Fuel Tank Capacity & Reserve?

when your light starts flahing it is 3.5L in the tank, i have had 190 miles on mine with solid light on got to petrol station filled up and it took 15.5 litres. not bad me thinks

i put 4.3 gallons in my sv as i pushed it 100 feet to the gas station so who lied the gas pump or Suzuki

[Taipan]

My fuel light started flashing on my way into work. I forgot all about it on the way home. When I did realise it had stopped flashing and was just staying on. I'd ridden about 35 miles since it started flashing. Check out how much it took to fill it up! I must have been running on the memories of what used to be in there!

My light on my 1999 curvy starts to blink after 13 litres of fuel has been consumed. Or rather, given its a 17 liter tank (or is it 16? Haynes manual and suzuki manual differ!) its when there is 4 (3?) litres remaining.

I generally do about 10 miles per litre, sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less.

I factor in 30 miles before all the remaining fuel is gone.

Originally Posted by Taipan

My fuel light started flashing on my way into work. I forgot all about it on the way home. When I did realise it had stopped flashing and was just staying on. I'd ridden about 35 miles since it started flashing. Check out how much it took to fill it up! I must have been running on the memories of what used to be in there!

sorry i know we on fuel but i like the irony at the bottom of PROMOTION! you saved nothing, lol.

[TheRamJam]

I have a K9 and not so long ago ran out of fuel on the M8 near the Royal infirmary. I knew the light was solid but was too lazy to fill up. Lol well i paid the price by running out of gas on the outside lane on the way to work at 7.30am.

I waited 10 mins and tried staring it again and it did. I managed to get off the motorway before the bike stalled again. Thank goodness for that didn't fancy being stranded on a motorway for too long during rush hour

But from flashing light to solid and then out of gas I got 58.2 miles

I guess the moral of the story is, always fill up when you can

i have a k7, am told flashy comes on at a gallon left and solid is at 1.5ltr. Most i have ever ridden on flashy is 42 miles and solid was still not on.....was too chicken to ride further without filling up.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by kcowgergmm

i put 4.3 gallons in my sv as i pushed it 100 feet to the gas station so who lied the gas pump or Suzuki

That's 16.3 liters. What you bitchn' about?

Gladius. managed 42 mls after light came on .50 should be possable.

when i run mine which isn't very often at moment but i got 140 miles before light came on and did 44 miles on flashing light before fuel!! its a k1 and i am by no means a slow rider (within the law officer)