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Message started by Yoshi on 06/29/14 at 17:57:23

Title: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by Yoshi on 06/29/14 at 17:57:23

I drove the bike until reserve kicked in then counted the miles

Drove 22 miles until I ran out of gas completely

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by Beagle on 06/29/14 at 19:21:08

Well, running out of fuel is no fun! I just fill up every 100-miles to be on the safe side.

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by doh13 on 06/29/14 at 21:15:12

6475645D515F5546475F5D340 wrote:

I drove the bike until reserve kicked in then counted the miles

Drove 22 miles until I ran out of gas completely

Thats good to know for sure, how fast were you driving ?

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by Yoshi on 06/30/14 at 03:28:59

I was driving through town going mostly in the 50's

I let it run out and luckly as I ran out there was noone behind me on in front of me, I hit the clutch and coasted right into a gas station!

It was great

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by ToesNose on 06/30/14 at 04:09:11

I've had to hit reserve a few times, but luckily haven't run dry yet. thanks for the scientific study on Raptor reserves in Savages Yosh! :D

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by Yoshi on 06/30/14 at 04:18:07

No Problem

Its nice to know that if you need it then thats what you can drag out of it

I punched it a few times when running on reserve so I know if I really needed to go another 20 miles to get somewhere then I would make it driving steady

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by prechermike on 06/30/14 at 06:08:10

Thanks, I had kinda figured about that, but had no real proof. Now I know.

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Post by Kris01 on 06/30/14 at 14:06:51

Thanks for "taking one for the team"! [smiley=grin.gif]

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by verslagen1 on 06/30/14 at 14:13:42

1F0E1F262A242E3D3C24264F0 wrote:

Good to know (although I did know) and thanks for conveniently placed gas stations.

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by ihasabike on 07/06/14 at 16:53:32

That fits with

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1282002042

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1282002042

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by BalingWire on 07/06/14 at 17:15:20

7263724B4749435051494B220 wrote:

[...] as I ran out there was no one behind me on in front of me, I hit the clutch and coasted right into a gas station!

:o

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FucbvoFFy0[/media]

;D

And yes, thank you for the scientific experiment. I've hit reserve both times I've needed gas, and did 4 miles to a truck stop, and 2 miles to Lyons, Ohio on today's little spin.

I always rode to reserve, switched, then hit the closest gas station in my high school daze decades ago. Maybe I ought to grow up and start doing the 100 mile fill-er-up.

Title: Re: Figured out Raptor petcock reserve
Post by curmudgeon on 07/07/14 at 16:23:11

I'd say this mimics my experience, although I haven't pushed it quite that far. The most I ever pushed it, I switched to reserve somewhere near the 100 mile mark, and pushed the reserve another 16 miles before I got too nervous and pulled into the closest gas station.