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**sportrider** · 10-13-2007, 02:57 PM

Today I found out the hard way just how far you can go on a low fuel light. I was supposed to go ride Palomar today but ended up having to work, but that's okay works been slow so I'll take the overtime when I can get it. so anyways I've been riding the Ninja all week(waiting for my turn signals) so I wanted to ride my bike today, only the last time I rode my bike I broke my own rule and brought it home with a low tank(mistake #1). this morning I was feeling lazy when the alarm went off so I hit snooze(mistake #2). so now I'm running a little late, as I jump on the expressway I glance down and notice the 1 solid bar on the gauge and think to myself wow its been on one bar for a while I should probably stop for gas, but I've made it all the way to work before on a blinking fuel light so no big deal, I'll just fuel up after work(mistake #3). so I'm about 12 miles from work(out of a 29 mile commute) and I get the blinking light. after work I decide to "push on"(more on this word later) to the am/pm about 10 miles from work(passing the 2 little gas stations close to my work). I pull up to the gas pump go inside to pick up some smokes and pay and realize all I have to pay with is a gift card I got from work, no big deal right? WRONG turns out despite the gift card can be used as a credit card am/pm doesn't accept them... uh oh.(Ever get that little voice in your head telling you good advice and then you shrug it off and do the wrong thing anyways.) common sense said make a right at the expressway and back track to the last gas station 10 miles back. naturally I made the left and headed toward the gas station close to my house 18+ miles away(mistake #4). keep in mind I already have 22 miles on the blinking light. so I'm cruising down the expressway and I feel a surge as I look down at the trip odometer I see 38.7 miles I'm two miles from the gas station and Surge...surge... done!!! dang I ran out of gas!!! I make my way safely over to the shoulder and remove my helmet and start to "push" (theres that word again) the bike to the gas station. I didn't have to "push" very far when a good Samaritan named J.P.

stopped and happened to have a gas can with a gallon of gas in it that he gave me. he told me he thought I was out of gas and seeing how he just happened to have some he thought he would help, turns out J.P. used to have a Honda VFR 800 a few years back and he'd run out of fuel before and someone stopped and helped him out the way he was helping me. I told him I couldn't thank him enough he said don't worry about it and we shook hands and he was on his way, and so was I.
The moral of this story is get gas when you need it, listen to your inner voice, always carry a little cash just in case and if you see a rider that needs help stop and help him because you never now when the shoe will be on the other foot.

JONAC · 10-13-2007, 03:03 PM

38.7 .... Who's gonna go for the record ???

**wrightme43** · 10-13-2007, 09:48 PM

Wooo!!!
Are you sure it wasnt J.C.?

Jimmuh Carter!!
LOL
Glad you made it home ok.

poorwboy · 10-13-2007, 10:26 PM

I thought you learned your lesson when we were in angeles oaks and I had to pay almost 5.00$ a gallon just to make it down the hill,

Bo67 · 10-14-2007, 09:10 AM

Glad you didn't have to push the whole 2 miles. Sometimes I miss the reserve pet****s on my old bikes but I used to run them out of gas too sometimes.
I went about 18 miles on the flashing bar once and didn't feel good about that so now I refill at ~175 miles (every other day during the work week).

-Bo

**Nelly** · 10-14-2007, 12:38 PM

How fast were you going?

**sportrider** · 10-14-2007, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by perryn

How fast were you going?

conservative freeway speeds 75-80MPH

**Nelly** · 10-14-2007, 02:51 PM

I think that thats still pretty good going though. I regularly get 40 miles on mine (at town speeds) before I fill up. It's nice to think that people will still help you out if your in the ****e. How much gas did it take to fill her up?

Maverick · 10-14-2007, 03:05 PM

I was calculating 60 KM so that works out to about 36 miles... close enough for us metric folks... thanks for testing my theoretical reserve limit

**sportrider** · 10-14-2007, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by perryn

I think that thats still pretty good going though. I regularly get 40 miles on mine (at town speeds) before I fill up. It's nice to think that people will still help you out if your in the ****e. How much gas did it take to fill her up?

after getting comped a gallon it took 4.04 gallons to top it off.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maverick

I was calculating 60 KM so that works out to about 36 miles... close enough for us metric folks... thanks for testing my theoretical reserve limit

not a problem!!! thats why I'm here, to answer the next to impossible questions. between ADMIN and me we know everything there is to know about everything, just ask us!!!

