Ipswich Lad Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Hi all There must be a better method than sticking a tourch to the hole and guessing. Thanks in anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted January 4, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 4, 2013 tripometer, reset every fill up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted January 4, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 4, 2013 Fill her up check the mileage and zero the trip if there is one. Ride till it runs out and you switch to reserve. Check milage. Then fill up 10miles before that. Worked for me for the last 25 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 open tank, look inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted January 4, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 4, 2013 open tank, look inside Put yer fag out first though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy1 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I always do the trip meter methodroughly 130 miles from brimmed with fuelsometimes wait till the last drop before reservesometimes fill up with half a tank,, depends where i am goingif i know there are not many petrol stations about or it is late atnight and the local ones are closed ( rural ones seem to do office hours ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 if you're riding a DT50 or anything else that doesnt have a trip meter, its purely guess work "A is x miles away from B, but going to C is 2x miles from (AB), i can do x miles on y fuel" e.t.c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't have a tripmeter on my little G7S so I have to keep an eye on the odometer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted January 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2013 Reserve and experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted January 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2013 Nah no guesswork steve. Just write your mileage on the receipt when you pay for the fuel. Simples.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenDAWG Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 i was looking into modifying a fuel sender into my tank going to look further into it im sure its possible but there are so many different types sizes depths etc.... at the present time i open the cap and look in but i want something i can look at without stopping the bike, i use alot more fuel when i head off green laining yes there is always the reserve also. ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up.yours Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 run it to reserve then find a garage, this works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 run it to reserve then find a garage, this works fine for me. Not advisable in the north west of Scotland, fuel station are scarce, as pat and I found out, went 100 mls without gas station, got to the only 1 [ Durness] closed sunday , next station 35mls, yeh and that was closed, pat syphoned into my tank, finally gat a spar shopp with pump, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickJNY Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 - Sure wish that was my only concern. ... Dick J. - NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1949 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 deffo trip meter. in winter fill up at 80 miles. In summer 100 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted January 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2013 Huh? I use a lot less in the winter. Like 50 ish in the summer and 80+ in the winter rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1949 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Huh? I use a lot less in the winter. Like 50 ish in the summer and 80+ in the winter rubbish. I use more fuel in the winter because I let the bike warm up first, and as I'm only commuting six miles I have to let it idle for five minutes at work to get rid of the mayo. In the summer I can more or less just start the bike and go, then switch off the other end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo666 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Not advisable in the north west of Scotland, fuel station are scarce, as pat and I found out, went 100 mls without gas station, got to the only 1 [ Durness] closed sunday , next station 35mls, yeh and that was closed, pat syphoned into my tank, finally gat a spar shopp with pump, haha brilliant i've rode those roads up there and ran out a few times lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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