How far do you push it when the fuel light is on?

[LA]

My old S4R ran out at 15 miles and I had to push uphill for six blocks.  That was enough for me. 

Like someone said already, set the odometer when you fill up and take a glance every now and then. At something approaching 90 miles or the light comes on I beat feet for the nearest gas station.

I've done 15 miles on my S4RS and was sweating it bad.

Running out of gas is a mini IQ test I don't want to fail again. I'm a slow learner, but a learner just the same.

LA

[elgallo73]

Just recently ran it 30 miles on a 2011 M696, still had some reserve in the tank but not much)...

[ajohnsto]

I typically try and fill up between 200-220 miles.  My fuel light generally comes on somewhere in that range.  My light has never stayed on solid though, it generally will be on for a minute then off for a bit.  The longest I have pushed my bike is to 228 miles and I think it took 4.2 gallons to fill it all the way back up.  This is on a 2000 M900.

[d3vi@nt]

The '07 M695 light comes on with approximately 3 liters (.8 gallons) of fuel remaining. *Estimated* MPG is 40-48 for a stock bike. The low end would supposedly give a 32 mile range down to nothing but vapors. Real world, I've gone 12 miles with no issues. Given the above, I wouldn't feel comfortable going more than 20, 25 max.  That said, I need to figure out what my average fuel economy actually is.

[AdmiralKit]

I push it as far as I need to in order to get it off the road so I can safely formulate a plan to get some more fuel in her.  (ba-dum ching!)

In all seriousness, I really don't push it far.  I've noticed that the fuel light on my 2000 M750 comes on with around half a gallon left in the tank, but as soon as it comes on or I reach 140 miles on the trip tach, I'm looking for the nearest station.

[koko64]

The economy of my M900 is very good with FCR 41s. I see the warning light at 200-240kms (depending on throttle use) and can go another 30-40 kays after that at my peril. I start looking around or are at least mindful of fuel at 200kms on the odometer.

[TobyDanger]

On my S2R, commuting in stop and go on surface streets, I get ~35mpg and the light comes on at around 100 miles.  If I visit family or run errands that take me on the highway, I can get 45mpg and 125 miles before the light.  I ran out of gas on my first tank actually.  I was used to 30+ miles on my R6 and only got about 17 miles I think.

I think the important thing to take away from this thread is that all bikes have different results, even the same bike will have different results based on riding.

[silas]

Bike- 1998 M900 w/ jet kit & slip ons:
My light comes on solid around 105-110 miles. Never pushed it (b/c of lack of gas !) over 20 miles after reserve light comes on solid. Fills up with about 3.2 gallons each time.
Other carbed M900's ?

[beethoven]

97 M900
Consistently lights up around 190-200km. @225km took 14.3litres.

[iRam]

I was ridin my favorite back road twisties early this mornin and the fuel light turns on. I was miles away from the nearest gas station and the worst part is i emptied my celphone batteries when i stopped at the local starbucks. Trip meter went up to 8&1/2 miles before i could gas up. I wish i was able to read this thread before today. I was really worried for a while there.

[take risks]

17.1 on the '07 695.

Our planned gas stop 50 miles prior had no gas.
Awesome.

[NorDog]

I'm only getting about 30 mph on my S4RS.  The light comes on around 70 miles on the odometer and I fill up within five miles if I can.  Last time I checked I filled up with 2.6 gallons and had 78 miles on the clock.

Just how much does the S4RS tank hole?  Not sure, but it's not alot more than that.

[thought]

damn, thats pretty low... how hard are you riding it?

and for the official tank size i think they give you the total internal tank volume which you cant fill up to anyway because you have to leave space for expansion.  i think the 796 has about a listed 3.6 gallon tank, but with the light on for a while i've only ever filled it with about 2.7 gallons.

[696DCRider]

I won't lie, I push it all the time.  Everytime the gas light comes on, I'm like, "Ehh, I still have 20 miles to go".  This is usually during the week though.  I live like 4 miles from work, so I can still do a couple trips or so from work and back until I would risk it dying.  In DC, the gas stations are few and far between so I just let it go till I have to fill it up.  And I'm lazy....

[NorDog]

damn, thats pretty low... how hard are you riding it?

I call my riding style around town as "moderately aggressive."  I could get better milage if I didn't keep the RPMs in the upper range all the time.