[singring]

Step right up folks, and try your strength opening the fuel cap on this lovely beauty. Yes sir, looks are deceptive. She can purr like a cat but only when she's fed properly....

What is the deal with these fuel caps? I've done a search, and a lot of owners suffer with hand cramps from opening
during fueling. Is there a way to lube the cap to make it easier to open?

 

[bobw3592]

I was lucky to have read a few posts on that issue prior to getting my bike, so no problems so far.

Just turn the cap until you start feeling resistance and then align it as desired. It will be perfectly snugged down.

If you have cranked it down and can't loosen it, try pushing down and then a little to the right and then back left unscrewing the cap. No need for any lube, it just really ratchets down tight without much extra effort. If you need mechanical advantage, wrap the cap carefully and use a large jawed adjustable wrench so as not to damage the finish.

O/T, but if fuel petcock sticks, just apply twisting pressure rt/lf (up/down) and it breaks the "stiction". Mine has only done that a couple of times for no apparent reason.

Don't overfill tank. If you are troubled by vapor lock while riding it is just like running out of fuel (in spite of vent hose). I give a quick check of fuel petcock and loosen the gas cap just a bit and re-snug. You don't even have to stop if you are able to do this safely/quickly enough.

Cheers, enjoy the ride.
BobW

 

[dazco]

What Bob said. I went thru this a couple times when i firwst got it till i realized you do NOT tighten it at all. As Bob said i just turn it till i begin to feel the slightest resistance then i turn it back till it's lined up straight with the bike just for looks. Hasn't happened once since. It's obviously a stupidly horrible design, but doing it this way works just fine. Pretty much everyone who gets a speedy goes thru this. I know what you mean tho because the couple times it happened to me i didn't think i was going to be able to remove it !

 

[inc]

Hi

an half-off-topic:

from where the locking featured fuel caps could be ordered to SM, and if there are several different ones, then which one would be have the best quality/price ratio, according to owners´ experience ?

Rgds,
inc

 

[Silverado57]

Balderdash!

My gas cap was tighter than a gnat's @ss around a rain barrell. Seriously frustrating and embarassing at a gas pump. In fact, I had taken to filling a gas can and doing it at home in the privacy of my garage!

Anyway, I was just about to order a replacement cap from Brent and I tried it once more and it worked!
Don't be afraid to overtighten it until it clicks. Click away!
And I fill up right to the neck every time. You can ride longer that way.

It'll get better over time. Patience grasshopper. Until then, consider it part of your daily exercise routine. :-D

 

[bobw3592]

Hairierdash is natural and my preference, but a balder clean shaven one can be good thing too. :lollol:

singring, ymmv on any and all posts.

Kevin, I'm glad she is working well for you, I never worried about the cap as I had read about the issue pre-delivery. A couple of fill ups I added gas to the very top, but had to release cap pressure at times to keep running. I stop for fuel depending on the area I ride (lack of gas stations), yesterday I stopped at 148 miles just after I hit reserve and some days I may have only gone 70-80 miles, but want the extra fuel for the more remote regions I like to explore. I can't exercise like you do, I already can gain a stroke when I switch hands now.

:jest:

All the best, safe riding and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

 

[tba-golfer]

On 2006-12-20 04:33, inc wrote:
Hi

an half-off-topic:

from where the locking featured fuel caps could be ordered to SM, and if there are several different ones, then which one would be have the best quality/price ratio, according to owners´ experience ?

Rgds,
inc

Inc- I have THIS ONE from Brent, at Newspeedmaster.com, and been very pleased with it- easy to install, operate, and most important for me, the looks.

 

[firie9]

you know, I never even thought there was a problem with the fuel caps. Mine for instance just screws on till it ratchets to let me know it's on properly, and just unscrews to fill up. Is it the weather over there or do we have different caps :huh:

Regardless, I have been looking at Brent's cap too and will probably get it given it not only looks great, it locks and according to the ad, will help prevent the pain peeling which mine is just starting to do. Which without going off topic too much though, can I ask tba-golfer, where is the keyed entry part?

 

[tba-golfer]

It comes with a plastic "opener," which looks a bit like 3 inch hair comb, with all but the end tines removed. You just fit the "comb" across the diameter into opposing slots, and turn on and off. I keep this little tool either in my fork bag, or on my key ring. So it's not a true lock, in that some one could easily whip up a gizmo to accomplish the same task. I went for the looks, as opposed to locking concerns.

 

[clintd01]

Gents,

I have found that my cap is also very hard to get off, however my main issue I think is not a strength problem but a grip problem and you thumb and index finger slipping off the chrome finish. What I have done to overcome this and works perfectly everytime not matter how many times I turn it to close it, is that I have cut a piece of rubber out of a dish washing glove that simply covers the cap and allows to grip the thing properly. I just keep this piece of rubber in my jacket pocket so it is no drama and doesn't get in the way and i don't forget it.

Give it a try it will work a treat, let me know how you go.

Demps

 

[Normandy]

On 2006-12-20 11:07, tba-golfer wrote:

On 2006-12-20 04:33, inc wrote:
Hi

an half-off-topic:

from where the locking featured fuel caps could be ordered to SM, and if there are several different ones, then which one would be have the best quality/price ratio, according to owners´ experience ?

Rgds,
inc

Inc- I have THIS ONE from Brent, at Newspeedmaster.com, and been very pleased with it- easy to install, operate, and most important for me, the looks.

.................................................

I have the cap from Brent as well and am happy with it.

 

[runtheton]

i have a rubber glove from my office that i keep in my wallet
if anyone ask me about it i tell them I'm allergic to gas.

[ This message was edited by: runtheton on 2006-12-20 22:17 ]

 

[singring]

Thanks for the replies.....

as refered to above, what does ymmv mean ?
I will comply, once I know.

singring

 

[CRACK]

Sorry I can't help you Singring. I can turn my cap 'till it clicks a couple times & have never had any problems getting it back off. Having said that it will probably be stuck when I go to fill up this weekend.

I also don't have any problems with my steering lock that I have heard gives some people a hard time.

 

[tba-golfer]

YMMV ?

No clue.. And where the heck is INC, who started this?

 

[bobw3592]

ymmv = your mileage (results) may vary :-g

Cheers :chug:

 

[tba-golfer]

Ah.. thanks Bob

If that is a general usage term, I have to get a life, and soon..

BUT... back to the topic...fuel caps

Right?

 

[bobw3592]

tba, not in my dictionary, I just started using the "shorthand" acronyms others had been confusing me with in their posts. Someone actually had a link to a long list of these LMAO (laugh my as* off) etc. that I went to so I could figure out TTFN didn't mean anything more than

Ta Ta For Now........

Adios my friend, as always YMMV, lol..... :lollol: :lollol: :lollol:

 

[inc]

where the heck is inc

inc´s here, inc´s here!

thanks for the answers

i finally will get my SM today, straight for christmas time :roflmoa2:





[ This message was edited by: inc on 2006-12-22 02:39 ]