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

[Geodude]

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

[Dipper]

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

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.

[Bibio]

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

Originally Posted by Bibio

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

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

[Bibio]

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

[Nutsinatin]

Originally Posted by ZER0

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

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.

[Littlepeahead]

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.