No fuel gauge on Suzuki VL250

[xwhatsit]

I don't get mine until Monday (my first bike) and this thread has made me think.. do the gas station pumps shut off automatically when fulling bikes or do they not get the right blowback for it?

Nah, there's no space to waste on a motorcycle fuel tank -- the tank is right under the cap, so there's no room to put the hose right in.

Usually you'll fill right up until the fuel level is ~5cm below the open cap. Luckily motorcycle fuel tanks are small, so it's not like you have to stand there for ages holding the trigger.

Don't fill too high, as when you go round a corner at speed or hit the picks the fuel will splosh out all over your nice paintwork.

[Motig]

Just look in the filler hole as you put the fuel in. When its getting near full you'll see the petrol. Pump should also shut off from memory, but it wont when your trying to fill to the top as you'll have the nossle just about out of the tank as you squeeze the last drop in. Dont fill to the brim tho unless your going on a ride tho, if you fill to the top and are just going round the corner so to speak the petrol might expand and leak out the overflow. (Does that make sense ?).

[TimeOut]

I don't get mine until Monday (my first bike) and this thread has made me think.. do the gas station pumps shut off automatically when fulling bikes or do they not get the right blowback for it?

No they don't shut off automatically, go slowly!

[FJRider]

And EVERY gas station pumps are different... welcome to the wonderful world of MOTORCYCLING...

[Irontusk]

Ah ok, as I expected then, good to know though, as you said I don't want to get it all over the nice new tank!

[McJim]

Mine has a gauge, and it shows empty when there's still around six litres in the tank. While I have to admit if I used it at all I'd never run out of gas, I'd also be filling up every 100kms or so.

My missus bike has a fuel guage. Shows full for the first 5 litres used, 7/8ths for the next 5, 3/4 for the next 5 then SUDDENLY EMPTY!

Hence why I made my comment. I get 287km out of my tank. I know this coz I ran out of fuel on a public holiday (the 3 petrol stations I was planning to use that day were all closed!)

[Ehgreiz]

haha ouch Mcjim,

yeah i have a scooter and i find its a dodgy dodgy meter too, takes ages to drop from OVER full and when it does drop it tends to be about half empty lol

[FJRider]

Hence why I made my comment. I get 287km out of my tank. I know this coz I ran out of fuel on a public holiday (the 3 petrol stations I was planning to use that day were all closed!)

I have got 285 km's... found out in a similar way...

[RobRod]

Just fill up & ride , you'll get a feel for such things as fuel range the more you ride as consumption is a varible ratio pendind on riding type, style, road types , weather and so on. The only things to remember are reset trip odo every fill and ensure the petcock is turned back to main ( or "ON") tank after being on reserve as you fill up. Enjoy the new beast.

[blossomsowner]

I don't get mine until Monday (my first bike) and this thread has made me think.. do the gas station pumps shut off automatically when fulling bikes or do they not get the right blowback for it?

try looking in the tank as you fill it and slow down as you near the top. paying attention works every time, after all you don't want petrol splashed over your shiny paint.................

[sefer]

My missus bike has a fuel guage. Shows full for the first 5 litres used, 7/8ths for the next 5, 3/4 for the next 5 then SUDDENLY EMPTY!

Well if I had to choose between the two I think I'd choose my completely useless fuel gage over your completely useless fuel gage

Actually I take it back somewhat on all fuel gages being useless, I got to have a quick ride on a Hayabusa today and the fuel gage on that seems pretty much spot on.

[Zuki Bandit]

I just give the bike a wobble and listen to the petrol sloshing around. If Im doubting how much gas is left I open it and have a lookey inside, no dramas.

[Badjelly]

The only bikes I've seen with fuel gauges are so bleedin' innaccurate that you wouldn't wish the fookahs on yer bike in the first place.

The fuel gauge on the Scorpio is fine. I leave the fuel tap on reserve all the time and rely on the fuel gauge + odometer .

Bikes with fuel guages are there to make it easier to sell bikes to car drivers. They are genarally fitted to make up for some really important bikie stuff being missing....like handling or power or summat.

Oooohh, that's so harsh! It's handling and power in the case of the Scorpio, but mostly power .

Seriously, though, isn't all this switching to reserve business a load of outdated bollocks?