Curvy fuel consumption and light.

filled bike sv 650 s 1999 curvie right up on tuesday done 130 miles on it and not thrashing it at all about 60mph and now thats the petrol low light flashing , is this right as thought id get more out of it , when does the light come on , ie harf or quarter of a tank left if im useing to much petrol what could it be , thanks for any help

[Bibio]

depends how much you are putting in it. easy way to tell fuel consumption is keep your receipts and write down the mileage on each one each time you fill up.

so start with full tank run around then fill tank up again to roughly where you filled the last time, when you get your receipt writ down the mileage on the back. continue this for around 6 fill ups and you can then work out your average mpg/mpl.

[DJ123]

light comes on at 4.5 litres (one gallon) tank is only 17 litres

ok thanks for that will do that , just thought i would get a lot more miles on a full tank , will work it out , over the month
thanks again

Originally Posted by craig dow

ok thanks for that will do that , just thought i would get a lot more miles on a full tank , will work it out , over the month
thanks again

When the light comes on, it's only a quarter of a tank remaining. I did a good 30 odd miles until my next stage comes on, when the light flashes to tell you to fill.

depends on the riding style I get 120-160 miles to flashing light on the full tank of fuel. I've been getting a bit worse milage out the tank before I changed a plugs and balanced a carbs. Give it a good service and it should better if you not happy with it.

Between 140-150 on full tank b4 light comes on for me

light starts flashing at approx 3.5litres and goes solid at 1.5litres.
I average about 135miles till the light comes on, bit more if i'm on a long run

ok , think its not bad then . i might not be rideing it great either , as only 3 weeks since past test , so i am a bit careful , well may be to much , so slow right down on bends , and dont go over 60 at the mow as all open roads i use it for every day , so thanks a lot , will have to work out petrol money now for the month , lol , thanks again

I manage anywhere from 90 if I'm really hammering it, to 170 if I ride carefully *note: I still ride fast, just no hard acceleration...*