The gas cap has a rubber seal on it that pushes over the inlet to create a seal. If the gas cap seal is damaged or there’s a crack in the cap, fuel vapor can escape, leading to the warning message. The same happens if your fuel cap is loose because it wasn’t tightened all of...
But if you’re lucky it happens on a Sunday afternoon while you’re watching football on TV and your bike is leaning against the wall by the heater, when suddenly your tire explodes like a firecracker and propels bits of rim shrapnel and inner tube powder into your personal space, scaring...