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Hi All, I've been a bad owner, and let my 2004 V11 Sport sit for too long (again). After replacing the battery, and doing some cursory safety checks, I gave my bike a bath and went for a ride. Everything felt great When I got back home, I was parked in the sun, and about two hours later I noticed a small puddle of fuel under the bike. The fuel was clearly dripping from the overflow tube, which made me think that it might be by design when the tank gets hot. I opened the tank cap and a big whoosh of hot air came out as the tank contracted a significant amount. I thought maybe this was just an extreme heat thing (though it wasn't really that hot out, and I've never seen it before), and the tank pressurization (and thus fuel overflow) would stop once everything cooled off. So, back in to the garage, this time w a little cardboard underneath in case of any drips. Later that evening, the cardboard was soaked in fuel. It was a warm night, but nothing out of the ordinary. At this point I figured I had a real problem- something is not letting the tank pressure escape- and I came here to search the boards for help. After reading a number of similar posts, I'm still a bit confused about how the tank vent system is supposed to work. Here's what I did, with no luck: I unscrewed the associated hex screws and removed the gas cap assembly. It has a little black rubber nipple which sits in the corresponding hole in the rim around the filler opening. I blasted the whole cap assembly w compressed air, and it seems like air is flowing freely from the nipple to the little holes in the red plastic center part of the cap. This suggests to me that the pressure in the tank should escape through the little holes in the cap, to the nipple, then back down and out of wherever that hole in the rim leads. I shot some compressed air directly into that hole in the filler rim (it's the one on the right, again where the nipple from the cap seats) and it sounded like the air was escaping, but I can't tell from where. Also, I shot some air into the other hole in the rim, and the air escaped freely through the overflow tube and out the bottom of the bike. This was expected, as my puddles of fuel indicated there was no restriction here... So, let me start with perhaps a really dumb question, at the heart of my confusion: How does the tank pressure build up to the point of forcing fuel out through the drain tube? I.e., why doesn't the air escape through that same path? Second, assuming I still have a blockage somewhere, where might that be? And how does one clear it? The problem began only after I swapped the battery, washed the bike, and went on a ride. I'm thinking maybe some soapy/dirty water found its way into the wrong place and created the blockage (?). Thanks in advance! Jake

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