There are many that had what seemed like fuel delivery problems at slower speeds....in town, or at 50 mph, but yet had no problems at hi speed, but couldn't hardly wait to get home to "Raptorize", are suffering from "PETCOCK PARANOIA"
Many here do not know that manifold vacuum is much more abundant at idle and low speed than it is at hi speed, so therefore if manifold vacuum supply was the problem w/ fuel delivery, it would first show up at highest speeds. These are the same group that think changing a fuel filter is going to cure a low speed or idle problem.
And many really did fix all their problems by "Raptorizing", till the next time they rode that is. But how many admit this,...10% ?? maybe 50%  

 
Expound on that a bit, Routy.    If petcock fail doesn't exist for you (and you and Scotty seem to want to make that careful distinction) who does it exist for?

And once you tell us what group this is, are they paranoid for looking out for it?

BTW, I fixed the category for you and Scotty so you can vote now


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Now, Scotty and Routy have brought up a Mental Mindset or Viewpoint that says "for me, there is no issue -- I need a separate classification".

This implies a different world view on the subject of petcocks, failures, etc.   They also carefully insist on a different wording that keeps them separate from "the others" as any broad general definition is too confining.  They can feel comfortable saying there is no petcock problem, for them.

Anybody got any comment on this mindset?



 Routy used to be blunter, he'd tell Serowbot and I that  we were deluded .....

Bubba, do you feel you were driven by any form of paranoia?

Were you deluded or influenced in any way by others here on the list (specifically me or Serowbot?)

Speaking about them deer and bear, are you planning to go back up to the mountains next year?

this is the single most discussed, $20 issue I've ever seen.

your favorite service agent won't even hum the star spangled banner for that much.

For me, Petcock Paranoia is the feeling I get any time that there is a problem with the bike. "It's the petcock!" Then I check it, and it turns out to be something else. I'm planning on changing it so that I stop feeling that way everytime something odd happens.

It happened to me today! I was on the highway doing over 60 for a good while and at one point it started to sputter, i tried to keep it going but i had to pull to the side, it shut off completely while i held in the clutch coasting to a stop. I wasnt going up a hill and i had at least 3/4 tank so i knew it had to be the petcock based on what i read here.