Fuel Light
 

Hi - on a 1999 sv650 when the fuel light comes on how much approx distance does this give me to find a petrol station
Thanks

Re: Fuel Light
 

I find around 10-20 miles from flashing to solid light, but depends on your right hand ;)

Re: Fuel Light
 

Furthest I've dared is 30 steady miles, as Geo says the warning changes from flashing to solid when you're very low.

Re: Fuel Light
 

Tried and tested!

I get an average of 40-45mpg. fuel light usually starts flashing at 110-130 miles depending on how fuel efficient I feel on that tank. I find that when riding efficiently keeping revs low, accelerating and shifting smoothly, I get about 30 miles from flashing to steady light. Steady light will give me 20 miles max.

When I have my go fast and burn fuel days, flashing light will usually come on at 90-100 miles, and solid light at 110-120.

For my average ride, I get 140 miles on the tank quite comfortably.

Though I did run out just outside a fuel station a few weeks ago at 135 miles! :-O

All-in-all. Depends how you ride, your weight, and on the traffic!

Here is a link to my fuelly http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/suz.../sutty5/347557

Logged around 10 fuel-ups on that.

Re: Fuel Light
 

so giving a curvy and a TS pointy the beans results in the pointy going double the distance. just another reason pointys are best :-)

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Pointy going double the distance? Am I missing something?

My fuel light consistently starts flashing around the 140 mile mark.

That's on a K6, going 'enthusiastically', on mainly twisties. Should I be getting more? I do have the baffle out, not sure if that effects fuel efficiency. It sure does sound good though :p

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ragging the titzz of a K7 Twin Spark my light starts flashing at around 180 and i can go to 220 with ease.

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Post 2007 bikes have two spark plugs per cylinder, so tend to be more efficient, with the baffle out on my old bike it did use a bit more fuel (lost 3-5 mpg measured across 20,000 miles) as it ran a bit richer,but was so much better to ride for it. Commuting I'm getting about 59mpg and I've managed to get it down to 55mpg on a twisty run this year. Old bike with baffle out was about 55mpg commuting and 48mpg on a twisty run. Flashing light to solid I can get 40 miles so that is double (comes on at about 140ish when twisting 170ish commuting).

If we're playing the fuelly game SV#1 and SV#2.

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Get an F650GS, go out with the owners of a Triumph Tiger XC and KTM 990 Adventure S. You can feel all smug and wealthy when they have to keep filling up a good 60 miles before you do on the same size tank. The only bike I've had that did more mpg was my Classic Vespa.