First time I have ever ran out of fuel today!

[short1uk]

OMG I shat my pants! (well not literally!)

driving down the road kept loosing power was like WTF got to the round about and it spacked out died on me. Oil light on etc cause it had stalled. Pushed it to the side of the road checks oil its fine. Kill switch is ok.

The I thought 96 miles done shit its the petrol on to res and after a few goes she came back to life

I tell you I would not like it to happen on the motorway!

wont be doing that again I tell you!

C

[froggeh]

[Whosthedaddy]

Took me a while to realise that the reason why my bike conked out and would nt start was due to the need to turn the tap to reserve I was almost going to push the bike a couple of miles home

I always filled up around the 120 mile mark as Froggeh suggested as to not get into this situation before, but I forgot.
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[short1uk]

tbh I totally forgot about the fuel! I just didnt have a clue what was up thats why I checked the oil first!

doh!!

[BanditBitch]

On my DAS the gs500, was juddering badly.

My instructor was screaming via the headset, for me to get the bike in right gear.....arsehole, he wouldnt have it, that I was in the right gear......we stopped and flicked it onto reserve and hey presto!!

[Itchy]

oh well , I was just about to bring out my extra fuel tanks incase the 4 hornets coming (now only one) would run out of gas.
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[lumphammer]

Had the same problem bring my new bike back from the dealers even after the "salesman" had told me that there was over half a tank left.

[_Will_]

Lol did this quite frequently on the divvy, although it did vary how much i got, from about 150-170 miles before reserve
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[Pete.]

Now wait till the time comes when you run out but have forgotten to change the tap from RES to ON last time you filled up. That's REALLY good fun.

Incidentally, most of the bikes I've had would misfire when going onto reserve and I could catch it on the move. My mate had a CBR600 however, and if that went onto reserve it would not only cut straight out but also take a while to get started again (so he told me). First time it happened was in the middle-lane of the A2.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[----]

think yourself lucky,my bike ran out a couple o weeks ago, i was purposely running low so i could see exactly how many miles it did before it hit the reserve.
so i pushed it onto the path flicked it to reserve expecting it to fire back into life but no such luck..i found out the hard way that my reserve doesnt work. had to push it to the petrol station.now i fill up soon as it gets to half tank.
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[freedee]

[cestrian]

Cath, do you only get 100 miles before needing to go to reserve?
Gordon

[short1uk]

yeah about 90.

However that was after 70 miles on the motorway doing about 80.

The time before I had done about 120 and hadnt gone on to reserve at all but filled up anyway so the riding style affects the mileage quite a bit it would seem.

Filled her up it took 10 litres which to me seems strange! as the tank holds 16 so there must have been 6 litres in there. Wonder if its a 6 litre reserve?

C

[cestrian]

Oh right, just wondering thats all. I get quite some distance on my bandit between fill-ups, get about 160 miles before the last 'blob' (reserve indicator) starts to flash, then i have another 40 miles (at least) before the fuel level gets really low. So 200 miles on £15 worth of fuel (at todays price of 85p/l).
And before someone else says it, NO! I dont ride like a fanny.

Gordy

[ZZR Girl]

[MattHirst]

First time i ran out of fuel was on my old moped...just has i pulled up at the pump

But the one that made me shit myself was in the middle of nowhere in northumberland....there just happened to be a bus fixing place about 2 min walk down the road (don't ask why it was in the middle of nowhere because i don't know...strange northern notherners )

Then coming home from up there...just coming into leeds on the A64 i konked out..went into a paki shop to use his phone (damn i hate having no credit) and got my dad to bring me some in a tetra can

But saying that....i can get 200-220 miles before going onto reserve

[smallpaul31]

strange northern notherners we aint strange lol
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[TheDonUK]

I have run out numerous times on my GS500, not only does it not have a fuel guage but now the speedo is broken, so i cant use the trip to tell how far i have been since last fillup, its usually gut instinct... but i have got very good at changing the tap on the fly. Annoying when you are mid overtake and you loose all power...

My carbs are so messed up that if i leave it on prime by accident (I have no reseve per se, just on and then prime, which acts as my reserve) all the fuel drains out of my tank when the engine is off... every time i get off the bike now i look at my fuel tap...

[trafficdodger]

I have run out of fuel 3 times and evry time it was on the bloody motorway doing 80mph so i had to get good at changing the tap while on the move you think i would have learnt to check the petrol before i went on the motorway but no not me.

Nige
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[Crash125]

First time I ran out of petrol i thought i had broke down so called out the local mechanic (thankfuly he knows me, but laughed at me anyway) Second time I ran out the bike backfired and I blew a hole in my exhaust, it was all rusty and ready for going, but realy
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[Louise]

Well, going alone the bike just cuts out. Sh!t it also.
So now, I fill up every other day.

[JBurrows88]

I got 260miles on my YBR125 before going onto reserve!
I didn't go over 50mph on a 100 mile journey then avoided the dual carriage ways and went over tops to college.



I trying to see if i can put 8k on my bike in one year! On just under 6000 and got till start of jan.

I aint run out of petrol yet 'touch wood, i won't be too soon'. I have pushed it to the point where i had to put 11litres in my 12litre tank tho
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XJR400 Kenney Roberts Paint Job

[THCi]

[dew]

bless the new bikes. my ninja, keep flashing yellow (there is no reserve turn), hence i fill in!

Had a scare on my test ride. The dealer gave me the bike (Ninja ZX - 6R) to test ride on the day i passed. 4 miles down, it started flashing yellow and blinked FUEL in the display. Panicked and stopped at the side of road. Spent 2 minutes trying to find the fukin reserve switch!!! called the 118 and took number of dealer, called dealer, git refused to pick up!!!! Anyway rode on and went in to to next pump and filled £4 worth of fuel!!
It was quite funny when i realised there is no reserve switch..
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[Louise]

Well, it had to happen some time

Went to see my old boss, only 12 miles away. had a fair bit of fuel.... so I thought....Left, ment to go to gas station couldnt be bothered. 5 miles down, bike cuts out. I was lucky only doing 60, and the kind guy in the left lane knew I was in trouble (slowing down rapidly n indicating) let me through. Had cones on the hard shoulder and only just missing one!!
Bone dry. Poor dad had to go but a contaner n gas.
Teach me a lesson.