It Died on Me

[Bluemarlin]

Another reason not to run it down to the bottom is that any sediment in the fuel will be far more concentrated in that last portion. This can clog your fuel filter. Just go to the next station when the light comes on instead of playing Russian Roulette. JMHO
Another thought...get the Carpenter build and get 41+ mpg on the highway even when turning the wick hard.

The Carpenter 240hp gets 41+ mpg?...

 

[scot in exile]

My fuel light has always came on around the 70mile mark, just ignore the effin thing and top up at around 150miles

 

[Tripps]

The Carpenter 240hp gets 41+ mpg?...

If you take it easy, yes.

 

[Calboy]

[QUOTE="Calboy.
I would like to get some advice as to what you guys thing it might have caused the problem described above.

You ran out off fuel, that was the problem.
Don't do it again, once is a mistake, twice is dumb.
When "full" there is an air pocket above fuel level, technically for expansion
When "empty" there is fuel below pick up level.
It is a 6.3 US gallon tank with only around 5.1/2 gallons usable.
Never managed to get 5 proper (English) gallons in mine.[/QUOTE]

Never knew that only 5.5 gallons are usable. But let's say that's true, I ran out of gas and when I gassed up it only took 5.1 gallons. Where did the .4 gallons go?
And no matter what one does 1.2 gallons stay in the tank totally unused. Weird design to say the least.
I ran out of the gas trying to figure out how much fuel it would take had I rode the bike for 150 miles. I read somewhere about people getting close to 200 miles of a full tank. I guess they were all lying. I am glad I didn't run this little experiment while in Death Valley.
Thanks to everybody that replied to my original post.

 

[Tripps]

I've gotten 200, rarely, but with a Touring, different tank.

 

[Triple Trouble]

My light comes on at about 245 km consistently when on a trip one up. At 300 km I am getting ready to push if I haven't found a as station. The pick up for the fuel pump is on the left side of the tank so you are more likely to start sputtering on a right hand turn than a left. One time on a trip I got an extra 1/2 mile from the bike by leaning hard left when it started to die. Managed to coast in to a gas station which was much better than pushing.

 

[Mooresinax]

You ran out off fuel, that was the problem.
Don't do it again, once is a mistake, twice is dumb.
When "full" there is an air pocket above fuel level, technically for expansion
When "empty" there is fuel below pick up level.
It is a 6.3 US gallon tank with only around 5.1/2 gallons usable.
Never managed to get 5 proper (English) gallons in mine.

Never knew that only 5.5 gallons are usable. But let's say that's true, I ran out of gas and when I gassed up it only took 5.1 gallons. Where did the .4 gallons go?
And no matter what one does 1.2 gallons stay in the tank totally unused. Weird design to say the least.
I ran out of the gas trying to figure out how much fuel it would take had I rode the bike for 150 miles. I read somewhere about people getting close to 200 miles of a full tank. I guess they were all lying. I am glad I didn't run this little experiment while in Death Valley.
Thanks to everybody that replied to my original post.[/QUOTE]
This may help me with my problem.

 

[Mooresinax]

This thread may help with my problem. Bike sat for nearly 2 months. Went for a ride and much sputtering like running out of gas. So I drained old gas, smelled bad too, put in new plugs, and added 1 gal with .3 oz Lucus Injector cleaner. Still sputtering like it is starving for gas. So when I get home today. I will add atleast 4 more gallons of gas. The 1 gal I added probly did not go above the fuel pick up level.

 

[scot in exile]

Very tight right hand turn doing about 50mph and you are downshifting?????????????????????????????????????????? and you are worried about gas.

 

[TURBO200R4]

with bad gas the sock pick up may have to much junk in it or may be after a few tanks it will do alright. time will tell.
i also gas up at about 100 to 125 miles. i have run mine down to 5.5 gal w/o trouble.