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Check the manual, my Indian has a lip just inside the tank the manual says just as it comes over that lip your “full”.
Yep, my old Honda bike was the same. Little ridge at the top of the tank indicating the “full” line. Don’t overfill!
Also, keep in mind that the bike only holds 2-3 gallons normally, so be careful because it can fill up faster than you might expect if you’re comparing to a car refueling. It’s more like refilling a lawn mower.
US, west coast, we have systems on the nozzle which prevent dispensing gas unless the nozzle is well seated, in order to pull gas fumes back into a return built into the hose. Here's an article.
I usually have to forcibly override it by pulling back on the plastic ring around the nozzle's base, otherwise I'd only get 2/3 of my tank. I stop a bit below the inlet of the tank, gasoline from a cool underground tank will slightly expand in summer heat.
Good idea for the environment, little bit of an annoyance but no big deal.
I don't live on the west coast but when I've visited I was annoyed by having to fumble with the foreskin every time I tried to fill my bike.
If I lived out there I would definitely give one of these a try.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224910032421
It's a card that you slip over the nozzle that holds the foreskin back for you so you don't have to hold it back with your hand.
I put one 500 yen coin into the machine. Sometimes I get change back. :P (I drive a lil super cub).
but yeah like others are saying, just fill it mostly to the top. No worries.
My Honda Metropolitan has a little bar at the bottom of the fuel fill hole. Pretty simple. My older XR500 though is just a big hole at the top...
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