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Gas Smell !!!
- Thread starter ccospyder
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:dontknow: can't be good, no matter what it's caused by........ it would be bad if for whatever reason this caused a fire, it would be bad for the reputation of the product...... the resale value for the rest of us...... and most importantly..... the poor bastard that's sitting on whichever one decides to go off......... any word from BRP on this???????
sabunim5
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Silver #1232 just started having it in the last few weeks. Never smelled it before 1K miles, but now is a fairly frequent occurance. Will be seeing the dealer about it as soon as my riser and backrest come in. If I feel it is safe to wait that long. :bigthumbsup:
sabunim5 :spyder:
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hevnbound
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Add me to the gas smell list! First and only time I smelled it was last Saturday when I rode with a bunch of sport bikes and I was giving it everything I had on the Spyder to keep up. It was a full day of fast riding. Each time we had a sustained series of curves, switchbacks, etc. I began to smell it. It only occured when I was pushing it very hard. I got a little over 98 miles on the tank that day!!!! The smell was quite pronounced.
P. S. I've never been as tired as I was after I got home. I got off of the Spyder and my wife said .... "you can't even walk"!! Couple days later I was sore in places I didn't know I had muscles!! But ..... OH was it afun day!!
No one paid any attention to the 15 sport bikes ... at every stop, the Spyder drew a crowd - even the law!!
P. S. I've never been as tired as I was after I got home. I got off of the Spyder and my wife said .... "you can't even walk"!! Couple days later I was sore in places I didn't know I had muscles!! But ..... OH was it afun day!!
No one paid any attention to the 15 sport bikes ... at every stop, the Spyder drew a crowd - even the law!!
No gas smell yet, about 850 miles. We'll see after this weekend's 5 day trip to LA & Big Bear.
BUT, I couldn't resist saying to Heavenbound that I LOVE the detailing you did to your ride! The checkers & piping on the seat add some HOT style! :bigthumbsup: Where'd you get the seat done? (sorry for the hijack)
BUT, I couldn't resist saying to Heavenbound that I LOVE the detailing you did to your ride! The checkers & piping on the seat add some HOT style! :bigthumbsup: Where'd you get the seat done? (sorry for the hijack)
hevnbound
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Kural said:
Thanks, Kural. Sent my seat to Sargent in Jax, FL (www.sargentcycle.com ... go to custom seat tab). Actually had them rework the seat; added their "super cel" foam, redesigned driver portion by flattening it out for better weight distribution, recovered it with their carbonFX fabric and added the piping.
hevnbound
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Re: was Gas Smell !!! Seat question
Yes, I had to send the seat in. It took abour 10 days round trip. Fortunately for me anyhow, it was the first of March and the weather was bad - also. I have a motorcycle to ride. They have their busy season and I think they are in the middle of it right now. Best bet is to call their Custom Seat Division and talk with Frank (don't quote me on that name .. I think it is Frank???). He can work it out where they can put your seat on the schedule and you can ship it a few days prior to the actual production date. They are very good people to work with.
McGone said:
Yes, I had to send the seat in. It took abour 10 days round trip. Fortunately for me anyhow, it was the first of March and the weather was bad - also. I have a motorcycle to ride. They have their busy season and I think they are in the middle of it right now. Best bet is to call their Custom Seat Division and talk with Frank (don't quote me on that name .. I think it is Frank???). He can work it out where they can put your seat on the schedule and you can ship it a few days prior to the actual production date. They are very good people to work with.
405 Miles on #3489..... noticed the gas smell today when I was out in traffic and thought it might be just air coming from the exxon up the street...... stopped at a stop sign out near a farm........ in the middle of nowhere..... smelled it again, not really strong but definitely gas......
BRP...... WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?!!?
BRP...... WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?!!?
Seems to me that many have noticed it after a long ryde or some hard ryding.
I bet it's the airbox issue.
It's not just oil that gets up in there - gas will too. The gas will evaporate and/or burn up in the intake - so it's doubtfull you'll see any sitting in the airbox.
If the gas isn't leaking somewhere - which would be pretty noticable... what else could it be?
I bet it's the airbox issue.
It's not just oil that gets up in there - gas will too. The gas will evaporate and/or burn up in the intake - so it's doubtfull you'll see any sitting in the airbox.
If the gas isn't leaking somewhere - which would be pretty noticable... what else could it be?
bjt
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I haven't noticed my Spyder gas smell in the past week or so. When I really noticed it was when I took out the airbox intake tubes as per the suggestion with Evoluzione's high performance filter. I put those tubes back in and I haven't really noticed it since. The other thing that coincides with putting the tubes back in is that I have been riding a bit gentler than I was before. That would support the hard riding / gas smell theories, on my Spyder anyways.
Concerning airbox oil, I'm not sure if this is an engine issue or a riding style issue but dltang's airbox had much more oil residue in it than I did. Hers was wet through about 50% of the airbox with some little puddles in the nooks and crannies. Mine was just a few areas right by the crankcase tube and carb intake, only 5% - 10% of the airbox, with no puddles. The other difference is that she had over 1000 miles on hers at the time while I was only at 400 or so. Maybe I'll take my airbox cover back off and see if it appears to be any worse since I'm now at 800 miles.
Concerning airbox oil, I'm not sure if this is an engine issue or a riding style issue but dltang's airbox had much more oil residue in it than I did. Hers was wet through about 50% of the airbox with some little puddles in the nooks and crannies. Mine was just a few areas right by the crankcase tube and carb intake, only 5% - 10% of the airbox, with no puddles. The other difference is that she had over 1000 miles on hers at the time while I was only at 400 or so. Maybe I'll take my airbox cover back off and see if it appears to be any worse since I'm now at 800 miles.
I noticed minor amounts at around 400 miles also.... now at 900 I noticed a bunch more.
I would have my oil catch installed by now.... but some scammer on Ebay only sent me a tube and 2 threaded connectors.. about $1.50 worth of parts.... which I paid $32 + $10 shipping for.
Might have to try the sponge trick that Tharkun has been doing....
I would have my oil catch installed by now.... but some scammer on Ebay only sent me a tube and 2 threaded connectors.. about $1.50 worth of parts.... which I paid $32 + $10 shipping for.
Might have to try the sponge trick that Tharkun has been doing....
Gas Smell
I have number 130 of 500 2009 spyder phantoms with 600+ miles on it. When I park it in the garage after riding, it reaks of gasoline smell. There are no leaks that I can see and it runs very good. Its got the Hindle exhaust and I suspected that it wasn't re-jetted properly but it runs great so that probably isn't it. Mileage is poor at about 29 - 30... I see that others have this gas smell. Anyone that has been to a mechanic or heard from BRP on this, I would really like to talk to.
Thanks!!!
I have number 130 of 500 2009 spyder phantoms with 600+ miles on it. When I park it in the garage after riding, it reaks of gasoline smell. There are no leaks that I can see and it runs very good. Its got the Hindle exhaust and I suspected that it wasn't re-jetted properly but it runs great so that probably isn't it. Mileage is poor at about 29 - 30... I see that others have this gas smell. Anyone that has been to a mechanic or heard from BRP on this, I would really like to talk to.
Thanks!!!
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