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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2018 23:03:06 GMT -7
Hey guys, just wondering what's going on. Bought bike with zero miles on the clock. Dealer fueled up the bike before I picked it up, but don't know how. They might have inserted a funnel or something too deep inside the tank, no? Anyway, salesman said they never fill them up, so he was surprised it was showing full. I told him it takes very little fuel, so maybe that's why. Anyway, it was still showing full right before getting to my house with 28 miles on the clock, which didn't make sense, even if they filled it up. Once at my house, right before turning engine off, looked at the dash and gauge was at the half mark (which is probably correct). WTF? Hope it's not a warranty issue. Guess it got stuck, but why? Bike had no fuel until I bought it. And yes, I verified tank was empty a day before I picked it up. Hope the float is not crapping out. Just curious if anybody else had that issue. Will let the fuel get low before filling with good gas, since dealer probably used the cheapest fuel possible, and probably not premium. The other 'issue' I noticed was a very noisy cam chain, probably the dreaded tensioner. Not happy, but doesn't sound worrisome. Just my luck, I guess, but will wait until I change the oil and see if it was an oil viscosity issue. Sometimes manufacturers use thinner break-in oil. We'll see. But I have to say this machine is FANTASTIC. The engine sounds incredible with the Graves slip-on I put. Can't believe people want the bike louder than that. Sounds amazing. Any louder would be obnoxious. I rode it the other day without earplugs, and I was missing the intoxicating sound with earplugs. I also wonder how it sounds up high. At low to middle rpm and throttle openings sounds intoxicating. Better than any V-twin and V-4 I've ever heard, which includes Ducatis and Aprilias. And definitely smoother. Couldn't be happier with the new toy. Can't wait to take it to the mountains next week. Will rent a U-Haul trailer next Tuesday (weather permitting) since setting up my truck to haul the bike will take longer, and don't want to miss a mountain run before it gets too cold.
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ikranmakto
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Post by ikranmakto on Oct 6, 2018 23:29:47 GMT -7
Fuel gauge goes in increments showing full to half full, there is no 3/4 reading.
From half it goes to quarter, and from quarter to flashing. The latter is does frequently lol, nature of the beast.
You will also notice when you sometimes start your bike when you have a quarter of a tank the gauge will flash saying you are low on fuel, only to ride for a few minutes for it to reset to quarter.
This is because your bike is at an angle from the side stand, the fuel sensor reads the tank as being low.
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Post by harri183 on Oct 7, 2018 0:13:46 GMT -7
Mine is very much like that it’s full full full then next time Iook it’s flasing empty. I think cause it’s a small tank and thirsty it doesn’t last long, your too busy enjoying yourself to pay attention to the fuel gauge and yes they are noisy agricultural engines compared to most Il4.
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Post by narcissus on Oct 7, 2018 3:39:04 GMT -7
Could someone please just clarify how many miles/kilometres one has left from the moment it starts flashing?
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Post by evitzee on Oct 7, 2018 6:41:37 GMT -7
Fuel gauge is schizophrenic, basically worthless. It will show FULL until the tank is half empty, that's just the way it is. I ignore it and just use the trip odometer to track fuel level, no issues. You have ONE GALLON of fuel left when the F trip odometer starts counting and the gauge starts flashing, plan accordingly based on your average fuel consumption rate.
