Reserve mileage and other odds and ends.

You can figure it out yourself:
Ride, wait for light to start flashing, fill up. Take the size of the tank, minus the fuel you just put in.

This should tell you what your bike thinks is reserve.

Rinse, repeat waiting till the solid light comes on.

By now you should also have an idea of what fuel economy it does, so you can get a good idea of the range for the blinky and solid lights. I have done 30 odd miles on solid - and it was just starting to play up when I found fuel. Now I fill up every 100 miles in the Highlands

Originally Posted by punyXpress

Pete - you cracking up?
Mine's exactly the opposite: flashing first ( gets me into all sorts of bother ) then solid
Burger, just seen yours but easier to press 'GO'

Tis my memory David. That's why I tend not to post on Sv stuff unless I have pictorial proof Thought I was on solid (or was that flashing) ground

[jonny.boyd]

How easy are those sensors to replace?

[yorkie_chris]

Easy you just have to drain tank or take it off.

Common problem is one of the resistor "cans" falls off the rail.

I did 70 miles at the weekend and used 15 litres when my light came on. But that was my sv1000. Not happy days

Originally Posted by ian505050

I did 70 miles at the weekend and used 15 litres when my light came on. But that was my sv1000. Not happy days

I was about to post "whats wrong with your SV?" until I saw "sv1000"

I do mostly town miles and the fuel light always comes on around 100 miles.

Does this sound right?

[jonny.boyd]

Town driving will always be more of a drain due to the stopping and starting and slow riding which reduces fuel economy. But if you want to be sure take the bike on a nice long drive on the motorway (on a nice sunny day when we eventually get one!!) and you should see yourself getting about 180 miles or so

i get around 107 miles out of mine

The only time I go on a long-ish run is a 97 miles round trip to Sheffield along A roads.

After one of those trips the light comes on at 110-115 miles, there is no way I would get anything like 180 miles.