Fuel fill up question ...

[wheatonFJR]

Center stand.

I want to have all 6.6 Gals available that were advertised for the bike...cuz, you never know...I occasionally do a quick eye check of the oil level at the same time.

I've always done it this way, and the FJR is flipping easy to get on the center stand.

 

[mcatrophy]

Center stand.I want to have all 6.6 Gals available that were advertised for the bike...cuz, you never know...I occasionally do a quick eye check of the oil level at the same time.

I've always done it this way, and the Gen 3 FJR is flipping easy to get on the center stand.

Fixed it for you .

 

[wheatonFJR]

Center stand.

I want to have all 6.6 Gals available that were advertised for the bike...cuz, you never know...I occasionally do a quick eye check of the oil level at the same time.

I've always done it this way, and the Gen 3 FJR is flipping easy to get on the center stand.

Fixed it for you

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True, but I did it with my Gen 1 as well. Maybe I just have the strength of 12 men...doesn't seem like a big deal.

But after seeing all these sidestand responses, maybe I'll just live on the wild side, fill it up on the sidestand and let it all hang out. I mean really, what could go wrong?

 

[FXRS]

Well, currently with my FJR I fall into the camp of:

Pull up with gas pump on the left side, bike on sidestand, dismount and fill up.

Back in the Arab oil embargo of the early seventies with 3 hour gas lines (and only odd/even days based on license plate number) I took an entirely different approach:

It involved a hose, a metal gallon gas can and my dad's car parked unattended in the garage...... Can't remember which side I poured the gas into my bike from.... It was only a Honda Trail 70 so didn't take much, almost went undetected

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Still can't believe I was able to license and register that little bike to ride legally on the streets!!

 

[hppants]

I suppose it's fair to state that we haven't solved the mystery of the best fill up method just yet. I have every faith we will eventually get there.

In the interim, we might take comfort from knowing this undeniable fact....

This thread belongs in NEPRT

 

[Fred W]

Agreed, for the "P" factor alone.

 

[Uncle Hud]

Oh ye with small imaginations, may the world's beauty one day be revealed to you in all its mysterious magnificence.

And I'm gonna try to fuel while sitting on the bike. Hope I don't drop it.

 

[Bill Lumberg]

I'm not saying I recommend it (or against it), but it's easy to do once you get used to how far/close you want to be to the pump. I'm pleased to say that I have melded with my current machine enough that I am back to being able to burn a tank and not be ready to stop for any reason but fuel. 2 minutes and I'm back in motion.

 

[gapiob]

I really agree with that.
When I fill up the tank in the morning, the weekly constraints mean that I do not have time to decendre motorcycle. So I'm used to do by staying on. And as it is a habit, I stay on the bike even when I'm not in a hurry, or I'm duo on the bike. I just pull of of the lateral stand by security

 

[its just rain]

Just got home from a nice 200 mile ride on my "new" bike, was pleasantly surprised to see this topic still alive. I so look forward to a smile or two with my late afternoon libation! Oh, and I get off the bike and fill it up on the left side. Thought you might want to know.

 

[PhilJet09]

Center stand.I want to have all 6.6 Gals available that were advertised for the bike...cuz, you never know...I occasionally do a quick eye check of the oil level at the same time.I've always done it this way, and the Gen 3 FJR is flipping easy to get on the center stand.

Fixed it for you .

True, but I did it with my Gen 1 as well. Maybe I just have the strength of 12 men...doesn't seem like a big deal.But after seeing all these sidestand responses, maybe I'll just live on the wild side, fill it up on the sidestand and let it all hang out. I mean really, what could go wrong?

Yer tires could go flat. :rofl: