip the part where i said how much they cost mate?..

[@twistyturd]

Could a generic 12v motor cycle fuel pump be rigged up?

[@Moonfleet41]

Got a link to one mate? needs to be the exact same flow rate too.?

[@twistyturd]

@@Moonfleet41 no, no idea just wondered if it was possible, probably one for a similar size/ performance bike. What was the outlet diameter? 8mm or 10mm?

[@twistyturd]

@@Moonfleet41 did it have inlet outlet return?

[@twistyturd]

@@Moonfleet41 it’s weird because if you put hayabusa fuel pump into eBay they are all in-tank replacement kits and they are 10 a penny. But obviously your one is not in-tank

[@GokhnDelican]

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