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How much fuel do you put in? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by wellbudyweek@lemmy.ml to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world
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I bought my first motorcycle a few days ago (will post the promised pics soon!) but I noticed that the nozzle of the fuel station goes quite deep into the tank, so if it shuts off automatically, my tank is only half full.

From cars I know you shouldn't fill up further after it automatically shuts off, but they don't have this issue, so...

The question is, how do I know how much fuel I can put in the tank, without damaging anything (short or long term)?

Edit: thanks for the responses, since the bike is more than 20 years old, I don't haave the manual. But just filling it up as full as possible while the lid can still close comfortably seems to work just fine

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[-] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

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.

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