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How much fuel do you put in? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by 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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[–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

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 :)

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