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Did you ever notice fuel dripping from that line or just fumes? Mine is dripping fuel!
I have an '18 Heritage 114 with 10k miles and I'm having this same issue. Small 2" diameter gas puddle on the floor under the left rear side. I also smell gas while riding and stopping. I tend to notice the puddle with 1/2 a tank of fuel or less so I know it's not over filled tank issue unless it takes a while to drip down that tube. I'll have to have the dealer check it out....along with that damn vibrating gas cap.
 
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Originally Posted by jsimon
I have an '18 Heritage 114 with 10k miles and I'm having this same issue. Small 2" diameter gas puddle on the floor under the left rear side. I also smell gas while riding and stopping. I tend to notice the puddle with 1/2 a tank of fuel or less so I know it's not over filled tank issue unless it takes a while to drip down that tube. I'll have to have the dealer check it out....along with that damn vibrating gas cap.
I have an '06 Sottail and when I fuel up my tank on my way to work I will come out after it has sat in the sun I find fuel on the ground. The fuel gets pushed out by the heat, but if I have a half tank (for example) I will not have the puddle. I have not done anything except, now I do not fuel until after work so I do not leak fuel.
I also get the fuel smell in my garage because of that hose. it is worse on the Sporty which has a Carb.
 
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Originally Posted by jsimon
I have an '18 Heritage 114 with 10k miles and I'm having this same issue. Small 2" diameter gas puddle on the floor under the left rear side. I also smell gas while riding and stopping. I tend to notice the puddle with 1/2 a tank of fuel or less so I know it's not over filled tank issue unless it takes a while to drip down that tube. I'll have to have the dealer check it out....along with that damn vibrating gas cap.
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Originally Posted by jsimon
I have an '18 Heritage 114 with 10k miles and I'm having this same issue. Small 2" diameter gas puddle on the floor under the left rear side. I also smell gas while riding and stopping. I tend to notice the puddle with 1/2 a tank of fuel or less so I know it's not over filled tank issue unless it takes a while to drip down that tube. I'll have to have the dealer check it out....along with that damn vibrating gas cap.
Did you get it figured out ?
 
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Steer clear of all those "chili cook-off's" and you'll notice the gas smell will subside.
 
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This sounds EXACTLY like what was common to most Yamaha Ventures. Small dab of fuel under vent tube after bike sit still hot or parked in hot sunshine for awhile. Same cause. Yam would not address the issue. They said it was “normal.”

Oddly, my 2018 RGU does not do this. Almost 11k miles riding in SoCal heat. Never a drip or whiff of fuel. To me, that is the oddity. AFAIK all Ventures did this, but not all HD tourers do. I wonder why.
 
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i'm having the gas smell after we ride and park in the garage.twisted the gas cap slowly off and had some pressure that vented out..is that normal?
 
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Originally Posted by jsimon
I have an '18 Heritage 114 with 10k miles and I'm having this same issue. Small 2" diameter gas puddle on the floor under the left rear side. I also smell gas while riding and stopping. I tend to notice the puddle with 1/2 a tank of fuel or less so I know it's not over filled tank issue unless it takes a while to drip down that tube. I'll have to have the dealer check it out....along with that damn vibrating gas cap.
The vibrating gas cap drove me crazy. It was so bad on my 17 limited , I brought it back to dealership to repair it. It took 4 trips to fix it. I now have 18 CVO and same thing but they worked on the button and fixed it. As far as gasoline smell, about all of my Limited’s would give off a gas smell when sitting in my garage but no puddles
 
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Originally Posted by jerseyjeff62
i'm having the gas smell after we ride and park in the garage.twisted the gas cap slowly off and had some pressure that vented out..is that normal?
The pressure at the cap is normal.
 


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