Yep. I did it. Ran out of gas today.

[Aussie_imp]

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!

[rboe]

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.

[the Ferret]

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

[Headbanger02_imp]

I get more flak and strange looks from family, friends and strangers, when I tell them I don't have a cell phone.

[bubblerboy64_imp]

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.

[flynrider]

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.

[dlhmatt_imp]

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

[AzBob_imp]

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.

[12cb96vfr_imp]

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?

[flynrider]

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.