Although many and varied experiences have been reported about how much fuel is left after the light comes on, I thought I'd share a bit of a 'wake-up' call I had today.
I usually use my trip when refueling, but at present I'm using it to count miles since I got my bike back from the dealer, so I'm generally filling up every 100 miles or so, as that's easy to remember.
However, last time I filled up it wasn't at a nice round figure, and so I lost track of how many miles I'd done. I figured it didn't matter because the fuel light would come on, and I've sometimes been surprised at how far I can go after that happens (having been caught out once early on). That said, I was in some rather remote countryside today, so it was on my mind.
Anyway, the light came on and that was fine because I saw from my sat-nav/gps that it was only 6.5 miles to the next gas stand. I pulled in there and filled up; it took 12.42 litres. When I got home I checked the capacity of the tank and it's 12.5 litres, according to the hand-book. So I had 0.08 of a litre left, assuming the tank is capable of using absolutely all the fuel left in it; that amounts to about 0.9 miles. That's a bit too close for my liking!
A helpful reminder to keep a note of mileage since refueling and not rely on the fuel light - it just might be that bit further to the next gas stand!
I usually use my trip when refueling, but at present I'm using it to count miles since I got my bike back from the dealer, so I'm generally filling up every 100 miles or so, as that's easy to remember.
However, last time I filled up it wasn't at a nice round figure, and so I lost track of how many miles I'd done. I figured it didn't matter because the fuel light would come on, and I've sometimes been surprised at how far I can go after that happens (having been caught out once early on). That said, I was in some rather remote countryside today, so it was on my mind.
Anyway, the light came on and that was fine because I saw from my sat-nav/gps that it was only 6.5 miles to the next gas stand. I pulled in there and filled up; it took 12.42 litres. When I got home I checked the capacity of the tank and it's 12.5 litres, according to the hand-book. So I had 0.08 of a litre left, assuming the tank is capable of using absolutely all the fuel left in it; that amounts to about 0.9 miles. That's a bit too close for my liking!
A helpful reminder to keep a note of mileage since refueling and not rely on the fuel light - it just might be that bit further to the next gas stand!
