If you can't smell fuel, it's probably sucking in. No modern vehicles are allowed to vent vapour...It's part of their emissions package. Either way, once the temperatures have stabilised it'll stop.
It's better to leave the tank almost full if you store simply because the small amount of air lweft inthe tank saturates with aromatic vapours before effecting the fuel's combustability.
My 250T Honda ran ( roughly) on 18 year old petrol left in the tank when I first started it....Once I'd drained the float bowls.
Jon
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I'm not so sure the W650 doesn't vent fuel vapours. I know that it
frequently vents something from the gas cap area; every time I'm in the
garage alone when it's quiet, I can hear it go off every few seconds.
Ruari
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From: "Jonhaddock@..." <jonhaddock@...>
To: <W650riders@...>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: Seeking advice on long-term storage
Just drain the float bowls, put the battery on a maintenance charger and
put
Mobil 1 into the motor. The oil won't suck in moisture, the fuel will
light
up after 11 months, and the battery will be fine. If you REALLY worry, run
the bike almost out of fuel and drain the remainder into a fuel can. Top
the
fuel can off with pump fuel, seal and leave.
Refill from that can and go to the petrol station.
Modern bikes don't vent fuel vapour so the fuel will remain healthy in the
tank. Only the float bowl fuel will 'go off'...which is the reason it is
sometimes hard to start over-wintered bikes. The moment fresh fuel gets
into
the bowls, it'll light up like it was running yesterday
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