Am I fuelling up wrong?

[Darth-Simba]

My Yamaha YBR 11 plate has a 13L tank. Just in to the red on the gauge I will fill up. I only ever seem to get 5 or 6 litres in the tank before its "full" to the brim and the hose cuts out.

I fill up on the centre stand for obvious reasons, should I shake it on the stand to "move the fuel down" or something. Can't figure out why I only get such little fuel in.
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Yamaha YBR 125cc 11 plate

[nowhere.elysium]

Well, it would appear that it's not totally empty when you go to refuel.

Mystery solved.
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Perhaps the previous owner had heard about putting a brick in the toilet cistern to save water and thought that they could save petrol by putting a brick in the tank.

Worth a look....



...possibly.
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[Darth-Simba]

Could my fuel gauge be wrong?
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Yamaha YBR 125cc 11 plate

[nowhere.elysium]

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[Clutchy]

If you're fueling up like you would a car then that could be part of you problem.

I raise the nozzle just above the opening on the tank and slightly pull the lever to release fuel other wise the splash back will shut the pump off.

I suppose it's just a thing you'll pick up over time...
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[Andy_Pagin]

Next time it's on the red, open the tank and have a look inside, if it looks about half full then your gauge is telling porkies.
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[Celera]

Mine 'has' a 17 litre tank. After pushing it to the garage thanks to running out, I could only get a little over 15 into it.

[BigShow]

I posted this in another thread just this morning but my YBR has been indicating it's empty for a good couple of weeks now and i can still hear fuel sloshing around inside the tank. Even though I’ve commuted every day on it.

I've learned to treat my fuel gauge on this thing as nothing more than a vague representation of a possibility. I use my ears and trip counter instead they're more accurate.

You should be getting a good 200+ miles from a full tank at the least.

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[Orennayar]

As said before on the ybr you can consider that empty fuel gauge=half tank left. The most accurate way is to reset your tripmeter every time you refill and extrapolate your autonomy. (Should be a good 200-250 miles)
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[chris-red]

Buy a jerry can fill it with petrol strap it to the back of your bike reset your trip and ride till you run out, that will give you an idea.

I have ran out of petrol on nearly every bike I have owned.

My TDM's 20l tank took a shade over 20 from empty my Speed Four 17 litre tank took 16.89l
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[sabian92]

My YBR was never accurate. When it had half a tank it showed 3/4 full.

When it had a 1/4 of a tank it showed full.

When it was empty it showed half full.

Best plan: jiggle the bike. If it sounds echo-ey, fill it up.

[Alpha-9]

YBR fuel gauge is shit, ignore it

I remember my first attempts fuelling up, couldnt work out why the pump kept stopping and I had to squeeze it super gently or repeatedly click it in

What a spacker
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[Dave70]

Someone else with a YBR posted similar issues a month or so ago.

I'd just go with them having an unreliable fuel gauge tbh.
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[Darth-Simba]

From the 5-6 litres I get around 150 miles and thats if I cruise in 4th rather than 3rd. I tend to stay in 3rd if I know I have to slow or stop a lot.

I do raise the nozzle, I am no noob just asking why I can't get more than 6 or 7 litres at most in.

Also I always reset trip meter every fill up.
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Yamaha YBR 125cc 11 plate

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[Darth-Simba]

I don't like sitting at 30-35 at 4000 rpm, power band on my bike is 6-8500 rpm
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Yamaha YBR 125cc 11 plate

[SofaBear]

i had the same on mine. you have to basically rest the tip of the nozzle on her rim and watch how much is coming out ... (giggity)

Used to take me forever to fill mine up because you had to be careful not spray fuel everywhere or when the tank is so full it overflows briefly as the air is escaping.

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