Fuel Gauges.

[ScotsLass]

I suspect this will either be viewed as a really stupid question, or it has been asked lots of times before I joined here.
However, I am new, so will ask anyway.
When I had my wee Yamaha YBR 125, the one thing I really loved about it, had been the fuel gauge on it. It even seemed to work, even if most of the guys who knew way more than me about bikes kept telling me never to trust the gauge.
Anyway, my ZX6R doesn't have one (doesn't even have a petrol warning light), and I really do miss that on my bike. So far, I've spluttered to a halt a few times now after running into reserve on long runs. It bugs the hell out of me when that happens, and it seems to take me ages to get it started again after lots of turning over on the reserve tank.
So, is there a good reason why most bikes don't have petrol gauges fitted as standard?
Is it just an 'uncool' thing to have on a bike, or is there a more practical reason?
I suppose going round bends, and continual breaking will make a gauge go all over the place, but it surely has to be a good idea to have one as a guide for long runs?

[ajbsmirnoff]

Fill the tank. reset the trip meter to zero.

When you get to 100-120 miles fill up again.

You could work out how many miles you take to go from a full tank to reserve then use that on the trip meter to indicate petrol time.

[Benson_JV]

[ScotsLass]

[ScotsLass]

[_Troy_]

I tend to wait until my ZX hits around 100 miles, then I'll look at stopping somewhere. I've never had to use the reserve, and usually have plenty of fuel even when i go to fill up. No need to risk it when I have plenty of time to fill up
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Current bike: ZX6R J1
Previous bikes: CLR 125 | GS500 | ZX6R G2 | SV650

[ScotsLass]

[salty21]

im the same, my sp-1 and ninja only had a warning light and it annoyed me a bit. I never actually fill the tank to the top and normally just chuck a fiver or tenner in so resetting a trip meter would be useless to me.

CBR's have guages though and i believe there the only 600 sports bike to have them and it was actually a contributing factor to why i bought another . I dont understand why they make bikes without them, there hardly complicated or expensive so seems a bit daft really
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04 NSR 125(sold) ---- 03 CBR 600rr(sold) ----90 pan euro ST1100 '' ----02 CG 125
94 CB400 Super Four ---- 2000 VTR SP1 (sold) ---- 08 ninja p8f(sold, meh) ----05 CBR600rr

[ScotsLass]

[salty21]

if you want a 600 sports bike with a fuel guage, yes
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04 NSR 125(sold) ---- 03 CBR 600rr(sold) ----90 pan euro ST1100 '' ----02 CG 125
94 CB400 Super Four ---- 2000 VTR SP1 (sold) ---- 08 ninja p8f(sold, meh) ----05 CBR600rr

[ajbsmirnoff]

Would a dipstick be an option ?

[ScotsLass]

[ScotsLass]

[drew86]

is it possible to fit one yourself?
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MOD2 recently passed... bring on the summer!!

[ScotsLass]

[Ericck]

[salty21]

[Reid]

The reserve tap is your safety net - should be easy enough to switch to when the bike starts to splutter a bit, even at motorway speeds.

[crackfinder]

when I first got my zx6r I filled the tank and zero'd the trip meter, then rode until it spluttered and I had to switch to reserve, I noted the mileage and now when I get to around that mileage I fill up and zero the trip again.
I had a fazer before the zx6r and it had a fuel guage so it concerned me when the zx didn't have one, but you soon get used to it, I now fill up and reset the trip without even thinking about it.


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Yamaha FZS600 Fazer (gone but not forgotten). Current - Kawasaki ZX6R A1P

[salty21]

[ajbsmirnoff]

[crackfinder]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[ScotsLass]

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