Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > How Many Miles Until Your Fuel Light Comes On

[zhed44]

OK, so the gauge might be inaccurate......

I normally fill up as soon as the light comes on, she usually takes about £12 worth and I more or less brim the tank (but I don't overdo it) when she's on the sidestand. And when I fill up, I always reset the odo

Taking the amount of fuel used as an indication, I get about £12 to each 80-90 miles on the odo

How does that seem?



[Edited on 12-5-2006 by zhed44]

[Gaz 748]

just been out, light on at 140 miles

[doogalman]

The less the better!!! I just keep pouring it in. It's the main vice in my life.
If the worlds oil is going to run out , i want to die knowing i had my fair share.

[twpd]

Once upon a time, in the darkest, deep night in torrential rain in the middle of nowhere in France on the way to the Bol, I managed 47 miles on my 748SP with the fuel warning light on. I can tell you I was worried and doubly relieved to when I came across an open fuel station on the autoroute.

[HUNT749]

only got to 116 miles before the light came on today..

748 with termis

Simon

[ath748]

Originally Posted by doogalman

The less the better!!! I just keep pouring it in. It's the main vice in my life.
If the worlds oil is going to run out , i want to die knowing i had my fair share.

Too bloody right! I'm with you there.

[doogalman]

Thanks ath748, glad i'm not the only one riding in a reliability trial.
LESS IS MORE.

[jodycraw]

general riding, maybe a motorway stretch, my 748 always does 140/150 before the light comes on. My mate's ZX6RR used 25% more fuel when we went to Italy, he was getting well fed up!

[zhed44]

I'm glad my fuel light post has resurfaced 'cos the week before last I decided I was going to run it until it died just to see if the light was accurate (I'd drained the tank the week before so no crud/water contamination worries). The light came on at 84 miles, but the bike managed 124 miles before it gave up the ghost, literally free-wheeling up to the pumps (some timing that was!).

Since then, the light has started to come on at 95 (ish) miles, so it seems the experiment might have re-set something in the system.

[Loz]

Used to get about 95 miles until the light on my 999S (85 miles at Brands though ). I've changed to super-unleaded fuel now, and now get about 106 to the light come on.
Reserve I always used to think was 25-30 miles ... until the day I had a little chase with a Honda Blackbird ... I literally coasted into the garage on a dry tank after 18 miles on the fuel light.

My 750ie gets about 140 to the light, and a sure 25 miles on reserve. (I once saw 195 miles on the odometer between fuel stops.) I used to think it was 30 on reserve until I had to push the beggar half a mile to the petrol station one day.