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How much fuel do you put in?
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this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2025
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Nothin worse than riding home with you balls doused in gas. It's like overfilled Zippo in your pocket. Yikes! Don't do that
I always fill mine (vtx 1300) while sitting on it because I can level it out and see better inside the tank.
I've never slipped or spilled a drop in the 15 years that I've owned it. I guess I'm just more careful than some others, and don't put my feet on oil slicks thinking it's going to hold my weight.
I usually put in somewhere between 3 and 3.5 gallons, but I do feel it's a lot easier than a sportbike to fill since I sit a lot lower and have my feet flat. And really, I don't suppose that I feel it needs to be straight up, I just like doing it that way and am a nerd like that I guess.
I've only owned a few motorbikes in my 25 years of riding. I'm super impressed that you've had 30! Definitely a little bit jealous of that :)
I prefer to sit on mine to fill because it only has a side stand and I want it to be upright so I can get more fuel in. Then I put the nozzle just past the highest point to which you should fill the tank, hold it steady there, press all the way until it shuts off automatically. Works well for me.
This is the most clear description I got, thanks for that! This is also what I've been doing by not knowing any better, although I've been doing this while standing next to it while the bike is on the side stand. Mostly because I have yo get off to get to the (pre-)payment terminal anyways.
That can happen as you drive off, too, which is only part of why this was super uncalled for
Sorry, but your phrasing isn't neutral or constructive. In my experience, if you're genuinely trying to be helpful, you'll be more successful if you try to be neutral and constructive in your language.
That said, I do want to understand where you're coming from. I do think that if someone's not confident they can keep their bike upright while sitting on it, not having it in neutral, having the engine off, having the side stand flipped down, and having both feet flat on the ground, they shouldn't be riding. I also have trouble picturing a gas station where a gas spillage would be a real hazard- I don't think that'd be up to code over here. Can you explain your reasoning? If I understand, I'll reevaluate my stance (no pun intended).