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Cruiser
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Road Master
Joined: May 2010
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From: Rijssen, the Netherlands
Hold on...Your gascap is at the right side of your tanK? Your jiffy stand is at the left side of your bike? Than the bike will lean over to the left and not to the right. I use this to fill my tank fully up. Indeed, when your bike is leaning to the left wen overfilling your tank and you come off the jiffy stand the level to the right (position of the gas cap) will raise...But when you are filling up your tank with the bike straight up, it is impossible to leak at the gas cap when standing on the jiffy stand.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Southwest VA
That did it for me. After reading a thread the other day I tried this. No more leaking.
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Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Marina del Rey
tighten the cap
This is the problem. Too many riders stop tightening when they hear a few clicks. Then they complain of bad caps. WRONG! Tighten it! No more fuel leaking.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: USA
This is a problem for the XR1200. There are a significant number of reports on the various XR boards about the plastic tank expanding to the point that the top cover pops off. Based on the number of reports, it seems like a given that if you own an XR, you will be replacing the tank. There are some owners who are on their 3rd (or more!) tank.
It's apparently also an issue with some of the plastic tanked Ducatis.
It's apparently also an issue with some of the plastic tanked Ducatis.
Novice
Joined: Jun 2009
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I had this same problem with my FatBob. Just like ROMPUS said, the gas cap starts clicking before the cap is actually secure. Once I started pressing down on the cap after it started clicking, I could almost tighten the cap another 3/4 turn. Never had a leak since.
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Road Master
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Las Vegas
Gas expansion: 1 gallon = 221 cubic inches at 60 degrees.
At 90 degrees the same amount of gas expands to 235.8 cu.
Other factors...My gas was pumped when the temp was 100 degrees. Did the expansion happen IN the tank or was the temp. enough to have most of the gas expanded already as it came out of the pipe.
At 90 degrees the same amount of gas expands to 235.8 cu.
Other factors...My gas was pumped when the temp was 100 degrees. Did the expansion happen IN the tank or was the temp. enough to have most of the gas expanded already as it came out of the pipe.