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Was that the spooge docc? Have you ever replaced/checked the sealing between the tank flange/cap adaptor and the tank itself? This is what the old caps seal looked like ( not the OEM cap but another ebay cap) the flat seal they use is Nitrile and over compressed. They don't last for anyone thinking of using an ebay cap. They either do this or swell and distort badly. FKM material is the solution as usual and getting the compression of the seal correct.. Phil

The other day @ work , we started out on a Bourbon conversation that very quicky became "technical" ! Now , I need to survey the group . Was Woodford Reserve your fav or another ? Hairsplittin" is expected .

Beautiful Bike!! The listing was ended by the seller for "error in the listing" . . . I wonder what the reserve might be?

Very interesting! You surely meant his right hand (or plucking hand)...!?

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so love this guy . . . Stabet Mater and such . . . This performance from just weeks ago:

I'm not convinced he invented any new techniques. What he is doing with his right hand looks like pretty much what classical guitarists do, just not as relaxed.

New tank cap. Required a bit of modification to work. I made up a new FKM flat seal as the originals don't hold up. A new vent tube in fuel proof tube as the original clear tube isn't fuel proof, some standoffs to get the compression of the flange gasket correct and a 2mm flange washer to get the distances and seal compression correct on the main seal. These Chinese caps are cheap and well made although they are short on the design details that are important for a proper fit that seals correctly. You won't be aware of this until one day if the bike falls over or you fill the tank too much and you get fuel leaking everywhere out of the cap assembly. Titanium fasteners, naturally. The last thing you need is fuel leaking out the cap assy onto a hot engine in the event of a silly tip over. Phil

Here's a favorite country picker of mine Johnny Highland to illustrate the technique difference with Matteo Mancuso. Check Johnny's right hand. He holds a pick with his thumb and major fingers, and claw the rest of the strings with index, ring and annular fingers. Some pickers have a thumb pick which does not require a second finger to lock it, so they can use four fingers for the picking. When he solos, he continues to use hybrid picking for speed.

This guy, Matteo Mancuso introduced a new left hand technique; he has been noticed by those guitar players which have notoriety, such as Steve Vai. In this song, played the Van Halen way, he demonstrates how he uses his left hand fingers to achieve his peculiar style. The tapping is not part of it. The technique could be assimilated to what Bass guitar players do (those that don't use a pick). He plucks the strings from above. Not to be mistaken with the hybrid picking country players favor, using a pick to pluck the bass strings and three remaining fingers to pluck, but not from above, from underneath the strings.

Ha !

I've seen flow rate comparisons between Chinese injectors of the same type and design to check consistency. It wasn't impressive. I'd spend the money getting originals cleaned if possible or if using Chinese injectors I'd buy twice as many as you need and get them flow tested and best matched. There's a reason they are dirt cheap. Phil