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Post by panzer716 on Oct 7, 2018 8:26:09 GMT -7
I reset my trip a odometer every time I fill up. I get about 100 miles until my trip f starts to flash and that's pretty consistent after putting on about 3300 miles on my bike. Once trip f starts to flash, as others have said, you have a gallon of gas left. So about 30-40 miles depending on how gingerly you ride and/or if you are doing highway speeds (this bike has better mpg going 60+ in 6th gear then it does doing any other speeds in any other gear).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 13:45:52 GMT -7
Thanks a lot brothers. Didn't look close enough, but from half to full, it's just one segment showing on the dash indeed. Oh well. I'll follow the advice of resetting the tripmeter (I'll do both) when fueling up. And seems like the only usable part of the fuel gauge is when you hit reserve. And is that gallon USABLE fuel? How many miles have you guys gone on that tripmeter? Just curious of the real life range on that. I never like to run low on fuel, but with such a ridiculous range on this bike, guess we all have to at some point. Just don't want to ever walk the bike. Ha ha. Thx. Oh, forgot to ask: What does 'F' stand for? And does that tripmeter pop automatically, or do you have to select it when you get the low fuel light? Thx. By the way, just searched the entire owner's manual, thinking I skipped that section, and couldn't find anything about the reserve tripmeter. Maybe it's there, but the manual's index is a joke. Probably lost in translation. Thank you again for your input  . |
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Post by panzer716 on Oct 7, 2018 14:00:02 GMT -7
Thanks a lot brothers. Didn't look close enough, but from half to full, it's just one segment showing on the dash indeed. Oh well. I'll follow the advice of resetting the tripmeter (I'll do both) when fueling up. And seems like the only usable part of the fuel gauge is when you hit reserve. And is that gallon USABLE fuel? How many miles have you guys gone on that tripmeter? Just curious of the real life range on that. I never like to run low on fuel, but with such a ridiculous range on this bike, guess we all have to at some point. Just don't want to ever walk the bike. Ha ha. Thx. Oh, forgot to ask: What does 'F' stand for? And does that tripmeter pop automatically, or do you have to select it when you get the low fuel light? Thx. By the way, just searched the entire owner's manual, thinking I skipped that section, and couldn't find anything about the reserve tripmeter. Maybe it's there, but the manual's index is a joke. Probably lost in translation. Thank you again for your input . Yeah, I've found the reseting the trip meter is more useful than looking at the fuel gauge. I know that at 50 miles on the trip meter I'm at half a tank, 75 miles at 1/4 of a tank, and when I hit 100 miles I generally need to start looking for a gas station. You can also plan day trips accordingly. If where you are riding to is 100 miles or more away, you'll know you need to fill up at some point on the trip. If it is 50 miles or less one way, you can probably do the entire ride on one tank of gas. It is really useful knowing about how many miles you specifically will get to a tank. Riding styles, altitude and other factors will all affect this. I always recommend people to reset a trip meter after each fill up. The one gallon of gas in the reserve is useable fuel. The most range I've taken the chance on going on the trip f meter is about 20-25 miles. I'm guessing the f stands for fuel but I'm not sure. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 14:20:06 GMT -7
Thanks. I was expecting an 'R', for reserve, but whatever. Ha ha. My issue is where I can ride close to home there're very few gas stations, and fewer with premium. One of my favorite routes is Gila, but wouldn't make it where I like on this bike. I have to fuel up on Hatch. It's 50 miles from Hillsboro, where the fun starts, and I'd have to head back at that point  . The first 17 miles are great, but the best sweepers are 30 miles from Hillsboro (near Silver City, NM), meaning 160 miles round trip. Being at altitude there, fuel mileage improves, but no way I could stretch it that far on this bike. What I need to do is measure what mileage I can get, and go from there. Will trailer the bike to Alamogordo instead, since from there I can ride to Cloudcroft, Sun Spot observatory, and then Timberon. That round trip would be exactly 100 miles. But the last 16 are just down hill. And if it looks like I can't make it, there's fuel in Cloudcroft. In Gila, which I like better, the only small gas station closed a long time ago. But that's okay. I'll figure a way to ride that awesome area. |
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Post by evitzee on Oct 7, 2018 14:57:26 GMT -7
I've gone 35 miles into the reserve and when I filled up I figured I had a few miles left based on how much it took to fill it and what the stated capacity of the tank was. My average mpg on a simple ride, no stop and go traffic, speeds in the 60-75 mph range, not really hitting the throttle hard for acceleration, I can get 35 mpg. That puts me on reserve at 122-126 miles (like clockwork), with a gallon left good for 35 miles. It all depends on your average mpg. Run a few tankfuls and calculate your rate for your style of riding and go from there. For a flashed bike with a heavy use of the gearbox and throttle the mileage will be a lot less. Riding style has a lot to do with it for this bike.
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Post by bigkurka on Oct 10, 2018 22:17:46 GMT -7
Could someone please just clarify how many miles/kilometres one has left from the moment it starts flashing? It really depends on your riding style. I've rode about 22 miles with my fuel gauge flashing once. I usually will go about 15 miles before pulling into a gas station just to be safe. To be honest though I only have 480 mile on the odometer so far, I imagine though has my motor breaks in more and more I should be to get a few extra miles between fill ups. Right now I'm avg. around 115-120 miles between fill up, but I'm riding very conservatively do to I'm still breaking in the motor. |
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. The first 17 miles are great, but the best sweepers are 30 miles from Hillsboro (near Silver City, NM), meaning 160 miles round trip. Being at altitude there, fuel mileage improves, but no way I could stretch it that far on this bike. What I need to do is measure what mileage I can get, and go from there. Will trailer the bike to Alamogordo instead, since from there I can ride to Cloudcroft, Sun Spot observatory, and then Timberon. That round trip would be exactly 100 miles. But the last 16 are just down hill. And if it looks like I can't make it, there's fuel in Cloudcroft. In Gila, which I like better, the only small gas station closed a long time ago. But that's okay. I'll figure a way to ride that awesome area.