[Mongoose]

When I fill up i use a plastic gas can. I sit on the bike to keep it upright. I fill to the top of the bar in the hole as the manual says to... but still.... gas gauge never reads "Full"... always one bar missing. Is a full fill-up even possible?

 

[Mongoose]

I think there is supposed to be 6. Starting directly under the F and ending at the E. I never see more than 5.

 

[Mongoose]

Do you fill to the bar?

 

[Mongoose]

hmmmm... maybe my driveway is slanted? lol.

 

[Mongoose]

If the tank is empty how do i get there? Lmao!

 

[Mongoose]

Good advice everyone.

 

[Mongoose]

ideally you don't wanna let it get that low... lol. Also.... helpful hint for everyone.... my dealer told me to use nothing less than 89 octane. Not for performance reasons but because 89 is where they start to "regulate" gas. 87 could have all sorts of contaminates and stuff. Also i read on the net that Sonoco gas has the least amount of sulfer parts per million in it (sulfer is bad for the aluminum in our motors).
PS. I filled up today (on kickstand) to about 1/4" above the bracket and got 6 bars =)

 

[Mongoose]

also... i have another thread about the service schedule. I made an easier to read chart in excel.
http://www.cbr250.net/forum/cbr250-service-maintenance/459-2011-honda-cbr250r-service-schedule.html

 

[Mongoose]

My biggest complaint about the bike, actually my only real complaint is that I just can't gas her up without tiny gas specks all over the tank. Some nozzles are more friendly than others but still impossible not to get any splash back. When I wipe it off I wonder if I am taking the wax off or if I am scratching the tank with paper towels. It looks a little swirly. But, I bought my bike to ride not stare at the tank so not that big of a deal. On a quick unrealated note. Got to take my friends new Griso out for a ride Saturday. All kinds of torque, great handling, ergos almost identical to the cbr250 It was a real blast. Believe it or not I was very happy to get back on my bike. I am convinced it is more fun than anything I have ridden.

I have filled my bike at the pump a total of 2 times since i bought it for this very reason. Do yourself a favor.... buy a 2 or 5 gallon blitz gas can. That way you can slowly fill with no splashing. I also use Startron ethanol treatment so i just dump it in the gas can b4 i fill it so i have "treated" gas standing by. Just food for thought =]

 

[Mongoose]

Has anyone compared the Startron treatment to the Lucas? I almost wanna say i got better MPG with the lucas... it's an older more reputable brand I think. I will run a full tank and keep track of the MPG on each brand and report back, as well as how smooth it runs and so on.

 

[Mongoose]

Given the range of this bike (200+ miles in between fill-ups) it just seems logical to fill from a gas can. Then you don't have to keep rags or paper towels under your seat. The splattering gas is prob eating off the wax, not to mention paper towel leave swirl marks. When ever I fill up my car I just take my gas can with me and fill it up after I fill my car. Just my $0.02 =]

 

[Mongoose]

It doesn't seem very logical if you ride 60 miles a day, every day. I find myself needing to fill up every 3 days or so, and considering that I would use a gallon of gas each time I need to drive the truck to a gas station to fill the can, the extra cost would start to add up.

Ya... there are variables.... i'll give you that. In your situation (if it were me) i would just buy a bigger gas can.... like a 10 gallon. I pour from the can primarily to have an accurate mix of fuel conditioner additive. with lucas it's a simple 12ml to every 2 gallons and i have a 2 gal can. with a 10 gal can i would just do 2 oz. if you fill from the pump then ya gotta start doing math which bores me (ie. 2.39 gal lets say = ??? oz or ml of lucas). 2nd reason is just cause of the splatter. I live in an area where the pumps don't have the rubber tube thing and it always splatters no matter how fast/slow or whatever angle you have the nozzle. never fails.