21-10-12, 10:37 PM
An aging thread but I will add to it anyway.
I bought my Gen 2 3weeks ago, its all bog standard except a full fairing, scottoiler. No PC, FCE or race can etc.
Having had a quick read on the forum when I bought it, I was not surprised when the display tripped to reserve at 140 miles. I just filled it up and didn't look at how much went in. I did the same the next time I went for a ride.
This morning I had to fill up before going out, and happened to notice it was 11.75 litres? Hmmm, I thought it was an 18 litre tank.
Went out all day, nailing it all over the place, no economy riding whatsoever, and sure enough 140 miles and I was down to the last bar again. I filled up....11.75 litres again. Hmmmm.
Got home and did some calcs. I am getting 53mpg even when riding in Sunday Ride mode. Did some more calcs and realised that I have 73 miles left in the tank when that last bar flashes, so no more mad panics for me, it's a tank range of over 200 miles.
Does anyone have a Gen 2 tank that actually hits reserve in the tank, when it displays on the fuel gauge, eg 3.5 litres left?, and is there anything that can be done to make it work that way?
Rob
I bought my Gen 2 3weeks ago, its all bog standard except a full fairing, scottoiler. No PC, FCE or race can etc.
Having had a quick read on the forum when I bought it, I was not surprised when the display tripped to reserve at 140 miles. I just filled it up and didn't look at how much went in. I did the same the next time I went for a ride.
This morning I had to fill up before going out, and happened to notice it was 11.75 litres? Hmmm, I thought it was an 18 litre tank.
Went out all day, nailing it all over the place, no economy riding whatsoever, and sure enough 140 miles and I was down to the last bar again. I filled up....11.75 litres again. Hmmmm.
Got home and did some calcs. I am getting 53mpg even when riding in Sunday Ride mode. Did some more calcs and realised that I have 73 miles left in the tank when that last bar flashes, so no more mad panics for me, it's a tank range of over 200 miles.
Does anyone have a Gen 2 tank that actually hits reserve in the tank, when it displays on the fuel gauge, eg 3.5 litres left?, and is there anything that can be done to make it work that way?
Rob