What if you "lose" your gas cap...?
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Speaking from first hand personal experience,... no.
Last year I was on a cross country ride. We stayed in Show-Low AZ and one morning I forgot my gas cap at the Shell station across from the hotel when filling up. I rode all day without a problem. I did smell gas fumes and but assumed it to be spillage from a previous overfill. I discovered the cap was missing when we stopped to fill up. I filled the tank most of the way but left it a bit lower than usual. When I got back to the Shell station the attendant had it waiting for me inside. I filled up, put the cap on and that was it.
Well not quite. Now every time we stop for gas James busts my chops by asking, "Didja remember your gas cap?"
Last year I was on a cross country ride. We stayed in Show-Low AZ and one morning I forgot my gas cap at the Shell station across from the hotel when filling up. I rode all day without a problem. I did smell gas fumes and but assumed it to be spillage from a previous overfill. I discovered the cap was missing when we stopped to fill up. I filled the tank most of the way but left it a bit lower than usual. When I got back to the Shell station the attendant had it waiting for me inside. I filled up, put the cap on and that was it.
Well not quite. Now every time we stop for gas James busts my chops by asking, "Didja remember your gas cap?"
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It won't hurt the motor at all... Now, you can get a replacement cap at any auto parts for about $5-6 bucks my Dodge truck cap works on my bike. or you can spend $12 at the dealer for the one that has the bar & shield on it. Most gas stations have a collection of caps right behind the counter that poor souls like yourself have left behind. Ask for one, they will give it to you in most cases. I don't believe all caps are the same thread, but most are.