Pre-mixing on the road?

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Pre-mixing on the road?

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All you pre-mix converted dudes -

If you plan on riding for longer than a tanks-worth, what is your strategy on the road?

Are you bringing a quart of oil and measuring cup everywhere you go? :crazy:
Shaking the bike at the pump?! :confused:
Towing a 55 gallon fuel drum on wheels? :lol:
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Premixing is a major pain in the * unless its a race only vehicle. Good luck!
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wiguy05 wrote:Premixing is a major pain in the * unless its a race only vehicle. Good luck!
ha. no sh1t.
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graphite9 wrote:Is sooo easy. I'm premix and I ride all over. Keep a 5 gal can at home already mixed. Keep a premix oil bottle with oil on it. Tell the gas guy to put exactly 1 gallon it. Since your oil bottle has oz marks on It, do the math. Its super simple I don't get why people struggle with it.

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Yeah, that's real easy????? How about a major PIA. And oil injection was created because premixing is a pain in the..... and it lends itself to engine destroying errors. Better off to keep the pump and partial premix as an error will only be half as bad. A pint or a quart bottle with oz measurement lines will work for any amount of fuel. Or even a regular quart of 2 stroke oil and a pint or 1/2 pint bottle to pour it into and measure out of.
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Buy one of those tiny 8oz bottles of 2t oil and carry it with you.

1 oz for every .25 gal of gas .....very simple

no need to shake the bike chicago streets take care of the mixing. :smile:

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example: fill the tank up and the pump says 0.75 gallons = add 3 oz
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I totally agree with bear. On some builds i prefer to leave the injector for ease of operation, but for my personal bikes i premix. I had a few oil injectors that blew .. not a pretty sight when you put alot of time into porting a bore. Here in hawaii we all carry a gallon gan can in our bucket and also one of these.. the measurement are is 1 oz, I also seen smaller ones that are 1/2 oz per so its easy to use. I bought mines from walmart and just dumped out what ever was in it!
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I think Bear (who I rarely support) is simply stating it's just a pain in the a55 because:

1) There is room for error
2) You have to be able to measure on the whim (requiring a vessel to measure with)
3) It's messy and not as convenient as having the luxurious oil pump


(but we all knew this going into blocking off our oil pumps)


I think I'm going to keep a quart and a measuring cup with me so I can measure out 4 oz's per gallon
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tru72 wrote:I totally agree with bear. On some builds i prefer to leave the injector for ease of operation, but for my personal bikes i premix. I had a few oil injectors that blew .. not a pretty sight when you put alot of time into porting a bore. Here in hawaii we all carry a gallon gan can in our bucket and also one of these.. the measurement are is 1 oz, I also seen smaller ones that are 1/2 oz per so its easy to use. I bought mines from walmart and just dumped out what ever was in it!
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tru72 wrote:I bought mines from walmart and just dumped out what ever was in it!
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yup that the one, i used oil premix bottle. bigger one is better!
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graphite9 wrote:
Bear45-70 wrote:
graphite9 wrote:Is sooo easy. I'm premix and I ride all over. Keep a 5 gal can at home already mixed. Keep a premix oil bottle with oil on it. Tell the gas guy to put exactly 1 gallon it. Since your oil bottle has oz marks on It, do the math. Its super simple I don't get why people struggle with it.

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Yeah, that's real easy????? How about a major PIA. And oil injection was created because premixing is a pain in the..... and it lends itself to engine destroying errors. Better off to keep the pump and partial premix as an error will only be half as bad. A pint or a quart bottle with oz measurement lines will work for any amount of fuel. Or even a regular quart of 2 stroke oil and a pint or 1/2 pint bottle to pour it into and measure out of.
Your a veteran scooter god and you struggle with premix?...im confused. Its cake walk. Seriously.


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Chicago Ben wrote:I think Bear (who I rarely support) is simply stating it's just a pain in the a55 because:

1) There is room for error
2) You have to be able to measure on the whim (requiring a vessel to measure with)
3) It's messy and not as convenient as having the luxurious oil pump


(but we all knew this going into blocking off our oil pumps)


I think I'm going to keep a quart and a measuring cup with me so I can measure out 4 oz's per gallon
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I carry a gallon gas can and a quart of oil, the kind I get is Lucas Performance in a clear quart bottle with 4oz increments on the side. Since I live in the country I cant just stop at the next gas station when I am crusin a backroad :D
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graphite9 wrote:You do realize that would make you about 125 years old right?

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I started mixing gas and oil in the early 50's because there was no other option, it was a PIA then and still is and it is messy. Some days I feel at least 125 years old. OK, then before you were a gleam in your daddy's eye. Happy now, anyway I did it and still do it for my antique outboards and it is still a PIA, I never said I couldn't do it.
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us younger guys are not so shaky so no mess :bowrofl: (gotta give you a hard time lol)
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