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« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2011, 03:14:42 PM » |
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You cant gauge an accurate "mileage left" based on when that light goes on. I've had that light go on and I still have plenty in the tank and other times when that light goes on, there's only is a spit left in there. Its good practice to just get it as soon as you can.
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« Reply #31 on: May 27, 2011, 06:10:36 PM » |
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I love that my car's onboard computer tells me how many miles I have left until absolute E.
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« Reply #32 on: May 28, 2011, 11:28:13 AM » |
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I don't think I've ever run more than 10 or 15 (never paid attention) but I've heard that the fuel sensors in our bikes are less than stellar quality so the accuracy may be off. That being said, even if I do push 10+ miles after the light I've never put more than 3 gallons in my tank so there's obviously somethin off with my fuel gauge. If you're really curious, wait until the light comes on then get a friend to carry a gallon or two of gas in a vehicle to follow you and just ride her till she dies.
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« Reply #33 on: May 28, 2011, 03:26:12 PM » |
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I wont be pushing it again.................my wife told me before I took her bike for a ride "oh I think it needs gas soon " I got out the driveway down the bottom of the hill into third gear........cough cough  service station is up the hill Oh is she going to pay for that   |
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« Reply #34 on: July 14, 2011, 06:36:13 PM » |
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I went 32 miles on the 696 with a tank bag, tail bag and saddlebags.
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« Reply #35 on: July 14, 2011, 08:23:19 PM » |
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I tend to pregnant dog out almost immediately when the light comes on. I guess that's the pilot training coming out in me, a light comes on and I call mayday and deploy straight for the nearest service station. I've probably only ever had to go 10-15 k's with the light on. I generally plan it so that I refill before 200k's on each tank so I avoid the light altogether!
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« Reply #36 on: July 14, 2011, 08:51:11 PM » |
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I did the test not long after I got my bike, S2R800.
I had a jerry can with some fuel in it strapped to the bike. When the light came on I rode around at my usual pace and got 40km (25 miles) until it just stopped. No spluttering. There was still some fuel in the tank as I could hear it sloshing.
When I put fuel in, it started first go. I thought it might need some time to push through the lines again but didn't.
I suspect the fuel pump cuts out at low pressure rather than draining the tank.
At least now I know how far I can get without sweating about it. This seems consistent with most peoples experience.
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« Reply #37 on: July 15, 2011, 04:30:37 AM » |
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I've never had to go more than a few miles. Usually I put in just over three gallons if I stop within a couple miles of the light coming on. Usually I don't see the light before 140 miles.
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« Reply #38 on: July 15, 2011, 04:31:46 AM » |
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I coated my tank w/ caswell's so I try not to push it since I've reduced the volume of the tank a bit. If you guys are getting 20 miles after the light I wonder if a coated tank is only good for 15?
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« Reply #39 on: July 15, 2011, 07:50:24 AM » |
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I've never run out, I think the furthest was around 27 miles with the light on (192 miles on the tank IIRC). The bike took 3.41 gallons - wife's '06 620.
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« Reply #40 on: July 15, 2011, 08:02:01 AM » |
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I think I pushed it to 20 miles last year, and the bike was within sight of the gas station when it started to hesitate. Fortunately, coasting to the pump and filling it up with premium satisfied the beast.
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« Reply #41 on: July 15, 2011, 09:24:21 AM » |
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Non Duc account but fuel light related. My sport touring bike is a Hayabusa. On an Arkansas ride in May we were seriously in the middle of no where riding Hwy 341/Push Mountain Road (awesome damn road with zero traffic!!!! shhhh, don't tell anyone!!! ) and my gas gauge was getting lower and lower with every gear shift. Every gas station heading toward Mountain View had plastic bags covering the pump handles. Ah... why do gas stations in Arkansas have no gas? I was short shifting like crazy and actually rolling down hills with the clutch pulled in. Light was on and gauge needle was on empty. Finally nursed it in to Mtn. View for gas and it took damn near full capacity. Point is the first half of my gauge seems to last hundreds of miles and the bottom half disappears in no time. It is WAY OFF as far as calibration goes. I have never pushed it that far past half way point before but now I know. Don't do that! I like the idea of what others have said, test your tank and gauge when you have back up help/gas. Find out under controlled conditions how far you can go riding at XXX speed. I easily could have been stranded in the middle of no where with no functioning gas station within 20 miles an hour before dark. Not good.  |
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« Reply #42 on: July 15, 2011, 09:51:22 AM » |
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22 miles is about as far as I've gone after the fuel light comes on. I filled up last night on the way home and it took 2.9 gallons of fuel to fill my 3.5 gallon tank. I can barely get 120 miles on this bike before I have to fill up again and the fuel light usually comes on around 100 miles.
I do like that the trip log begins counting how many miles you've ridden since the fuel light came on though.
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