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George=20K=20wrote

>I=20visited=20the=20local=20Triumph=20dealer=20about=20the=20bulge=20in=20=
my=20gas=20tank.
Hmmm=20he=20
>says.=20=20Turns=20out=20that=20there=20is=20an=20EPA=20check=20valve=20o=
n=20the=20vent=20tube=20that

>seems=20to=20be=20the=20cause.=20=20The=20mechanic=20says=20it's=20there=20=
so=20if=20the=20bike
tips=20
>completely=20over=20on=20it's=20back=20no=20gas=20will=20leak=20out.=20=20=
So=20he=20immediately=20
>pulled=20it=20off.=20=20Says=20Triumph=20can't=20legally=20say=20to=20rem=
ove=20it=20but=20they
say=20if=20
>happens=20to=20fall=20off=20don't=20worry=20about=20it.

Hmmm.=20=20Maybe=20EPA=20-=20or=20maybe=20it's=20so=20that=20if=20you=20dr=
op=20the=20bike=20in=20a
crash,=20it=20doesn't=20spill=20fuel=20from=20the=20tank=20and=20burst=20i=
nto=20flames?
Imagine=20what=20would=20happen=20if=20you=20were=20under=20the=20bike,=20=
being=20covered=20in
fuel!=20=20Sounds=20like=20you=20should=20fit=20a=20working=20check=20valv=
e=20as=20well=20as=20a=20new
tank!

Neil

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<P><SPAN=20LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT=20SIZE=3D2=20FACE=3D"Arial">George=20K=20w=
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<P><SPAN=20LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT=20SIZE=3D2=20FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;I=20visite=
d=20the=20local=20Triumph=20dealer=20about=20the=20bulge=20in=20my=20gas=20=
tank.&nbsp;=20Hmmm=20he=20</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN=20LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT=20SIZE=3D2=20FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;says.&nbs=
p;=20Turns=20out=20that=20there=20is=20an=20EPA=20check=20valve=20on=20the=
=20vent=20tube=20that=20</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN=20LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT=20SIZE=3D2=20FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;seems=20t=
o=20be=20the=20cause.&nbsp;=20The=20mechanic=20says=20it's=20there=20so=20=
if=20the=20bike=20tips=20</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN=20LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT=20SIZE=3D2=20FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;completel=
y=20over=20on=20it's=20back=20no=20gas=20will=20leak=20out.&nbsp;=20So=20h=
e=20immediately=20</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN=20LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT=20SIZE=3D2=20FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;pulled=20=
it=20off.&nbsp;=20Says=20Triumph=20can't=20legally=20say=20to=20remove=20i=
t=20but=20they=20say=20if=20</FONT></SPAN>

<BR><SPAN=20LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT=20SIZE=3D2=20FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;happens=20=
to=20fall=20off=20don't=20worry=20about=20it.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN=20LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT=20SIZE=3D2=20FACE=3D"Arial">Hmmm.&nbsp;=20=
Maybe=20EPA=20-=20or=20maybe=20it's=20so=20that=20if=20you=20drop=20the=20=
bike=20in=20a=20crash,=20it=20doesn't=20spill=20fuel=20from=20the=20tank=20=
and=20burst=20into=20flames?&nbsp;=20Imagine=20what=20would=20happen=20if=20=
you=20were=20under=20the=20bike,=20being=20covered=20in=20fuel!&nbsp;=20So=
unds=20like=20you=20should=20fit=20a=20working=20check=20valve=20as=20well=
=20as=20a=20new=20tank!</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN=20LANG=3D"en-gb"><FONT=20SIZE=3D2=20FACE=3D"Arial">Neil</FONT></S=
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