Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 09/11/08 at 03:45:19:What part or portion of a tank (talking in inches from the bottom) would be a good improved reserve?
When you are in the mountains or in the desert they put up little signs that say, "LAST GAS FOR 59 miles" and they mean it. An example where I was worried was riding in the National Forest and once again on a deserted leg of the Appalachin Parkway.
Then you have to balance that by the aggravation of going to reserve all the time when city driving because of the increased reserve. Not much of an aggravation, mind you, just some.
What's a good balance?
Oldfeller
hey this one I can semi- answer...
First step. figure out how gas you will need. To do this, you will need to figure your worse case scenerio to find gas.... (59 miles?). Then figure out both your avg and your worse MPG (gives you a little buffer). (i.e 60 MPG avg, 52 MPG worse). Use a number half way in between (56 for my examlpe). Do the math to find how much gas you need. (59 mils divide by 56 MPG is 1.05 gallons)
Second step, find out where in the tank that magic gallon amount is. First, get the bike level (poor man's bike stand????). Next, get a piece of clear fuel line (Hardware store, Lawn-mower repair shop, Home Depot). Pull fuel line off petcock and replace with enough clear hose to get over the top of the tank. Then, drain the tank by putting hose into a container and setting petcock to PRI ( or onconvertedd petcocks, whatever setting makes fuel flow). Then seaperate your magic fuel amount (in my example 1.05 gallon). Set Petcock back to ON or Res (or OFF for the converted petcocks). Pour the magic fuel amount back into the tank. Hold the clear hose up so that it clears the top of the tank, and then turn petcock to PRI ( or on converted petcocks to whatever setting makes fuel flow). The hose will fill up with fuel only to the level of fuel in the tank. Mark were that level is on the side of the tank. Preferably close to the petcock location. Turn off fuel flow and let the little bit of fuel in the hose drain into the container. Measure distance from joint of tank&petcock to the mark. This distance is where you need to move you ON inlet to.
the only thing you need to do, is figure out how to move the inlet.....
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