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Christopher P. · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:52 pm Post subject: Close call, sitting still

Posting here, 'cause it's not really a heavy tech issue.

Walked out of the house today, to be met with a strong smell of gasoline. Wet spot under the bike, oh hell, what now?

Turns out, the overflow tube disconnected from the tank, and I had filled up before parking it the other day - so there was a slow drip of excess fuel being sqeezed out when the tank got cold and shrunk a little last night... all over the electrics, transmission, and sub-frame.

Freaked me right out for a moment. Now I gotta go get a hose clamp for it and re-seat the tube tomorrow.

Lived to ride another day.
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Ted · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject:

My first K75, affectionately and appropriately nicknamed "Fireball" had the decency to let me know the prior owner had REMOVED the cup under the tank by erupting in flames as I left a gas station and was motoring up an on ramp. Nice Harley guy stopped who turned out to be a mechanic and all that was needed was a little electrician tape on a ground wire.

Good to discover these things the non-flame way Smile

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