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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 04:44 PM
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Does anyone else have a problem with gas spraying out of the filler tube when filling up?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 04:53 PM
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only if i don't have the nozzle in properly.
 
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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.
 
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only if i don't have the nozzle in properly.
I've tried holding the nozzle in many different ways, still get a spray...
 
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That's odd, almost sounds like an airlock in your tank or something. Do you experience the same thing from different stations?
 
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Yep, it sometimes comes out in few droplets form...
I guess I'll have to keep working with it...
 
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Don't squeeze the handle so friggin hard. Are you in a hurry? You're pumping it in too fast and it's splashing back at you.
 
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I have the same issue. If I do not put gas in slowly, it will splash out. You can go at an angle to avoid the "rib" down the middle of the tank.
 
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I have the same freakin problem. First bike to NOT want to take gas. It seems to form a bubble of fuel once it's half full. If I rock the bike it will clear and I can continue. Any real advice owuld be great. This bike is not my first rodeo and none others have splashed and refused fuel before.
 
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