Leaving a newly filled tank sitting in the sun will also cause the fuel to expand and overflow. I lost more of the cheap vinyl graphics off of a Pantah tank that way.
The other thing is if you fill the tank to the brim with the bike on the centre stand, and then park it on the side stand, (or nose up or nose down on a hill) that may be enough to cause the overflow.
Dave G
aka The Goochman
Subject:Re: [DucatiST] Re: fuel overflow
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:16:38 -0400
From:Jeremy Entin <jentin@gmail.com>
To:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Reply-To:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
I had not been riding a while, been a few weeks. Started it up, rode a mile for gas then back.
Definitely fuel overheating and overflowing. I assume you had been riding the bike for a while. Full tank over a hot engine will do it all the time, especially if you fill to the top. I have seen gas literally pour out the overflow. Scared the hell out of me first time it happened.
Regards, Ted
--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, Jeremy Entin wrote:
>
> probably a stupid question, but here goes ... i just filled up the
> bike (02 st4s), rode it 1 mile home, no probs, parked it, noticed a
> nice little drip coming out of the hose just underneath the clutch
> assembly. stopped dripping after a few seconds. smells like fuel. i
> have never noticed this before.
>
> is this hose designed to drip out fuel if tank is filled up a little
> too much, or is this a precursor to a bigger issue? was planning a
> ride tomorrow morning, but am now thinking i should take it to the
> dealer to check out instead. any ideas?
>
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