No gas gauge on my motorcycle???? HOW??

Question

ok,.,, i own a 2005 kawasaki 636 and it doesnt tell me how much gas it has...... only a little light that flashes when its low.... what the h**l.... does any one know how i can deal with that so that i dont get left on the road without gas???? what are some good techniques??? thanks

Answer 1

* Check the level visually before you set out.

* Set the odometer when you fill up so you know how far

into the tank you are.

Answer 2

Why not slowly drain gas until the light comes on then drain and measure the remainder. That should give an idea of mileage left before running totally out of fuel.  

Answer 3

You don't need to run it till the light comes on to calculate MPG. Read below!

Trip meter. Most sport bikes have a 4 gallon tank so in my example here I'll use 4 gallons as being a full tank.

You fill up and set the trip meter to zero.

You drive 50 miles and fill up again. You paid for 1 gallon. So you got 50MPG that time. So you can deduce that on a 4 gallon tank you can get 200 miles doing moderate riding.

So now you know that when you get around 170, you are getting low and may want to consider getting some gas. Just remember that when you go high RPMs and rev at lights and go fast, MPG is less so calculate your riding style in there.

I get anywhere from 35 to 45MPG depending on how I ride. After a while this mental math calculating will become habit and you won't even have to think about it. You'll look down at the trip meter, see a number and automatically equate it to half a tank or whatever it is.

Answer 4

Use the trip odometer. You will find you go a normal amount of miles before the light goes on, even then you have some gas in reserve. just gas when you judge you need to.

Answer 5

My bike does about 250km between fills.  

I therefor reset the trip meter at each fill.  I then know as it come back to the 200 km reading its time to look for a fuel station.  

If I go beyond 250km, it runs out.   I then have to turn the fuel switch to the reserve position, to keep me going until the next fuel station.  

That is providing I am riding in a city or rural area.  If in the country you dont risk it.  You have to prepare to fill at 200kim.

No not rocket science. but it works.  

Answer 6

No gas gauge used to be the standard for bike.  The early motorcycle gas gauges did not work that well.  I have had 4 motorcycles over my life.  The last three did not have a gas gauge.  My current bike is fuel injected and has a pretty accurate gauge.  

1) Go by trip odometer

2) If you have a standard petcock valve.  Ride until the bike runs out of gas, then switch to reserve and find gas asap.  This method only works if you remember to keep th petcock in the normal position (not reserve).

Answer 7

do what every other biker does...open the cap and look inside,what do you want next,air conditioning ?

Answer 8

When the light goes on, get gas. I went to college. I know these things.  

Answer 9

Set the tripometer and figure out how far you go before the light comes on. Fill up at that mileage. No problem. That way if the light quits working you will still know when to fuel before you run out.

Answer 10

Watch your mileage. Fill up your tank and see how far you've gone when the red light comes on...then you'll know how many miles you can ride on a tank, and fill up accordingly. Most bikes don't have gas gauges.

If you have a trip meter, set it to zero when you fill up so you don't have to do the math in your head (from the mileage on your odometer) all the time.