where there's smoke there's fire

Not in this case luckily!
I slightly over filled my fuel tank and when I was walking back to my bike
from paying I saw a pillar of smoke rising from it.
Rushing over, I found fuel dripping out the overflow tube which was
strategically placed above the exhaust pipe. As each drip hit the pipe it
hissed and smoked.

My question for the experts of Ausmoto is-
Should I ?
a. relocate the tube,
b. not overfill the tank
c. both.
d. neither.

Brett
R80

 

Take a tattslotto ticket.

 

I'd do (c). Matter of religious principle.

-----sharks

 

Let the bastard burn and claim on the insurance (too chicken to even
approach a smoking bike).

Boxer

 

Thought about it!

Brett
R80

 

d.
Even though it's boiling it's still not gonna burn unless there's an actual
ignition source (or it gets about 300 [alt 0186] hotter.)
You're saye.
Clem

Brett Danvers wrote in message ...

 

Late last year I filled my bike from the antique fuel pumps at the petrol
station in Tharwa. Managed to get about 24.5 litres into the 23 litre tank on
the 'bird... 1.5 litres of hot fuel on engine/exhaust caused a lot of hissing
(no smoke from memory) and left the bike sitting in a puddle of ULP. I never
knew BTH could move as fast as he did

Nev..
'02 CBR1100XX #2

 

That's what I planned, but mostly from inertia.
I was just at an interesting site that shows why cars don't explode like in
the movies. I would surmise it goes for bikes too.
www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/

Brett
R80

 

Before anyone points it out I just realized the site was from a previous
Ausmoto thread
Brett

 

Reminds me of a Microsoft helpdesk joke where after a long conversation the
helpdesk dude eventually gets from the user that there is a power blackout.
He tells the user to pack the computer and send it back to where he got it
from because he's too stupid to own a computer.

If you don't do (c) maybe its time to think about travelling in a cage with
lots of airbags.

Anyway I gotta go now and check where the FZR's overflow goes.

 

When my Dad was a young fella, he and a mate rebuilt an old BSA. The
first time they went to start it (after tickling the carb, no choke in
those days) it went up first kick. Carb right over the magneto, nice
design. When it burnt through the fuel line, it really started to go
up. Dad managed to turn the fuel off with a wet flour bag on his hand,
but not before the fuel in the tank started to boil. Braver man than me!

Cheers,
Ash

 

You've brought tears to my eyes, Clem. The dogs looking at me kind of
funny.

Theo
Living with a woman and two female dogs, not sure about the budgie.

 

Budgies;
Blue above the beak, male.
Brown above the beak, female.
Light purple above the beak, juvenile.

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...

 

It's a female.

Theo

 

Once when I was filling up as I brought the nozzle to the bike and
tilted it all the fuel that had somehow built up in the tube bit
spilled over the bike.
Most of it went between the tank and the frame and hissed loudly as it
went all over the engine.
It was a really hot night and city traffic so the bike was about as
hot as it gets.
I thought about having a go at the servo guy but it could've been due
to some dickhead squeezing the trigger after they'd returned the
nozzle to upright.

 

It may be hard to believe but they´re less likely to talk than the males!

 

ahhhhh........ so there is balance in the universe.......

Moike

 

So they brown-nose and they don't talk... I think I've got budgie-envy!!
Clem

 

"Pisshead Pete" wrote

males!

I know but I never really felt a desire to have a conversation with a
budgie. KP might make more sense. Might.
It sounds happy, it whistles, tries to bite my finger if I go near it.
Might be KP.

Theo

 

Faark; that's a big day!
(If they were cremated I could work in a "you had workmates to burn" line)
Cheers from me.
Clem