i smell gas

[Eddie]

Yesterday, my girlfriend and I took our bikes 90 miles away to visit my Dad. On the ride home (all back roads), I stopped and jokingly suggested we ride a nearby 1 lane, dirt/gravel road a few miles down to the oldest, longest, continually used covered bridge in Georgia. She surprised me and said, "Sure!" ********* Details" She had never ridden off pavement ever in her two years of riding. Her bike is a 2009 Suzuki GS500F with the fairing removed - making it a home grown "E" model with IRC sport tires. Me? I was on the Super Tenere. ********* A little surprised at "Miss Cautious's" answer, I offered a few brief tips on dirt riding and away we went. 20-25mph the whole way, we reached our destination and on the other end of the bridge stopped where the pavement began for a break. No spills. No tears. No horrified looks. Just "That was neat!" Whew! She braved the unknown and came out asking questions like, "Would a belt drive bike be able to do that okay? I know I need to clean my dirty chain. What about your bike's driveshaft? It need any special attention?" I was so proud of her! Icing on the "cake"? A half an hour later, we stopped again for a pee break and she pulled out a bag of bacon and said, "Want to help me finish this?" LOL eddie in Ga. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Eddie]

It's just north of Woodbury, Ga. (For The Walking Dead Fans: Yes. It's a real town. LOL ) Google Map search on Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge. It's in Meriwether County. Zoom in and use the little yellow street view guy to drag over the image to see some photos of the place. eddie

----- Original Message ----- From: mark ward To: eddie Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR but neat Hey Eddie Where is the bridge? --- On Sun, 3/31/13, eddie wrote: From: eddie Subject: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR but neat To: "KLR650 list" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 6:19 PM Yesterday, my girlfriend and I took our bikes 90 miles away to visit my Dad. On the ride home (all back roads), I stopped and jokingly suggested we ride a nearby 1 lane, dirt/gravel road a few miles down to the oldest, longest, continually used covered bridge in Georgia. She surprised me and said, "Sure!" ********* Details" She had never ridden off pavement ever in her two years of riding. Her bike is a 2009 Suzuki GS500F with the fairing removed - making it a home grown "E" model with IRC sport tires. Me? I was on the Super Tenere. ********* A little surprised at "Miss Cautious's" answer, I offered a few brief tips on dirt riding and away we went. 20-25mph the whole way, we reached our destination and on the other end of the bridge stopped where the pavement began for a break. No spills. No tears. No horrified looks. Just "That was neat!" Whew! She braved the unknown and came out asking questions like, "Would a belt drive bike be able to do that okay? I know I need to clean my dirty chain. What about your bike's driveshaft? It need any special attention?" I was so proud of her! Icing on the "cake"? A half an hour later, we stopped again for a pee break and she pulled out a bag of bacon and said, "Want to help me finish this?" LOL eddie in Ga. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Eddie]

World's tiniest sculpture: A motorcycle! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJbzL3ezob4 This is unreal! -eddie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[RobertWichert]

I found the blue hose kinked. I should have said this earlier: THIS IS A CALIFORNIA BIKE The kinked hose may have been the culprit. Maybe not. We shall see... Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 6/10/2013 9:06 AM, Desert Datsuns wrote: > > My old 1998 KLR650 would build up pressure in the tank when the weather > was hot. So when you went to get gas there would be a whoosh as you > opened the cap. I believe the vent is a one way valve, which only lets > air in, and not out. I'd surmise this is due to EPA regulations on > having a sealed system were no vapors escape. The vent allowing air in > keeps the tank from becoming a negative pressure, which allows the fuel > to flow into the carb. > > If you have a car without a vented tank, it will do the same thing. One > of my cars does this. > Ryan > Phoenix, AZ > > > >If the diaphragms are damaged, cracked, split, etc, it can leak fumes > > past. Mine does that now that I modified them to give better venting. > > It also leaks fuel when it takes a dirt nap... > > > > > > > > >If it is building internal pressure from the heat of the day, then the > > outward venting of fumes is somewhere small enough to hold some > pressure > > in the tank. That's why I suggested the main vent line is plugged or > > pinched and its forcing fumes up around the cap area. Hum, check the > > cap seal and springs maybe? I had to replace my rubber cap seal when it > > got dry and didn't seal. > > > > > > > > >All just food for thought...these things can drive us nuts. Mine > > irritated me for months till I converted the petcock to gravity feed. > > When that fixed it I finally realized the issue was not enough > vacuum to > > hold the petcock open at speed on a hot day. Frustrating and intriguing > > at the same time. > > > > > > > > >Let us know what you eventually find. > > > > > > > > >Randy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID > > > > > > > > > > > >RobertWichert > > wrote: > > > > > >I think that the cap is "flow inward" only. > > > > > > > > >Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > =============================================== On 6/8/2013 9:39 PM, > > SniperOne wrote: > > > > > >Possible blocked or pinched vent line off the tail of the tank. > > Disconnect and blow it out with compressed air. > > > > > > > > >Possible failure of vent in the gas cap. It can be cleaned, be careful > > with the diaphragms or you'll be buying a new assembly from Fred. > > > > > >Randy > > > > > > > > >Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID > > > > > > > > > > > >RobertWichert > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >And the gas tank is pressurized. > > > > > >When I open the fuel filler cap, there is a big WHOOSH and fumes are > > >coming out. > > > > > >Reasons I can think of for smelling gas in the vicinity of the bike: > > >Float bowl needle/seat leaking > > >petcock not sealing > > >leaks from hoses or whatever > > > > > >Reasons for the fuel tank being pressurized. > > >I have no idea. > > > > > >Any clues from y'all? > > > > > >-- > > >Robert P Wichert P.Eng. Inc. > > >LEED AP, HERS II, CEA > > >+1 916 966 9060 > > >FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- Robert P Wichert P.Eng. Inc. LEED AP, HERS II, CEA +1 916 966 9060 > > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com http://www.avg.com> > > Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3199/5897 - Release Date: > 06/09/13 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]