How to Fuel a Motorcycle 

Comments are a bit harsh. I'm a new rider. I wasn't sure how far to fill up the tank or if there are any specifics. So thank you. I learnt that from your video.

This video was made in 2012... And here I am in 2021, just bought a new 125cc motorcycle and was stressing myself out that I have no idea how to fill up my tank. It helped me out tremendously. Thank you.

2:45 is where the video successfully starts lol

Something that's important is always keeping contact between the tip of the fueling nozzle and the metal rim of your gas can (don't free-pour it in), as it grounds your bike and will reduce the chance of a spark. Fast flowing gas through the hose generates static electricity.

Thank you, this is great. I filled up my bike for the first time the other day and I was so nervous. I've been driving a car half my life but something about filling my bike was intimidating. I didn't even get off my bike because I thought it would be best to keep the tank level when I filled it...I wasn't brave enough to go anywhere near the top either as it was clicking away at me almost straight away. So thank you for this video I'm sure there are lots of newbies who appreciate it :)

Just bought my first bike 2015 Ninja 650 ABS and had to watch this video for my first fuel fill. Lmao Thanks! :D

let's take a moment and talk about the dog in the back of the tacoma.

So far you are the only person that actually showed us how to properly full a motorcycle gas tank. I'll give you a like and subscribe. 👍😀

Thanks for that. As straightforward as it would seem, just wanted clarification as I'm thinking about getting my first bike, so that was very helpful. When I was over in the US, I liked the system over there where you pay before you fill in most places. There is so much fuel theft here in Australia due to the fact they let you fill before you pay.

So I would bet you can save your receipts and write them off on your taxes if you're pulling a significant amount of money from RU-vid. It's a business expense.

I now feel I have the confidence to put fuel in my motorcycle without doing it wrong. ;)

I recently bought a motorcycle, this video was really helpful. Thank you man.

One thing you actually missed out, if there are paper towels near the station you should wipe around your fuel cap just to make sure there's no splash back getting on your gear :P

i usually fill my bike with it standing upright to get the full use of my 2.7 galleon tank.

This is crazy! Baby Motonosity 👶🏻. Finally riding the 2020 R3, it’s been a long time coming. Waited last season and then coronavirus hit. Gotta fuel up for the first time. Glad I can finally fill up myself again, gotta love Oregon.

I remember my first fill up... and it didn’t go well. I filled up like normal except if the fuel level passes the tip of the nozzle then it will stop you from filling any more, except I thought maybe it was broken and managed to bypass the overfilling mechanism by holding it just under half way. I was looking at the price, minding my own business before a stranger tapped me on the shoulder and pointed to the ground. About £5 worth of petrol was in a puddle on the floor. So yeah I learned from my mistakes. 😂

First time I filled up it kept cutting off, the nozzle was in too deep, now I know why lmao thank you man

This is the first motovlog I ever watched.

Hi there! Thanks for the video! I put the nuzzle in just as you would with a car and tried pumping gas the first time, and then wondered how much I could full up - if there was an indicator inside the tank or something - I was not sure with the expansion of the gas once its hot etc. This helped a lot! Thanks for sharing!

Perfect, I was looking at how to properly fill my gas tank and since this video has a Suzuki(I own an sv650s) this video is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

Thanks for making the video. Since it's different than filling up a car, know that your video did help at least one new rider. There are others it helped on here.

This actually helped a lot more than you may think haha Thanks!

Thank you, I was thinking about buy my first Motorcycles so I looking at easy steps to do these kinda of things. Thanks again!

Not clear enough. I burned off my eye brows, lost control of my bowels and killed 3 innocent stray cats

When I did my first fuel up last week I had a small problem. When I put the nossel at a certain angle, the trigger would just click and no petrol would come out. The trigger would click and touch with the frame. So I had to angle the nozzel more upright and I was in such an uncomfortable position because I used the only available pump which was on the right and my kickstand naturally is on the left so I had to lean the nozzel in a lot. Any tips? Or should I just not use a right-side pump?

I can understand putting gas in a car, but why a motorcycle? A motorcycle is MUCH easier to push than a car.

I always tap the gas pump on the ground before putting it in, because there is usually always gas left over from the last person and it's just sitting there. Coincidentally when I was at chevron last time I tapped it on the ground without squeezing the pump and just a huge splash of gas came out before I even paid for anything. That would be a tip I would give to anybody. Great bike you have and safe riding bro!

So it's like an escort service. You pay the amount upfront, pull off her gas cap, put your nozzle in her fuel hole, start pumping the amount you desire for eg: if it's full tank,....pump till her brim, remove your nozzle from her hole when you're done, put on her gas cap & pray that you don't catch anything nor get her system in a jiffy 9 months later......thank you for this video!!! It was very informational! Now let me go pump some gas in some bike....

