Fuel gauge question

[sootie]

One of the most accurate and straight forward fuel gauges on the planet.

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"Can have issues where a bike is swiped from the right hand side"

[pete376403]

Ducati 750ss solved that particular problem

[Lozza2442]

Well I now know what it feels like to run out of petrol on the northern motorway in rush hour traffic haha

[FJRider]

Cars have had gauges for decades and you don't have to bend down and switch a tap after the thing starts spluttering out of fuel so how last century that some bikes are still like that and I don't hear those supporting the tap for bikes demanding its time car manufacturers fit a tap, so how dorky to have a twisted view. Long live the fuel gauge.

Even WITH a fuel gauge ... people still run out of petrol. Please explain why this is ... ???

[sootie]

Even WITH a fuel gauge ... people still run out of petrol. Please explain why this is ... ???

It is not hard with mine. The tank shows empty for the last 30% of what it holds!

[merv]

Even WITH a fuel gauge ... people still run out of petrol. Please explain why this is ... ???

Coz some people are dicks regardless

[F5 Dave]

Space is a reason & less so cost to fit a sender. With multiple bikes I find it useful on bikes with reserves to make a small label to give normal ks to reserve & then ks on reserve

My old RF900 for example had a pretty shitty tank range if you believed the warning light. In fact it had a geat range.

I think the (sold some years back):

light would come on at about 220
Reserve 250
Run out 330.

I tested it with a gas can on the carrier & couldn't believe I went 80k on reserve. Meant I regularly had the light on & regularly had to change to reserve which on the RF was a pain (I made a easier if ugly lever that gave more leverage). My YZF750 had a rocker switch near the dash-easy.

Stupid. So I pulled the warning sender out & soldered it an inch lower in the tank. I cut the reserve tube in half.

This meant the light didn't come on till about 270 & I knew I had another 50-60k to go which is heaps. If I was cutting it close I hit reserve & had another 30k so I rarely had to use the switch except on longer trips that I knew I could stretch out the gas to a planned stop.

No point transporting 1/3 of the tank on a never ending tiki tour. I've ridden with people that keep filling up if down to 1/2 tank & its infuriating. Long trips one tends to plan fuel stops whilst riding anyway.

[sootie]

Space is a reason & less so cost to fit a sender. With multiple bikes I find it useful on bikes with reserves to make a small label to give normal ks to reserve & then ks on reserve

My old RF900 for example had a pretty shitty tank range if you believed the warning light. In fact it had a geat range.

No point transporting 1/3 of the tank on a never ending tiki tour. I've ridden with people that keep filling up if down to 1/2 tank & its infuriating. Long trips one tends to plan fuel stops whilst riding anyway.

Really neat to see a thinking man talk on the subject of fuel reserves, fuel gauges, fuel stops and the like!
I seem to have had a never ending succession of problems in this line with different bikes. My answer has always been to get to know what the heck all indications are actually telling you re range remaining.

My present bike has quite a high c of g and a big range on a full tank (more than 500kms at legal speeds). I much prefer to mainly run it with the tank less than 70% full, and I do, but it does require understanding. I will actually tackle a 100km journey on it now with the fuel gauge showing nearly empty at the start, because I understand that it shows empty on the last quarter of the tank, and that is how the gauge has always worked.

[FJRider]

When my fuel low warning light comes on and is steady on .. I have 60-80 km's (depending of style of riding) left.