07-02-2013, 06:38 AM
The fuel gauge has 5 led bars. One would think that each 1/5 th of a tank of gas used would cause 1 bar to go out, but it's not like that.( doesn't work like that on my car either). The bars on the CB's fuel gauge drop pretty quick down to 2 bars ( on mine it used to be at 80 miles) down to 1 bar (at 105 miles) and the last bar starts flashing at about 126 miles. As my mileage has improved with miles so has my mileage and the distance between bars has lengthened. See results of my last tank below.
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=570
On my last tank I went nearly 175 miles before filling up and I still wasn't empty. These days I run the regular odometer until Im down to 1 bar, then hit the button that I zeroed at the last fill up, and feel confident about going 160 miles on it before needing gas.So, no, its not linear, but you don't have to panic that it quickly goes down to 2 bars.
The most Ive put in, and that was at 171 miles, was 3.1 gals ... and in theory still had .8 gallon in the tank or approx another 40 miles at 50 mpg, but I dont know if you can actually put in or use the whole 3.9 gallons Honda claims will go in the tank.
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=570
On my last tank I went nearly 175 miles before filling up and I still wasn't empty. These days I run the regular odometer until Im down to 1 bar, then hit the button that I zeroed at the last fill up, and feel confident about going 160 miles on it before needing gas.So, no, its not linear, but you don't have to panic that it quickly goes down to 2 bars.
The most Ive put in, and that was at 171 miles, was 3.1 gals ... and in theory still had .8 gallon in the tank or approx another 40 miles at 50 mpg, but I dont know if you can actually put in or use the whole 3.9 gallons Honda claims will go in the tank.