180 miles and no fuel light...
 

I'd just passed the petrol station in Braemar while taking the scenic route from Ullapool to Glasgow, having covered about 180 miles since the last fill up but determined not to stop until I needed fuel when I thought:

"Oh wait, I've seen this episode, the muppet runs out of gas in the middle of nowhere because the fuel warning light isn't working. Hilarious!"

But no! The light came on shortly after so I pressed on, taking the £1.04 per litre option at 198 miles rather than the (possible) 97p option at 224 miles.

Brim to the top, 13 litres! That's 68mpg in old money and a 260 mile range!!

Boy I'm getting old.

Re: 180 miles and no fuel light...
 

is that a 650?!

Re: 180 miles and no fuel light...
 

Sorry being too over excited, but sure is its a 650. How fast, roads were you taking on?

Re: 180 miles and no fuel light...
 

Used to get a regular 170 on the Curvy before the light came on.. as long as i was behaving ;)
On the other hand... Had the light come on at 85 miles before! :smt107

Re: 180 miles and no fuel light...
 

my ex rode my sv once and ran out of petrol at 81 miles - fat ******* lol

Re: 180 miles and no fuel light...
 

Are you sure he was not just doing some spirited riding?? ;)

Re: 180 miles and no fuel light...
 

Feel the love... ;)

Re: 180 miles and no fuel light...
 

Quite often I go to 150 light flashes 170 light stays on. That's not riding hard but certainly not like a grandad.

Re: 180 miles and no fuel light...
 

Oh, it was a 'touring pace' to be sure! I averaged about 40mph, but on roads like the A837 from Ledmore to Rosehall that's pretty much flat out and all but about 20 miles of the A9/A96 were on the type of road that frequently turns into a single track with passing places.

Good to know that you can stay off the major routes without having petrol panic though. Another thumbs up for the SV :thumbsup:

Re: 180 miles and no fuel light...
 

i thouhgh the tank held 17 litres?

edit......... it holds 16 litres, so when you put 13 in you still had 3 litres in the tank?