Re: [ST] Re:Poor fuel consumption

["Rick & Joyce" <rnjwesc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The bike handles pretty well with the new tyres but still gets
> an annoying wiggle from the rear when tipping into a corner.
> It happens only occasionally so maybe it's just the way the
> bike reacts to certain bits of road?

You might want to increase the preload a couple of turns to
compensate for the pillion.  When my ~150 lb daughter is on the
back, I add 5 full turns to the rear preload & it handles like a
dream.

> Now for a bitch, i found that the low fuel warning light and
gauge
> consistantly tell me i'm low on fuel when the tank is still a
third full!
> It's a real PITA, how do i fix this?

Probably a bad fuel sender.

- -Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST
"NO Dawg"


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