Filling up the GS

[Dainese Brave]

There certainly are some 'strange' questions cropping up at the moment with all these GS's being sold on the new plate........

.....most of them are just things you just learn with time, and are really quite trivial.

But I guess it's a good sign...more GSers to add to the clan.

...and this is a great site for finding things out.

....back to the thread...

I always fill up on the center stand...mainly because it is more stable, you get more in....and (probably the main reason for the post) it is a right bitch to fill!, what with seeing into the tank to see if it is full yet, and the constant cutting out.

As some have said, there are mods for that....I personally just take my time, as there is a knack....and always refuse any help to do it for me when abroad.

Good luck with the bike .....it has character, and is not like buying a Honda etc you may have had before. It has ways you have to learn, and get used to....but I think is the better for that.

To many they can be seen as faults at first...but to many it is the appeal (fuel pumps, final drives, EWS etc aside) of the GS

Fill it up anyway you want and enjoy

 

[Wapping]

There certainly are some 'strange' questions cropping up at the moment with all these GS's being sold on the new plate........

Please don't exclude the 'old' plate owners, they will get upset

 

[Dainese Brave]

Please don't exclude the 'old' plate owners, they will get upset

Apologies......all the new owners

 

[tunnie]

Wow lot of replies for such a simple task for some.

Firstly want to say big thank-you to everyone who replied, especially Wapping.

As discussed with some friends, there is huge difference from passing your test, to actually riding a bike in the real world.

To answer some the extensive replies:

I guess that you are taking the tank bag off?

Not off, just unzipped, and pushed forward against the screen,

Do take care if sitting astride your bike when filling. Your foot may slip (possibly due to the floor being slippery from spilt fuel, left by anti-social car drivers who do not care about spilling fuel down their bumpers.... and onto the ground....see above). If you tumble off it may well hurt, may well damage your bike, spill fuel and you will look like a tit

Couple of times, my foot has slipped, and i thought 'oh shit' but held on, another reason for me posting this thread. I am 6ft4 so my knees are bent sitting on the GS, so fairly stable. But now i will try re-filling on centre stand, see how i get on

One question you have not asked: Do you take your helmet and / or gloves off when filling?

No, mainly cause of the hassle. Have to carefully take my in-ear headphones off, often rubber part goes flying, windscarf ect, its easier to leave it all on.

Rather than go to all the trouble draining the tank and measuring, you can check next time you stop for fuel, with or without your tank bag.

Put the bike on it's side stand and fill it. Take a careful note of how much fuel goes in.

Then, carefully, holding onto the fuel line's handle and maybe considering closing the fuel cap (carefully) sit astride the bike at vertical and see if you can get any more fuel in. If so, how much? There is a large part of your answer.

Now, carefully put the fuel line down. Don't put it into the holster or you will waste time. Put the cap on your tank, carefully.

Get off your bike and pull it onto the centre stand. Open the fuel cap again. Can you get any more fuel in? If so, how much? There is the second part of your answer.

I'll try this on a quiet day, so i don't delay as kind motorist behind me

PS Of course, having brimmed it vertical, if you then in short order put the bike on its side stand, fuel will possibly pour out of the overflow, over your feet. Which rather negates the whole brimfull operation in the first place.

I have only managed to get £15/17 worth of fuel in, before the fuel is sloshing around the bottom of the grey neck thing. I usually fill up with 1 bar on the fuel gauge, and range saying approx 50 miles left

 

[Wapping]

Wow lot of replies for such a simple task for some.
Firstly want to say big thank-you to everyone who replied, especially Wapping. .....As discussed with some friends, there is huge difference from passing your test, to actually riding a bike in the real world.....
....fill up with 1 bar on the fuel gauge, and range saying approx 50 miles left

Good stuff You''ll get the hang of it, no doubt.

You should petition the Dept of Transport to add a question or two about filling motorcycles into the test, alongside, "What should you do in fog?".

When I took my test it was twice around the block and if you did not run the examiner over when he stepped out to test your brakes and reactions it was a pass. But that was a golden age. Men were men, jeans and a jacket could be made of anything and RD250's (on L plates) was the way to start....

Mind how you go and don't worry too much, please.

 

[David Nimrod]

Mind how you go and don't worry too much, please.

Best advice one could give really

 

[cafemaestro]

WAAAAAAIIIIIT A MINUTE!

Aren't you guys all getting a bit hasty?

Surely we should all carry out a risk assessment before attempting to refuel the bike?

Thus the answers to the question over slip hazards, spilt fuel and dangerous car filler uppers will become self evident each time

 

[tunnie]

Good stuff You''ll get the hang of it, no doubt.

You should petition the Dept of Transport to add a question or two about filling motorcycles into the test, alongside, "What should you do in fog?".

When I took my test it was twice around the block and if you did not run the examiner over when he stepped out to test your brakes and reactions it was a pass. But that was a golden age. Men were men, jeans and a jacket could be made of anything and RD250's (on L plates) was the way to start....

Mind how you go and don't worry too much, please.

Took my car test in 2001, loved the emergency stops

It was raining in one of my lessons, i asked if we could do an emergency stop. Answer was, "No, they don't do emergency stops in the wet on a test"

My reply "oh? So nothing unexpected ever occurs when its raining?"