| Author | Message | ||
     Vaneo1 |
I criticize my wife all the time for driving her car around with the gas light on. sometimes I get in the car with her and notice her lights on so when I tell her she replies, "oh I can still go 30 miles". Anyway today I was on my way home and I noticed my RPM's started to dance around the guage, shortly after my engine died and I had to put the bike in neutral and coast to the curb. Luckily I was next to my friends house who rides so he had a gas can with a gallon og (old gas) gas in it. I filled the bike up with the gallon and the ful pump started to work fine and the engine turned over. so, today I learned that my bike can go 160 miles on a full tank of gas, the fuel pump has a sort of safety mechanism that shuts it off if it is not receiving fuel, AND.... the low fuel level light on my bike is unreliable as it never came on. Hence I have renamed my low level fuel light the , "F**ck You your Out of Gas" light. Seriously, can anyone think of a reason why my fuel light never came on? All fuses are good, the bike is waxed, just replaced the left mirror, and lubed all cables so the simple stuff aside is there any Buell magic I need to know? ADAM | ||
| Drfuyutsuki |
Put your right pointer finger on your nose, jump up and down on your left foot while turning in a counter-clockwise circle singing Im a little teapot, and it should work. If it doesnt well thats the extent of my magic. | ||
| Skyguy |
Could be the bulb. You were lucky I had to push my bike for three miles when that happened to me. Uphill (no joke) | ||
| Pwnzor |
Skyguy.... ...was it snowing? Have a laugh (Message edited by pwnzor on August 02, 2006) | ||
| Hattori_hanzo |
Barefoot.... | ||
| Sgthigg |
Any siblings on your back? | ||
| Irideabuell |
The one and only time I ran out of gas I was out running around with two friends of mine. We were running at 100 MPH plus the entire day (with few exceptions). We stopped for lunch after 75 miles and as soon as we pulled out of the restaurant parking lot my low fuel light came on. I figured I could make the 25 miles to the next gas station as long as I kept it below 100 MPH. I did not. It went 23.7 miles and the tach starting jumping. I pulled over and both my buddies came back to see what was wrong. When I told them I was out of gas they got one hell of a laugh at my expense. One of them was good enough to ride the mile to the Shell station and get me some fuel. So, in case anyone was wondering....at 100 MPH plus (really probably averaging 125) you can go just about 100 miles on a tank of gas on your Lightning. | ||
| Whodom |
I went for an easy ride in the country one afternoon after work a couple of years ago and was ~30 miles in the middle of nowhere when the light came on on my S3. Thought I remembered a country store/gas station ahead in the direction I was headed; 10 miles later, I find out their pumps have "$1.58/gallon" on them- they haven't been used in a WHILE. Make a turn towards the next town, 20 miles later, JUST as I see the town limits sign the bike starts coughing and dies. I pulled in the clutch and coasted into a convenience store with the engine dead. WHEW! I learned my lesson. BTW, Adam, you might want to tell your wife that the fuel pumps in modern automobiles rely on gasoline to lubricate their internal parts. Habitually running the car low like that lets the pump suck air and run dry momentarily as the gas sloshes around. Pump life will be considerably reduced and pumps generally fail with no warning whatsoever. When her car dies in the middle of nowhere with a near-full tank of gas, you'll know what to check first. (Message edited by whodom on August 02, 2006) | ||
| Vaneo1 |
Yea I tell her all the time, right now my truck is sitting in my garage with enough fumes to turn the engine over but Im guessing thats about it. Yes the wife was the last one driving it. I tell her all the time about this, just last month I had to put air in her tires because it was literally flat I dont think it was ever checked before. To aid this I bought some caps at Radio Shack that are set for 34 PSI and when the tire pressure is at or above 34 PSI it shows a green band, when its below it shows a red band. Only cost .97 for a set of four. Sky your a smart person, I would have never thought about that, because the light has never come on because I never have let the fuel get low enough. the one time I need it, it fails. Surprise, surprise my Buell DOES have the Harley spirit, which I left on the side of the road. ADAM | ||
| Swordsman |
Irideabuell: "We were running at 100 MPH plus the entire day (with few exceptions)." Dude, you're just a greasy spot on the highway, and you don't even know it (yet). I just hope when you die that horrible mangled death, you do so alone, and don't take out a minivan full of kids with you. The highway is not your playground. Slow the hell down. Sheesh. ~SM  | ||
| Irideabuell |
SM, When I say "no traffic", I mean no traffic. The last time I was on 532 I went from end to end (28 miles) and didn't see another vehicle. Believe me, when we come across traffic, we slow down. I certainly do not have a death wish. | ||
| Swordsman |
*raised eyebrow* Alright, if you say so. That's still pretty darn fast, and it takes so little for things to get nasty. Hope it never does.  ~SM} | ||
| Bcordb3 |
Swordsman Foil, epee, or saber? | ||
| Fullpower |
hey swordsman, hope your cave is deep enough, there is an asteroid somewhere with YOUR NAME on it. I hope it doesnt take out a bunch of innocents when it eventually crushes you. please have the decency to stay well removed from schoolyards, shopping malls, apartment buildings, etc. Thanks, Dean | ||
| Ted |
even if the reserve light never went on, the 'Trip1 switches over for your mileage. | ||
| Illyhaskel |
I ran out of gas....twice  . Yeah....I know...I'm an A-Hole...turns out I had a faulty fuel sensor. They replaced it under warranty. | ||
