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How much fuel do you put in? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by wellbudyweek@lemmy.ml to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world
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I bought my first motorcycle a few days ago (will post the promised pics soon!) but I noticed that the nozzle of the fuel station goes quite deep into the tank, so if it shuts off automatically, my tank is only half full.

From cars I know you shouldn't fill up further after it automatically shuts off, but they don't have this issue, so...

The question is, how do I know how much fuel I can put in the tank, without damaging anything (short or long term)?

Edit: thanks for the responses, since the bike is more than 20 years old, I don't haave the manual. But just filling it up as full as possible while the lid can still close comfortably seems to work just fine

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[โ€“] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I usually put in somewhere between 3 and 3.5 gallons, but I do feel it's a lot easier than a sportbike to fill since I sit a lot lower and have my feet flat. And really, I don't suppose that I feel it needs to be straight up, I just like doing it that way and am a nerd like that I guess.

I've only owned a few motorbikes in my 25 years of riding. I'm super impressed that you've had 30! Definitely a little bit jealous of that :)

[โ€“] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Back when I lived in the UK it used to be very easy to flip bikes, I got in the habit or buying a couple every year and then selling them after a good clean, service, maybe a carb clean or similar, and a few thousand miles of enjoyment.

I don't think I ever had a bad motorbike, but the couple of metric cruisers that passed through my hands were hard on my back! Most were either dual sport or sport bikes.

Now I live in Europe and changing vehicles is much harder. Out of the 10 bikes I currently have only 4 get ridden regularly and I keep telling myself I should sell the rest ... unfortunately, though, I'm lazy.