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Post by CopperDeer on May 16, 2013 18:29:10 GMT -5
So I just bought an 04 Derbi GP1 50cc LC 2T on Monday. Basically I'm perplexed, I can't get it to take anywhere near what the specs say the tank capacity is before it's full to the brim, even after running it bone dry out of fuel in the middle of the road. The first day everything seemed normal, about a gallon took it from 1/4 to full. The next morning the gauge only read around halfway (with only a mile or two of riding since filling up the night before). I checked for fuel leaks, doesn't appear to be any although I smelled some raw fuel. I figured maybe the gauge is busted and I'd just know to fill up every 100 miles or so. Nope, it ran out after about 60 miles. Took only 1.1 gal to where fuel was just about coming out of the filler neck. The gauge now reads about 3/8th when I fill up and reaches 0 after 30 miles, I can cram around a gallon in after every 50 miles which is what I do now. Is there some reserve tank or something I'm not getting??? is going on here? Please tell me I'm retarded and my bike is fine  |
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Post by CopperDeer on May 16, 2013 21:53:57 GMT -5
In case anybody else ever has this issue, I figured it out pretty quickly. Turns out I am, indeed, retarded  This particular scooter must be on the center stand to be fueled properly. I'm guessing what happened the first night is that I refueled it correctly on the center stand but it seeped out overnight while tilted on the kickstand. The fuel filler cap is on the left side near the rear where it would lean over the most. So now I can't ever use the kickstand when I have more than half a tank?!?! That's a major inconvenience. Maybe the cap isn't sealed properly but that seems like a design flaw to me. None of my other bikes made much of a difference for fuel filling on the center stand. |
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Post by skuttadawg on May 17, 2013 1:46:14 GMT -5
Always fill it up and park on the CS . On the CS it is level rather than leaning and much safer when parked as it is so easy to tip over and break mirrors and blinkers .
My 2T only holds 4 liters and I got a laugh when I filled it up for 2.50 on a 1/4 tank . Mine was decent stock on MPG but with a BBK , a pipe and able to rev much higher than the 49cc did it is a Pac Man on gas but fun to zoom while sounding like an angry bee
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Post by prodigit on May 17, 2013 4:30:30 GMT -5
I don't have that problem with my taotao's and their behind the passenger seat fueltank, nor with my BMS which was a heavy sucker to get on the center stand.
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Post by scootnwinn on May 17, 2013 8:57:26 GMT -5
Turns out I am, indeed, retarded This particular scooter must be on the center stand to be fueled properly. That mad me laugh don't worry we all are sometimes. Your cap is not sealing right some times its just the rubber gasket dries out have a look. I do recommend centerstand parking. I have with rare exceptions always fueled my bikes on the centerstand. Be good |
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Post by CopperDeer on May 17, 2013 9:37:03 GMT -5
I just never bothered with it with any of my other bikes, well except sometimes my Tao Tao, it was so light that a strong breeze could knock it over. I just got in the habit of kicking out the kickstand while still mounted on my Ninja, letting it catch, and then getting off the bike. It is a good practice for refueling anyways, though. I remember it making maybe a 5-10% difference on my Ninja or Tao Tao but not 50%!!!! I'll have to look at the gas cap some more. It might not even have leaked from there, I'm sure there's a vent or something. Maybe it would help if I read the owner's manual some more Glad I could share a moment of buffoonery  |
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