07-19-2019, 12:03 PM | #1 |
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TBR7 Secret Sauce???
Here is the yadda yadda run down
TBR7 is 4 months old Approx. 100 miles on her Oil change 1 month ago to Valvoline motorcycle oil 20w 50 I am getting this "secret sauce" ooze when I leave the bike in the garage (after riding ) - I don't ride every day, just weekends and usually wipe the ooze away before riding and when I return 5 days later, it is there again, same spot. It has the feel and consistency of oil, strangely based on the location it has absolutely ZERO gasoline smell. I know enough about engine oil to feel that it isnt engine oil, it almost seems too clear to be ( certainly not the oil I put in ). Any thoughts? Last edited by kingofqueenz; 07-19-2019 at 12:03 PM. Reason: Added Pic |
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07-19-2019, 01:26 PM | #2 | |
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07-19-2019, 03:22 PM | #3 |
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Could be very good leads ARH...
Have to figure how the hell is it getting into that vent slot. Going to check it out |
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07-19-2019, 05:09 PM | #4 |
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Jeff... you are brilliant!
That has to be it..nothing else is above it to drip there and it isnt overflow from the tank. Yikes... lazy me rides it so infrequently I neglected to take the plastic off. The best!!!!!!! |
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07-19-2019, 05:29 PM | #5 |
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I fully agree with the gas dissolving the blue film. I took the time to remove the blue film on my gas cap before my initial ride, and I am sure glad I did.
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07-22-2019, 07:59 AM | #7 |
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Jeff ...good question.
So for the first month I had the bike, I did all of my fueling through a gas can and never came close to full. My first real 'fill up' at the pump to full, I definitely had some minor drippage from that vent slot. It happened after the fill up, I had a brief ride home, then loaded the bike in my shed which has a 3 inch step up and the fuel sloshed around the tank when I went up the step up and of course, leaning to the left on the kick stand while storing doesnt help. That was clearly gas and it dripped down a bit, so I wiped it away and after riding for a bit the following day, it was a non issue. Lesson learned is that I shouldnt do a complete fill up. Curious why did you ask ? Did you have the same problem? |
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07-22-2019, 04:00 PM | #8 |
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I did find a post on it after I read your reply.
Short answer is that yes it happened to me... not the end of the world and I don't take long journeys..just small joy rides, so not topping off suits me just fine. |
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07-23-2019, 08:10 PM | #9 |
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And it happened to me upon my first fillup. When I pushed the cap down, there was now give on the gas level, and it exited to the left side at the slight indention in the tank. From then on I left some space at the top of the tank when I filled it up, and this stopped. I am wondering if I can find another rubber sealer that I can use to help prevent this.
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07-23-2019, 08:24 PM | #10 |
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Bikes should be fueled on the side stand. This should eliminate any leaks. I sometimes will fuel up sitting on the bike. That's only before I go on a ride, though where I want as much as I can in the tank.
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