Darn, Kim. I always put my bike up on the center stand at the gas station. No wonder all those Harley guys have been laughins at me.
Dennis G. - New Zealand -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Kim Paddock Sent: 12 April, 2010 16:02 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] 83 550 Gas Cap Seal Question Both of mine do that. I make sure to fill up while on the kickstand for that reason. If you think about it, nobody puts a bike on the center stand to fill up at a gas station so they weren't designed for that. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- From: bull city <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, April 10, 2010 1:42:41 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] 83 550 Gas Cap Seal Question Two days ago I filled up my tank, while using the center stand, with as much gas as would fit. The station is about a 1/4 mile from my house. Yesterday I took the bike out in the drive and put it on it's side stand. After a while I noticed the smell of gas and saw that the gas was leaking from the top of the tank all over the tank. It was enough to ruin the paint (which really sucks). My last bike would not do this. So is this something I need to keep in mind with an early eighties bike that cant be fixed or should I look at fixing the seal? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
