That's funny - some engineer feels pretty dumb.
This may be all wrong, but I heard the first BMW K-bikes were prone to smoky startups because oil leaked past the piston rings when the bike was on the sidestand. Naturally the heads were on the left side of the bike, so they were the low point when the bike was on the sidestand. Supposedly BMW had to use some fancy rings in later models to stop the problem. If this is true, I've always imagined some german engineer shamefacedly explaining that the blueprints must have gotten reversed.
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At this point I'm also going through five gallons a weeks between the motorcycle, lawnmowers, blower, and trimmer.
Besides, this is a challenge and a project, not a necessity.
I have noticed on the newer versions of my bike they moved the gas cap to the right side of the tank so it is at the high point when filling it up on the kick stand--probably to help eliminate this problem.
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