What do you guys do with this thing when filling up? I've been setting it down next to the pump. Darn Honda for cutting costs. Makes it slightly annoying when filling up. /end rant.
Don't get me started on the fuel cap!! I wouldn't mind if it actually fitted but mine (and all the others I've seen) doesn't line up with the recess in the tank - which makes it look even worse!
I take my gloves off and set them on top of the triple tree right in the middle, then rest the cap on them while I sit on the bike and fill up. It's annoying not having a hinged cap, but hey, I guess they have to cut corners where they can.
My Honda Fit's gas cap didn't come with a cord on it so setting the gas cap on the pump while refueling has become second nature putting the bikes fuel cap up there didn't seem unusual as well. I have to take my gloves off, get my credit card out of my pocket and pay at the pump before getting gas so having no hinge on the gas cap is the least of my time consuming efforts at the pump.
Well, I dislike the hinged cap on my Nighthawk S. It forces me to lean farther forward and hold the nozzle at a forward-leaning angle.
I like the separated cap. I use it to catch drips (nozzle in left hand for fueling while holding cap in right; sitting on bike of course).
I usually just put the fuel cap in my mouth and suck on it while I'm gassing up. I find that it is most efficient to refuel myself and the bike at the same time!
In 15 years never got any petrol on that part of me and always refuelled sat on bike otherwise lose a few litres of space in tank. I do tend to refuel slowly and let it settle a bit.
Don't see the point myself, you've got to get off it at some stage of filling up so why not straight away? Also if something does go wrong (fire, spillage etc) you are going to be in one **** of panic sat on the bike!
The cap itself does not bother me too much, what does is we re unable to fit a quick release tank bag from givi or sw motech, so now gotta go down the tank cover route from bagluxe or a magnetic tank bag which I don't like as they scratch ya paint far too easy
Sw motech have developed a bracket that bolts on to the front at tank bolts and on top of two top fairing mounts on the CBR500r neat but does not look the best.
I've got a little loop of beaded steel chain on my keyring. I just hook it around my brake lever and the little knobby on the end keeps the cap from falling off while I refuel.
I have been wondering about this, then I noticed the other day a convenient shaped hole on the black plastic piece of the fairing that the display sits in. Basically the hole that allows access to the back of the headlights. Turn the cap upside down, key doesnt fall out due to the way the lock is designed and the key helps lodge the cap in this triangular hole.
No need to worry then about getting it dirty when setting it down somewhere, or it falling off the petrol pump. Of course this is only useful if your bike is a CBR500R.
I just drop it on top of the gas pump. I didn't realize that wasn't the norm lol. Maybe cause I'm taller it's easier for me, but it seemed the most convenient area since I have to turn toward the pump to pay anyways, and again putting the nozzle away and can reach it while still sitting down.
Also with petrol burning skin, it must take a lot or something because I let the nozzle dip on my bare hands instead of the bike and it doesn't bother me at all.
Never mind the cap, I'm trying to figure out how to keep the pump from cutting me off before the tank is actually full.[/QUOTE
Hold the end of the nozzle just above the internal hole that is designed to stop diesel nozzles inserting. Have the nozzle sitting in that slot can easily result in back pressure, cutting off the flow.
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