Topic: Gas Cap Gasket

[Carl71cb500]

Anyone know where to get one of these?

thanks,
-Carl

[kaysystems]

Got mine from David Silver Spares.

David

[Jeremy]

got mine from honda

[jbailey]

I got one from the local honda shop for about $5.

[Tim.]

I might have one you could have for $5 shipped - I bought it for my CB500K but never used it.  Brand new in the Honda bag.  I just need to see if it fits my CB550F.  If it does, I'll keep it.

[Spear]

Hi guys. Are we talking about the rubber ring channel that fits over the plates in the guts of the fuel cap, and provides a seal for the cap? If so, can anybody tell me how the hell I can fit such a seal to a cap that has the plates riveted onto the cap, and not screwed on? There is just not enough room to fit the damned thing. The screw-on units are a piece of p!ss to fit once the plates are screwed off. But those fixed ones are sh!t. H-E-L-P ! ! !

[bryanj]

I have several of these that cost me $5 apeace plus shipping and spear yes you can fit that cannel ring into the riveted cap on the 500 ITS JUST A PAIN IN THE ASS and very fiddly. Anybody wants one please email direct as i keep forgetting to re-read posts

[Philly550K1]

FWIW, i struggled a while trying to seat one of those PITA gaskets on one of my tanks "properly", and said FIFN (F-it For Now), and just slipped it on top of those plates and snapped the cap shut.  I haven't touched it since, no problems.  It certainly seals better than the cracked one it replaced.  It hasn't popped out upon opening the cap.   If anything, it's tighter and better-sealed this way.  I know, humility.  Don't want to claim to have improved a Honda over factory spec.  But you figure in some wear of the clip/clasp/latch, and it makes some sense, dudnit?  .....   

-jc

[cb650]

$5 @ honda.  Best thing is the cuties at the parts counter!!!!!




                               Terry

[Tim.]

yeah, except in my case it's the cutie selling bikes!  My local shop has a pristine Hawk GT 647 showing.  Next to my 550F, this is one of my favourite all-time bike designs (and the GB500).  They've been turning down offers of up to CAD$7,500 for it 

If you want my new in the bag gasket, it's yours for $5 shipped.  I ordered the correct one for my 550F this afternoon.

[chippyfive50]

I replaced mine on a 71' 500, and the whole mechanism popped out of the chrome shell on a big diamond shaped spring plate...

[jbailey]

My 75 550 has the same thing.  The mechanism is held into the cap by the tension of the spring plate.  To remove it just use a small screwdriver to pry the plate a little on each flat at a time and eventually it will pop out.  It may take a few minutes to carefully pry it out, but it makes it simple to replace the gasket.  Then just push it back into the cap.  Very simple.