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09-11-05, 08:45 PM
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I had to empty mine recently for a respray.
My method was Make a funnel out of glossy cardboard (eliminate the risk of a static electric spark) Securely mount the funnel over a jerry can - the petrol will come out of the tank with some force and will splash everywhere if the funnel is not secure Remove the tank from the bike Open the filler cap Tip out most of the fuel into the can - through the funnel would be good! Shake it about a bit to get as much out as possible Close the filler and turn the tank upside down Remove the fuel pump shake some more petrol out through the fuel pump hole. There will be some petrol that you cannot get out like this. Remove the filler cap I left my tank under a carport, on its side, where the wind could eveporate off the remainder before starting work on it. I am now left with about half a jerry can of petrol that is only fit for the lawn mower Good Luck, Keep safe |
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09-11-05, 10:23 PM
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Evening all.
Shoving a large ball of lint free cloth through the pump aperture and giving the tank a good shake around will absorb almost all of the excess which wont drain out. I always finish by giving it a good blow out (OOH MATRON!!) with my airline, but then again I'm a flash git with a fully equipped workshop  .Cheers. |
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09-11-05, 10:27 PM
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ride it round and round your garden until it stops...
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09-11-05, 11:19 PM
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Re: Any tips?
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09-11-05, 11:56 PM
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To drain the tank nice and slow- well, very slow- disconnect the hose from the fuel pump (between tap and pump). Stick the hose into a bucket/fuel can/whatever. Now apply a vacuum to the tap and it'll open, and drain. You can get practically the whole lot out this way without ever pouring petrol over your feet. But it's really slow.
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10-11-05, 08:07 AM
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No, I don't lend tools.
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Not with an FI bike you can't.
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If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst" |
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10-11-05, 07:12 PM
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You shut up.
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10-11-05, 07:21 PM
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No, I don't lend tools.
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OK.
My lips are sealed, forthwith. With forth, sealed are my lips. Not another peep from me, nada. Nuffink. Rien. Diddly. Silence from the Squiddy corner. Mouse like am I. Shhhhh! I shall trouble your shell likes no more. From me - all is held fast. Quiet like. Yeah right 
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If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst" |
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10-11-05, 07:36 PM
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Did anyone hear something there? It sounded like someone talking... Nah, must have just been the wind.
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