Hornet fuel tank question

ISLAND GIRL · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Karma :

Right, I have gone out and got my hornet 600 today, collect it next week but it strangely does not have a fuel guage so how on earth am I to know when to fill up with the gas??
Yes, I know I can set mile counter to nil and do it that way but anyone here know roughly how much is it to fill the tank up, how far should I be able to ride up to??

instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

110 miles tops!!! I once got 78 miles to a tenners worth of fuel. That was tanning it about everywhere.

If you can standa that, it's well worth it though!!! Very Happy

instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Oh and erm, £8-9.50 to fill her up. Smile

Not the greatest mpg you'll get for a bike but if you don't do long trips then it'll be fine.

ISLAND GIRL · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Karma :

Thanks for that mate. I did think it was wierd not to have a guage, its what I am used to, its not as though it is an old bike niether but I guess I will train my brain to know when to fill up. Only a tenner to fill up too, cool! Thumbs Up

Wont be doing any long trips here on the Isle of Wight, can probably go right around the Island in an hour!

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Fuel gauges on most vehicles are pretty inaccurate.
On a bike particularly so, as it's sloshing about all over the place.

If it doesn't have a fuel guage it should either have a fuel light or a reserve switch, so you will either have a light coming on when you need to fill up, or the bike will start to die until you turn the fuel tap to reserve.

ISLAND GIRL · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Karma :

Yes mate, does have a tap so that could be useful for me Laughing

jay12329 · Dr. Evil Joined: 02 May 2003 Karma :

its a 16lt tank, i've only managed to get 14 in it, (filling from empty) I reset my trip counter and fill up every 100 miles or so. Normal rideing its aroun 8 quid to fill him up.
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ISLAND GIRL · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Karma :

16lt tank now that is useful when I am at the pumps too, thank you Thumbs Up

KLR600 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

I've never had a fuel guage so whenever I first got any of my bikes I'd fill the tank and see how many miles it took to hit reserve then go and fill up again and then you know how far you can go on a tank. Just remember to reset the tripmeter everytime you fill up and you'll be fine, It's second nature to me now.
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ISLAND GIRL · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Karma :

And you know when you require reserve?? When its starts to die I take it and you stop on the middle of a roundabout during rush hour?? Sorry, daft question maybe but I have yet to ride until reserve has been needed on my CG.

instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

On the hornet, you'll soon realise when the bike neeeds fuel, there is usually a good 10seconds or so before it may or may not die from fuel starvation. Just enough time to either switch to reserve yourself or just pull over and flick the switch to reserve that way. You'll do the latter I guarantee you for the first 5 or 6 times, it's a bit fiddly getting to the tap I found.

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Let us know how you get on with it.

syl · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Karma :

Milo · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Feb 2002 Karma :

I generally get 120 miles per tank out of my Hornet.
It's a 16 litre tank but 3 of that is reserve so if you've only just switched it to reserve expect to get little more than 13 litres in there.
Mine seems to go a bit funny around the 90-100 mile mark and acts like it's running out of fuel, then it clears up and runs until the reserve just fine. No idea why it is but it happens at the same time every tank and it's not becasue I'm going downhill or uphill.
Becasue of this I used to think the tank range was even worse than it actually is and could only squeeze about 11 litres in there.

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kb-zxr · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Karma :

If you dont feel happy fiddling around to find the switch when moving, there is another way -

Fill the tank up, reset the trip counter and ride it normally - not too thrashy, not too slow.

When it cuts out, look at the trip counter. Now you know how long it will last Smile

I never done that, I always bottle out at 100miles Embarassed

I've also heard that if you let the tank gets really low, the cruddy bit of petrol at the bottom can get sucked into the carbs. (I dont know if its true or not). I tend never to let it get to reserve, just keep an eye on that trip meter.

ISLAND GIRL · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Karma :

Yes I never liked to allow my car get exceptionally low due to the same reason, sucking in all the crap from the bottom of the tank, I cant see myself being brave enough to let the bike run til it hits reserve, will fill her up and go by the mileage and see how I get on with that to start with, cheers all, you have all been very helpful Thumbs Up

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