...not quite far enough.
~25mi of rural with a little stop and go.
temps near 60, just added 14t front sprocket (whole 'nother thread but as others note it's the way the
bike should be).
I was just over a mile outside of town - luckily all downhill except for a couple ducwalk stretches, and pushing it across the gas station parking lot.
Put 3.5gal in the tank, so maybe the reserve light was just short of 3.5L?
Still computing my MPG, mostly sub25F commutes in the AM so not a true measure yet.
What's typical reserve range - this is a new to me 05 620 9500mi.
I think your experience of ~25 miles is typical for a Monster's range after the yellow light comes on. That's about how far I went before I ran outta gas, too. [laugh]
One running-out-of-gas experience was enough for me. Now, I just reset my trip odo every time I fill the tank. I add gas after I've traveled 120 miles, regardless of whether the yellow light is on.
FWIW, as I recall, when I had to push my old s4r to the gas station it took 3.5 gal also.
LA
with my 03 620 i did all highway got 157 miles and 2.8 gallons at fill up, and light came on at around 137. normally highway i get around 50mpg but this day was different got way better mileage than i normally do, i figure that i average hwy around 48-50mpg, fuel light comes on usually when i have used 2.5-2.8 gallons.
i found out a couple times now that my yellow light does not come on. [thumbsup]
I have performed this test twice on my '01 900. First time: Spirited riding in fast twisties(having fun with a porsche).....32 mi.
Second time: Knew I was pushing the limit and tried to nurse it home......24 mi. Both fill ups took 4.3 gal 8)
Quote from: redxblack on April 20, 2009, 06:24:24 PM
i found out a couple times now that my yellow light does not come on. [thumbsup]
Oh yea I forgot to mention that...
It does come on
sometimes but its not reliable.
Just reset the trip meter every time you fill up.
Work out how many miles you get per tank and watch your trip counter.
My S4R with a 14t and FBF exhaust can go about 20 miles
Quote from: 13 on April 20, 2009, 06:44:27 PM
Oh yea I forgot to mention that...
It does come on sometimes but its not reliable.
Just reset the trip meter every time you fill up.
Work out how many miles you get per tank and watch your trip counter.
yeah - I need to gas up BEFORE it goes 196 miles. I try to hit around 180 or sooner.
A little trick to squeeze out another few miles if you run out of gas....
Stop the bike
take off the seat
lift the gas tank up as far as you can and wiggle it back and forth a little
start bike
look for gas station.
I have done this twice. The last time I got about 2 miles extra out of the tank. Enough to get me to a gas station.
Quote from: sbrguy on April 20, 2009, 06:23:10 PM
with my 03 620 i did all highway got 157 miles and 2.8 gallons at fill up, and light came on at around 137. normally highway i get around 50mpg but this day was different got way better mileage than i normally do, i figure that i average hwy around 48-50mpg, fuel light comes on usually when i have used 2.5-2.8 gallons.
I get about the same mileage on my 620. I usually gas up at 150-160 miles and put in 2.8 to 3.0 gallons. That compute to about 50-53 MPG.
23+ during break in. Interesting tip on lifting tank, hopefully I will never have to use it. I do know that you can pee in the radiator...wait-that's a movie.
Quote from: Scotzman on April 20, 2009, 09:00:20 PM
23+ during break in. Interesting tip on lifting tank, hopefully I will never have to use it. I do know that you can pee in the radiator...wait-that's a movie.
Plus you don't have a radiator. [cheeky]
07 S2R1000:full Termi
14 tooth sprocket
94 miles to light
usually put in 2.6-2.8 gal of the good stuff
i love my bike
i flogg it pretty much everywhere i go
[evil]
Yeah.. I did that too. I was trying to get my tank as low as possible to install battery tender leads... 1mile away from my house and it starts spitting... it was also a very dark night.... Pushed it home, and didn't get hit by a car.
I will not push my luck like that again. I actually got more in the 35 mile range (696)
I squeezed out 27 miles. My incentive was riding through Oakland at midnite. No offense to anyone living in Oakland, CA, I just look like an easy target. :-\
fellas, Get AAA they will bring gas to you
I've gotten 22 on the reserve with the fuel light on. Good tip on the gas tank lift. Hopefully, I won't have to use that one. I did manage to run out of gas on my wife's Suzuki. Who knew that that it didn't have a reserve light...only a series of bars where the last one flashes when you are almost bone dry. I kept wondering as I was riding what that flashing bar meant. Unfortunately, I found out...but luckily I was only a few feet from a gas station when I did.
This would have been good info... 2 days ago!!!
Same thing, light came on, and it died about 5 miles shorter than I anticipated... on the freeway. About 3 miles from gas. Luckily I was on a merge lane and right next to a wide paved shoulder... and had a friend nearby who could bring me a gallon.
Interesting being on the side of the freeway in that situation. Only one bike slowed to see if I needed help... one guy in a delivery van... and 2 state troopers.
So much for th ".9 gallon" reserve. Lesson learned.
I rode mine for about 20 miles after the light and was able to make it. I did run out of gas once, but that was before the heavy mods, so I assume those number don't count now.
+1 on getting AAA.
My 08' S2R 1K gave out at around 11miles. absolute bummer. Had to push half way up hill. Now I fill up every 125 or so.
Quote from: sbrguy on April 20, 2009, 06:23:10 PM
with my 03 620 i did all highway got 157 miles and 2.8 gallons at fill up, and light came on at around 137. normally highway i get around 50mpg but this day was different got way better mileage than i normally do, i figure that i average hwy around 48-50mpg, fuel light comes on usually when i have used 2.5-2.8 gallons.
happens to me quite a bit, if the light comes on at 137 I try to push it to 165...
Quote from: Goat_Herder on April 20, 2009, 08:55:46 PM
I get about the same mileage on my 620. I usually gas up at 150-160 miles and put in 2.8 to 3.0 gallons. That compute to about 50-53 MPG.
I seem to routinely manage around 153 miles, and fill up 3 to 3.2 gallons. I know once my light comes on I can go 25 to 30 more miles.
I have a 2005/6 Monster 620. The manual seems to imply it is a 3.7 gallon tank. So I figure I'm getting 45 mpg plus an additional 30 miles due to reserve. The furthest I ever got was 186, and I have no idea what i did different.
So today I rode almost exclusively on the FWY for a total of 164.1 miles. 15 miles of which was street. Last time I filled up I put 3.2 gallons in. The fuel light turned on at around 136.4 miles. I went 27.7 miles on reserve. I think I could have gone at least 30, maybe 35 miles total...