Feeling REAL stupid - noob question
07-25-2007, 01:20 PM
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Feeling REAL stupid - noob question
I am sorry to ask... such a basic q.
Where is the petcock for the reserve tank on these things?
I spent 30min last night looking for the valve... I am feeling really stupid now, but I figure I will bite the bullet, ask, know and not get stuck on the road...
thanks
tdk...
Where is the petcock for the reserve tank on these things?
I spent 30min last night looking for the valve... I am feeling really stupid now, but I figure I will bite the bullet, ask, know and not get stuck on the road...
thanks
tdk...
07-25-2007, 01:29 PM
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there isn't one. There is a red light when you hit reserve, at least on my 2000 model! After that you have a variable amount of fuel left but near 1 gallon I would guess. There is a vacuum operated petcock which primarily is in the ON position. There is a vacuum petcock on/off valve but can only be accessed by removing the tank.
07-25-2007, 02:04 PM
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Thanks guys.
Hmmm... I guess as soon as the light goes on, I should start to panic and look for gas.
Ran out of gas once on my bike (what was it?... might have been a RZ350...) on the highway... friend used it, and left the stupid petcock on the reserve. Had to hitchhike a ride to the gas stn and back. Dont really want to do that again.
tdk.
Hmmm... I guess as soon as the light goes on, I should start to panic and look for gas.
Ran out of gas once on my bike (what was it?... might have been a RZ350...) on the highway... friend used it, and left the stupid petcock on the reserve. Had to hitchhike a ride to the gas stn and back. Dont really want to do that again.
tdk.
07-25-2007, 03:00 PM
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My 98 is the same way. The light comes on at around .7 gallons left in the tank. I looked everywhere and couldn't find one either. Then I read the manual. Guess I should have looked there first.
07-25-2007, 03:44 PM
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Petcock
Good. I'm not the only one. In addition, I was looking for the fuel filter and posted asking where it was. Hawkrider told me no filter, just a strainer in the tank. I think those crafty Honda engineers are just f***ing with me......
07-25-2007, 06:52 PM
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Let's redefine real stupid. I'm sitting at a the intersection of county road yippy and the big highway south. Most riders would be intimidated by such circumstances but I am on my first small cross country jaunt for breakfast and I am in the company of one our esteemed forum leaders. The red light has just come on. As Erik waves goodbye he says, "No sweat, most of the time you can get thirty or so - Seward Junction is that way - 18 miles." So I rode normally. Eight miles later we blew past the gas station in Briggs like millionaires in limos. 3.7 miles from the junction she stuttered and died. I cruised to the side and walked around the bike for the next twenty minutes looking for the reserve. Once gathering my wits I called a friend who has a warehouse in the area and one of his guys was there and brought me a shot of fuel that got me the rest of the way. We were off the road for a half hour max - mud on my face and in front of the kid and the locals but learned two things - it ain't there and if the red light is on - it ain't there either!
07-25-2007, 08:48 PM
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