SpyderMouse22
New member
My wife and I just got back home from a ryde and were on the highway for a while. Temperature was in the mid to upper 80's, with dewpoints up there to make it feel closer to 90 degrees. At one point my on board temp sensor was reading 102 degrees but on the ryde home it was 96.
Pulled it into the barn, felt hotter than heck, lifted my seat to connect up the battery tender, and put my ear down by the gas tank and you can hear it boiling away. Last fill up with with PREMIUM NO ETHANOL.
With all this about fires lately with the event in Mag Valley for who knows what reason.....and broken header pipes and pipes in general on 2013's, I am just losing faith----only had this roadster since December 2012.
My wife says, "Well, we will just ride when it is in the 70's and 80's. In KS that means early spring and late summer to fall.
Is this boiling gas really an issue? Would be interesting if someone could or would put a poll out there inquiring just how many of us and what years are hearing boiling gas.
I am mechanically inclined but not with the Spyder due to Tupperware and all that. So may take it 3 hours down the road to Pitbull and let Len and them go over it. I need my Elka's tension set higher anyways cause right hand curves feel sluggish, or spongy.
I know the Tupperware is a heat trap in general, seems like 2-wheels with the gas tank mounted above the motor housing and more in free moving air flow, do not have this issue.
Being 5'3" and my wife 5'10" riding 2-up like we enjoy doing can't really be done safely on 2 wheels and we love the Spyder and it's safety in general.
I'll let the group read this, comment on their experiences thoughts etc., Surely I am not the only newbie (kind of now) that is questioning things with gas boil.
I know coming down the gravel road in 1st gear and only 10 mph- I also heard a thunk tonight but will check the Heim joints soon too- if I can see them with my bump-skid on.
Thank you to the group ahead of time!
Gasoline can boil from 90 degrees F to 430 F There are many factors besides temp. Winter gas or gas with other things in it will boil sooner. Higher altitude and even gas from one vendor or another are also a factor. So you could buy 91 at one station and have no problem and buy 91 at another and maybe you would have one under the exact same conditions. Different companies put different things in their gasoline so it is not all the same. I haven't had this problem yet but i try not to let my tank go to low when it is hot out if i can avoid it.
