This is how I marked the fuel level on my tank:Why do it? Because I don't have a fuel gauge and it'll help with the estimated range guesswork.
First, I drain the fuel and refill it with 100ml of petrol. That should be enough to get me to the nearest garage.
It is not.
The bike sputters to a halt about halfway to the pumps. Turns out the last 100ml or so is useless because it wonā??t reach the tap. Silly me. So I push the bike to the garage. Fortunately itā??s not heavy
33lā?¦ Ebagom!Even the pump jockey is impressed

On the return journey I test the brakes. The bike does nose-dive a little more than with a lighter fuel load, but itā??s not too bad and to be expected.
Back in my garage I push the rear wheel up against a crate and tie the bike down in an upright position. This will hopefully allow both sides of the tank to drain at the same rate, thereby simulating an upright riding position.

The following pic is animated, showing how the fuel level drops in 5litre increments. The image size is quite large, sorry (1.5mb).

As the fuel level drops, I mark every five litres starting at 30litres.


To avoid the parallax error, I wave a torch over the tank to get sharp line indicating the precise fuel level (Oh god Iā??m sadā?¦).
As you can see I applied the markings to the front and inside of the tank. It is perhaps less practical than marking it on the side of the tank but, sometimes function should follow form, for the sake of aesthetics.
With the tank now completely dry, I return 15litres to it and pour the rest into my bakkie.
No point in riding around with a full tank of petrol.
Some factoids:
1. The bike's new fully fueled wet weight is now approximately 190kg (give or take a kilo)
2. The fuel in the two-lobed tank starts to drain separately at around the 10litre mark. The right side empties quicker because the cavity is smaller than the left.
3. The plastic appears to be polished and even a permanent marker has slight difficulty writing on it.
4. I don't know how much 33litres of petrol weighs but my guess is about 32kg?
Next:
How I installed the handlebars, how I mounted the tank, etc. All with pictures!
Also look out for a report on how Iā??ll make a carrier, do the twin headlight mod and much, much more!Zang!