10-13-2007, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
sportrider Freeway Assassin Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redlands Ca.(can't see hell anymore) Bike: 2007 Yamaha YZFR1 Posts: 2,657 Rep Power: 10 Member #127	How Far You Can Go On A Low Fuel Light Today I found out the hard way just how far you can go on a low fuel light. I was supposed to go ride Palomar today but ended up having to work, but that's okay works been slow so I'll take the overtime when I can get it. so anyways I've been riding the Ninja all week(waiting for my turn signals) so I wanted to ride my bike today, only the last time I rode my bike I broke my own rule and brought it home with a low tank(mistake #1). this morning I was feeling lazy when the alarm went off so I hit snooze(mistake #2). so now I'm running a little late, as I jump on the expressway I glance down and notice the 1 solid bar on the gauge and think to myself wow its been on one bar for a while I should probably stop for gas, but I've made it all the way to work before on a blinking fuel light so no big deal, I'll just fuel up after work(mistake #3). so I'm about 12 miles from work(out of a 29 mile commute) and I get the blinking light. after work I decide to "push on"(more on this word later) to the am/pm about 10 miles from work(passing the 2 little gas stations close to my work). I pull up to the gas pump go inside to pick up some smokes and pay and realize all I have to pay with is a gift card I got from work, no big deal right? WRONG turns out despite the gift card can be used as a credit card am/pm doesn't accept them... uh oh.(Ever get that little voice in your head telling you good advice and then you shrug it off and do the wrong thing anyways.) common sense said make a right at the expressway and back track to the last gas station 10 miles back. naturally I made the left and headed toward the gas station close to my house 18+ miles away(mistake #4). keep in mind I already have 22 miles on the blinking light. so I'm cruising down the expressway and I feel a surge as I look down at the trip odometer I see 38.7 miles I'm two miles from the gas station and Surge...surge... done!!! dang I ran out of gas!!! I make my way safely over to the shoulder and remove my helmet and start to "push" (theres that word again) the bike to the gas station. I didn't have to "push" very far when a good Samaritan named J.P. stopped and happened to have a gas can with a gallon of gas in it that he gave me. he told me he thought I was out of gas and seeing how he just happened to have some he thought he would help, turns out J.P. used to have a Honda VFR 800 a few years back and he'd run out of fuel before and someone stopped and helped him out the way he was helping me. I told him I couldn't thank him enough he said don't worry about it and we shook hands and he was on his way, and so was I. The moral of this story is get gas when you need it, listen to your inner voice, always carry a little cash just in case and if you see a rider that needs help stop and help him because you never now when the shoe will be on the other foot. __________________ My Rider Resume America LOVE it or LEAVE IT former FZ6 test rider much of the action depicted here could rip your limbs off if done improperly.the riding discussed is done by an experianced rider in semi-controlled conditions, save the speed for the track. ride within your capibilities, concentrate and always wear protective gear, including a helmet, gloves, jacket, pants, and boots. I and the forum, forum staff, any combination of the words, forum, staff, thread, post, website, internet or member, are in no way responsible if you ride over your head and wad yourself up trying to recreate something you've read here. Last edited by sportrider; 10-13-2007 at 05:49 PM..

10-13-2007, 03:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
JONAC ***** Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Doncaster UK Bike: CBR600RR 05 Space shuttle Posts: 791 Rep Power: 22 Member #305	38.7 .... Who's gonna go for the record ??? __________________ Jonathan Currently holding on tight to a CBR600RR ROCKET

10-13-2007, 09:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
wrightme43 Super Sock Puppet Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY Bike: 07 FZ6 in Blue. Posts: 4,888 Rep Power: 69 Member #42	Wooo!!! Are you sure it wasnt J.C.? Jimmuh Carter!! LOL Glad you made it home ok. __________________ “Yes, socialism does not work, and they do not want it to work, because the less it works, the more government is needed. ”

10-13-2007, 10:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
poorwboy Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Redlands ca Bike: 2006 CBR1000RR Posts: 705 Rep Power: 14 Member #224	I thought you learned your lesson when we were in angeles oaks and I had to pay almost 5.00$ a gallon just to make it down the hill, __________________ "indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead; who delivered us from the great peril of death, and will deliver us, He on whom we have set our hope. And He will yet deliver us" Look I'm invisible! Cool is'nt it. CNN reports that gas stations will start showing PORN movies on the screens of the pumps so you can see someone else get screwed at the same time you do

10-14-2007, 12:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nelly UK Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK Bike: 2005 FZ6 Silver & black Posts: 4,153 Rep Power: 49 Member #274	How fast were you going? __________________ "Some say he's a RGN, (Bsc) Honours. Some say he hangs around with Max Mosley All we know is, he's called the STIG". Mods: K&N Airfilter, Datatool system 6 alarm, Bikerdude headlight harness, 12V power socket, Data tag, 15T Front sprocket, Speedo healer, Puig frame slders, front & back Crash bobbin axel sliders. "Dont ask me I got it from here"? Forum FAQs... My Resume...

10-14-2007, 09:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bo67 Bo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mountain Home, Idaho Bike: 2007 FZ6 Posts: 282 Rep Power: 928 Member #61	Glad you didn't have to push the whole 2 miles. Sometimes I miss the reserve pet****s on my old bikes but I used to run them out of gas too sometimes. I went about 18 miles on the flashing bar once and didn't feel good about that so now I refill at ~175 miles (every other day during the work week). -Bo

10-14-2007, 02:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Nelly UK Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK Bike: 2005 FZ6 Silver & black Posts: 4,153 Rep Power: 49 Member #274	I think that thats still pretty good going though. I regularly get 40 miles on mine (at town speeds) before I fill up. It's nice to think that people will still help you out if your in the **e. How much gas did it take to fill her up? __________________ "Some say he's a RGN, (Bsc) Honours. Some say he hangs around with Max Mosley All we know is, he's called the STIG". Mods: K&N Airfilter, Datatool system 6 alarm, Bikerdude headlight harness, 12V power socket, Data tag, 15T Front sprocket, Speedo healer, Puig frame slders, front & back Crash bobbin axel sliders.** "Dont ask me I got it from here"? Forum FAQs... My Resume... Last edited by Nelly; 10-14-2007 at 03:24 PM..

10-14-2007, 03:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Maverick Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 239 Rep Power: 17 Member #429	I was calculating 60 KM so that works out to about 36 miles... close enough for us metric folks... thanks for testing my theoretical reserve limit

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