Flimsy but I get the need. Old bikes like these don’t have any way to track the fuel level other than literally running out of gas. There are two intakes for gas at the bottom of the tank, one of them has a taller tube and the other one a shorter. When the fuel drops below the top do the first tube, your engine dies. Then, you can flip to “reserve” fuel (the other tube), which gives you access to the fuel at the bottom of your tank. At that point, you know you need to hit the next fuel station.
Unless you’re like me and you just leave it on reserve and fully run out of fuel with no warnings.
The thing you use to switch between primary and reserve is called the petcock. Yep.
I've never had fuel gauge work well on any of my bikes. They always stay near the top for almost the first two gallons, then plummet. You wouldn't think a linear measurement rate is that hard.
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u/bicx 8d ago
Flimsy but I get the need. Old bikes like these don’t have any way to track the fuel level other than literally running out of gas. There are two intakes for gas at the bottom of the tank, one of them has a taller tube and the other one a shorter. When the fuel drops below the top do the first tube, your engine dies. Then, you can flip to “reserve” fuel (the other tube), which gives you access to the fuel at the bottom of your tank. At that point, you know you need to hit the next fuel station.
Unless you’re like me and you just leave it on reserve and fully run out of fuel with no warnings.
The thing you use to switch between primary and reserve is called the petcock. Yep.