17.5 litres my ****!

[schofs]

So I've been experimenting with how much fuel goes in...

A number of times I've run it down to the constant fuel light, and filled up to find it's brimmed after 14 litres max.... so that suggests I have 3.5 litres left? Well rode for about 15-20 miles after the constant light... and ran out of fuel.

Fortunately I was at home so could hop in the car to get petrol... but I really don't reckon the tank's got a 17.5 litre capacity...

[Drew Carey]

I thought it was 17l???

[dizzyblonde]

17litres it is..me thinks...

has your tank ever been filled in other ways..i.e with filler from a big dent?

[Dicky Ticker]

Surprised at that as I have done 35miles with it on at ecomomical speed[50-60 in top] when caught out by a garage being closed on the A68. I presume by being"Near home" this was in traffic?

[schofs]

I was actually *at* home - I'd ridden home on Friday night, and was planning this morning to make my first stop a Petrol station 2 miles down the road...

I started it, it ran for about 20 seconds before coughing and giving up

[tigersaw]

theres probably still fuel in the tank even when it can no longer draw it off.
many a time i used to slosh my empty tank on the old two strokes to get a bit more in the pipes and fill the carbs

[ricky]

i filled up the other day with 16 liters so close enough

[Smudge]

Being a student im often risking it till my next giro the futhest ive done is 38.7miles from constant light so i dont worry now

[Baph]

I've managed a whopping 8miles from constant to dry. :oops:

[ivantate]

You can getting quite a bit more in if you sit there dribbling it in after it first reaches the neck. There a biggish airspace left in the hump where the filler sits, the 17litres will include that and the bit left in the bottom that acts as a bit of a sump for water/grit etc.... .

I alwaysish ride conservatively when the light starts to flash and note the mileage as there is about the same left after it comes on full time. Especially here in italy the stations can be few and far between. Have to get the thou into the constant lamp fuel to make sure I get 20euros in as nearly all the stations are unmanned and have machines that only take notes to pay for the fuel.

No friendly AA men out here, my biggest fears are a flat or no fuel.

[Spikenipple]

I once managed about 12 miles til empty on a constant light. That light comes on when you have 1.5L of fuel left.

[bris]

I have a pointy k3 and when the light comes on after around the 100 to 105 mile mark I can only get a tenner in it. Does this mean I should still have about 7 litres left? I thouht you could only get about 15 miles when the light comes on.

[DaveP]

I have a pointy k3 and when the light comes on after around the 100 to 105 mile mark I can only get a tenner in it. Does this mean I should still have about 7 litres left? I thouht you could only get about 15 miles when the light comes on.


I get about 130 on my k3 beore the light comes on... Did 27 miles on the light last thursday as i am sure someone picked up the petrolstation and moved it a good 12miles along the A483.

And topped 30 miles with it on once heading along the m5/a30:rolleyes:

Dave

[vardypeeps]

Iv managed to squeaze 15.5 ltrs into my curvy sv and that should only hold 16l trs

Still had a bit left in I guess

[Viney]

Yes, the curvey has a 16L tank, the pointy a 17L tank. My best trick was to fit 15.98L in my curvey tank. Im sure it popped ehn i opened the filler :lol: