So, what size IS the gas tank on a 2009 Buddy!
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- Tenchi
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So, what size IS the gas tank on a 2009 Buddy!
I've read more than a few websites that bemoaned the decreased capacity of the Buddy 125 gas tank over the years. I filled mine today, could still see fuel in the tank (gauge was in the empty zone) and she took a gallon. Is it 1.7, 1.3 or something in between?
By the way, riding a bit harder than the first fill up netted a shade under 88 mpg.
By the way, riding a bit harder than the first fill up netted a shade under 88 mpg.
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The most I've put in my '08 150 tank is 1.25 gals.
I think it was all but dry when I pulled into the gas station.
I don't even worry about my fuel consumption, I think I'm getting somewhere around 90 mpg. My only complaint is that it seems as if I'm always getting gas! (Every 100 miles or so.....)
I think it was all but dry when I pulled into the gas station.
I don't even worry about my fuel consumption, I think I'm getting somewhere around 90 mpg. My only complaint is that it seems as if I'm always getting gas! (Every 100 miles or so.....)
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The most I ever got into mine at a fill-up was 1.3. Usually I am right around 1 gallon exactly though when I fill it. I've heard that the tank is 1.5gal, but I've never put it to the test. When I filled it with 1.3, I had not yet actually run out of gas (unless it ran out the moment I pulled it up to the gas station).
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Doesn't it say, somewhere, that the Buddy has a 1.6gal tank?
At any rate, I have put 1.56 gallons into my '08 Buddy 150. I can't figure out how so many of us can have such a wide variety of amounts though.
Howard
At any rate, I have put 1.56 gallons into my '08 Buddy 150. I can't figure out how so many of us can have such a wide variety of amounts though.
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I believe it technically is a 1.5 gallon tank. You will never actually put that much gas in it though as first off, you never use all of the gas that's in there (even if you run out of gas, there is still some left, just not enough to get pumped to the engine.). Plus you never actually fill the tank to the very brim when gassing up. Another thing to consider is gasoline expands with heat. So if filling up in cold weather you'll be able to put a bit more gas in there, if it is hot, a bit less (we're not talking big amounts here). Also, personally I question just how accurate the gas station pumps are. Of course I can't prove that...
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I was out running around today and glanced down and saw that the needle was on the peg. I put in 1.069 gallons, not to the top but to the lip.
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If you want to play with cager's minds....
Pull up to the pump, pull out a thimble from your pocket, and pretend to fill her up that way. Spill a couple of drops and mumble to yourself about "there goes ten miles of riding." Okay, I'm not awake yet. I thought it was funny.