My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

Hi all,

I have a naked '07 plate 650 pointy.

The bike was delivered with a full tank and so far I've filled it up twice. Each time the yellow fuel warning light starts blinking after about 110 miles (tank still half full). I can ignore it until it gets to 130 miles, then it p*sses me off and it takes about £10 worth of petrol to fill the tank up again.

This means two things:

1) Suzuki aren't lying when they say the SV650 has fantastic fuel economy :)

... BUT ...

2) The bike has a 17 litre tank ... petrol is currently just under £1/litre, so I would expect the fuel warning light to start flashing after about 200 miles and I would expect to be able to put between £15 and £16 worth of petrol into the tank at that point.

In other words, the fuel warning light is kicking in when the tank is about half full! Also, if I shake the bike with the fuel warning light blinking away, I can hear and feel plenty of fuel in the tank!

Last time I tried ignoring the light, knowing full well that I had plenty of fuel left, but the damn thing blinking at me all the time is very irritating, so I give in and fill it up ... with another £10 worth of petrol :wink:

So ... any ideas as to why my fuel warning light is coming on so soon?!

Re: My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

Are you briming the tank full enough?

Re: My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

Why don't you just run it dry and find out that the tank isn't lying. :D

Re: My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

I think so, I put the end of the fuel gun in until it hits the big washer-like thing below the fuel cap and will go in no further - then I squeeze until the gun shuts itself off. I can see fuel about an inch below the fuel cap.

Re: My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

It's not lying ;) I can hear loads of fuel still in there!

Re: My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

Fill it up to the brim, I just poke the end in and fill up till it's just about overflowing.

Fuel pumps have variably adjustable pumping speeds! Use ya bloody finger. Or alternatively shoot the c*ck in the BMW with it.

Re: My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

Lol!

Re: My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

I would fill up til the fuel touches the bottom of the fuel cap with the bike upright. Not sure how much difference that is

Re: My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

I don't think it is going to be a great deal of different TBH - the fuel is almost there anyway.

Re: My fuel warning light is lying!!
 

Just run it until it stops blinking and just stays on. Then you should be nearer to empty.