Just yesterday I had to switch to reserve for the first time on my '92 750 (haven't owned the bike for that long) at 125 miles or so. Judging from the replies above, that seems like a low number, but I mostly commute with a lot of stopping and starting.
On May 13, 6:59 am, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > I always start looking for a gas station around 100miles just to play it > safe. Paul's right, becoming familiar with the petcock while riding is good > advice. Not just for switching to reserve, but for turning the gas ON. Yes, > the bike will start with the selector in OFF. It'll run off of the fuel in > the bowls. I live close enough to the freeway that I can make it to the > on-ramp and be trying to merge when it starts to sputter. > > -Kyle > > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Jeremy Kindy <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > +1 > > > It's NOT a good feeling to have the engine sputter and die while on a 45mph > > divided road at night in traffic and not have practiced that. That was also > > the first time I had to switch to reserve and I wasn't aware how the engine > > would react (it was also at ~135 miles into the tank and I wasn't expecting > > to hit reserve at that point). Now that I know what to look for from the > > engine, I'll be able to do it before it dies. I'm just glad it wasn't at > > 70mph on the highway. > > > Jeremy > > > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> *Plus it's a good idea to practice switching to reserve while riding when > >> there's little or no traffic. :)* > >> * > >> * > >> *Paul* > > >> -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
