04-02-2015, 12:40 AM
(04-01-2015, 11:40 PM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: I fill on the center stand, but not because I'm in the least bit worried about setting myself on fire. What IS important from the last post is not to trust the automatic cutoff. You should be filling slowly enough and watching closely enough to stop filling before the cutoff engages. I gather that this is more difficult with some of the EPA-friendly nozzles and I have no experience with them.
Cut off will still engage even when your filling slowly and watching. If your trying to get the level close to top as reasonably possible without an over fill placing the nozzle half to 3/4 in the hole and going slow the cut off should still engage when level reaches the vent holes in the nozzle. If cut off doesnt work then you run the risk of it burbing or if you squeeze just a little too hard it can over fill leading to a spillage on a hot motor. Not that you would set your self on fire 99.9% of the time but accidents can happen if your sitting on the bike. Just as they tell you to turn your engine off in a car or to ground a portable gas tank while filling, the chances of an accident are minimal but they still do exist. There would be no mention of it if it Never happend. Just something to think about. Not everyone is created equal when it comes to common sense and attention to detail.
Cut off will still engage even when your filling slowly and watching. If your trying to get the level close to top as reasonably possible without an over fill placing the nozzle half to 3/4 in the hole and going slow the cut off should still engage when level reaches the vent holes in the nozzle. If cut off doesnt work then you run the risk of it burbing or if you squeeze just a little too hard it can over fill leading to a spillage on a hot motor. Not that you would set your self on fire 99.9% of the time but accidents can happen if your sitting on the bike. Just as they tell you to turn your engine off in a car or to ground a portable gas tank while filling, the chances of an accident are minimal but they still do exist. There would be no mention of it if it Never happend. Just something to think about. Not everyone is created equal when it comes to common sense and attention to detail.
Plus you should never fill right to the brim anyway, there should be a little room from the very top. Still need a little air in there.