Why does my gas cap sing?

corksil · September 27th, 2013, 12:31 PM

It's a very loquacious gas cap. I've been considering singing lessons so I can sing with it -- but it only sings one note and would only serve as a backup vocalist.

It's a pretty high pitched wail.... Kind of like "eeeeEEEEEEEEEEEeeee" like it's lamenting a lost comrade or something of the sort.

I have tried reassuring it, singing back to it (kum-bye-yah and mary-had-a-little-lamb) -- I'm not sure what else to try. Sometimes it sings at stoplights, sometimes it sings when I walk away from the bike and head into a store.. sometimes it sings for no apparent reason in the evenings outside my window long after I've gotten home for the evening.

Also noticed that when it sings -- if I push down on it quite hard, it changes the tone/pitch of it's song.

Not sure if that's air entering or escaping the tank -- but after a long ride at constant unchanged high-rpm the bike sputtered out and died once -- exactly the symptoms of fuel starvation. Which would mean that the cap is not allowing sufficient air to enter the tank -- causing a vacuum, which prevented the gas from siphoning.

Surely someone else has experienced this. What should I try?

allanoue · September 27th, 2013, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by corksil

Surely someone else has experienced this.

everyone has

Quote:

Originally Posted by corksil

What should I try?

live with it

lgk · September 27th, 2013, 01:02 PM

open the cap after every 400 miles

choneofakind · September 27th, 2013, 01:09 PM

I think it's singing so it can get all the ladies attention.

NevadaWolf · September 27th, 2013, 01:27 PM

And before Alex gets it, i want to share the funny.

Animal control

JohnnyBravo · September 27th, 2013, 03:42 PM

They call it puppy love!!!

Maybe you have a cat or other animal trapped in there somewhere

September 27th, 2013, 12:31 PM	#1
corksil ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: TC Location: Hawaii Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): A lot. Posts: A lot.	Why does my gas cap sing? It's a very loquacious gas cap. I've been considering singing lessons so I can sing with it -- but it only sings one note and would only serve as a backup vocalist. It's a pretty high pitched wail.... Kind of like "eeeeEEEEEEEEEEEeeee" like it's lamenting a lost comrade or something of the sort. I have tried reassuring it, singing back to it (kum-bye-yah and mary-had-a-little-lamb) -- I'm not sure what else to try. Sometimes it sings at stoplights, sometimes it sings when I walk away from the bike and head into a store.. sometimes it sings for no apparent reason in the evenings outside my window long after I've gotten home for the evening. Also noticed that when it sings -- if I push down on it quite hard, it changes the tone/pitch of it's song. Not sure if that's air entering or escaping the tank -- but after a long ride at constant unchanged high-rpm the bike sputtered out and died once -- exactly the symptoms of fuel starvation. Which would mean that the cap is not allowing sufficient air to enter the tank -- causing a vacuum, which prevented the gas from siphoning. Surely someone else has experienced this. What should I try?

September 27th, 2013, 01:02 PM	#3
lgk ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jason Location: Norfolk, VA Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250, 2014 EX300 Posts: A lot.	open the cap after every 400 miles __________________________________________________ Ethioknight Memorial Fund- Sticker sale http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111700

September 27th, 2013, 01:27 PM	#5
NevadaWolf Certified looney toon Name: Teri Location: 39°52'40.7"N 118°23'53.8"W (Northern NV) Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 102k+ miles -- 2014 CB500X, 42k+ miles Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 16 MOTM Jul '13, Jul '14	And before Alex gets it, i want to share the funny. Animal control __________________________________________________ <-- Linky Hey Unregistered! The code [you] shows the username currently logged in. IBA # 56020 AMA # 521481 Fun Rides! ][ My Videos ][ My Gear Hold yourself to the same rules you expect others to follow.

September 27th, 2013, 03:42 PM	#6
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	They call it puppy love!!! Maybe you have a cat or other animal trapped in there somewhere __________________________________________________

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choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	I think it's singing so it can get all the ladies attention.