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#1 Post by VermilionX » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:32 pm

does it make a considerable difference to you guys?

to me it does... it's much more easy to flick my bike around when my tank is almost empty. i mean it's very noticeable.

i think a full tank adds around 25lbs to my bike so that's why it's very noticeable.
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#2 Post by 9000white » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:39 pm

yeah it makes a difference on my gsx1100g suzuki.it has a high tank to start with and holds 6 gallon.sucks bad in slow turns.
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#3 Post by jonnythan » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:52 pm

That must be why they put the fuel tank under the seat of my bike, and there's a plastic air intake where the gas goes on most bikes :)
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#4 Post by sharpmagna » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:59 pm

Yup average weight of gas is 6-7lbs per gallon, you do the math for your bike :D
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#5 Post by earwig » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:38 pm

VermilionX wrote:does it make a considerable difference to you guys?

to me it does... it's much more easy to flick my bike around when my tank is almost empty. i mean it's very noticeable.

i think a full tank adds around 25lbs to my bike so that's why it's very noticeable.
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#6 Post by Relsek » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:55 pm

I notice that when my tank is near empty, the bike will tend to bring the front wheel up much more easily than when it is full.
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