Ok.. this might sound stupid...BUT..

[Mac]

When the other half came back from a ride the other day, and before I parked the "White Widow", I was run off the road by a moron on a cell phone in the rain. Anyway I didn't crash, just dropped the left front wheel on the berm and scraped the plastic belly pan. No damage to mention. Anyway, I pulled into the garage and the other half wanted me to pull the front end up on ramps to see if there was any damage, and as stated before, none. We got out of the wet gear, went into the house and left the spyder up on the ramps. Later that night, we took the dogs out for a run and a strange thing, no gas smell. This is the first time since I owned the machine that there wasn't any smell after the run. Could it be that keeping the front end up after the ride 'cures' this situation? Any comments?? :chat:

 

[NancysToy]

The vent tube left the tank at a slightly uphill angle as a result of the way it was parked. That probably did the trick. It is possible that your off-road excursion plugged or pinched off the vent tube at the bottom, though...better check.

 

[Mac]

The other half checked....

..and said the only thing with a little road rash was the very end of the skid plate, and the bolt that holds it on took a hit. Other than that.. nothing.. Oh.. The 'Widow' is an RS. Right church, wrong pew.. But since I'm here and the RT's are having the same problem....

 

[Bob Denman]

If that had been me; the smells would have been much worse and been coming from me... pps:

 

[Marker]

I have a 2010 RTS SE5 and never have a strong gas smell after riding. I only fill tank full when we are going out for a long ride and never leave the spyder sit with a full tank of fuel. I try to arrive back home with no more than half a tank of fuel. The fuel odor that I notice is when it is a really hot day and the spyder is running a little warmer because of the of the hot day.

 

[Mac]

Ok.. this might sound stupid...BUT.. day 2

I went on another beautiful ride today (East Tennessee can't beat it) and before stopping home, I filled up the tank again. Rode about 9 miles home, put the bike up on the ramps again. Went back to the garage about 1 hour latter. NO GAS SMELL. Quick fix? Anyone??

 

[NancysToy]

I went on another beautiful ride today (East Tennessee can't beat it) and before stopping home, I filled up the tank again. Rode about 9 miles home, put the bike up on the ramps again. Went back to the garage about 1 hour latter. NO GAS SMELL. Quick fix? Anyone??

I find that the gas smell is more prevalent when I am near empty. I attribute this to gas being heated in the tank, and releasing more vapor. Underway, the purge valve routes the vent to the throttle body much of the time, so you don't notice the smell. When parked, the purge valve will route the vent to atmosphere, so you do notice the fumes. Filling just before you park cools the gas in the tank, so it releases less vapor. As a result, there is less smell when full, especially freshly filled.

 

[fastfraser]

I fill mine after almost every ride and squeeze every last drop into it that I can. Ride it home 18 clicks and park it til the next ride, and to date have never had a problem with over 75,000 kilometers between my RS & RT with gas smell .:dontknow: Sorry let me correct that last statement. I have never had a gasoline smell .:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack: