EX500 Fuel Reserve Question

Hmmm... That makes sense.

I had to use my reserve for the first time in about a year last night, and I had a hard time getting the bike to run on the reserve fuel (it wouldn't idle right, or die as soon as I got on the gas). After about 5 minutes of fussing with it on the side of a highway at 11pm, I finally got it running.

I assumed I had all this trouble because the gas was seperated and old. Any other reason why it would act this way on reserve? Last time I used the reserve, it fired right back up and I was on my way.

Yeah, I remember reading that thread, but what Curt is saying is the opposite of what QKENUF4U is saying. What Curt is saying is similar to what happened. But I read somewhere else along the lines of what QKENUF4U said.

I just asked someone I work with about it as well, and he said the same thing, the tube may get clogged, but the gas should be the same.

Well, it wasn't that I didn't realize I was running out of gas, but the first time I felt the lack of power was on a highway on ramp, with the next exit 3 miles away, so I tried to go for it. Unfortunately, I fell about 200 feet short of the 1 mile away sign.

Last time I felt that first hesitation (previous tank of gas), I made it all the way home from work, about 15 miles without using the reserve.


Either way, it could be the empty carbs thing, since I definitely rode until they were dry.

1Adam12 said:

If you were to accidently run it dry - just prime the gas petcock - switch to reserve and let her rip. As a practice I use my petcock and switch to reserve every now and then when I think about it and just avoid the issue of having blockages with a little preventative maintenance.

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Well, I think that's what I need to do. Use reserve now and then whenever I think about it. I usually keep the tank somewhat full (above halfway) just so I never have to think about it, so even if I flip to reserve at the first sign of low gas, it still may only get used once or twice a year.