14-02-17, 05:59 PM
(14-02-17, 05:22 PM)tommyardin link Wrote: [quote author=Fazerider link=topic=6412.msg252535#msg252535 date=1487089054]
Ran out of fuel again. Fortunately I'd just got off the M4 already since I thought there was only 10 miles left in the tank, but hadn't made allowances for some slightly higher speeds recently.
It's nice to know there's a "reserve" of a couple of miles... and shaking the bike around to get at it is good exercise.
Fingers Crossed hoping there is a lot of sediment/shit in the bottom of the tank.
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Since the fuel outlet is near the bottom of the tank all the time, I doubt it is much of a risk.
Anything fine enough to get through the filters will be small enough to get through the carbs too. The trouble comes with water: if that hangs around in the carbs long enough it causes local corrosion which can block jets.
Since I refill often enough that the tank only ever has fresh petrol in it, the presence of ethanol is actually a good thing because water dissolves in it. (It's only a problem if the fuel hangs around long enough to build up the water concentration to the point where it precipitates out of solution.)