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Offline eng943

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how many miles until you hit reserve?
« on: November 18, 2012, 11:23:41 AM »
I have not pushed the range on my C14 yet. I get about 120 miles or so before it is down to the "E" bar, but no fuel light. Hoping I can get 200 miles on a tank...safely  ;)
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Offline Rhino

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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2012, 11:32:20 AM »
I find that when the low fuel panic screen comes on and if I fill up immediately I can only put about 4.5 gallons in the tank leaving about 1.3 gallons for reserve. This happens between 170 and 200 miles depending on what type of riding I've been doing. Even at the low end that leave plenty of gas to go 200 miles.
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2012, 12:49:11 PM »
120 to 'E'????  With mine, anywhere from 200 to 220.
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2012, 12:53:37 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on November 18, 2012, 12:49:11 PM
120 to 'E'????  With mine, anywhere from 200 to 220.

+1, same here.
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2012, 01:00:36 PM »
My all time max for distance on a tank is 236.8 miles.  Of course, I've never seen 50MPG either though.

Your range on a tank is dependent on many factors, including how full you fill the tank (i.e. filling to the brim vs. filling to the splash plate), throttle usage, ECO vs non-ECO modes, terrain, and temperature.  Range to E is a subset of that information.

As always YMMV.
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2012, 01:16:28 PM »
Mine trips the takeover at about 150. If I add then I'll put in around 3.5. Makes the gauge kind of useless.
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2012, 01:21:24 PM »
I get less miles out of a tank when I ride with Rob, Gumbi, and OL...  ;)
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2012, 01:25:46 PM »
Quote from: ZG on November 18, 2012, 01:21:24 PM
I get less miles out of a tank when I ride with Rob, Gumbi, and OL...  ;)

I think yours has a hole in the bottom of the tank.   ;)
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2012, 03:51:58 PM »
I get to 190 before the flashing starts......but how much more could I go?  I dunno how much is left after that.

Rhino, I'll have to fill up when it flashes next time to see how much I can get in, haven't noticed 'till now.
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2012, 04:00:14 PM »
2009 here, no ECO-mode:

Max was 235 miles to low fuel warning, max tankful at 255 miles.

Usually 180-200 miles before flashing in normal, everyday use.
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2012, 04:46:16 PM »
- on the highway (slabbing) = about 310 kms ( 200 miles ) on ECO Mode.

- then the Low Fuel warning goes on.

- at the point , the tank will take about 15 liters (ie , 4 gallons).

- ie , there is still about 7 liters of "reserve" left in the tank (which is about 2 gallons).
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2012, 05:06:13 PM »
I use to ride ECO mode at 95 miles/hour (150km/h) or less, and, at this speed, the boring LOW FUEL comes around 160 miles (250 km). There is one gallon or a little more remaining. Brazilian fuel is amazing...
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2012, 05:16:15 PM »
too much sugar in your fuel?
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2012, 06:00:24 PM »
Have you tried synthetic ATF in the gas tank?  :stirpot: :popcorn:
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2012, 06:04:16 PM »
FI bikes don't have a reserve.  :)
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2012, 06:50:19 PM »
- yes yes, correct that

- but : most people still use the word "reserve" for the period after the Low Fuel warning comes on for EFI'ed bikes.

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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2012, 07:07:34 PM »
Howdy,
In my Owner's manual (2010 C14) on pages 41, under general information it states the following:
"FUEL LOW" this indicates that the remaining in the tank is 4.0L ( 1.1 US gal).
I think what they are saying in this Japanese to English translation is, there is about 1.1 gal of fuel left in your tank when the lie fuel light/indicator is displayed.
How far you go depend on how you drive/ride.

J.

How about that Jim, I read my owners manual all the time.
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2012, 04:40:16 AM »
Quote from: bombsquad1201 on November 18, 2012, 07:07:34 PM
Howdy,
In my Owner's manual (2010 C14) on pages 41, under general information it states the following:
"FUEL LOW" this indicates that the remaining in the tank is 4.0L ( 1.1 US gal).
I think what they are saying in this Japanese to English translation is, there is about 1.1 gal of fuel left in your tank when the lie fuel light/indicator is displayed.
How far you go depend on how you drive/ride.

J.

How about that Jim, I read my owners manual all the time.

Give that man a cookie Jim!    :)
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2012, 05:55:28 AM »
Don't have cookies today, only hockey pucks...
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Re: how many miles until you hit reserve?
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2012, 06:34:50 AM »
Quote from: gPink on November 18, 2012, 05:16:15 PM
too much sugar in your fuel?
Water, solvents, alcohol, anything to increase the profits.
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