Check your gas cap right now!!!

[cptriker1]

To All:

 

Ok, for everyone sorry about the title but it's the truth. Just how many of you have checked the two screws on your gas cap? Yesterday I'm getting low and need to refuel so I drive to a local station. It was HELL getting the cap off. I had previous problem a few days before that at a different station, but now it wasn't coming off. After awhile of fighting it comes off. I discovered that one screw was gone and the other was VERY loose.

 

If you don't have both screws tight you're running the risk of what happened to me. I think I lost one in my tank, but my magnet wasn't able to get it. I'm not going to lose sleep over it, I found a replacement in my spare metric screw box (M4).

 

So, don't laugh at me about this but take a look at your cap. Make sure there's no movement when you turn the key other than the locking tabs moving. If any movement, check the tightness of the two screws.

[RDawson]

To All:

 

Ok, for everyone sorry about the title but it's the truth. Just how many of you have checked the two screws on your gas cap? Yesterday I'm getting low and need to refuel so I drive to a local station. It was HELL getting the cap off. I had previous problem a few days before that at a different station, but now it wasn't coming off. After awhile of fighting it comes off. I discovered that one screw was gone and the other was VERY loose.

 

If you don't have both screws tight you're running the risk of what happened to me. I think I lost one in my tank, but my magnet wasn't able to get it. I'm not going to lose sleep over it, I found a replacement in my spare metric screw box (M4).

 

So, don't laugh at me about this but take a look at your cap. Make sure there's no movement when you turn the key other than the locking tabs moving. If any movement, check the tightness of the two screws.

 

I checked mine last week, tightened up about a 1/4 turn. Dr is keeping me off of it for a few months so I went through what the northerners call winterizing a bike. Good reminder.

[videoarizona]

Very common problem. I learned it years ago on my VStar 650 Classic. My magnet did find the screw.

I look at them every time I take off the gas cap to fuel.

 

Thanks for the reminder.....

[Drews]

To All:

 

Ok, for everyone sorry about the title but it's the truth. Just how many of you have checked the two screws on your gas cap? Yesterday I'm getting low and need to refuel so I drive to a local station. It was HELL getting the cap off. I had previous problem a few days before that at a different station, but now it wasn't coming off. After awhile of fighting it comes off. I discovered that one screw was gone and the other was VERY loose.

 

If you don't have both screws tight you're running the risk of what happened to me. I think I lost one in my tank, but my magnet wasn't able to get it. I'm not going to lose sleep over it, I found a replacement in my spare metric screw box (M4).

 

So, don't laugh at me about this but take a look at your cap. Make sure there's no movement when you turn the key other than the locking tabs moving. If any movement, check the tightness of the two screws.

THANK YOU VARY MUCH MINE WE'RE LOOSE

[dogman]

Thank you, I will check mine as soon as it warms up to ride.