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I thought I would throw this out there for discussion.....
As we all run premium fuel in out bike........
When fueling up at a station with 1 hose pumps, it takes (im told) 6 gallons of fuel to start pumping premium if the last guy used regular....hence you are wasting $$$ if you hit the premium button with a 1 hose.
I try and look for a 3 hose pump, hence I get what I pay for. Riding in SoCal with the mountains and steep grades you will know immediately if you got the wrong grade and spark knock can override your radio (loud)......
Thoughts?
As we all run premium fuel in out bike........
When fueling up at a station with 1 hose pumps, it takes (im told) 6 gallons of fuel to start pumping premium if the last guy used regular....hence you are wasting $$$ if you hit the premium button with a 1 hose.
I try and look for a 3 hose pump, hence I get what I pay for. Riding in SoCal with the mountains and steep grades you will know immediately if you got the wrong grade and spark knock can override your radio (loud)......
Thoughts?
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From: Po-Dunk Looziana
I too look for 3 hose stations, but I don't think the "6-gallon" info is correct. ˝ to 1 gallon max is what I would think. Even with this, I watch my range closely and try to empty my tank so that the next tank I'll get more good than bad.
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From: Livermore, CA
That's a pretty good point!
A while back, I would search for pumps that had the three separate hoses, but in the past few years I have not seen a single station that has three separate hoses... All have just one, at least here in Northern California.
A while back, I would search for pumps that had the three separate hoses, but in the past few years I have not seen a single station that has three separate hoses... All have just one, at least here in Northern California.
I have wondered the same thing in the past. I used to have a friend that worked for the NC Dept. of Agriculture in the Weights and Measures division. His job was testing accuracy of gas pumps. He said that it only takes a quart or so to flush the 87 stuff out of the line and start pumping the 93. Not sure I agree but that's what he told me. I still look for multiple hose pumps when I fill up.
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From: Conway, AR
I would have to believe that the switching valve between the grades would be inside the pump itself and that the only gas you got from the previous fillup would be from that valve to the pump handle itself. With that said the hoses are pretty good size so I would guess at least 1/2 to 1 gallon of gas.
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This has been discussed before but iam betting most are way off the mark on this. I have seen the inside of a pump and id bet your lucky if you get a quart of the last gas put thru that hose. Think of it this way if you walk up and hold the trigger on that hose and hold it to the ground what do you get basically nothing which means there is no gas laying in the hose. And the switch housing is in that pump your standing next to and if any little bit is left it would be sitting in the hose just above the switch station in the pump your standing next to so iam saying less than 1/2 quart if that.
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I thought I would throw this out there for discussion.....
As we all run premium fuel in out bike........
When fueling up at a station with 1 hose pumps, it takes (im told) 6 gallons of fuel to start pumping premium if the last guy used regular....hence you are wasting $$$ if you hit the premium button with a 1 hose.
I try and look for a 3 hose pump, hence I get what I pay for. Riding in SoCal with the mountains and steep grades you will know immediately if you got the wrong grade and spark knock can override your radio (loud)......
Thoughts?
As we all run premium fuel in out bike........
When fueling up at a station with 1 hose pumps, it takes (im told) 6 gallons of fuel to start pumping premium if the last guy used regular....hence you are wasting $$$ if you hit the premium button with a 1 hose.
I try and look for a 3 hose pump, hence I get what I pay for. Riding in SoCal with the mountains and steep grades you will know immediately if you got the wrong grade and spark knock can override your radio (loud)......
Thoughts?
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I'm sure the MOCO will come up with some doo-dad that costs $189.95 to hook up onto the hose while pumping to remedy this. However, I believe it would only work with HD's orange fuel splash back doo-dad that they currently sell. Oh yeah, the chrome version will be $209.95