hydraglide
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Gotta ask…
As we all know the fuel tank door design is not one of Milwaukee’s gems. Getting the gas nozzle into the filler neck on my 2021 Tri Glide takes some care to avoid dripping on the paint, but my question is how you all avoid overfilling the tank, even when dispensing fuel at a slow rate?
I’ve tried dispensing faster and of course experience fuel splash back… now I’ve found if I pump it too slow, the auto shutoff on the nozzle doesn’t always work as designed and I end up with fuel right to the top of the filler neck.
This even while placing the nozzle in quite a ways (below the filler neck baffle).
I’m running Kromewerks 2+2 narrow bars, and that makes positioning the nozzle even more of a challenge since they are more “in the way” if you will.
I’d love to be able to view over the top to watch the fill more closely but it’s not as easy as when I was riding two wheels and had the bike leaning on the kickstand. I can’t see inside the tank well enough until it’s too late…. And when the auto shutoff doesn’t work well either… :AGGHH:
Any tricks or tips would be appreciated. Thanks, all!
As we all know the fuel tank door design is not one of Milwaukee’s gems. Getting the gas nozzle into the filler neck on my 2021 Tri Glide takes some care to avoid dripping on the paint, but my question is how you all avoid overfilling the tank, even when dispensing fuel at a slow rate?
I’ve tried dispensing faster and of course experience fuel splash back… now I’ve found if I pump it too slow, the auto shutoff on the nozzle doesn’t always work as designed and I end up with fuel right to the top of the filler neck.
This even while placing the nozzle in quite a ways (below the filler neck baffle).
I’m running Kromewerks 2+2 narrow bars, and that makes positioning the nozzle even more of a challenge since they are more “in the way” if you will.
I’d love to be able to view over the top to watch the fill more closely but it’s not as easy as when I was riding two wheels and had the bike leaning on the kickstand. I can’t see inside the tank well enough until it’s too late…. And when the auto shutoff doesn’t work well either… :AGGHH:
Any tricks or tips would be appreciated. Thanks, all!