Fuel leak

everytime i fill the bike up with fuel i seem to get a small bit of leakage from the filler cap, only does it when its full up and only from, the sort of top left bit of the filler cap (as you sit on the bike and look at it)

Its not the actual filler cap as it did it with the standard one but also does it with the new one ive put on, the new one has viton seals which are fuel proof, im thinking/hoping they cant both be bad items, so it must be something else

the leak seems to come from inbetween the tank and the edge of the surround on the filler if that makes sense

any idea's as to why its doin this because its getting annoying riding down the road constantly wiping the spillage off, probably ruining my gloves and taking my eyes off the road, for fear of it setting on fire (just my luck)

dont fill it right to the top

Originally Posted by hovis

dont fill it right to the top

i cant ride round with half a tank all the time though, it still does it when im leaning into corners or even when the bike is on the sidestand

if its leaking from the filler cap when on the sidestand, you must be over filling it?

Originally Posted by hovis

if its leaking from the filler cap when on the sidestand, you must be over filling it?

i fill it to about an inch under the bottom of where the nozzle goes in, is that too much?

[Biker Biggles]

Is it coming out of the drain that sits just to the left of the filler?If so the pipe may have rusted out inside the tank.

its coming from that area iv just had a look, cant see any rust there though, i'll have to check if its actually coming from that drain

if thats the case what can i do to rectify it

[Biker Biggles]

Start doing a search on here.I think someone managed to shove some sort of pipe up inside the drain pipe to seal it.