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Johnk
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Fuel economy

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My experiment today was to see how far my PCX 150 would go once the bar started blinking on the fuel gauge. Cruising at anywhere from 25 to 55 mph I got 33 miles.
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A worthy experiment. Thanks. Blinking fuel bar always makes me a bit nervous - nice to know I can go more than around the block five times before I'm stranded.

I assume you had a reserve bottle to continue your journey?
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Re: Fuel economy

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Did it sputter and give some advance notice as you ran out, or did it just up and die?
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When my PCX ran out here was no warning at all.
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It is nice to know how far it will go with the light blinking. We haven't run out of fuel yet but we have started looking for a gas station once it started blinking. I am conservative so I tell my wife that we have a maximum of 25 miles left. Like most women I have known she will try to push it to 30 miles. Glad to know it can go a little further than that.
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