GREAT CONTENT ,very Very helpful!! Helped me not worry at the pump and refuel on confidence

Just watched up until 5:37 so he can say Squirt Squirt into the gas tank. I giggled a lil

Thank you for the great tutorial brother.

I was curious what state your in? I live in Wisconsin. TY for the vid. I enjoyed it. Will be getting my first bike in about 10 days waiting for it to come from the factory I already paid for it! So Excited!!

Thank you, I am new to it. I needed this.

People might think this is video is a joke. but in all honesty its a good video. When I bought my first bike I looked like a fucking idiot because I couldn't get the cap open..

My CBR250R has a weird bar in the middle, my gas stations nearby don't start filling unless you pull back the "ring" thing, and I'm not sure if I can adjust the amount coming out with just a light press or heavy press. If only filling up was as easy as yours. I make it sound bad, but it's not terrible. I DID have a horrible time trying to figure out how to fill up the first time though haha.

2nd on gear!! Glad you are okay! .... Octane depends a lot on your bike's compression ratio. The bike I ride has very low ratio and manufacturer recommends 87... but I do run 89 in the middle of summer.

First time riding and I actually didnt know how to fill it up with petrol :) thanks mate

What part of Austin are you riding through?

Thanks for the tips on fueling. I hadn't ridden in quite a while.

I've always wanted to ride one of those things. I'm used to driving regularly.

Thanks. So techincally you could hang the hose in and wait until the detector causes a stop of fueling, right? But that is too early?

Very helpful. Thank you !! New rider needed this help

This was super helpful even in 2022 thank you !

Hey man just a thought, when I was riding I always traveled to the Canyon Lake area. It's only 30-45 min from south Austin. Great hills and greenery, the lake in the background and It's just an AWESOME place to ride. Hope to see you commenting on this for some incite haha (since youve always asked for it)

Your videos make me excited to own a bike. :)

There are some polite folks here on RU-vid. I thought it was cool of you to show something that someone who doesn't know and may be too afraid to ask.

Wait, is this the same motonosity as the one that has a BMW S1000RR now?

I have been using the same motorcycle for over a year now, and I just got a new one. I took it for fuel because I wanted more in the tank. I stuck the nozzle in, and it clicked really fast, so I thought that was strange, and I took off. I only got 78 cents worth, and the gas indicator needle didn't move much. It seems this new tank is more complicated... I thought I knew how to pump gas, but I don't know now! Bah!... The tips you gave in your video will help me the next time I go to try to fill the new one up. Where I live, our gas pumps have little holes in a band a couple inches above the end, and I've never seen if those are breathing holes or if gas comes out of them... I don't want to leave them out and get gas everywhere, so I'll have to look down into the tank next time... Why can't everyone make their pumps the same?...

+motonosity what state do you live in?

I'm excited for the other 'moto' videos! :)

I'm 16 and in the UK so next year I can ride a 125cc maximum, what you guys recommend?

Not sure if channel copy or just you didn't know there is a more popular Motonosity

The last time we had 3.10 was like couple years ago. and just wondering, what kind of gas is good for your bike, regular, plus or premium

What kind of bike do you ride? that blue one??

This is very helpful since I'm getting my first motorcycle

It depends. If you have an older bike like I do (84 Nighthawk) then the bike uses a carb not fuel injection. In Canada we have 10 or 15 percent Ethanol in our lower octane gases. These older bikes HATE ethanol. And you shouldn't use 93 or 94 octane either because it has an additive that can strip the lubricants inside of a bike engine.

It doesn't have a click at the end like car automatic stop in the tank? What if i keep the nozzle inside and lock it open will fuel overflow?

Yesterday I did it by myself for first time, bug the gas went out so fast that it jumped out and splashed over my jacket and the tank, and even the motor. I was so scared, and I needed to leave the bike to dry for half an hour because I didn't want to start it up like that. So thanks a lot for the video.

Then why'd you watch?

Sometimes when I turn may bike off it drips a bit of petrol on the bottom of the bike and on the floor, is this bad or just unborn fuel being evacuated from the cylinder?

Important question here: Will the nozzle stop automatically when the gas tank is full?

how many miles did your bike get out of that 1 tank of fuel?

It's cool dude. Too much content in your videos to care about the scenery. If I want scenery I'll take a ride myself. Keep up the videos, I enjoy watching them before work bro.

Thank you. I am so glad you posted this. I could care less for the negative comments, doesn't affect me one bit (the only person's opinion that matters to me is familiy, my boss and business clients.

