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.

is that a 650?!

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

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!

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

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

[Richie]

Originally Posted by kitkat

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

Feel the love...

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

Originally Posted by CB1ROCKET

How fast, roads were you taking on?

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

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?