11-08-14, 06:51 PM
(11-08-14, 06:36 PM)His Dudeness link Wrote: Maybe I go against the trend on this one but I usually keep my tank low on purpose like a half to a quarter tank unless I'm doing a long journey. Keeps the bike more nimble. Why would you want to be dragging around an extra 5 or 10 kg of fuel all the time if you don't have to. Whenever you get low on petrol and you brim the tank the bike feels totally different pulling out of the garage compared to going in. It's more sluggish and harder to turn everyone feels it. I'd take lighter and more nimble with twice as many petrol stops.
I'm the opposite, i rarely let the fuel go below a third of a tank.
Plus having a fuel gauge that isn't exactly reliable doesn't help so i prefer to keep it topped up.
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