Funny, metric system or not, we all still have 17 inch wheels........???

 

Cutting the reserve outlet tube inside the tank won't do anything to change a thing. What determines how much reserve you have is the length of the part of the main outlet tube (the longer one of the two)that is solid (won't pass fuel). When the fuel gets to this point the bike stalls, but there is still some fuel left in the tank (below the solid portion of the main outlet tube). The reserve outlet has no solid portion and allows the remaining fuel in the tank to flow out when you switch the petcock to reserve.

See #1 on the attached parts diagram.

 

My reserve intake was completely blocked when I got my '87 back on the road last year. Once Iexhausted my primary, I got about 5 km and ran out of gas, but I actually had lots left in the tank. And, the crap in the reserve gunked up my carbs. I took it apart again and cleaned a ton of sediment and rust outof the bottom of the petcock. (The rust is a long story. Suffice to say don't leave your bike with a half-tank of gas in it in the shed for 12 years. It isn't good for it!)

 

tallenuf, I was talking about cutting the main tube to get more distance before switching to reserve.

Griffin, I always store my bike for winter with the tank topped off all thw way up the filler neck. Any empty space can cause contensation and yo would get rust. I have taken rusty tanks off and fulled them with sand and water and shaken them. The trick is then to get all the water and sand out. A garden hoes and a hair dryer work.

Shadow1, Why do we mount 180mm tires to our 17" wheels?????

 

Right, it shouldread 180 55 432.

 

I think that the metric SAE debate comes down to this. Metric is easier to be more exact. Nobody wants to have to buy 7.2315/5.64758 x 17" tires.

 

431.8 actually, but who's counting? LOL Tire sizes are a wonderful mix of metric / English! Gotta love it!

 

I rounded it up

 

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perfectionist hehe