bearman
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I think you have to be very intoxicated and then read it standing on your head to make any sense of most of Sven's posts....I have no idea what Sven was saying!
Miles on reserve?
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Here is the answer:
Run your dog until the trip says 100 miles, then pull over and put 3 gallons in it. If it takes more than 3 gallons, head for a place they have beer AND can change your plugs. That's all there is to it really. The reserve on a dog is just for show, not a useable feature.
mml03102
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:2thumbs:I think you have to be very intoxicated and then read it standing on your head to make any sense of most of Sven's posts.
mml03102
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Im getting 33 mpg on the average , I will fill up every 100-110 just to make sure,lol
bearman
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x2!You drive like an old lady...... :roll::roll:
I get 30 mpg on a good tank, and I think I'm running a little lean.
My reserve has gotten me at least 10 miles. I try not to use it, but when I have to hit reserve I go directly to the nearest gas station.
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mittens
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haha maybe so.. I am not riding it like a sport bike. But I am not scared to runa few gears from a stop light. ha.You drive like an old lady...... :roll::roll:
But to be fair, I can only check it when I ride with a friend that has a Odometer since mine has no speedo or Odometter.
on days when ew group ride, I have a buddy I am normally with and he will reset a trip meeter when we fill up, and then before we split up to go home we top back off and figure out MPGs. so those are normally crusing days around back roads and shit.
Nowhere but TX has 20 miles downhill.....:roll::roll:
The Honch
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Yep, me too! Depending on how hard I'm pushing the bike, it's damn near bone dry at 100 miles. I haven't used reserve yet, but I wouldn't expect more than a dozen miles on it.
Marky-Marc
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If I'm cruising around town, fast n furious like, I sputter at around 75 miles on a tank...if I'm cruising down the highway at 67-90, I can go about 125 miles on a tank.....on reserve....2-3 miles downhill...hahahahahahaha :2thumbs:
heybaylor
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the reserve gas ( the petcock ) vary..! due to the length of the tube, and position in the tank
easily fixed.
I have three bikes with a reserve petcock.
Dumb as it sounds , I have actually tested the reserve on all of them.
easy to do , set your bike level , run the gas out until it stops on "on" position.
then switch to reserve , and measure the gas that "reserve will provide.
then you know approx. how far you can go .
oh btw, if it is very short on reserve , then "add a little to the " on" pipe on the petcock.
(short hose , or solder a bit on )
also a good time to clean out the reserve hole in the bottom of the petcock.
"they do get "gunked "up from lack of use .
A little maintenance in the cool evening sure beats walking.
easily fixed.
I have three bikes with a reserve petcock.
Dumb as it sounds , I have actually tested the reserve on all of them.
easy to do , set your bike level , run the gas out until it stops on "on" position.
then switch to reserve , and measure the gas that "reserve will provide.
then you know approx. how far you can go .
oh btw, if it is very short on reserve , then "add a little to the " on" pipe on the petcock.
(short hose , or solder a bit on )
also a good time to clean out the reserve hole in the bottom of the petcock.
"they do get "gunked "up from lack of use .
A little maintenance in the cool evening sure beats walking.
Marky-Marc
Well-Known Member
And I recently think I figured out that my bike's reserve doesn't work....I filled up after sputtering to the gas station, and just thought to myself, well, I'll just leave it ON reserve to see how far I can go......been riding like that last 85 miles......hahahaha
