How many miles left in tank?

[strkngfang]

Once the last dash begins to flash, does anyone know approximately how far you can go to be safe? I get nervous when I reach one dash, but my wife rode her 150 last weekend on our group ride,10-15 miles while it was flashing & the tank still only took 1.25 gal. Like most women, she pays little attention to the fuel gauge??

[~Cheap_Ride~]

I have never let mine get quite that low..

[gn2]

I've done more than 20 miles after my last bar starts flashing, so I reckon on refuelling within 20 miles.

[ScooterKim]

the last time I filled up, the dash was flashing. I had ridden 135 miles. based on the tank size, I figured out I could ride 150 miles on a tank of gas. like you, Dan, I start to get a bit nervous at one bar. the bars seem to decrease slowly until you get to 2 bars and then they ZOOM down. so, instead of thinking how many miles do I have left, I decided to base it on my miles ridden. I usually fill up at 120 miles. I have 2 bars left. I know at 155 I am bone dry. I don't think it is good for an engine to have the tank at bone dry as the sediment may filter into the engine. so, I like to fill up around 120 or so miles on the odometer. that way, the fill up is 1+ gallon of gas, give or take.

[dasshreddar]

20 miles after flashing you should be safe... but there always seems to be more in there,
so maybe,40 miles but that may be pushing it (literally)

[Mel46]

My wife and I went on a long ride once and her light had been flashing for quite a while when we finally pulled in to fill up. Yet the tank was not dry, so I would have to say that you could safely go 20 miles on the last dash. After that it would depend on a lot of factors like wind residence, your weight, up or down hill grade, etc. To be safe I would look for a gas station within the 20 mile last dash. Otherwise you could be pushing it into a station.

[skuuter]

I always "check it" just to know (25 miles for sure on mine at 50 MPH, and no long climbs... ), but I try to keep a minimum of 3 Bars left.....much easier on Your Fuel Pump.......