How long does it take you to fill up?

[RVertigo]

the pics to prove it

Oh man!  Look at Dave!  He looks SOOOOO much younger...   

[pandy]

 

[yamahonkawazuki]

I usually just start pumping, try to stay level, point the nozzle slightly to the side to avoid splash-back,  give it a little squeeze at the end, shake off the excess, then just zip up and wash my hands.

were talkin bout fuel the bike. right?    not you sexual exploits? 

[pandy]

I usually just start pumping, try to stay level, point the nozzle slightly to the side to avoid splash-back,  give it a little squeeze at the end, shake off the excess, then just zip up and wash my hands.

were talkin bout fuel the bike. right?    not you sexual exploits? 

*wiping spewed coffee off of LCD*   

[badkarma506]

nope, from the bottom of the "hill" to the 70 interchange i ran a indicated 115 then when i got ti the inter state i ran 85 or so.

[Kerry]

nope, from the bottom of the "hill" to the 70 interchange i ran a indicated 115 then when i got ti the inter state i ran 85 or so.

Heh heh.  Yep, that straight stretch along the Book Cliffs is prime ...uh... "engine testing" territory. 

[natedawg120]

  Honestly it takes me about like 8 mins to fill up if i am trying to get every last bit of air out of the gas tank, then i am good for at least 200-220 miles before reserve on the highway.  If i am just going around town and don't care if it is full then 5 mins or so, this includes the stripping and redressing time 

[Maduro Mistress]

not that I count anymore because I sold my baby GS... BUT... It takes me about 2 minutes tops. I stop, swipe my cc on the bike with my gloves on (getting very talented at this) - leave the bike on the side stand (don't even stand it up straight) hit the odometer and I'm off. There's a difference between filling up (the act of putting the gas in) and "parking" at the gas station to eat, pee, call people, etc. 

Pandy - now that I have a lap timer, I'll time it for yoU!!!! LOL

[pandy]

not that I count anymore because I sold my baby GS...

Horsefeathers!  As if you can be rid of your GS family THAT easily! 

Pandy - now that I have a lap timer, I'll time it for yoU!!!! LOL

[scratch]

- now that I have a lap timer, I'll time it for yoU!!!! LOL

Gah, another reason to buy new!

[Jake D]

It takes like 45 seconds to run the same 3.8 gallons into my tank (always fill up right when the fuel warning light comes on).  Could I get more in the tank?  I hope so, because I fill up pretty much every other ride.

[pandy]

I squeeze as much as I can into the tank....I have a 70-mile roundtrip commute each weekday, so the more miles I can go, the happier I am. I have to fill up about every three days or so. 

I wouldn't have minded if they'd enlarged the gas tank a bit.... (are you listening, Suzuki!!?)

[JasonD]

Took me about 3 minutes today. didn't get off the bike. I have another question though....why do I only get 4 gallons in the tank on a fillup, even when I've done 25 miles on reserve. I thought the tank was over 5 gallons. I dunno....

[Kerry]

The '01+ tank is supposed to hold ~5.3 gallons ... but that doesn't mean that you can use it all.

Having said that, the ON-to-RES switch point is a little different for every bike.  You may have 1 gallon left, you may have 1.5 gallons left ... who knows?

Since you're about to cross the entire country, I want to make sure you know about the "lean-to-the-left trick".  If you find yourself in the middle of the Great Plains and you're on REServe and your bike is bogging down like it's out of gas, flip it to PRIme and see if you can get a few more miles down the road.  If/when the bike dies on PRIme, stop and "lean to the left" so you can slosh a little more gas down the RES hose.  You may be able to do this a few times before the bike will absolutely not run anymore.

How do I know this?  Read a couple old posts...