Fuel and tank questions. - SV650.org

hindle8907 · 15-06-09, 05:31 PM

How much petrol can a Pointy hold ?
Whats the Diffrence Between Unleaded and Super Unleaded ?
when the petrol light comes on on the Pointy how manny miles do i have before i run out ?

Im on a 33 BHP Ecu so it might be a little diffrent for me ... cheers !

ethariel · 15-06-09, 05:56 PM

A - 17L iirc
B - On an SV, imho nothing, on a 40k race tuned Ducati anout 10 bhp.
C - Depends in your wrist action, round town for me once it starts flashing is about 20 miles or so till it goes solid, on solid the furthest i dared was 8 to 10 miles.

D- Restricted - dunno if it makes a difference at all.

15-06-09, 06:00 PM

Fill up when you need to.. and just use reg 95 but occasionally super from BP or something to clean out your engine (i believe all the hype)

johnnyrod · 16-06-09, 09:07 AM

Super is a waste of time in our bikes. Not sure about the pointy but the curvy has half a gallon (25-25 miles) after the fuel light first comes on.

16-06-09, 09:10 AM

As above, but this might help in terms of the numbr of miles after the light starts flashing.

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=119542

16-06-09, 11:50 AM

Most bikes can't take advantage of super unleaded, etc - you need a knock sensor and adjustable ignition timing to take advantage I believe. I only really know of BMW putting that on bikes tbh.

16-06-09, 12:24 PM

On the curvy, the super unleaded stuff really reduces carb icing in winter.. a lot.
No power gains to be had I don't think.
The restricted ECU shouldn't give you any worse fuel economy. The FI international kit however will seriously cap the miles you can do to a tank. On a pointy anyway. I don't think it's as bad on the curvy

16-06-09, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by hindle8907

How much petrol can a Pointy hold ?

Never enough...

Quote:

Originally Posted by hindle8907

Whats the Diffrence Between Unleaded and Super Unleaded ?

About 10p per gallon...

Quote:

Originally Posted by hindle8907

when the petrol light comes on on the Pointy how manny miles do i have before i run out ?

Depends on the bike. Probably around 20miles if you have a standard SV650s. If you have a Friday afternoon special designed in twenty minutes by six blind monkeys with typewriters, handbuilt by the Devil himself and dropped at speed off the back of a truck by a band of shadowy figures it can be anything between 20miles and none whatsoever...

...yes, I AM looking to replace it, how did you guess..?

16-06-09, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshmac

On the curvy, the super unleaded stuff really reduces carb icing in winter.. a lot.
No power gains to be had I don't think.
The restricted ECU shouldn't give you any worse fuel economy. The FI international kit however will seriously cap the miles you can do to a tank. On a pointy anyway. I don't think it's as bad on the curvy

Pfft, what are you doing giving advice

Grapist.

16-06-09, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by muffles

Pfft, what are you doing giving advice

Grapist.

So you disagree with everything I said mate?
Yes I am the grapist, or the milktray man

15-06-09, 05:31 PM	#1
hindle8907 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,492	Fuel and tank questions. How much petrol can a Pointy hold ? Whats the Diffrence Between Unleaded and Super Unleaded ? when the petrol light comes on on the Pointy how manny miles do i have before i run out ? Im on a 33 BHP Ecu so it might be a little diffrent for me ... cheers ! __________________ 2006-2007 -- Gilera Runner 50 - Sold 2007-2008 -- Hyosung XRX125 - Stolen 2009-2010 -- 05 SV650n - CAT - B 2010-Now -- 00 SV650s & 00 SV650n & GSXR 600 K2

15-06-09, 05:56 PM	#2
ethariel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London (for my sins) Posts: 806	Re: Some Questions. A - 17L iirc B - On an SV, imho nothing, on a 40k race tuned Ducati anout 10 bhp. C - Depends in your wrist action, round town for me once it starts flashing is about 20 miles or so till it goes solid, on solid the furthest i dared was 8 to 10 miles. D- Restricted - dunno if it makes a difference at all.

15-06-09, 06:00 PM	#3
Jamiebridges123 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Some Questions. Fill up when you need to.. and just use reg 95 but occasionally super from BP or something to clean out your engine (i believe all the hype)

16-06-09, 09:07 AM	#4
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,128	Re: Some Questions. Super is a waste of time in our bikes. Not sure about the pointy but the curvy has half a gallon (25-25 miles) after the fuel light first comes on.

16-06-09, 09:10 AM	#5
RichT Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Some Questions. As above, but this might help in terms of the numbr of miles after the light starts flashing. http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=119542

16-06-09, 11:50 AM	#6
muffles Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Some Questions. Most bikes can't take advantage of super unleaded, etc - you need a knock sensor and adjustable ignition timing to take advantage I believe. I only really know of BMW putting that on bikes tbh.

16-06-09, 12:24 PM	#7
joshmac Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Some Questions. On the curvy, the super unleaded stuff really reduces carb icing in winter.. a lot. No power gains to be had I don't think. The restricted ECU shouldn't give you any worse fuel economy. The FI international kit however will seriously cap the miles you can do to a tank. On a pointy anyway. I don't think it's as bad on the curvy

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