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Fuel Door snapped off '11 R1200GSA
- Thread starter selyab
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PGlaves
#13338
I had the same thing happen refueling my R1150R while on a trip, somewhere in the dread area with bad air quality east of the Mississippi River. The cap would latch at the front and seal with duct tape holding it down at the rear, hinge side. I called Engle Motors in Kansas City to make sure they had a cap in stock, then rode westward for a few days until I got to KC. About 3 minutes in Engles parking lot had the new cap on and off I went for the balance of the trip.
deilenberger
A bozo on the bus
selyab,
Please read: http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=46055 - I've added that info to your thread title. Your problem was pretty bike specific, so this info is of value. Please put the year/model in thread titles to the tech sections, it makes it much more useful for people searching for info later on.
Please read: http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=46055 - I've added that info to your thread title. Your problem was pretty bike specific, so this info is of value. Please put the year/model in thread titles to the tech sections, it makes it much more useful for people searching for info later on.
deilenberger
A bozo on the bus
Probably a few hundred..
It does appear to be catching on though.. sometimes several days go by without me having to make it. If nothing else - I'm persistent..
Fueling my '11 RT is by far the most frustrating of any bike I've ever owned. The hinged cap that stands straight up and the red plastic fill tube inside the tank conspire with the gas station's fill nozzle to make this frequent operation a pain. Here in MA, most gas stations have a nozzle equipped with a somewhat flexible, 4" diameter, flat baffle that is supposed to seal and recover vapors. Works on my cars but not on the RT because of the hinged fill cap. The accordion type of nozzle is equally frustrating. And the red plastic tube inside the tank almost ensures a spray of gasoline because, of course, you have pulled the vapor baffle back from the tank. Just a matter of time until the hinged cap gets snapped off or the whole bike goes up in flames.
I have thought of some kind of funnel but normal funnels have too big a wide end, and too short a small end to work. Then I considered making something out of plastic tubing that would fit into the bike's red plastic filler, extend above the filler cap, fit over the gas pump nozzle and be easy to carry. Cheap and easy made out of PVC plumbing pipe. But I don't think PVC would be gasoline resistant. Maybe PEX (crosslinked polyethylene) now being used in plumbing?
I'm going to try soaking a piece of PVC in gasoline as a test, but anyone have any other ideas?
pete
I have thought of some kind of funnel but normal funnels have too big a wide end, and too short a small end to work. Then I considered making something out of plastic tubing that would fit into the bike's red plastic filler, extend above the filler cap, fit over the gas pump nozzle and be easy to carry. Cheap and easy made out of PVC plumbing pipe. But I don't think PVC would be gasoline resistant. Maybe PEX (crosslinked polyethylene) now being used in plumbing?
I'm going to try soaking a piece of PVC in gasoline as a test, but anyone have any other ideas?
pete
Could you please give us an exact address to contact Alex?
kthutchinson
Member
kennymeyer
New member
Billet Gas Caps
Check out the link Karl provided. I put one on my 2009 R1200GS and one on my R1100RT last month, no more frustration with those damned "fuel recovery nozzles"...
Check out the link Karl provided. I put one on my 2009 R1200GS and one on my R1100RT last month, no more frustration with those damned "fuel recovery nozzles"...
I splurged and bought the McCuff mentioned above (post #9). Nope, it doesn't work on my 2011 R1200RT. The fuel filler cap has that proboscis (other more graphic terms will be avoided) that fits into the filler neck when the cap is closed, and that is what gets in the way and prevents the McCuff from working as designed. I'd return the McCuff to its maker but by dog found it to be a wonderfully entertaining chew toy, so that's what it is now. 
pete
pete
