Fuel leak after riding

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cidair
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Re: Fuel leak after riding

#16 Post by cidair » Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:50 pm

Problem solved! It was the fuel line to the left rear carb.

Took it for a test ride today. Nice and sunny day. Total 140 km distance. No problems.
It ran like a clock. So fantastic this bike is! I love it! :-)
RD 500 1GE -87
RD 350A -73
TZR125RR 4DL -91
MT-09 -18
R1M -15
750 H2 -72

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Re: Fuel leak after riding

#17 Post by cidair » Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:34 am

Opened the garage doors today and almost fell backwards by the very intense smell of fuel......
Gave the 500 a long row of very bad words before I realized that she was not responsible. :-(
It was a fuel canister that had cracked and there had leaked at least half a litre of fuel on the floor.

Now I have a long uphill climb to repair our relationship again. She can be very nasty when she doesn't get the love she deserves, this old lady. I know the new R1 is not making her happy. There has been a lot of different fluids leaked on the garage floor, just to show the discomfort with the R1 in the same garage. But with a lot of love ( read hours and hours of fiddling with her ) I think we are on speaking terms again. :-)
RD 500 1GE -87
RD 350A -73
TZR125RR 4DL -91
MT-09 -18
R1M -15
750 H2 -72

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