This might be kind of dumb but will low fuel cause your bike not to start? I had mine started then turned ot off then I went to try to start it up again and it was cranking and everything just wouldn't come on motor was starting to turn but didn't.

It really depends on the bike. Follow whatever your manual says, if you don't have one look it up online. Higher octane does nothing to increase power or fuel efficiency, but it's not really going to hurt it. I go with the low octane, because that's what my manual says.

How About Ice, snow and cold weather..??? Do u ride in these months ?? Just asking...Hope u're gonna help..Thanks in advance .!!

What sort of mileage do you get from just commuting and around town???

Simple. But as a beginner i had to make sure. Thanks for the info!

I got a ktm duke 390 should i use regular or premium? And 300v oil?

Wouldn't the overfill alarm go off or is that if you try to fill while the nozzle is in the fuel?

I am a chain smoker. Should I not smoke when filling up?

You should ride up next to that Toyota truck and pet that dog.

I wish I would have watched this earlier. I am a new rider, went to go fill up my tank for the first time. Put my kick stand on, out the pump in like I would a car and kept pumping expecting it to click off. Well it didn’t and has spilled all over my bike and ground. Embarrassed, I started during my bike with towels. Also embarrassed, there was a Harley rider on the other side(who didn’t bother to help). I’ll know next time. Any advice on getting gasoline on your bike after I dried it? Other than the smell, do o need to do anything else?

I'm sure you've answered this before. But what kind of mileage do you get?

You can fill it some more by putting the last bit of gas off it's side stand, basically center the bike for the last few trickles, after you're done filling it up while it was on side stand.

This is the usual way to fill up. My CBR has a bar just inside the tank that prevents the nozzle from being pushed down into the tank. In either case, fill slowly to all for the max gas to be pumped in and avoid splashing

what kind of bike was this?

Do you have a video on how to breathe? Just wondering.

what if high flow gas amount comes out of your bike all dirty how do u avoid that

Woah I didn't know you had an old channel.

4:45 that's what she said. Also, I'm 18, never rode a bike until yesterday and today. I was extra cautious because I mostly drove on gravel and only sometimes on the road, got to 75 mph, but only for a second. The bike is a honda cbr 600rr. I'm thinking of buying a 250 ninja or something similar. Only positives I see is better gas and more fun, but seems pretty dangerous no matter how safe of a driver you are, there are a lot of unsafe drivers on the road. I had a blast on the bike though.

One problem some noobs run into when filling up is that some gas nozzles are only activated when pushed inside a tank... there is a plastic thing around the nozzle that you have to push back with your hand to allow it to flow, otherwise it won't work.

Do you mind answering what you do for work?

Which city is this ?

Also! There's no need to turn the killswitch red button when fueling right?

Hei Man, I'm New here in states, Thanks for the Videos .! i have 16 years motorcycling experience back in my country. Im here now, im wanting to have a M'bike, i just wanna ask u somthing : Can we use motorcycle January To December i mean all year long ?? im in Houston ! is that safe to ride Nov-Feb .?? im thinking of having a CB1000R (not cbr1000rr)

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I have to twist the hose to get it out. Why? Because if I do not I cannot just tap and let the nozzle drip for some reason. It forces me to twist it and lift the nozzle in a weird way so that it is facing up to prevent dripping.

How was your SV650 on gas? MPG

I have got a question, I have a motorcycle without a fuel gage, I have to look in the tank to see how much I have, I have a fuel switch: off open and reserve I can ride 40Km on reserve but when I would like to see how many there is left in the tank I have to look in it, but it's completely dark in the tank ofcourse How could I do this?

how much did it cost to fill ur motorcycle up

Isn't this the old motonosity

@Motonosity that was my bad, I meant for most super sport bikes. But I guess it's just preference

This might have been said earlier - I haven't gone through all the comments. But it is important not to fill the tank up right to the top as in this example. It is ok if it's cold, but when the temps are hot (the weather not the bike) putting cold fuel into a tank right to the top doesn't leave any room for expansion. Nothing much will come of this hopefully, but it will mean that you will lose fuel when it expands as it warms up, through the breather tube.

VERY informative - was hoping you could do a follow up vid on how to twist the throttle or turn the ignition key - both as confusing as filling up a gas tank, thanks!!

I usually sit on the bike and keep it straight up. So the tank's also level and then fill her up. Otherwise you will not fill her as close to the top. Sometimes I will shake the bike to the left and right to let some air out.

it gonna be my first time getting a motorcycle how can I wash it or clean when gets dirty

When I fill up it takes a while for the gauge to show empty to full again why is that I'm new to riding

how many kilometres can you make with an full tank