BorgBiker
Well-Known Member
I thought I had it figured out, I really did. After reading several threads regarding the fuel light and reserve switch, I came to the conclusion that I should leave the switch to the left, moving it to the right after the fuel light comes on. And it seemed to work until recently.
This morning as I was warming the bike up, I noticed that my trip meter was showing 82.xx miles. Based on past experience, this tells me that I have somewhere between 10 and 28 miles before the light comes on, depending on how hard I've been riding. And then I should have something like 1/2 to 1 gallon after that to get me to the next gas station. While riding in heavy freeway traffic this morning, the light came on when the trip meter said 92.xx miles, which is at the bottom of my expected range, but still acceptable.
I had already moved the switch to the right position a few miles back, as I was in heavy Monday morning traffic and didn't need the extra distraction. At 95.xx miles, the motor starts acting like there's no gas! I jiggled the switch back and forth, and managed to get to 96.xx before it died, forcing me to coast to the shoulder of this VERY busy freeway.
Still calm (no idea how), I moved the switch firmly to the left, and firmly to the right a few times, then tried to restart the engine. The starter acted like it didn't have any power for a moment, then fired the bike up. It seemed to have normal power again, so I rode down the next exit to hunt down a gas station.
3 miles riding down Ventura Blvd and I found a gas station, but not without having the bike nearly die several more times. It seemed like I was getting gas only by moving the switch back and forth every minute or so, otherwise it'd sputter. I finally made it (without pushing the bike
) and after the fill up everything worked great again. Except for the knob that turns the trip meter, which broke while I was attempting a reset.
So now I have a fuel warning light that I can't trust, and no trip meter reset - I have to do math(!) to keep from running out.
Could it be that the switch on the handlebar is wonky? Or is something more sinister at work here:ummm:
This morning as I was warming the bike up, I noticed that my trip meter was showing 82.xx miles. Based on past experience, this tells me that I have somewhere between 10 and 28 miles before the light comes on, depending on how hard I've been riding. And then I should have something like 1/2 to 1 gallon after that to get me to the next gas station. While riding in heavy freeway traffic this morning, the light came on when the trip meter said 92.xx miles, which is at the bottom of my expected range, but still acceptable.
I had already moved the switch to the right position a few miles back, as I was in heavy Monday morning traffic and didn't need the extra distraction. At 95.xx miles, the motor starts acting like there's no gas! I jiggled the switch back and forth, and managed to get to 96.xx before it died, forcing me to coast to the shoulder of this VERY busy freeway.
Still calm (no idea how), I moved the switch firmly to the left, and firmly to the right a few times, then tried to restart the engine. The starter acted like it didn't have any power for a moment, then fired the bike up. It seemed to have normal power again, so I rode down the next exit to hunt down a gas station.
3 miles riding down Ventura Blvd and I found a gas station, but not without having the bike nearly die several more times. It seemed like I was getting gas only by moving the switch back and forth every minute or so, otherwise it'd sputter. I finally made it (without pushing the bike
) and after the fill up everything worked great again. Except for the knob that turns the trip meter, which broke while I was attempting a reset.So now I have a fuel warning light that I can't trust, and no trip meter reset - I have to do math(!) to keep from running out.
Could it be that the switch on the handlebar is wonky? Or is something more sinister at work here:ummm:
