Ran out of gas = improved performance ?

[alanmcorcoran]

I only look at it when I'm at the gas station (and I'm desperately trying not to forget to switch it back from reserve to "ON")

Sometimes I don't even look at it then. Typically, if I run it down to reserve, the engine coughs a bit or hesitates and I generally am able to reach under my knee and flip it backward. I'm not the world's most skilled rider but I've done this several times at high speed on multilane highways, so it can't be that hard.

So I think of it - frontwards is NORMAL, backwards means GO TO GAS STATION SOON (and don't forget to put it back and reset trip OD). Since it won't go over the top, it's pretty easy to tell by feel which position it's in.

Now if I could only master the F*cking turn signals.

[roncg41677]

Knowing where the petcock lever is pointing is pretty simple: only one end of the lever can point to "Prime". That is the end that points to the other 2 settings

As far as your bike running better, just count your blessings . Maybe the Seafoam finally worked its way completely out of the tank so now you're burning pure fuel?

[alanmcorcoran]

Originally Posted by roncg41677

only one end of the lever can point to "Prime". That is the end that points to the other 2 settings

Well said sir. That's what I was trying to say when I said "it won't go over the top."