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Originally Posted by jans1971
only had my sv for for five days i filled it up after the first time it was flashing and now its flashing again, how many miles will it go before it runs out
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Try it! - find an easy circuit of approx 1 mile that passes a petrol station, pack a petrol can, a lock and some cash and just keep riding until it runs out. Lockit up and take the can to the petrol station to rescue yourseld. Then you'll know for sure and it won't be too far to walk!
On all the bikes I've had, reserve (either with a old style tap or after a dashboard indication) has usually been 15-30 miles worth, but hitting reserve is basically the sign to go and fuel up.
I always zero my trip when I fuel up and make a mental note of mileage when it hits reserve. After using several tanks, you get a feel for how far the bike will go 'til reserve, which helps with planning fuel stops. For example, on our current crop of bikes, the wife's SV does about 120-130 miles 'til the fuel light comes on, her TZR250 does 100-110 before it splutters, for my VFR800 it's about 160-170 miles 'til the fuel gauge flashes and my old FZ600 did 130-140 before I had to twiddle the tap.