Well, I got about 167 miles on a tank of gas when the light went solid, I pulled into a gas station and proceeded to fill the tank up. I filled the bike on the sidestand and the bike took 4.8 gallons. I am sure if I stood the bike up when filling it, the bike probably could have taken some additional fuel. Anyone have any idea on how many miles you can get once the light goes solid?
How many miles left in the tank when the light goes solid?
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Wow, I need to take a hard look at my mileage. I got my bike with 2 miles on it and a mostly full tank.... I darined that and filled it up. My light is blinking again... but I have not even reached 200 miles!!!!
Something is wrong... or I am having WAY too much fun.
I have only been to 6k rpms a few times :
Something is wrong... or I am having WAY too much fun.
I have only been to 6k rpms a few times :
I like the fact that the first warning lights come on when you've got 4 litres left. That reminds me to check the guages a little more frequently. When the 1.5 litre warning gets my attention, I start looking for fuel.
If I was in a strange area where fuel might be a little harder to find, I'd probably get a little more ready to gas after first warning. I've got the 49 state (5.2) gallon tank and it's nice to have that range between fill ups.
Jerbear
If I was in a strange area where fuel might be a little harder to find, I'd probably get a little more ready to gas after first warning. I've got the 49 state (5.2) gallon tank and it's nice to have that range between fill ups.
Jerbear
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I only had a 100 miles on mine when the light came on. Guess the dealer didn't give me a full tank.......maybe I was just doing a good job breaking her in!!! :hot: :hot: :hot:
I cant stand that damn fuel light blinking in my face so I fill up as soon as it starts blinking. I dont know why they put that there anyway. I mean if your not smart enough to watch your gas gauge or trip meter, you deserve to push your bike in my opinion.
The only problem with this is that the LCD gauge is almost totally useless. Mine show two bars which indicates half tank, and shortly after the light will start blinking. The gauge is poorly calibrated.slickdj96 said:
I have no idea how much range this thing has when the light starts to flash, but is sounds like if it gets too low it will go on steady? And stop flashing? I am not that brave to let it go on steady.
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I have gone 190 miles traveling from Panama City Beach, FL to Montgomery, AL back in April (45mpg). I got around 140 miles on my first tank of gas. The dealer filled up the bike, but told me that as the bike loosens up, the gas mileage will improve. I am currently getting 37mpg in town.
well I just used my first tank and I put 17.37 lts in it or 4.588 gallons I got 250kms from that or 155 miles but my light wasnt solid just flashing in my face like a beacon seems to me the guage is spot on here light came on with 1 bar left and the bars moved down gradually like it was working well
I cant count how many times I have tried to "shut off" that yellow blinker. Of course that means I just started signaling a turn....MDBlvd109 said:
Does anyone know how to make it just be solid?? I dont mind how soon it comes on... just the blinking part.
Sledzep
That's all fine and dandy, but there's a big difference in range when you're getting only 31MPG due to a heavy use of the throttle as opposed to 43MPG with a more judicious throttle. If I shift at 3200 RMP or so, and stay around that when cruising, I can get 42 to 43 MPG. This equates to 223 miles on a tank at 43MPG, whereas you only get 161 miles on a tank at 31MPG. I use those figures because I have gotten both mileages. Running the gears to redline and cruising around in 3rd or 4th gear at 5000 RPM is gonna give you 31MPG if you're lucky. This is why I appreciate the little annoying blinking light.slickdj96 said:
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