Splashing gas
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Not me, but then again I haven't had to fill up yet due to the overwhelming amount of snow we have up here. Does it happen to you all the time or only once in a while? I find if you put the nozzle in deep until its almost full, then slowly back it out and add the fuel a little at a time it should help.
OP, have no issues fueling this pig it likes gas stations.
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From: Eastern NE
No splashing on my '09 FLHX, but I usually grab a paper towel from the w/s wash area and slap it around fill tube to catch any escaping drops. Also, never put nozzle @ 100% open...can turn into a very dangerous situation.
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Joined: Jul 2016
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From: Ottawa
Got the opposite problem, been doing a lot of around town riding and man my M8 RK is tough on city driving mileage. Getting about 25-28mpg in town, my riding it like a dyna may not be helping but it's more fun.
OP, have no issues fueling this pig it likes gas stations.
OP, have no issues fueling this pig it likes gas stations.
My wife's M8 SGS will be delivered tomorrow. That gives me a bit of time to do some mods to her bike before we start riding up here. I can't wait to hit the roads.
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From: Texas
I had the same problem at first, then I realized slowing down eliminated the splash back and the air bubble. Eventually it will bubble up near the end and I rock the bike back and forth and fill it slowly, then rock the bubble, and repeat. Put in 5.8 gal today and it took three minutes.
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From: US
Buy a CVO. Worked for me.
My '15 I'd hold the nozzle pointing off to the side or pointing rearward so the gas wasn't directed to the pump to keep most backsplashing down. When about full, just gotta go slow and shake the bike to burp it if you want it as full as possible
My '15 I'd hold the nozzle pointing off to the side or pointing rearward so the gas wasn't directed to the pump to keep most backsplashing down. When about full, just gotta go slow and shake the bike to burp it if you want it as full as possible
Last edited by CVO SG; Mar 17, 2017 at 06:43 AM.
Nope.
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I don't, I'm never in a hurry! I barely squeeze the handle, just enough to get the gas flowing. It takes me longer to fill up than it does the guys I'm riding with! Just when it get near full it starts spitting little drops out...