Rumours of a Hawk death

[SSSA]

So on my way home from work tonight I was playing a "spirited" game tag with a guy on a late model CBR. After he exited, I was cruising home and my motor lost all power!
I have been doing alot of carb work lately in addition to the new exhaust and Unipod installations - so I had a moment of panick.
As I was coasting to a stop on one of the main arteries that lead into NYC I had my ears tuned to the motor - you know you've done it - trying to listen for parts falling off or gears grinding...
When I coasted to a stop I planted my feet and turned to see how far I'ld have to schlep this thing to safety - to far.
After stopping and looking over the bike for obvious issues, I realized that I had run out of fuel!
Der.
Been in a cage to much lately and forgot about the short range of the Hawk.
Anyway, turned to reserve and fired up after a few minutes of trying.


"Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

[kennie]

sorry to hear about that... My petcock only really works in reserve so I tend to be extra paranoid about fuel. It'll be nice to get one of them fancy kiyo carbon tanks, but i think it costs more than my bike's worth.

Perhaps you should start carrying around a ziplock bag filled with gasoline!

[dagus]

Your problem's not your tank, it's the petcock assembly. The whole thing costs $25, get your local shop to order it. Doesn't take much to replace, either - just DON'T over-torque the nut, don't even use a wrench! You'll chew up the o-ring gasket (ask me how I know) if you screw it down any tighter than you can do with your fingers.

[kennie]

sorry, let me clarify, my total range on my hawk gets me paranoid. The kiyo tank has at least a gallon more capacity than the standard hawk tank. Thanks for the petcock tip... I eventually have to swap out the petcock and gas cap to my spare tank, since my original has about 2 pints of storage dented outta it.