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Title: Reserve... Post by Serowbot on 08/25/11 at 08:03:53 Do you ever use it?... If you don't,... it's a good idea to turn to reserve 3 or 4 times a year. You don't have to be out of gas,... you can do it with the tank full,... but, switching over to reserve once in a while will let gas flow through that passage, and turning to it will keep your petcock knob moving freely... Ride 10 miles or so, then turn it back... Thrilling,.. huh?... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by EJID on 08/25/11 at 08:13:25 Just don't forget to turn it back... :o |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by scottnj on 08/25/11 at 09:06:46 I used it last week at 65 mph when I ran out of gas on the highway. I suggest switching to reserve when stopped if you're doing it voluntarily, although doing it at speed can be pretty exciting. |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/25/11 at 10:08:15 The design makes pulling to Prime easier for me, |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by babyhog on 08/25/11 at 12:20:22 Had to use it a couple days ago for the first time in a while.... at about 55 mph, started to run out. Pinched the snot outta my finger... Ouchie! A little regular workout with it might have helped the lever action too. |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by Boofer on 08/25/11 at 13:01:58 I found an unexpected advantage on my bike with the Raptor petcock. I new I was low on gas after installing the Raptor and it sputtered about a mile from home. I was crossing two rr tracks and it shook the tank enough to catch and go on about 100 feet. In that time I switched to Res and went on. The reserve is less on the Raptor, but you can wiggle your bars and keep it running like NASCAR at the end of a race. The OE petcock on mine never just quit like I've heard some on here, but the Raptor does give me a little more warning. Just so's you know. :) |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by Starlifter on 08/25/11 at 16:01:10 I use it frequently as gas stations out in the boonies are kind of far apart. I know where all the stations are, so I like to use up the gas in the reserve. Having said that, the little lever is a bear to turn. Are all of them like that? :P |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by bill67 on 08/25/11 at 16:06:42 Yes Star all the bikes I have had were like this,Hard to turn.If it was 1/2 inch longer it would be easier. I guess they have to be are they would leak. |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by mmosel on 08/25/11 at 16:16:07 Mine is a total pregnant dog to turn as well. I've run out on the freeway before, and it was my first time at speed, so I just coasted to the side of the road. It's an interesting sensation to be cruising at 65mph and have your engine cut out. It's very quiet and kinda cool. Although I imagine it can be dangerous. |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by Oldfeller on 08/25/11 at 16:42:12 Yup, and even when you can get the lever to move it still seems like the bike wants to die out on you anyway. Fuel recovery on Reserve isn't real fast if you are stumbling and trying to keep on rolling, mine would take over a minute to start to get back up to full speed again. At the end when it got really sick, it would never make it -- it would stop me by the roadside for a few minutes until the float level went back up some. That's when you see you float sticking on you occasionally, when the bowl runs dry due to "no supply" of gasoline -- then you got to fiddle with Prime to try to bypass the vac function entirely. |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/25/11 at 16:59:57 Fuel recovery on Reserve isn't real fast if you are stumbling and trying to keep on rolling, mine would take over a minute to start to get back up to full speed again. At the end when it got really sick, it would never make it -- it would stop me by the roadside for a few minutes until the float level went back up some. Thats another reason I use prime when it starts cutting out,, I want gas in it,. NOW. You Can put an extension on the lever if its too stiff,, |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by Serowbot on 08/25/11 at 17:03:38 Now that I think about it,... if you run out of gas, with a vacuum petcock,... you usually pull in the clutch to coast, and there is no engine vacuum to allow reserve to work... So,.. you probably want to turn to prime... :-?... One more thing to consider with a vacuum petcock... see if you remember that while you panic with the knob on the highway... ;D ;D ;D... |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/25/11 at 17:05:04 Dont have to think, reach down & pull on the lever,, |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by verslagen1 on 08/25/11 at 18:01:41 7D6B7C61796C617A0E0 wrote:
Think a little longer... if you're reachin' down to mess with the petcock... what ain't chu doin'? |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by Serowbot on 08/25/11 at 18:04:40 Duh!...(dopeslap!)... :-?... ;D ;D ;D... On the other hand (pun intended)... ... when my engine craps out at highway speeds.... you'd be amazed what I can do... and the trouble I can get myself in... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by Oldfeller on 08/25/11 at 18:28:25 I just played those tunes on my little deathflute -- Prime does flow fuel faster than "vac on" in either "on" or "reserve" does. |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by kimchris1 on 08/25/11 at 18:32:50 I had to use it last week. Was on the way home from an outting with hubby. I knew my fuel was getting low.. Sure enough it started cutting out. I tried doing it while riding yet, I didn't feel comfortable so I pulled over and switched it to res.. Hubby had already turned back to make sure all was well. :) kim |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by EJID on 08/26/11 at 07:16:33 I use reserve on almost every tank I fill. Most of my riding is in town short commutes back and forth with errands and work. When it starts to stumble I give it more gas and reach down to flip it to reserve and it usually recovers in 5-10sec of stumbling. Personally, I don't have any trouble with turning mine although I suppose some would find it stiff to turn. |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by Bubba on 08/26/11 at 09:39:55 I use mine more often than I want to! I burn through 2 gallons pretty quick. It's interesting tho' that with the raptor on there it turns a lot easier than when I had the stock petcock on there (bigger lever). I also noticed that the stumble/recovery is way quicker. I hit the reserve transition once on the highway with the stock petcock and it just cut out quick and died...I thought it was something electrical cuz it just conked... ;D |
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Title: Re: Reserve... Post by Sunchasers on 08/26/11 at 10:51:32 I use it on every tank... in fact had to switch to reserve this morning on the way to work! ;D |
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