Knackers, ran out of gas...

[FJRider]

i thought hondas were bulletproof?

They can run out of gas, just like every other bike...

[PrincessBandit]

Hey, at least you ran out of petrol - when I first started out, I pushed my ginny home (just up the road thankfully!!!) wondering why the engine would run but it had no power and kept conking out. It didn't occur to me to switch to reserve (major duh) so I worked up a real sweat for nothing! (hubby nearly peed himself laughing when he realised what had happened, and I didn't have the heart to tell Katman what a dumbass I was).

[fireball]

Hey, at least you ran out of petrol - when I first started out, I pushed my ginny home (just up the road thankfully!!!) wondering why the engine would run but it had no power and kept conking out. It didn't occur to me to switch to reserve (major duh) so I worked up a real sweat for nothing! (hubby nearly peed himself laughing when he realised what had happened, and I didn't have the heart to tell Katman what a dumbass I was).

everyone does dumb shit when they start out, its all about learning and growing and bloody funny (a few months later)

[howdamnhard]

The other give away that its time to change to reserve besides the already previously mentioned ones,is that the bike will start over revving when you stop at the traffic lights etc as it leans out from lack of fuel.

[FJRider]

Wouldn't mind a dollar for every time I've coasted the last few (up to a hundred) metres into a gas station...or walked into one...

[discotex]

Fuel gauges are seldom accurate, usually indication only. Don't trust them...

Fill a 10 litre container (Check 10 litres go in)... go for a ride (Starting with a FULL tank, 100 km's is good) ...Empty 10 litres into the tank... measure fuel needed to fill... calculate km's per litre ... multiply by litres the tank holds... thus approximate range...

Any excuse for a ride...

I just fill to a known point inside the filler hole, ride until I hit reserve (flashing bottom bar of fuel gauge) then fill up again. Divide km/l. Usually take about 13.5l from that point at about 260km.

Apparently it's a 19l tank or something but I've never ran it dry to find out. Best I've done is 340km going down to Taupo via Te Awamutu and Mangakino. Can't remember how much it took to fill but it was lots. Forgot gas stations closed in country towns so had to prey to the biker gods until I made it to Taupo

[breakaway]

Just remember to flick the fuel tap back to 'on' if you flick it to reserve, or you will get nasty surprise next time your bike starts 'surging'