Fuel Pump Splash

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Just wondering how people handle or prevent fuel sloshing out of tank and spitting all over tank/plastics when fueling? Some pumps have a good action and I can modulate down to a trickle...others, not so lucky. I tend to try and guard the bad pumps by covering with my hand, but then my glove stinks of fuel.

And it ever fails that when it gets really messy the station doesn't have towels. It's a pisser when the bike is clean.

I found an angle where if I hold the handle perpendicular to the bike, and nestle the tip of the nozzle way up under the collar I can usually get by without any spray.

Usually.

porkrind said:

I found an angle where if I hold the handle perpendicular to the bike, and nestle the tip of the nozzle way up under the collar I can usually get by without any spray.

Usually.

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What he said, and if I do get some on the tank I just grab a paper towel and dip it into windshield washer and whipe it up.

Roger. I usually tuck the nozzle under the filler collar but it's that last couple squirts with a sticky pump handle that usually is the culprit. And I don't go near the washer liquid bucket. Have you ever smelled that crap? I'm pretty sure the zombie virus that kills us all will brew in one of those containers.

Nothing of use to add here, but that last comment - zobmie virus - is classic. I think you might have just spoiled the forthcoming revelation of how the "Walking Dead" zombie apocalypse got started

One of my pet hates is when the paper towel dispenser is absent or empty. Cant mop up the spills, or clean the visor.

What porkrind said, and I haven't had any spills yet. I do stop filling a half inch before the collar for fear of over filling and getting stuck on the side of the road, but beyond that, no issues.

Once you remove the evap can you can fill to the rim.

gatdammit said:

Once you remove the evap can you can fill to the rim.

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So, what exactly is the function of the evap can?

Serdar Yavuz said:

So, what exactly is the function of the evap can?

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To break, that's what they're for! Also, to add complexity and occasionally cause vapor lock.

On a more serious note, it's meant as an emissions control device to catch fuel vapor coming out of the tank (and sometimes oil/blowby out of the crankcase) and send it back into the intake manifold to prevent it from getting into the atmosphere. All cars and bikes in the US newer than <I forget what year> have them. Some have reported the dealer removing them for free on owner request.

Mine "fell off" during 600 mile service, at no extra charge. That's FL "screw your emissions laws" customer service for ya!

Call me what you want, but, I've been cutting the cats out of my cars and running dirty since my first VW back in '99. I grew up in rural areas where emission control **** was just dead weight, restrictive and usually caused expensive problems. I can only imagine that a company like Duc doesn't put a tireless amount of effort into fitting an eco rig they know is gonna get removed on 90% of their bikes. It just has to pass inspection, right!

Sorry California (and some of Europe). Pay fines or move east.

gatdammit said:

Mine "fell off" during 600 mile service, at no extra charge. That's FL "screw your emissions laws" customer service for ya!

Call me what you want, but, I've been cutting the cats out of my cars and running dirty since my first VW back in '99. I grew up in rural areas where emission control **** was just dead weight, restrictive and usually caused expensive problems. I can only imagine that a company like Duc doesn't put a tireless amount of effort into fitting an eco rig they know is gonna get removed on 90% of their bikes. It just has to pass inspection, right!

Sorry California (and some of Europe). Pay fines or move east.

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What an attitude. You have kids, what kind of world do you want for them? I remember what our air here looked like back in the 1960's, and it has improved a lot. Emissions systems have come a very long way since the Retronox aftermarket nonsense back in the 70's. That canister has zero effect on performance unless you overfill the tank. This has been no problem for me.

And as for moving east, especially to flatland, I prefer roads with corners.

zippy49 said:

What an attitude. You have kids, what kind of world do you want for them? I remember what our air here looked like back in the 1960's, and it has improved a lot. Emissions systems have come a very long way since the Retronox aftermarket nonsense back in the 70's. That canister has zero effect on performance unless you overfill the tank. This has been no problem for me.

And as for moving east, especially to flatland, I prefer roads with corners.

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*ding ding* Round 1:

Listen, Zippy. People who feel the need to flock to urban centers busting at the seams should certainly have to make sacrifices to preserve their environment. There are very few places outside a low number of giant cities that have pollution issues directly attributable to CO2 emissions.

Mother nature will flick us like a booger when she's tired of us. If we believed every alarmist claim of climate concerns, by the year 2000, we should have been A) underwater, B) out of food, C) a scorched wasteland, C) an iceberg by now. Do you travel by plane? You own/owned a number of vintage bikes- what's their carbon footprint at full boil? Is your home fully powered by renewable energy sources? So, careful casting judgment about a lost evap can or cutting the cats off my cars when I was a kid.

And please don't reference my family on an open forum. A few politically charged comments gives you zero basis to form an accurate reference of my personal life and how I raise my children.

Fokker, out.

gatdammit said:

Listen, Zippy. People who feel the need to flock to urban centers busting at the seams should certainly have to make sacrifices to preserve their environment. There are very few places outside a low number of giant cities that have pollution issues directly attributable to CO2 emissions.

Mother nature will flick us like a booger when she's tired of us. If we believed every alarmist claim of climate concerns, by the year 2000, we should have been A) underwater, B) out of food, C) a scorched wasteland, C) an iceberg by now. Do you travel by plane? You own/owned a number of vintage bikes- what's their carbon footprint at full boil? Is your home fully powered by renewable energy sources? So, careful casting judgment about a lost evap can or cutting the cats off my cars when I was a kid.

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You makes a good point, I must say.

Did I hit a nerve?

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. Your opinions are not shared by the vast majority of scientists, at least not the ones paid by those who profit from polluting our world. We all breathe the same air and have the same responsibilities. It's a shame that some folks can't see that.

This is not a fight, it's a discussion of accepting reality vs. wishful thinking.

I am a member of AAAS. They have been around since 1848, and publish "Science," the journal of record for American scientific research. The UK has "Nature." It's hard science, peer-reviewed. That means that once in a while a paper will be exposed as wrong and then formally retracted. I read most of it every week (the actual research papers get a bit technical). It's where real science comes from. You can't pick and choose which to believe, you accept this science every time you thumb your bike's starter button or turn on Fox News.

And that's all I have to say on the subject, go ahead and rant.

I want a world where certain races don't want to eradicate all who don't think or worship like them. Cutting defense spending so we can add solar fields and CO2 scrubbers weakens the fundamental base of sovereignty- security (peace). My children have to be alive in order to enjoy the planet. Priorities.

You left out a 1%-er ***, by the way. Maybe work in a creationist vs stupid Christian line, too.