Fuel tank lotto!

[Lateshift]

I played, i lost! :D

Didnt bother filling the bike up after Saturdays little jaunt, thinking sod it the bike does 160 to the tank normally before i have to think about reserve.

So its sat there this morning with 77 miles on the trip, and i decide to go for the 80 miles there and back to work, again thinking it would be alright,


And our survey says

NO! :D

Like a tit, i ragged the bike to work, and tried to do the same on the way back, and got for my sins the characteristic spluttering of the "help i am on fumes!" from the engine, not known for my dexterity i fumble with the fuel knob (oooooer) and switch it over to reserve as it promptly died.

So there i am coasting down the A127 in rush hour trying to pull into the side as it dies on me, only to find that it now doesnt want to restart because i have drained the battery at the side of the road trying to start it :evil: :evil:


Fortunately, some geeezer in his pickup pulls over, gets me and the bike onto the path alongside the dual carriageway and then proceeds to bump start me, what a bloke, i didnt even have a chance to thank him properly because as i was sorting my **** out he got back in his pickup and drove off :D

Restored my faith in humanity and bored the tits off you lot in the process!

You may now wake up :D :D

[WebTone]

Exactly what happened to me A12 3 weeks ago.

Had to call the Bennets breakdown line. Guy comes out and says "wheres the battery on these?"

Now bear in mind I had had to wait for nearly 2 hours for this guy to turn up. I quipped, "don't know under the seat I s'pose"

His response...



"Don't you read the f***ing manual?"


Well I ask you, red rag and bull sprang to mind.


All credit to the shop where I bought the bike. Swapped it out for a new heavy duty batt with no quibbles under warranty.

[the captain]

i never paly that gamble....NEVER.........sometimes i'll even fill up when i know the warning light is due to come on!!

[Biker Dude]

LMFAO.........so it would seem sir lateshift is human after all!!

[Lateshift]

It would seem so! :D

As far as the fuel light goes, there isnt one ;)

Its the first time i have taken a gamble to be honest, the Mille, i can guarantee that as soon as i see the light i have a good 20 miles at warp speed (it will do 160 to get to that point anyway).

The Ninja, i have seen 160 on it before i fill up which is 2 days back and forth to work,

However i hadnt factored into the whole scenario that i had spent a good part of Saturday in 3rd gear at most :D whereas on a cruise to work its into 6th as soon as possible.

What really amazed is that the whole time i am propped up against the kerb, not one but 2 police cars came past (traffic division) and not one of them even bothered to see if i was in difficulty, however i had the last laugh at that because i caught both of them up and gave them a real dirty look as i was filtering past them about 3 miles up the road (which must have taken them 15 minutes to get there :D ).

[harriebird]

i'm such a stupid girly forgetful dizzy girly girl that I have to set my trip clock to zero every time I fill up. the only way i remember to fill up is once it gets to 100.

I ran out of juice so many times when I was 17 and pushed my GS250 (HEAVY HEAVY bike esp. for 5 foot lass) home more than once. did i learn, did i ****** so now, religiously, every 100 miles i go to the petrol station.

:evil: i'm so dim!

[Lateshift]

surely a CB500 will do double that before it needs filling? they are the commuter kings! :D

[becky]

im so lazy when it comes to filling my bike up (ye i know its not exactly hard) i always leave it to the last minute :? :roll:

[harriebird]

surely a CB500 will do double that before it needs filling? they are the commuter kings! :D

i reckon so but not being one to play fuel tank lotto myself i will stick to my method coz I know it works :lol:

and it's safer for me, there's a big hill between Colchester and Alresford and I aint pushing my bike up it

and it's only 6 miles to work so 100 miles does me loads. Unless I have to go anywhere near BP Boreham or Billericay :wink:

[Lateshift]

Dont they average around 50mpg though?

It must have a 19 litre tank too which to my reckoning would mean you should get at least 200 miles out of the tank ;)

[DoodleBug]

160 miles to a tank, I bought the wrong twin didnt I, i only get 120 so fill up every day. :cry:

[Gazdaman]

I can get 45mpg.

I'm never quite sure if I can get home on one tank full, I don't fancy pushing it to the next junction of the M25.

Gaz

[WebTone]

And since my bike is incapable of going over 55 i get a very credible 58 mpg.

If only i could find that red-line...

[gixer400]

And since my bike is incapable of going over 55 i get a very credible 58 mpg.

If only i could find that red-line...

ill sell you a red felt tip for £12.95 and you draw as many red lines as you want. if you draw one round your lid youll always be in the red line. but be warned.. i did this and snapped a valve in my heart.

[WebTone]

[quote="gixer400
ill sell you a red felt tip for £12.95 and you draw as many red lines as you want. if you draw one round your lid youll always be in the red line. but be warned.. i did this and snapped a valve in my heart.[/quote]

PMSL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Yam R6]

im a good lad i all was top up some time i go get petrol just so i can go out for a ride lol

i know i know sad git aint i lol

[EverSoSlightlyFasterThanU]

sam knows all about running out of fule and having top of the line sevic to help

[harriebird]

do you come out to colchester as part of that service? i might try and get cb500 to 200 miles and will need someone to come and get me :roll:

I've had 55mpg out of mine hee hee and that's not riding particularly vicar-like

[EverSoSlightlyFasterThanU]

no i only work for sam the pay is good and theres always work

[harriebird]

i'll pay you in cake

[Gazdaman]

Sam's got a habit of running out of fuel/being with someone who runs out of fuel.

I ran out of petrol when I was with him. Wondered why my bike was acting so strangely!

Gaz

[RaceMeNSee]

My fuel taps actually broken, so it just goes from full to empty when its on the ON position.found this out the hard way.....ran out of fuel once!!!
when i Had my lil suzuki DR 180 when i was 17, used to travel down the A12 everyday to work at the cardrome, ran out of fuel about 8 times, had to call parents with a jerry can.And no police stoped!

[Gazdaman]

Police biker stopped when I broke down on the M25, told him I was ok. And hoping he would swiftly go away (since I didn't have any tax). He did.

But nice of him to stop anyway, blues and twos and everything!

Gaz

[Grinch]

I have to set my trip clock to zero every time I fill up. the only way i remember to fill up is once it gets to 100.



Its a good idea.. thats what i do!

Lateshift.. its cool someone stopped that WASN'T a biker.. that really suprise's me. Make's a nice change. 8)

[Grinch]

Posted twice... i must of really wanted to say that :roll:

[harriebird]

surely a CB500 will do double that before it needs filling? they are the commuter kings! :D

try almost TRIPLE !!!!

i was brave and gave it 155 miles before filling up just before i got home yesterday, I spent £9.56 on 10.6 litres of petrol.

by my feeble calculations that is 66mpg and on a 19 litre tank (i think) that is 276 miles! and that is sitting at 85 pretty much all the way.

see there are some benefits to having a cb500 - there have to be some :wink: - no i love it i really do..... :D

[tony]

Easy soloution, when the red light comes on............or it splutters for those that dont have one...rag the hell out it......so you get to the petrol stayion quicker............




bright idea No 1 :idea:

[Biker Dude]

when u do this u use more fuel... if u use top gear and just chugg along to the petrol station u actually use less petrol than if you rag it..!! LOL :lol: