What should I do?

[bosslady]

The decadence. With a 10L tank and a thirsty v-twin my rule of thumb is stop at any gas stations I pass unless I'm sure I don't need to.

I think palmy to hamilton was a 4 or 5 fuel stop trip last time...

Geez!!! I mean I guess it's a good excuse to get off and stretch the legs but that's heaps of stops, lol. I need to sort something out fuel wise for this bike. I can get a bigger tank but they're plastic and look awful. Alternatively I can get a rack mounted on the back of the bike and carry small fuel canisters on it that way but I don't know....

[FROSTY:Me]

Bosslady -its not possible your speedo drive is for the small wheel and you have big wheel fitted or Vs versa?
_im guessing its fitted with the tard front wheel.

[Drew]

The decadence. With a 10L tank and a thirsty v-twin my rule of thumb is stop at any gas stations I pass unless I'm sure I don't need to.

I think palmy to hamilton was a 4 or 5 fuel stop trip last time...

Sucks to be you mutha fuckaaaaahhhhh!

I can one stop from Wellington to Aukland, if I only do wheelies for the really hot chicks I go past.

[Drew]

Bosslady -its not possible your speedo drive is for the small wheel and you have big wheel fitted or Vs versa?
_im guessing its fitted with the tard front wheel.

DRZ400SM has 17s front and back. Reckon a 19 on the front is 40% bigger in rolling radius, (if it has it)?

I'd work it out, but I'm fucked if I know what size tyre goes on the 19.

[iranana]

It's true that I can obviously know my tank will run out in x amount of miles before I hit reserve (have been told about 110 miles thereabouts) it's also trying to figure out how far between destinations. I am pretty f*cking piss poor at maths. NOT the end of the world though and I WILL get used to it, just going to mind f*ck me for awhile.

I suck at maths too so I can't practice what I preach My bike has no fuel gauge, that threw me off for a while when I got it and I run out of gas a couple of times at the lights before I figured out how low it can go

[george formby]

When I get a new to me bike I find out from t'interwebs what the fuel capacity is & reserve capacity, fill it up, take it for a jaunt, say 100km to keep it simple, then make a mental note of how much juice goes in to fill it. Gives me an instant indication of fuel economy & range. I do this for the first few tankfuls to find out how much the economy changes compared to how far I twist my right wrist. Particularly important on 2t's. Thence forward I know when it's time to fill up & avoid the dreaded fuel cock fumble.

OP, you can buy a cheap bicycle speedo which will do all the things your bike isn't.

[arcane12]

I think part of the issue is when you see a sign that says 80 km's to next town and by your trip meter you have around 50 units of distance in the tank if those units are not km's it can be hard to work out. And do you really want to find somewhere to stop, turn off the bike, take gloves off, find phone, open jacket and take helmet off because it's hot, signal the other riders why you stopped....etc.

It is easy to see why it could be a PITA, though on the other hand there may be no easy answer too.

First world problems I guess.

[Old Steve]

I get between 500 to 550 km on a tank full, depending how much 120 km/hr running I do. I love my ST1100!!!

[bosslady]

I get between 500 to 550 km on a tank full, depending how much 120 km/hr running I do. I love my ST1100!!!

No body likes a bragger!! lol

[bosslady]

I think part of the issue is when you see a sign that says 80 km's to next town and by your trip meter you have around 50 units of distance in the tank if those units are not km's it can be hard to work out. And do you really want to find somewhere to stop, turn off the bike, take gloves off, find phone, open jacket and take helmet off because it's hot, signal the other riders why you stopped....etc.

It is easy to see why it could be a PITA, though on the other hand there may be no easy answer too.

First world problems I guess.

Yea I'll have to harden up!

[noobi]

I hope you weren't one of the people at school who said they would never use math in the real world.

Something about irony and that.

[BigAl]

What should I do???

Sell it and buy a GN250, I hear they have accurate speedos and a good fuel range.

[arcane12]

Sell it and buy a GN250, I hear they have accurate speedos and a good fuel range.

Ok, that made me lol

[bluninja]

My odo is in miles, speedo is mph in big numbers and kmh in little numbers. Being English I can move between mph and kmh as well as dutch people swap between languages.

[mossy1200]

When I push select it changes the display from outside temperature to km per litre then to range remaining based on current millage.
Theres 2 trip counters and a fuel gauge plus some traction control adjustments and power mode plus eco gauge and lost of traction warnings.

Yours sounds similar except you will need stop and dip a stick in the tank to check the fuel level.