Daniel_Aus
Junior Member
Hi all,
I was unable to find a thread that addressed this question.
Yesterday my bike was parked on the street during a massive downpour. Since I recently had the tank treated for rust around the fuel cap filler I decided to open up the cap and check for water.
Sure enough, there was a bit of water around the platform just under the cap. No big deal, the tank has a drainage hose for this and I checked this morning to make sure this hose had no kinks or blocks.
What does concern me is that there was a bit of water resting on the little plate at the bottom of the filler neck (you know the little plate with a large hole and several small holes) - which is below the rubber seal of the fuel cap.
Looking at the rubber seal, it looks a bit degraded. I want to buy a whole new cap with a new seal and all, but all I can find is keyless ones. Except for this one: Yamaha FZ6S FZ6N XJ6 FZ6R Gas Fuel Tank Cap with Key | eBay
I'm wary about the quality of it because it's so cheap. I want one with a key because I live in the city and don't want my bike being parked around the place with anyone being able to open my fuel tank.
Has anyone else replaced their fuel cap with a similar locking one? Can anyone give me any recommendations? Should I just buy the cheap one and see how it goes?
Thanks
I was unable to find a thread that addressed this question.
Yesterday my bike was parked on the street during a massive downpour. Since I recently had the tank treated for rust around the fuel cap filler I decided to open up the cap and check for water.
Sure enough, there was a bit of water around the platform just under the cap. No big deal, the tank has a drainage hose for this and I checked this morning to make sure this hose had no kinks or blocks.
What does concern me is that there was a bit of water resting on the little plate at the bottom of the filler neck (you know the little plate with a large hole and several small holes) - which is below the rubber seal of the fuel cap.
Looking at the rubber seal, it looks a bit degraded. I want to buy a whole new cap with a new seal and all, but all I can find is keyless ones. Except for this one: Yamaha FZ6S FZ6N XJ6 FZ6R Gas Fuel Tank Cap with Key | eBay
I'm wary about the quality of it because it's so cheap. I want one with a key because I live in the city and don't want my bike being parked around the place with anyone being able to open my fuel tank.
Has anyone else replaced their fuel cap with a similar locking one? Can anyone give me any recommendations? Should I just buy the cheap one and see how it goes?
Thanks