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Message started by Mavigogun on 10/28/19 at 10:02:51

Title: Last drop of gas
Post by Mavigogun on 10/28/19 at 10:02:51

Doesn't our petcock design mean there will will always be some portion of gas untouchable in the bottom of the tank? I wonder how much that amounts to?

Title: Re: Last drop of gas
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 10/28/19 at 10:09:36

Yes, there is some amount of unusable fuel; that's true of almost every motorcycle, car, airplane, tractor...fuel tank. It's a matter of a few ounces. If you want to know the exact amount, drain the tank through the petcock until it stops, then either remove the petcock or remove the tank from the bike and turn the tank upside-down to measure the unusable portion.

Title: Re: Last drop of gas
Post by Serowbot on 10/28/19 at 10:13:08

Don't know about the petcock design,.. but the tank hump over the frame might strand a few ounces on the right side... if you leaned the bike over to the left you might slosh some to the petcock side.
Maybe enough for a mile or two?...

Title: Re: Last drop of gas
Post by Mavigogun on 10/28/19 at 10:16:12

7D6B7C61796C617A0E0 wrote:

... if you leaned the bike over to the left you might slosh some to the petcock side.
Maybe enough for a mile or two?...

The reserve reserve, as it were.

Title: Re: Last drop of gas
Post by verslagen1 on 10/28/19 at 10:47:11

If you lean to the left, there's none.
If you lean to the right, you can always find a little more.

Title: Re: Last drop of gas
Post by stewmills on 10/28/19 at 12:04:12

283B2C2D323F393B306F5E0 wrote:

If you lean to the left, there's none.
If you lean to the right, you can always find a little more.

...Unless you are leaning to the left going 95mph around in a little bitty tight circle, then it's the opposite effect, isn't it? :-?

Title: Re: Last drop of gas
Post by verslagen1 on 10/28/19 at 12:33:17

313627352F2B2E2E31420 wrote:

[quote author=283B2C2D323F393B306F5E0 link=1572282171/0#4 date=1572284831]If you lean to the left, there's none.
If you lean to the right, you can always find a little more.

...Unless you are leaning to the left going 95mph around in a little bitty tight circle, then it's the opposite effect, isn't it? :-?[/quote]

Are we talking upper or lower hemisphere? :-?

Title: Re: Last drop of gas
Post by Serowbot on 10/28/19 at 13:01:20

I won't put it past Stew to manage 95mph with no gas,...
...but I was imagining tilting the bike at a stop... :-?

Title: Re: Last drop of gas
Post by stewmills on 10/28/19 at 13:06:51

...BOTH hemispheres ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Last drop of gas
Post by Serowbot on 10/28/19 at 13:19:13

That's the definition of goin' nowhere fast... ;D