I made a squidly mistake.

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m1a1dvr · #1 Unread post by **m1a1dvr** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:51 pm

So there I was riding down the highway and the engine started sputtering. I reached down and and tried to find the fuel switch. And low and behold I could not find it. So in a matter of seconds the engine stalled while I was doing 60. To get out of the situation I just pulled into the devolpment that was right off of the road and found the switch. I got the fuel switched over to reserve but it would not stay running when I went to take off. It turnes out that I was three gears high. The bad part about it all was it took me four or five tries to figure that out.

VermilionX · Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:53 pm

that's not squidly to me. more like a newbie mistake.

squidly is doing 143mph on a freeway and letting the speed go up that high before letting reason kick in and ease off the throttle.

dieziege · #3 Unread post by **dieziege** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:55 pm

no no... the sqidly way is to pop a wheelie as soon as it starts sputtering so the fuel will all flow down to the back of the tank where the pickup is located. You just made a typical newb mistake.

jmillheiser · Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:01 pm

VermilionX wrote:that's not squidly to me. more like a newbie mistake.

squidly is doing 143mph on a freeway and letting the speed go up that high before letting reason kick in and ease off the throttle.

LOL. was that on Aya or Aya Mk II LOL

I have done the on ramp oops before but only to the tune of about 100 or so (even my lowly 600 bandit can hit 80mph 1/4 way down an on ramp).

VermilionX · Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:04 pm

jmillheiser wrote:
VermilionX wrote:that's not squidly to me. more like a newbie mistake.

squidly is doing 143mph on a freeway and letting the speed go up that high before letting reason kick in and ease off the throttle.
LOL. was that on Aya or Aya Mk II LOL

I have done the on ramp oops before but only to the tune of about 100 or so (even my lowly 600 bandit can hit 80mph 1/4 way down an on ramp).

it was Aya mkII... i've only pushed Aya around 110mph, didn't get the chance to push it harder.

also, regarding easing off the throttle... i can't believe how fast my speed dropped when i eased off. i was down to 80+mph in a short time w/o braking.

jmillheiser · Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:15 pm

aerodynamics is a wonderful thing LOL

m1a1dvr · #7 Unread post by **m1a1dvr** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:16 pm

Yeah you guys are right. It was a noobie mistake. I have found out that I did not fill the tank enough. I only got 120 miles on that tank. If I remember right I am up to 150 right now on this tank.

VermilionX · Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:18 pm

jmillheiser wrote:aerodynamics is a wonderful thing LOL

i was still tucked in and my bike is supposed to be aerodynamic.

i guess the wind resistance is still a lot and me+my bike only weighs around 486lbs.

jmillheiser · Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:20 pm

the GS should do more than 150mi per tank. it has a huge tank.

my bandit can do 150mi per tank riding in town and almost 200mi per tank on the highway, and my tank holds about a gallon less than yours

VermilionX · Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:24 pm

jmillheiser wrote:the GS should do more than 150mi per tank. it has a huge tank.

my bandit can do 150mi per tank riding in town and almost 200mi per tank on the highway, and my tank holds about a gallon less than yours

several things can affect mpg like...

- riding style, if you like running at higher rpms, less mpg.
- throttle control smoothness, the smoother you are, the more mpg you'll get.
- stop and go frequencies.