1100gs petrol "overflow"

[mike reakes]

Hi all!
I have, over the years, noticed a small amount of petrol coming out of one of the pipes routed to the back of the bike and assumed that it was because I had overfilled the tank. This has seriously discoloured the drive shaft cover and I am having it resprayed. Had I taken more notice before it was too late I would have realised that it did not just happen when I had recently filled the tank. Has anyone else come across this problem and how can I prevent it happening in the future? Helpful comments only PLEASE
Thanks
Mike

 

[boxer]

The overflow pipes should be long enough to take the petrol past the paralever.

One of the pipes takes any petrol/water away from the counter bore the cap sits in? Being more careful when filling will help.

Could be a connection in the tank [on the inside of the pump hatch] is leaking. Possibly a jubilee clip [or something similar] that retains the pipe is missing

 

[mike reakes]

Thanks very much. My bike is a stolen recovered and I can see by your picture that the pipes have been wrongly sited by the guy who sold it to me. I'll also investigate the possible leak.