Don't feel too bad, the gauge on this bike isn't great. Seems to go down to one blinking bar really quickly and then stays there for ages, so I just keep riding! I literally ran out of fuel in front of a fuel station the other day. Now I fill up at 220 kms (136 miles) usually still have a litre and a half or so left in the tank, depending on how hard the throttle gets twisted!
I think the visiblity of the trip meter and milege on these new LCD screens is a bit of a problem. I guess they are more reliable not being mechanical and all, but the old mechanical trip meters were very easy to read. No blinking; you just knew if you were trouble or not.
I guess we just need to learn the quirks of these new bikes and folks twenty years from now will think we're dottering old fools.
Ha...my kids think I'm a dottering old fool now ...every time I call one of them over to fix the daggone computer or TV system/cd player... they can't believe I still have a land line phone, and don't have a Smart phone,big screen TV or DVR.
The flashing " you are about out of gas" light is easy enough for me to see and figure out lol
I get more flak and strange looks from family, friends and strangers, when I tell them I don't have a cell phone.
NO CELL PHONE?? You are either a person of great importance or a real nobody.
I believe we would all agree a cell phone is a mixed bag.
(12-18-2013, 12:11 AM)Rboe_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I think the visiblity of the trip meter and milege on these new LCD screens is a bit of a problem. I guess they are more reliable not being mechanical and all, but the old mechanical trip meters were very easy to read. No blinking; you just knew if you were trouble or not.
I guess we just need to learn the quirks of these new bikes and folks twenty years from now will think we're dottering old fools.
I think you hit the nail on the head. I went out today on the same route as yesterday (2nd attempt to get a haircut). It was sunny out and I was riding (like yesterday) with my dark tint shield and inner light tint shield down. When I looked at the LCD display, all I could see was a reflection of my bright yellow helmet. I had to move my head to the side to see the fuel gauge bars and trip meter. Not surprised that they didn't catch my attention yesterday.
When my reserve bar starts flashing i have just over a gallon left. That's 43 miles left for me to go but will fill up shortly after. I take that flashing pretty seriously seeing as that is supposed to be the reserve, which i thought was supposed to be set at .7... I think the most I've put in was 3.4 or .5 gallons
How many miles do you usually get to a tank? I regularly fill at 170 miles or so, and usually have half a gallon or so left meaning I can probably run it to close to 200.
damn I must ride mine too hard lol, I never get to 100 before mine starts flashing.....but then again, i've never put more than 2.5 gallons in mine - needless to say I'm extremely disappointed in the fuel gauge. I almost need to run out of gas once or twice to see how many miles I can actually get out of a tank before she quits.
the gauge on my VFR is absolutely spot on - but on this it's a joke. i'll drop down 2 bars with only 25 miles on the tank.....I was down 3 bars today and it put 1.4 gallons back in it?
(12-19-2013, 05:20 AM)AzBob_imp Wrote: [ -> ]How many miles do you usually get to a tank? I regularly fill at 170 miles or so, and usually have half a gallon or so left meaning I can probably run it to close to 200.
That's pretty good. I suspect you spend a lot of time on the highway, or have a very light hand on the throttle. You're getting much better mileage than I do.
I spend about 75% of my time in the city and am known for being somewhat of a lead wrist. At my typical 42 mpg, my last bar starts flashing at around 120 miles, with one gallon remaining.