duffdad
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Still riding the FZ and still loving it.
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Registered: Nov 30, 2016 10:05:09 GMT -7
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Post by duffdad on Jul 1, 2020 13:51:40 GMT -7
Hey all,
I've had a Quick shifter installed on my 2017 FZ10. My bike has a Dyno Power Commander and was Flashed accordingly. The shifter is Yamaha brand. Before I had it installed, at about 50-60 miles my fuel guage would show half full. After the installation, it showed half full at over 70 miles. I went another 30 miles and the low fuel signal started flashing and the count down miles to empty started showing on my display panel. Is this change a result of the quick shifter and is there a calibration method for the fuel guage and miles?
Thanks in advance,
Duffdad
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Post by rracerfz10 on Jul 2, 2020 18:04:11 GMT -7
That’s weird. I have my ecu flashed by 2wdw which enabled the QS on my 2017 FZ-10 and I bought and installed the factory quickshifter myself. I haven’t noticed anything like what you’re experiencing.
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Post by mindcrime79 on Jul 3, 2020 9:31:51 GMT -7
I was going to post a similar observation. I have a tune and a translogic QS. I purchased it used with these items already installed so I'm not sure there is a correlation but I do notice the bike will indicate full fuel with high mileage then suddenly drop quickly thereafter. Not very accurate in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2020 14:29:15 GMT -7
Are you guys confusing an issue with the way the fuel gauge was designed? If you notice, there's just ONE freaking bar covering half to full, rather than at least 2, like from half to quarter (or beginning of reserve, really), and then to empty. So there're only 3 bars, which is stupid. So yes, the top bar will drop when you have about half tank only, so you better get used to zero a trip-meter to know how many miles on the tank you have. I also freaked out when the fuel dropped to half all of a sudden, until I realized it was just one bar. Nature of the beast  . |
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Post by mindcrime79 on Jul 3, 2020 17:19:58 GMT -7
Lol I better check my eyes... I never actually noticed this... thank you
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Post by evitzee on Jul 5, 2020 10:23:28 GMT -7
It's an oddball setup for the fuel gauge which is why I don't really use it, I just have the trip odometer showing and I know from experience when the trip odo goes into the 'fuel counter' mode and starts counting from 0. I just plan my stops accordingly, once the counter starts you have just about 1 gallon of fuel remaining.
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Post by rracerfz10 on Jul 5, 2020 16:44:31 GMT -7
Since we’re on the topic. How many miles can you actually ride before you have to get fuel? I think anything less than 150 is ridiculous but from what I’ve calculated 120 is where you really need to find gas like right now. I usually fill up around 100 miles and it drives me nuts that I have to stop for gas so often.
Has anyone tested how far we can really go before we need to stop? I mean ride like you normally do not TRYING to get the best mileage.
I also know you can squeeze more into the tank if you’re patient and careful than if you just stop when the gas reaches the bottom of that stupid plate in the filler neck.
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Post by mindcrime79 on Jul 5, 2020 19:58:47 GMT -7
I was going moderate speed today, mix of highway and country roads. Last fuel-cell was flashing at around 100 miles I filled up at 110... Probably could have pushed it another 5 or 10 miles when I have run out of gas on the highway at a 110 so I don't push it anymore
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Post by rracerfz10 on Jul 5, 2020 20:22:50 GMT -7
That sucks. Ok guess I’ll stick to filling up by 100 miles then.
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dkim213
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Post by dkim213 on Jul 5, 2020 22:45:11 GMT -7
I ran out of gas at 130 miles. It was backroads and Highway combined. My friend brought a small fuel bottle which gave me enough fuel to make it to the gas station.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2020 16:55:56 GMT -7
Depends on how you're riding, altitude, and other conditions. But no way in hell you'd get 150 miles without crapping your pants, unless you basically hyper-mile since the beginning of a tank. And what fun would that be? Ha ha. I've done 135 in the Hill Country, riding at a very nice pace in the twisties, but not aggressively, nor getting on the throttle at all. I probably had about 10 more miles, but I'd run the risk of running out of fuel. I wouldn't ride any slower than that, and it was an altitude, so probably the range limit while still having fun. When running the high-speed sweepers, I made an extra fuel stop, to avoid having to hyper-mile for dozens of miles. Even 5.0 gallons would have been acceptable, but with how fuel-thirsty these bikes are, 4.5 is the absolutely minimum, but still a little disappointing.
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fester999
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Post by fester999 on Jul 20, 2020 12:05:47 GMT -7
I've run out on 116 miles, the most I've risked is 122 miles.
I am a 17 stone prop forward!
You don't buy one of these to tour on.
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