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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: pnaberhaus on August 02, 2005, 11:37:48 AM

Title: Once again, which way is reserve?
Post by: pnaberhaus on August 02, 2005, 11:37:48 AM
Repeated posts point to on-going difficulty remembering "Where in the #*@%$ is reserve?" Put a little dab of red (r for "reserve" paint on the petcock to indicate where to direct the fuel position lever. Admittedly it doesn't work too well at night, but during daylight, all I need to do is glance down, notice the red spot on the petcock, and I'm reminded of where my fuel setting is, or, as I'm sputtering and running low on the main, where I need to position the lever.
Title: Once again, which way is reserve?
Post by: 94suzuki500 on August 02, 2005, 03:53:51 PM
i think that some years were different but mine goes like this, (94) down=on, straight foward=Reserve, up=prime.  you could always just look at it when off the bike, it says on the petcock.
Title: Once again, which way is reserve?
Post by: Kerry on August 02, 2005, 04:10:32 PM
See this thread (http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17821) for annotated photos.
Title: Once again, which way is reserve?
Post by: RedShift on August 02, 2005, 05:29:43 PM
Leave it to Kerry to have a picture that replaces a 100 words.  :thumb: