Ducati Monster Forum

2 votes each, so not everyone just votes for boobs.

I rely almost entirely on my odometer for fuel consumption, but the fuel light serves as a good reminder to me when I'm down to about 20 miles or so until I'm dry.

I've never fully ran it out of fuel, but I've rode my Monster to 175 miles on a tank and felt on the verge of running out!

I rely on boobies, and don't give a damn about fuel consumption.  [laugh]

My boobies have always been reliable. [cheeky]

Fuel gauges are for sissys, real men ride in hopes of running out of gas, then they seek boobies for comfort.

My green neutral...I think it shows the traffic light from half an hour ago.
But never neutral...

I'm old enough to remember when you had to open the tank and rock the bike back and forth to take an audible slosh sampling.

I try to remember to reset the trip odometer when i fill up, but I forget half the time.  I'll fill up when I see the light, or when I just feel it might be time.

If I know I'm going a considerable distance though, I'll usually map it out and plan to stop at certain points along the way and fill up whether I need it or not and take the guesswork out of it.

Oh, and boobies of course.

Quote from: somegirl on April 14, 2010, 11:30:09 AM
My boobies have always been reliable. [cheeky]

I rely on her boobies. They are reliable.

My fuel light goes on and off intermittently so its not reliable. My trip odometer broke. So I have to remember the mileage on the regular odo every time i fill up. And of course, boobies are always reliable.

hmmm, don't petcock and boobies just seem like such a natural pairing?

I know pretty much how many mpg each of my bikes get.

Being old and decrepit I like to stop about every 1/2 hour for a 5 minute stretch and my routes are generally about 40 miles from a gas station at any given time in most any direction.

Boobies heal what ales you including the possibility of running out of gasoline.   :) :)

gas light is all I know.  Well, that and booblies.

I try never to petcock.

Thusly, I voted for boobies (and low fuel light.)

Quote from: Ghostly Pip on April 15, 2010, 07:52:19 AM
I try never to petcock.

I think it was George Carlin who couldn't figure out why on TV you can say "prick your finger" but not "finger your prick".

It's a no go on the EFI bikes, but I am old school, gimme a petcock with reserve.  I watch the odometer, but when you are out playing and not really watching miles or fuel, when she runs dry and ya flip in that extra half gallon or so, man that's sweet.

I ran out of gas on my Monster yesterday for the first time in ten years!  The warning light went on and off a few times, then stayed off until the motor died, so I vote against the warning light.  Worked fine for years, though.

Way back when, the petcock served me well.  A fuel gauge would be good, but I don't trust them too much either. 

How about those aftermarket transluscent tanks I've seen for bikes like the Suzuki DR's where you can actually SEE the fuel level?  Practical, but not at all sexy.

When I bought my bike in 2000, a guy at the dealership actually told me that when the fuel light came on it meant that the bike had automatically switched to reserve!  Dingleberry... 

+1
   

Quote from: NorDog on April 14, 2010, 12:47:26 PM
I'm old enough to remember when you had to open the tank and rock the bike back and forth to take an audible slosh sampling.

CA-cycleworks sells those track tanks.

Boobies.