Clear Fuel Line

The other day I noticed that my 3 and 4 cylinders weren’t firing. Some basic trouble shooting led me to the carbs and upon checking the float bowls I noticed that they were completely empty of fuel. I figured my cylinder firing problem was a result of fuel starvation and I was right. Much like the rest of my experiences with this bike I had to correct issues that the previous owner had caused. This particular issue was with the fuel line routing. The black hoses were not being fed through the correct stock route (through the carb body). The carbs have two perfect circular holes where the lines feed through so there is a constant downward slope. A simple fix, but may as well get some clear line in there to see the fuel actually reaching the carbs.

I went to Cycle Gear here in town and picked up some HELIX 1/4 inch clear blue fuel line.
http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=TUC_53-0382_G

Here is a shot of the new clear blue fuel line with the correct routing heading to carbs 3 and 4.

Looks good and I can see the fuel actually flowing to the carbs when I turn my petcock on. I didn’t bother changing the hose to carbs 1 and 2, those carbs are being fed just fine, and that particular hose has an inline filter that I can easily see fuel entering.