How Embarrassing !!!

[mchaggis]

Once upon a time, I decided to see how far my bike would go before reserve. Normally it'll do about 300 km before I fill it up again. I start getting a bit worried when it passed 365 km without needing the tap turned to reserve and decide to fill up anyway. My tank holds 10.25 litres. I filled it with 10.15 litres.

Reserve? Be thankful you have one.
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[mistergixer]

Personally i think reserve/fuel taps is a stupid idea, why not just have a fuel light?
On my SRAD GSXR the light flashes first, then is lit constantly when it gets really low. I know that from the first flashes i have about 50 miles to empty, when it's constantly lit i start to panic!
A few years ago, my mate traded his SRAD 750 for a K3 1000, when he got to my house the fuel light was flashing - no probs, about 50 miles left in the tank. We got about 10 miles down the road and he coasted over to the side and stopped - out of fuel.
A classic case of RTFM, Suzuki had decided to change from a 'flashing then constant' to a 'flashing only' fuel light. I had to lend him my bike to go back to his house, get his wallet and fuel can. He returned with the fuel can stuffed down the front of his jacket, highlighting his rather bizarre approach to motorcycle safety!
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[stinkwheel]

Odometers are well and good and I can usually count on 165 miles to reserve on the GPZ500. Went out far a stupidly fast run at the weekend and it went onto reserve after 130.
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[JodieWodie]

Haha..I did this only a few days ago on the way to work.

My petrol light usually gives me about 20 miles-ish notice of run-out.
A few minutes after set off light comes on..slowly.
My journey is 12 miles each way to work.
Anyways..I set off...about 8 miles in..approaching 4 lane BUSY roundabout..slowing down..
JUDDER.
Judder..gone
Noooooooooooooo
I was in the 2nd lane.
At the give way lines... STOPPED.
Flick to reserve. Nothing. Again..nothing. Wait..nothing.
SH*T!

So ignition on..indicate left..and push the bike off the roundabout. Luckily all traffic noticed me...stopped and waited for me (must be the bright white helmet) !

I then waited and tried a couple more times and eventually the bike livedddddddd ! Hoorah ! Petrol station nearby so fine.

I usually put the od on..but didn't at last fill up (usually get 170 ish) so had no idea.
Idiot

I would have got stressed last year, but now I don't give a damn. Everyone said 'did you not get scared as all of the trucks, etc..thundered past. I should have been ...but I didn't.
Lil' old me stood on a roundabout
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[unfazed]

I always used to put my GPZ's tap on prime, leave it 2 mins then wind her over and away she used to go, no probs!

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[Tim_H]

can't help thinking the 'reserve' tap's a bit useless on my Honda 125.

It's got a 2 gallon tank, and needs to be switched to reserve at 1 gallon.

So when I switch to reserve, i've got approximately 130 miles before I run out .

Hardly a 'reserve' valve, more like a "here's the rest of the tank valve"

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