Fuel Light

I know the fact most big bikes have Fuel lights is just acceptable, but there is something to be said for just having a fuel guage!
owning a dt125r that doesnt even have a fuel light got me used to watching my tripometer n judgin it by that, but i do like the fact my mates Fazer600 etc has a fuel guage (as unreliable as it is haha)
im guessin thers no way to fit a custom fuel guage to a k1 curvy? lol

Out of choice I prefer a reserve tap or switch.

haha yeh my dt12r has a reserve switch but still i hate the way if u do run out of ur normal tank it bogs down and dies at the side of the road till u switch the reserve on.
I can see the appeal of a tailgunner btw but not my cup of tea :P hope u get one tho theyr funny lookin haha
dont think the sv has a switch at all! just a fuel light

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Ceebl

haha yeh my dt12r has a reserve switch but still i hate the way if u do run out of ur normal tank it bogs down and dies at the side of the road till u switch the reserve on.

on the DRZ you've got 30 seconds or so of juddery performance before it actually runs out, lean down and switch the tap whilst riding then on your way to the nearest station

not so with my new bike, it'll do around 50 miles to a tank, then you run out, no reserve, no warning... good thing it only weighs 100kg or so

[Paul the 6th]

yorkie chris might know some engineering wizzardry about this maybe?

haha yeh yorkie chris seems to b well clued up on his wizzardry, makes my reasonable mechanical knowledge seem incredibly basic by comparison

Originally Posted by Ceebl

haha yeh yorkie chris seems to b well clued up on his wizzardry, makes my reasonable mechanical knowledge seem incredibly basic by comparison

Trouble with a fuel tap is that you always leave it on reserve so the next to go to switch it over you get that sinking feeling. Or is that just me.

With a curvy you get a flashing light for about 30 miles then a solid light for the next 10 ish. Plus there are two trips so I always reset one at every fill up. I've clocked up quite a few miles on my SV's and never run out of gas.

Well I've only done the not wanted left it on reserve once so far and screw me did it annoy me! With my new digi clocks I will be trying to get a fuel gauge converter so i never have a moment like that again

yeh iv gone for the switch on my dtr and found it already on reserve once! lukily i was about 50meters from my friends front door and he gave me a backy to the petrol station with a canister haha

I didnt realise curvys had a flashing light b4 the solid one! thats a really gd idea
(i cant wait to get mine! just a few days to go now till i can pick it up )

Originally Posted by Wayluya

Out of choice I prefer a reserve tap or switch.

Yep me to