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kenny
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PostPosted: 12:18 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Noooooooooooooo.........iv dropped my bike! Reply with quote

Iv dropped my bike and put a huge dent/crease in the fuel tank.
iv got a quote for it and its going to cost me £50 and i need to get a new sticker for the tank aswell.

This is because my tank is running from reserve all the time so i run out of petrol all the time anyway i ran out of petrol then had to push the bike 2/3 miles to the gas station and got nearly there and slipped on some bloody gravel and over went the bike and fell on a traffic light post and made a nice dull thud Crying or Very sad noooooo why me' why me?.....................
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PostPosted: 12:20 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Re: Noooooooooooooo.........iv dropped my bike! Reply with quote

kenny wrote:
noooooo why me' why me?.....................

'Cos you dont use the trip guage to judge when you need to fuel up?? Cool
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PostPosted: 12:22 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

no i use that to see when iv done 200 miles to tighten up my chain and i usaly forget to check it for that to.
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PostPosted: 12:25 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chain tightness isn't something which is going to strand you in the middle of nowhere, so long as you keep on top of lubing and checking/ adjusting the tension every week.
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kenny
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PostPosted: 12:29 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

i know but the trip ometer isint designed for seeing how much fuel iv got left thats the job of the reserve tank!
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PostPosted: 12:42 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd say that's what 99% of people use their tripometer for.
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PostPosted: 12:45 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

kenny wrote:
i know but the trip ometer isint designed for seeing how much fuel iv got left thats the job of the reserve tank!


the job of reserve is to get you to a petrol station when the main tank runs out.

Dont run on reserve all the time, it defeats the purpose..

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PostPosted: 12:50 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

The fuel gauge on my bike tells me how much fuel I have. However, it does lie! The number of times it's in the red, only to open un the cap and see half a tank sloshing about! Kawasaki quality strikes again. Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: 16:06 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

If your running on reserve all the time your also probably dragging all kinds of crap into the motor. I've never seen the reserve light on my bike and usually fill up at the half full mark.
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PostPosted: 16:20 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bendy wrote:
I'd say that's what 99% of people use their tripometer for.


Mr.E. nods.

You'll soon discover how far you bike will go until you need the reserve. It soon averages out. On my last bike I didn't dare go onto reserve just incase I forgot.
Check your chain once in a while, not every 200 miles on the dot.
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PostPosted: 16:32 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have two trip meters Very HappyVery Happy

I use one as a fuel indicator, and the other for Oil Changes/Maintanence. (reset at every Oil Change), know what points I may need to do other stuff at.

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PostPosted: 18:37 - 11 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

i can do "roughly" about 110 ish miles on the FZR6, always use tripometer to judge distance, if i go onto reserve my fuel tap leaks slighty.
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PostPosted: 13:20 - 16 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

feef wrote:


the job of reserve is to get you to a petrol station when the main tank runs out.

Dont run on reserve all the time, it defeats the purpose..

a


yea i know but if u had read wot id put first about my reserve not working
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PostPosted: 13:26 - 16 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

kenny wrote:

yea i know but if u had read wot id put first about my reserve not working


you didnt say it wasn't working... just that you were running from reserve all the time.. no reason why.. and if you said it in another thread, I'm sorry.. I don't have time to read Every thread in here...

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PostPosted: 13:34 - 16 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok ok well i think the pipe that sucks the fuel from the top of the tank has fallen off so its no lower then the reserve pipe hence its running like its on reserve all the time.
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PostPosted: 13:44 - 16 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

kenny wrote:
ok ok well i think the pipe that sucks the fuel from the top of the tank has fallen off so its no lower then the reserve pipe hence its running like its on reserve all the time.


looks as you have the ideal chance to fix the problem now mate.
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PostPosted: 12:24 - 17 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

i havnt got time to its at the bottem of my things todo now that im having to move house so it will just have to wait
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