I'm looking for a gas cap that will help prevent splashing. I'm thinking something like the type of cap sold for cars that has the trap door the size of the gas nozzle. Has anyone used one and where did you get it? It seems that no matter how I angle the fuel nozzle, gas drops splash up onto the tank. No jokes. :-)

 

You must have the Hi pressure Gas pumps where You live. Every station here in El Paso is required to have them, and filling My Ultra without splashing was a pain. google McCUFF.com. Their No Splash, No spill Fill Product works for Me.

 

Not being a wisea$$....try using just the first notch on the pump handle. It's a slower rate so it will take a bit longer, but it's only a couple of gallons so it won't take THAT much longer. Works for me when I encounter a high pressure/flow pump. Do the pumps where you are have the splash guards on them? Required here, so maybe that's another part of the issue. Guys here mess up by not putting the nozzle all the way in to the tank so the splash guard will actually work.

Good luck.

 

You don't see those advertised anymore. I can see them working but it's got to be a pain at the pump. Dismount, remove cuff from bags/pak, fuel up, put cuff into bags/pak, remount. Guess I'm lazy in my old age.......

 

the local harley dealer has a similar device, or at least mine did, works but it is kind of a pita

 

My wifes Lincoln has a capless gas fill. There is a trap door that opens when you put in the nozzel and closes whe you remove it. Could not be easier. This would be the perfect thing for a bike. No need to worry where to put the gas cap.

 

I've tried the lowest setting at the pump, different angles/depth, etc but I still get splatter and sometimes a small amount down the side of the tank. Its a 2013 SG and not my first Harley. I may just start putting a rag over the area. Thanks for the advice guys.

 

Mine splashes all the time so I just lightly fill it..take a bit to get it done but its mess free

 

I just barely pull the handle and it works good

 

For those of us who fill up at the local Murphy stations, typically on Walmart's parking lot, they have all got high volume pumps so they can get the cars in quick and get them the hell out to make way for the next car. These high volume pumps are not the best friend of a motorcycle who typically is filling a gas tank with 6 gallons or less of gasoline. The pumps automatic shut off on a small tank like ours will typically not even come close to the top of the tank. So you end up getting only a squirt at a time in the tank until it is close to the top, then all of a sudden... Bam, and you have gas running down the side of your freshly waxed tank.