Just an SV Quicky...

[Method]

I've got a K1 SV650 Curvy,

I hav a haynes manual etc yada yada, its not in there - just needa quick answer and i know a lot of you here have got SV's...

Basically what i want to know is, how big is the reserve, and how long have i got, from the time that little dash light starts blinking, and me stopping at the side of the road?

Also - Is there any indication in the delay of the flashing? I swear sometimes it flashes faster than others - is this just me going mad, or is there more to it?
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[pwntifex]

Shouldn't this be in your manual?
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[kat250]

No it isnt but i have seen a scarey 50 miles to minefrom when the light comes on, this was on a long distance travel of 200miles which i got to an entire tank, on average id say about 25/30 from flash less than 10 when solid.
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[Method]

So there is a kind of light flash rate?

I didnt realise the light goes solid too...

Never done more than 10miles since it started flashing...
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[pwntifex]

Method, how on earth could that be construed as redundant?
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[JonB]

Average reserve range on a bike is 30 miles I believe.
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[Bishbash]

[Dom]

Don't know the exact figures but the manual does state how many litres you have at the different 'stages' of reserve.

Basically when the light's flashing you should fill up when you next see a petrol station, when it's on solid you need to find a petrol station immediately, else you're buggered.
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[pwntifex]

[Method]

Hence the "yada yada"

and

[fork_oil]

From two other Suzuki manuals (neither of which is an SV650):

4 litres left in tank - start of reserve, low fuel light flashes
1.5 litres left in tank - lower reserve, low fuel light stays solid

but I think Suzuki are consistent for full-size machines with this info.

It doesn't speed up the flash rate. Considering the size of a fuel tank, the reserve is nearly a quarter! You could probably eke 40 miles from when it starts flashing to starting pushing, but once it goes solid, I would fill up anywhere that sells petrol ASAP.

[lilredmachine]

Yeah, 20-30 on the reserve flash then 10 on the solid.

As he said, it's nearly a quarter of a tank. Get's annoying though, the light isn't half bright at night, makes me think i've left the indys on!
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[Bishbash]

Yeah, that would put me off too I think. Not the best idea Suzuki have had!