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Jun 9, 2018 | 07:32 AM

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if you haven't started your bike in a while, there shouldn't be pressure in the fuel line, so you might lose a couple of drops of fuel. if you have primed your pump, there is a procedure for clearing the pressure out of the line.

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Jun 9, 2018 | 07:58 AM

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Okay, line is disconnected, th all. Moving on to unbolting tank. Looks simple enough. If y'all have any tips or tricks, please feel free to offer them 😁😁

Jun 9, 2018 | 09:27 AM

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Pretty straight forward process man.. I've had mine off many time, u lose a few drops on removal and go on with your project

Jun 9, 2018 | 07:42 PM

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thouroly clean the qd b4 u put it back together, one little piece of crud will cause a leak or not let enough fuel through to run right.

Jun 9, 2018 | 07:43 PM

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pretty straight forward process man.. I've had mine off many time, u lose a few drops on removal and go on with your project

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Jun 9, 2018 | 07:43 PM

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thouroly clean the qd b4 u put it back together, one little piece of crud will cause a leak or not let enough fuel through to run right.

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Jun 9, 2018 | 07:44 PM

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Thanks for the replies and help. Got it off and now moving forward.

Jun 10, 2018 | 01:54 PM

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Ty all for your replies and helping me understand this process. Okay just a few clarifying question. So the quick disconnect, this acts the same way one does on a air hose in a garage? Once disconnected, no fuel runs out of either line or tank? If so, and with no siphon pump, I'll need to manually siphon gas out of tank, once disconnected via hose through filler hole where gas cap goes?

No need to siphon anything, just turn it over and dump the gas into a bucket.