Fuel Guage

[Scott_Thomas]

So out of curiosity, is anyone else else having problems with fuel Guage being way off? Mine was fairly accurate until my last 2 fill ups. Filled up Friday after commuting all week and left it parked until today. I was at 6 bars and when I went to start it went to 5 and after less than 20 miles I'm on 4. My commute is 20 miles one way and I average high 40's and am still averaging okay. I watch my mileage. Just curious if anyone else had this issue.

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[latony007]

im not sure how accurate they are in general. Kinda remind me of boat gauges, really just an esimate. I have had a similar issue but maybe not to that degree. I will get on the bike and it will show 3 bars, once i star rolling for a couple minutes i look down and there is 1 bar etc.

 

[Cstewart101]

I use the bars as a guide. But generally I know that I can get 190 miles usually before fill up. And that's with the last bar blinking. But yea sometimes the bar goes from 6 to 5. Then back to 6


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[Scott_Thomas]

Well I filled up before going to work and am on 3rd bar. I know it's only an estimate which is why I reset the trip meter every fill up. Never had it this far off until recently.

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[Superzoom]

Scott, I would describe my fuel gauge as quite accurate. I have never had any odd behaviour from mine.

 

[Bert-Aus]

Dont forget fuel sloshes around the tank, evaporates, recondenses etc
All manner of things effect the fuel.

But if you continue to have inconsistencies in fuel volumes,
Check the lines, filter even the fuel intake inside the tank.

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[98Deathmage]

Never had a problem with mine being inaccurate. I get ~25 miles per bar. I dont count the bars till about 10 minutes into riding since I can be starting up with 6 bars but actually be 5 with the tank to the side. It doesnt change immediately though. Once I am down to reserve, I fill my tank with an average of 3.5 gallons of gas +/- .2 .

I would worry there might be some debris in your tank if you think you are reading incorrectly. I would try to run the bike to its reserve and immediately run to a gas station to see if the bike is around its point where the reserve is supposed to kick in.

 

[latony007]

Well I filled up before going to work and am on 3rd bar. I know it's only an estimate which is why I reset the trip meter every fill up. Never had it this far off until recently.

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ok thats not what i am talking about, you have an issue. If you filled it up and its only showing 3 bars. I think there could be some dirt or something clogging or blocking your sensor.

 

[Scott_Thomas]

ok thats not what i am talking about, you have an issue. If you filled it up and its only showing 3 bars. I think there could be some dirt or something clogging or blocking your sensor.

That's what I was thinking.

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[latony007]

That's what I was thinking.

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Happens to me in the motorhome with the waste tank meter thingy. However the solution for that of just blasting the tank with a high pressure hose wont work for the bike