Reserve fuel range?

**BlackSheepLogic** · 16th November 2014, 14:57

Reserve light on just before Meremere, stopped in Huntly for fuel as I don't think I would have made it to Hamilton. Curious what range others are getting on reserve?

**Jantar** · 16th November 2014, 15:54

No reserve light on my GSX1250, but the the fuel guage has 5 bars, and the wee fuel pump symbol starts flashing when on the last bar. Coming south in October, it started flashing just as I was leaving Cheviot, and I made it to Amberley 80 km further on with just over 1 litre left.
So on the open road I should get around 100 km. Commuting I would be lucky to get 70 km.

On the DR650 that does have a reserve tap, I know I can get exactly 26 km on reserve. Then a further 1.6 km by laying the bike over on its left hand side at 0.8 km and 1.3 km.

**mossy1200** · 16th November 2014, 16:12

Mine starts flashing when the range says about 70km on the open road. When it reaches 40km the range calculations stop and the flashing gets faster. But I have noticed its still got 4 litres left even at that point. Runs at 19-21 km per litre so indicates it would still go for 70km+

**haydes55** · 16th November 2014, 18:02

When FUEL flashes on the dash, I have about 5L of gas left back probably another 80km if I'm easy on the gas.

**pete-blen** · 16th November 2014, 18:19

150km after the fuel light comes on....and a fuel trip meter comes up
on the dash..
bike XT660R with 22.5 liter tank getting 23/24km per liter..

**caspernz** · 16th November 2014, 18:33

Well I've not run my Busa out of fuel yet, and the furthest I've run with the fuel light on has been around 75 kms. If memory serves me correctly I trickled 18.5 litres into the tank, so in theory should have had about 2.5 litres left. Was the first time I used C mode as well... I find the fuel gauge kind of annoying since it stays on the full mark for the first 100-120 clicks then drops quickly, so I use the trip meter as a better indicator.

**MarkH** · 17th November 2014, 18:30

I get down to the last bar flashing and the FCD (Fuel Consumption Display) switches to a guesstimate of remaining range.
Generally I can get 75-100km of riding from that last 5 litres depending on how I use that right wrist.
Usually I commute to & from work each day for 5 days and then fill up on a Friday, with 350km of riding I'm not down to my last 5 litres so I don't get to see that flashing fuel bar very often.

This is on an ST1300 with 29 litre tank (total capacity, fuel is a little less because the fuel pump is inside the tank taking up part of that 29l.

**Waihou Thumper** · 13th January 2015, 11:32

VStrom flashes a fuel sign when it gets to one bar and then flashes one of the bars and both the fuel sign, so here I am thinking that's pretty serious...
I get to the gas station a few km's up the road and I still have over 4 litres left, so that's good news...
The thing is when you think that, you will run out, guarantee it....

" I will get fuel at the next stop" Ha...yeah right!

**slofox** · 13th January 2015, 11:58

Fuel light on solid (about 1.5l IIRC) for ages. On refill it took more than the tank's capacity - about 600ml extra. Musta been on negative fuel there for a bit...must be a magic tank eh!

**Waihou Thumper** · 13th January 2015, 13:43

Your own unique interpretation, there in no excuse to say to the AA or your mates, I ran out of gas...
unless you are on the Motu and the one pump affair had no gas or EFTPOS as they were off-line...

**BigAl** · 13th January 2015, 13:50

Originally Posted by Waihou Thumper

Your own unique interpretation, there in no excuse to say to the AA or your mates, I ran out of gas...
unless you are on the Motu and the one pump affair had no gas or EFTPOS as they were off-line...

Or your fuel light fails.

With technology there is probably more potential to run out of gas than the old fuel tap with on/reserve that we used to have.

**MarkH** · 13th January 2015, 18:17

My DR650 has the old fashioned reserve position, on the way home I diverted to the Gentle Annie & back - I had to switch to reserve to make it back to Taihape.
It took 18.89l to fill up the 20l Acerbis tank - not a lot left.

Maybe I should fill and take my 2 fuel containers for long trips? http://touratech.co.nz/shop/pannier-...uel&results=78
A spare 4 litres would give me some useful leeway if I screw up where I can get fuel.

**Gremlin** · 13th January 2015, 19:03

When ranging drops to 68km the fuel warning comes on. I've filled with 8km left on ranging and still think I had a litre or two to play with at least, so quite possible I can go past 0km.

No way in hell I want to push the bike however, or get ribbed by mates for running out of gas when I have 36-38L to play with...

**skippa1** · 13th January 2015, 19:04

Depends on the right hand. I can get 260 kms before light comes on and get another 60kms after that if im super conservative. Twist the throttle hard and i can eat the lot, reserve and all in 160kms

**ruaphu** · 13th January 2015, 19:19

Our 2053cc, Kawa behemoth, typically ridden two up, usually gets us 340km per tank. Thats not being overly conservative on the throttle or being silly with it. Usually has a litre or so left in the tank, 23litre total capacity. So somewhere around the 6.4 l/100km.(37mpg for ole schoolers)
The fuel light usually comes on at the 280-290k mark. By the time we fill up it has tried burn a hole in the dash, lol.

Not bad compared with our old and somewhat modified 1500cc boulevard, and its tiny 14litre tank, usually ended up pushing the sod after only 150km! (9.3k/100km., 25mpg)

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