I as well always use the center stand as well. No one laughs at me though...at least not for the center stand... and a little 20 minute ride after fill up I guess is why I have never had the leaking problem.
On Apr 12, 10:51 am, "Dennis" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > athttp://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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
