I looked in the manual and what I saw shocked me. Quickly I looped a piece of fuel line between them to stop the leak allowing me some investigation time. I determined the gas was coming out of ‘what look like 2 overflow nipples’ under the gas tank that have no lines connected to them. But the Futura waited till the best time to fail. If the gas leak had started earlier while riding or later that night, it would have been a disaster. The gas was coming from further down under the gas tank and by now, it was pouring out. Quickly I lifted the tank expecting to see the Quick Disconnect was not connected but it was. Right before my eyes, gas just began to poor out. The weather was great, traffic was light and the Futura ran like a champ.Ībout 20 minutes after I arrived home, my son and I were working on a project in the garage when he said, “Dad, there is something dripping from your motorcycle.” When I looked, it was just a slow drip, drip but within 30 seconds, it erupted into a geyser. We put on about 160 miles of twisty riding. First of all, I went for an absolutely perfect day of riding in the North Georgia Mountain. Because of the seriousness of this, I think everyone should be aware of the danger and act appropriately. Today I experienced a massive fuel leak caused by a completely new failure other than what has been discussed in detailed on this forum.
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