i learned this lesson the hard way. only i as riding around and didn't realize mine was already on reserve. it sputtered on me a few times, stopped once, but i was no where near a gas station.
got off, flipped the switch around a few times, made a mental note of where the next closest station was... got it started and kept riding. for what ever reason, i passed the first gas station, thinking i can make it to the one closest to the house, fill it up and be on my way. well i think my bike figured out that i was about to pass a 2nd one,and died again on me on the spot. lucky me i felt it lurch forward and pulled in the center divider. i tried flipping the switch again to see if i could get it back started, it didn't want to, so i ended up having to push it across two lanes of traffic into the empty lot next to the gas station. let it roll down a hill, it cranked, i went and filled it up. made a note of how many miles i had ridden.
even still with my 250... i again felt the bike lurching, but couldn't reach down to switch it over to reserve, so as i approached the gas station, i turned the curve, and was about to turn in before it stopped on me. again... had to push it to the pump and got it filled. i know sometime this month going to have to take it to the shop. i wanna get a service done on it. i got 179 miles, but then again i'm still not sure if i filled it up all the way. so i'm prolly going to go fill it again later on today just to make sure, and start over with my trip odometer.
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Chelle B.
2004 Ninja 250 ... Blasting right by you with a smile on my face
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