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[Jeff Khoury]

I usually have to go to reserve at about 200 miles, however I ride pretty hard most of the time.

On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 7:49 AM, Paul Whatley pwhatfourever@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: [u][/u] Yes the engine did sputtered, coughed, wheezed and died before I switched to reserve after I had pulled off the road. So your explanation makes perfect sense, especially now understanding that gas flows only under vacuum. I filled my tank last night when I had 210 miles on the trip odometer. Thanks much for the explanation. Will probably order that magnetic drain plug from you shortly. Paul Sent from my iPhone On May 29, 2014, at 9:36 AM, "Fred Hink" wrote: Did you run clear out of gas till the engine stopped? The reason your bike is hard to start after that is because the float bowl is mostly empty and it takes a while for fuel to fill it back up. The flow of fuel from your petcock is only on when the engine is cranking with vacuum supplied to the petcock. So it takes a few seconds or longer for enough fuel to flow into the float bowl to raise the level where the pilot jet has enough to start with and then it should start fine after that. With experience, you can catch the engine starting to run out of fuel on the regular tank and make the switch to reserve while you are still moving. You ll notice precisely when the fuel level is correct as the engine will stop stumbling and take throttle normally. So if you are in the range of when you think you may run out of fuel, keep an eye and ear out for any performance changes and be ready to make the switch from regular tank to reserve. You can always do the lean bike over and slosh the low side gas to the petcock trick. You should be able to get another 10-20 miles doing this. Fuel mileage like most everything else varies with the situation, so YMMV. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com [b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Thursday, May 29, 2014 7:50 AM [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com ; nomad59@... [b]Cc:[/b] eddiebmauri@... [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Question re Pick Up Truck Bed Cover - NKLR Lol. I hit reserve a few weeks ago. As a newbie I was surprised when that happened at 238 miles and thought my recently purchased trusty 2006 steed was failing me. I switched to reserve but it did not start easily. I may have flooded it too. I then read on the group that one member normally hits reserve between 240 and 245 miles. Who knew 20% of your fuel remained in reserve?