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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Quick Fuel Level Check 05/05/08 at 20:56:53 Rap the tank with a knuckle. Full tank, half empty tank, nearly empty about to go on reserve all make different sounds.
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BOWDIER Full Member Offline Posts: 181 OCALA, FL Gender:	Re: Quick Fuel Level Check Reply #1 - 05/06/08 at 13:54:07 i just do it the easy way every 100 miles fill up, so i do it on the hundred to make it easy to remember
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: Quick Fuel Level Check Reply #2 - 05/06/08 at 23:03:15 every one knows all you have to do is open the gas cap,light a match and peek in
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joebothehobo Full Member Offline Ride like a ghost. Posts: 233 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: Quick Fuel Level Check Reply #3 - 05/07/08 at 00:36:47 It also makes different noises if you grab the brakes, bounce the front forks, and listen to the gas slosh around. Sorta takes awhile to figure out what the difference is though.
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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: Quick Fuel Level Check Reply #4 - 05/07/08 at 02:24:16 I sorta like thed "light a match, look inside" check. "See, I told you I still have..BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM"[color=#000000][/color] "Hey.........someone is parting out a Savage.............."
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Reply #5 - 05/07/08 at 05:05:39

My mileage varies depending on the route and how many errands I run (stop and go), so I end up with another method for checking the fuel level.

Sitting on the bike, engine off, tip it from right to left (or left to right) and the gas will slosh in the tank. Not much slosh noise, and easy tipping back and forth means it may be time to fill up.

The tank feels heavier when it is full (duh) and is harder to tip. But I can now tell by the weight when it is half full or not as low, which is very handy (another day of passing the gas station without filling up!)

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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: Quick Fuel Level Check Reply #6 - 05/07/08 at 07:06:21 Sput-sputter-sput Switch the petcock to reserve Find a gas station! Oh yeah, stop off and fill up before meeting buddies for a ride! (So that's why they call the place that sells coffee a "gas station" -- it doesn't just apply to the donuts!)
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