I have to say, I have never in my life, inserted it that far in any vehicle lol Usually on a bike I'm holding it right at the edge. I would imagine it's because the nozzle is hitting the internals of the tank?? Why do you think you have to fill anything that way?

 

It doesn't work any other way for me. Unless. Like for some reason fuel won't pump unless the seal is made?

Maybe I'm just stupid

 

Maybe I'm just stupid

No, maybe it's because the political leadership of the state is stupid. Seals on fuel pump nozzles....

 

Must be a California thing? I've only spent a few weeks there but never saw anything unusual. Strange!

 

How do you fill a little portable container?

 

To combat pollution I think. It captures the escaping fumes.

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insert nozzle slightly into tank and pull up on the rubber boot around the nozzle...it's a stupid California thing with how the system works, this is how I fueled my Buell at any pump in SoCal. don't have that issue here in AZ

 

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Never tried it, but I assume it's the same concept? As long as the rubber is around the tank it should be good.

 

I might try that, because once or twice I totally lost track of my fuel while I was enjoying riding and I took a peek down and noticed I was on one bar for who knows how long. Only station around me was a Chevron and I couldn't get it to work at all. So I crossed my fingers and looked up the nearest station and luckily it was only 10 miles away, but I managed to make it

 

It's problem I often have, but the bike is fine.

 

I have the same issue with every bike. You have to pull the "foreskin" back and then it works just fine.

 

spread your middle and index fingers around the nozzle and use your hand as a spacer, it works

 

I had exactly the same issue - especially Chevron, but also Shell stations. The vapor recovery thing expects to seal on the tank filler - which it does on cars.
Can't on a bike, and many bikes (my Beemer for example) you can push in and it effectively holds back the "foreskin" as described above.
There is a small plunger inside that thing that allows the pump to build pressure and deliver gas. If you pull back the shroud it works - same when filling portable gas cans for the track.

It's bad enough that CA Government thinks they are chemists and tell the fuel companies the formula they must sell without this vapour recovery stupidity.
The entire country pays for that lunacy - CA fuel prices drive up the cost for the other more sane states.
Let's lobby to have Jerry Brown sentenced to suck all the fumes up through his big mouth.

 

Let's lobby to have Jerry Brown sentenced to suck all the fumes up through his big mouth.

Unfortunately it's not his fault alone. CA has far too many liberal idiots in government.

 

I'm in NorCal and have noticed that some stations have different pumps. I always hold the vapor recovery nozzle back to engage the pump. Some you hold back the top some the bottom.

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The nozzles are made in Russia, therefore they are Communist nozzles just like the communists that run our once great state.

They were designed to stop any fumes from escaping and destroying the ozone layer... yea sure buddy.

So as was suggested you stick the end into your tank then grab the rubber and pull up on it. Then it will pump gas.

This is also why all California bikes have a charcoal canister vapor recovery system installed.

I removed mine so now when I top off the tank some gas will pee out on the ground....relax Margaret, we are not destroying the planet.

I call it my salute to Al Gore.