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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Fuel overflow?

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Since it's been getting hotter, I've noticed a lot of fluid leaking from what I assume is the fuel tank overflow hose at the bottom left of the bike. The funny thing is the fluid only veeeery faintly smells of gas. It's clear, almost like a small amount of gas mixed with water. It does stain my driveway like oil, too thin to be oil though. I don't think it's coolant, I could be wrong though.....I often am It only really started doing this alot since after I crashed.

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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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Have you been leaving the bike out in the rain?
Old Jul 11, 2007 | 11:23 AM
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I leave it out every once in a awhile. It's the only way it gets clean j/k. Could that just be rain draining from the fuel bezel?
Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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Exclamation please tell me you found the problem!!

this is exactly what happened to me after a small crash! did yoiu find out what the fluid was!? please let me know!

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Originally Posted by FatHawk
Hey guy's

Since it's been getting hotter, I've noticed a lot of fluid leaking from what I assume is the fuel tank overflow hose at the bottom left of the bike. The funny thing is the fluid only veeeery faintly smells of gas. It's clear, almost like a small amount of gas mixed with water. It does stain my driveway like oil, too thin to be oil though. I don't think it's coolant, I could be wrong though.....I often am It only really started doing this alot since after I crashed.

Issue? Non-Issue? What say the experts.
Old Mar 14, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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I've been having a coolant leak off and on (only after a spirited ride) but it only leaked while the bike was hott and the coolant was moving (so I think I have a bad thermo). BUT there was a couple of days that my garage got filled with a gas odor and sure enough, it was right underneath the SHawk. I couldn't quite find where it was coming from but I shut the petcock off and left it for a few weeks (was in the process of moving). I tore the petcock down and cleaned it up real pretty like then re installed her. Haven't had a problem yet!
Old Mar 14, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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i've been thinking its the petcock...i'll clean that out soon and see if that works. thanks for the input!
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