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[Latty66]

I once ran out of petrol on a gsxr750 i had with the misses on the back in the pissing rain we left the bike in a farm gateway and walked a couple of miles to a small village where we found an old school petrol station where i asked to borrow a can . I.ll leave the misses as a deposit sez i . He looked her up and down and said dose she make tea ohh yes sez i . Good  kettles in the back the look her face was priceless

[Globalrider]

Do I win anything for "elevation" on a GSX1400?

If you have been higher tell us the story

Double that only on the dirt bike though!

[Hooli]

I've lost the receipt but I got 22.09ltrs in my 14 the other week & it hadn't cut out. Not bad in a 22ltr tank I thought...

[Hooli]

Do I win anything for "elevation" on a GSX1400?

If you have been higher tell us the story

Top of the Stelvio 9,045ft. My ex rode her 14 up there too & we went up the side with all the hairpins.

[Andre]

I've lost the receipt but I got 22.09ltrs in my 14 the other week & it hadn't cut out. Not bad in a 22ltr tank I thought...

More like a 24 liter tank if you fill up to the little hole. There is a thread here how do that quicker than me (haven't done that mod). My last filling was 21.67 liters (at 1.629 € a liter  ) after logging 429 km. Best so far for me. No 2nd blinking of the fuel gauge, figure I had another 40 km left in the tank.

[Hooli]

Ive not done the mod, I still shake the bike.

[ARH]

Ive not done the mod, I still shake the bike.

Me too... and every time I do it I remind myself I must do that mod! 

[Speedy1959]

Ive not done the mod, I still shake the bike.

Mmmm I wonder who the retard member was that started that Tank mod thread ??

[Speedy1959]

In case any newer members were wondering..
Twas I !

Done it to 6 or 7 of my previous bikes..
First got the idea on an older BMW GS1200.

In fact last week I re modded my mod..
I got a piece of 8mm rod and tapered one end. Then with "percussive adjustment" I enlarged the original modded hole to 8mm..
I can pretty much fill up to the brim at full speed now !!

Photo of the original mod below in case any newer members are wondering what we are on about...
Any of you who plan to do this REMEMBER to make the hole on the right side (as you sit on the bike) of the filler neck.. That will then mean the enlarged hole is at the highest point when on the side stand.
I repeat what I said in my original guide on this mod..
I only fill to the brim when I am about to go off on a decent ride..
I do not fill to the brim then leave the bike in the sun!!!
But as I originally said.. With the mod we now have the choice !

[Tony Nitrous]

Ive not done the mod, I still shake the bike.

[Tony Nitrous]

The tiny breather hole is tight up under the rim and not that easy to see or enlarge.
I put a slight bend in a sharp 6" nail to enlarge it, then belted it with my biggest philips screw driver.

[VladTepes]

Tony do Phillips drivers make better hammers than flat head? 

[Hooli]

It's best to use Phillips as if you break them you put then back in Phillip's toolbox & deny all knowledge.

[Gegs]

I like this idea as filling up is a pain [those last two inches make all the difference yes  ]

Can someone clarify though; is this mod broadening the diameter of the breather hole or as I think I read further up in the post is this creating a new hole on the RHS ??

[KiwiCol]

Nope not a new hole, just opening up the pin hole that's there.  Use a Philips screwdriver - easy.