[Newbie] Out of fuel, doh!

Steep learning curve this biking lark!

Tried to start the bike this afternoon and try is it might, it wasn't having any of it, my guess was out of fuel but the light wasnt on. I figured as my yard slopes and the bike was facing up hill there must have been enough to cover the sensor but not to start.

So i edged it back and forth to turn it and get it level and it started, woohoo and off i went to the petrol station but when I filled up it only took £5 to fill, and when I filled it when I got it last week it took £10.

Came back read a bit and have learned two new things about my bike:

1. I really should sit on the bike when filling it with fuel as leaving it on the side stand doesnt do the job.

2. its seems I cant go below £5 in the tank and expect the bike to start in my back yard!

Oh well its all good fun

Hello

What difference does fuelling the bike while sitting on it make?

well from what i read elsewhere on here if you brim it on the side stand its not full cos the tank is at an angle, so when I though the tank was full it want.

Going to try keeping the bike upright next time and see how much difference it makes.

if you fill the bike whilst sitting on it then close the filler cap and rest it back on the side stand when you go to pay wont it all leak out of the overflow pipe?

fair point!

SV Owners, how much does it cost you to fill your tank?

£10 - £12?

Originally Posted by powelly

fair point!

SV Owners, how much does it cost you to fill your tank?

Think I got £13 in today. It was fairly low before though.

same here then, I put £10.50 on the way back from the dealers, so that means the tank must have been half full when it wouldnt start.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

if you fill the bike whilst sitting on it then close the filler cap and rest it back on the side stand when you go to pay wont it all leak out of the overflow pipe?

Use tesco pay at pump, don't need to get off that way.

I think the best way is to put it on the side stand and then fill it right up so fuel is showing over the recessed bit in the fuel filler. Some bike like hornets dont have these and you can just fill it right to the top.

Around £12 at 96p /L

So that would be about 12 L

Or to put it another way about 140 miles.