Whats the most you got in the tank ???

[rizerdibo]

W'hay. Just cracked the magic 200 miles per tank. Actually got 202 with 18 l going back in. Sure it started stuttering on the way up the hill to the petrol station though. '07 650 as yet no mods.

[Rumble]

Had my tank off so emtpy it out. Did mod to filler neck, refilled with 20.5 litres. Getting that extra 1 litre in will help a heap on my outback trips

[Frad]

Pushed it a bit on Friday at 219 miles going home on the M56 it started spluttering had just gone past one exit and had about 2 to go before the next exit and petrol station

Had to do a bit of severe weaving and handlebar shaking to get the remnants of fuel left in the tank but rolled in to the station still going

Got in 19.5 ltrs

[GilesMDavis]

Ok, novice TA 600 rider here.

I managed to get 100 miles out of my first "full" tank before switching on the reserve.

It was, admittedly pretty much all at 80mph down the M4 but it's a bit of a limitation!

Basic question: how full should I be filling the tank?

I stopped filling before the fuel reached the pipe from the filler cap. Am I right?

[StumpyFingers]

Ok, novice TA 600 rider here.

I managed to get 100 miles out of my first "full" tank before switching on the reserve.

It was, admittedly pretty much all at 80mph down the M4 but it's a bit of a limitation!

Basic question: how full should I be filling the tank?

I stopped filling before the fuel reached the pipe from the filler cap. Am I right?

I would think it should take more fuel.
On the 650 I fill up until it reaches the top then let it gurgle down a couple of times.

[fatowl]

Dunno about miles/tank, but my best is 64mpg, pottering through Scotland. My worst is 27mpg !!!

[Fruit Loop]

I usually look for a petrol station when the mileage reaches about 165 on my 650 Alp (I zero the counter when I refill), but a couple of times I've forgotten, got to about 180 or 190, and the bike has started spluttering (first time briefly, second time fairly persistently). Both times I've been thinking I'm going to run out imminently, but when I refilled (within 5 miles both times) I got only about 17.6 litres in the tank. So there should have been nearly a couple of litres left in the tank.

My question is does the shape of the tank and position of the fuel outlet mean that fuel is left in the other side of the tank from the outlet when it gets near the bottom, and you have to rock the bike to get it to the fuel tap? Or is there some other explanation?

[StumpyFingers]

I usually look for a petrol station when the mileage reaches about 165 on my 650 Alp (I zero the counter when I refill), but a couple of times I've forgotten, got to about 180 or 190, and the bike has started spluttering (first time briefly, second time fairly persistently). Both times I've been thinking I'm going to run out imminently, but when I refilled (within 5 miles both times) I got only about 17.6 litres in the tank. So there should have been nearly a couple of litres left in the tank.

My question is does the shape of the tank and position of the fuel outlet mean that fuel is left in the other side of the tank from the outlet when it gets near the bottom, and you have to rock the bike to get it to the fuel tap? Or is there some other explanation?

I am not sure but one thing that springs to mind is an old bike that had a pipe that went under the frame from one side of tank to the other.

[Fruit Loop]

I am not sure but one thing that springs to mind is an old bike that had a pipe that went under the frame from one side of tank to the other.

I was not looking to 'solve' the spluttering, but just to understand what is going on, and whether I can rely on both the spluttering as a signal that I'm very low on fuel, and that there will be at least some more fuel left when it happens, or whether the spluttering was just purely coincidental or, say, muck in the bottom of the tank.

Are you saying it IS the case that the tank is split at the bottom and on reserve there is fuel 'trapped' on the other side of the tank from the outlet? (I haven't yet had the tank off so I don't know what its underside looks like.)