| Endobrian |
I know this is a noob question, but how many miles do you have left once the light comes on? | ||
| Court |
Figure 20 max . . . your mileage may vary. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Swordsman said: "I just hope when you die that horrible mangled death, you do so alone" That is completely out of line.  | ||
| Irideabuell |
After spending a day pondering the "horrible mangled death" statement I would have to agree with Pwnzor. I consider myself a safe rider and don't take huge risks. While I am on public roads going in excess of 100 MPH at times, they are little used roads - some twisties, but mostly long, flat straightaways surrounded by open pasture. Once I return to civilization, I am probably one of the more respectful and law abiding riders in the Orlando area. My brother-in-law is an ex-paramedic and he allows his daughters to ride with me. I know you don't know him, but if you did, you'd quickly realize that is a positive endorsement of my riding abilities. | ||
| Irideabuell |
Endo brian, I got nearly 40 miles out of the remaining gas once my light went on after I first purchased my xb12s. I was riding it very easy however. As you can see from my first post, I got nearly 24 miles out of it at excess speed. | ||
| Vaneo1 |
Ted, come to think of it my trip meter never did make the switch. Well Im at 108 Miles now, Im gonna take her as far as I can again and see what happens this time. Ill pay more attention as I start to approach 150 miles or so. | ||
| Pupu |
i ran out of gas on the freeway once, wouldnt start, pushed that damn thing for about a half a mile, stopped to take a rest. thought i would try and start it again, vroooom, i popped my helmet on, got going as fast as i could ( about 80 or so ) and it died again, but i was able to coast to the offramp and turn the corner and get gas. i new i was pushing it, i had about 35 on the fuel trip. | ||
| Curtyd |
There is about a 70 to 80 mile stretch of I-75, at North Port Charlotte to S. of Sarasota at Nokomis, I think, in Fla. No exits, no gas, no turnarounds, most spots you can't even see the Southbound part of the interstate as it's separated by woods and swamps. So I didn't quite make it before I ran out of gas Northbound. First cop stops and we use his teletype/dispatcher to call my RV road service club "Good Sam", a misnomer because they refuse to bring gas to me because I am on my Yamaha RD400. Cop offers to ride me the miles up to the exit, but neither of us can figure out how I would get back because you can't even see the southbound interstate because of the swamp (you know Fla., rattlesnakes, etc.) between the roads. The roundtrip would be nearly 150 miles. I thank him and start pushing it. A few minutes later, second cop stops, I give him the short version and he's on his way, and I am back to pushing. A classic car hot rodder stops and there just isn't any way to figure this thing out without someone doing a 150 mile roundtrip with me and that's just too much to ask. Anywhooo..I am back to pushing when after about 50 to 100 yards I see this farm crew working the field with a tractor. I jump the fence and in my best pidgin Spanish I communicate to them my "out of gas" and ask if they have a gas can on their work trailer. "Si'", they say, and I splash a gallon or so in it and ride the five miles or so into the gas station. Don't believe in miracles? I LIVE them every day, it seems. I'll take being "lucky" over "good" any day. I'll miss that kind of good fortune if it ever disappears. Main thing, I never got all uptight and PO'd and everything worked out just "hunky dory." | ||
| Vaneo1 |
so how would 5 miles turn into a 150 mile trounf trip? | ||
| Vaneo1 |
so how would 5 miles turn into a 150 mile trounf trip? PS. weres vonslike? | ||
| Swordsman |
Look, the people quoting the "die alone" bit missed the focal point: " you do so alone, and don't take out a minivan full of kids with you". Riding at that kind of speed on a public road is reckless, no matter how you spin it. I was trying to state that when he wrecks at breakneck speed (we'll all go down sometime, right? And we don't get to choose when), I hope he's far removed from anyone else so that his poor judgement won't get anyone else hurt. Irideabuell corrected me on that afterward, that when he grossly breaks the speed limit, he does so on empty highways so no one else is in danger. I agree, it was a bit harsh, and I really do apologize (thought I did right below it, but guess it didn't come out that way). So, again, just to be clear, I aplogize for my assumption.  Dean, loved the comment about the asteroid, BTW. Glad you mentioned it... I'd forgotten about it altogether! Searching for deeper, darker cave as we speak.... ~SM  | ||
| Curtyd |
"so how would 5 miles turn into a 150 mile round trip?" Because you can't even see the Southbound interstate you can't see where the bike is even at in the Northbound lanes, much less find a way thru the swamps and woods. Only way back to the bike is five miles northbound, back 70 miles southbound to the last exit, back 65 miles northbound to find the bike, which probably is in the back of someone's pickup since leaving it by the road. Now I could have taken the ride to the gas station and "hoofed it" the five miles back in the S. Bound lane and left a whole lot of belongings tied to the bike and again hope the bike and stuff was there when I got back. Glad a more infinite intelligence than mine figured it all out for me. | ||
| Vaneo1 |
"Glad a more infinite intelligence than mine figured it all out for me." Your welcome!  | ||
| Curtyd |
I'd respond but I HATE to burst the bubble of anyone's self-delusional, grandiose thinking. Discovering I was NOT the most infinite intelligence "on call" every day was actually a GOOD thing. |
