:green_lol::green_lol:

Yep, even on the earlier 650's you don't get far after that last block starts flashing [just ask some of the local 650 riders here in Oz. :fineprint: ].

Does the Glee gauge do the same as the Wee gauge does

When I first got mine I noticed it didn't drop the first bar until it had covered around 200km [130 miles approx.] so I thought "fantastic, I will get 1000km per tank full of fuel" [about 620 miles approx.]. :jawdrop:

In reality I get around 425km with a couple of litres left when riding around town, I have managed 500km without running out on a couple of road trips. :beatnik:

 

Funny, my experience has been the opposite - until the 2nd post, I was gonna jokingly ask if you'd forgotten to raise the side stand

Unless it's 30+ miles between gas stations I only even pay attention when the last solid bar blinks, at which point I put in about 4.25 gallons (16L) to fill it up, with a gallon left in the tank. The most I've ever refueled with was just over 4.5 gallons (17+ liters), after riding another 10 miles to the next gas station on the blinking bar. Maybe 4.65 gallons. My actual mileage (kilometerage?) varies widely between mostly city commuting vs. highway touring, but the fuel gauge behavior is consistent.

If I refuel when just the fuel pump light blinks (last bar is still solid), I put in about 3.5 gallons (13.25L)!


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Funny, my experience has been the opposite - until the 2nd post, I was gonna jokingly ask if you'd forgotten to raise the side stand

Unless it's 30+ miles between gas stations I only even pay attention when the last solid bar blinks, at which point I put in about 4.25 gallons (16L) to fill it up, with a gallon left in the tank. The most I've ever refueled with was just under 4.5 gallons (17L), after riding another 10 miles to the next gas station on the blinking bar. My actual mileage (kilometerage?) varies widely between mostly city commuting vs. highway touring, but the fuel gauge behavior is consistent.

If I refuel when just the fuel pump light blinks (last bar is still solid), I put in about 3.5 gallons (13.25L)!


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So you haven't got to the point where the last block is just an empty flashing red square then?
That is the bit I'm referring to as almost nothing left when it flashes.

 

The book says the last block starts flashing on the Glee when there is 2.5 liters left.

 

And (at least on mine) it does, so it's good for 50 to 60 km.

 

Just checked the manual to confirm I was halucinating when I read the final warning was a flashing hollow block. But I wonder how much gas evaporated in the sun on a 38 degree day in the sun?

 

I can't imagine you would lose fuel to evaporation just sitting there (unless maybe the tank was filled to the brim causing the fuel to expand unless of course you leave the cap off )

 

Good way to learn how to replace a fuel pump too.:yesnod:

 

Pity it doesn't have a count down miles to empty function after the fuel pump icon starts to flash, so I use the theory that the reserve miles achievable is 25% of the main tank miles done (assuming the tank was filled to start with). Slightly conservative, but better than having to push the bike, and assumes that the reserve fuel consumption will be similar to the "main".

 

Just guessing here, but I'll bet the fuel pump doesn't allow you to burn the last drop. Anyone know if there is a difference between the tank capacity and the effective or usable volume of fuel?


Escape the cage!

 

I pushed mine to 248 Miles before I filled up today & I was sweating that last 5-10 miles. The tank took 4.50 Gallons. I think the tank is supposed to hole 5.3 Gallons so I had a few more miles to go! 55MPG!:hurray:

 

Pump symbol started flashing with 2 full bars @ 400kl= 15liters.

 

I don't see how that is possible. the pump icon is set to start flashing as the final bar is left alone.

 

fuel capacity

the book, that came w/ my '05 wee, says total capacity is 5.8 US gal

my little pump starts flashing

then the bottom solid bar flashes, along w/ the little pump

finally, the bottom bar goes hollow & the perimeter turns red while flashing w/ the little pump

within the next 5-10 miles, when i stop, i usually end up pumping 4.8 +/- gal into the tank

sounds to me like the gauges aint all the same

and each owner better make peace w/ his/her own skoot

shiny side up

 

Nope. The borders on the bottom fuel bar and top temp bar are permanently painted on the display. The bottom bar will only stop flashing if the ignition is turned off. Then it will look like below. This is a Glee forum though. It's display is totally blank when the ignition is off.

 

Nope. The borders on the bottom fuel bar and top temp bar are permanently painted on the display.

must have been an OPTO-RECTICAL DELUSION

directly linked to the radial wrinkles that develop as a result of the pucker factor, on my leather seat cover, when i have no personal knowledge/hope of fuel sources on my intended route...

thx, wolfman

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Got in my longest ride of the year today, 535 miles! :thumbup:

Anyway, I did count the miles when the last bar and fuel dealie started blinking, and I got to around 21 miles before I chickened out and put fuel in. I haven't ran it out of gas yet!

 

On one tank? :yikes:That's at least 100mpg. Are you just tooling along at 35mph?

 

You guys are brave to leave things down to the last gauge bar flashing

Here in Northern Ontario, I fill whenever I lose 2 bars. I cannot take chances! Besides, I wear suspenders with my belt. LOL ha ha ha

Cheers,
Barney

 

Finally took mine to the flashing last bar, just to see. Refill was 4.9 gallons as opposed to the 4.5 or so I normally refill with at the pump symbol flashing. wont run it down that far most times, but nice to know where I stand.

And a new personal best, MPGwise, at 52.

 

Finally took mine to the flashing last bar,..... but nice to know where I stand.

don't you(all) prefer knowing where you stand?

rather than sweating a few miles, when you find yourself looking for fuel...

i sure do

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Taking it down to the last few egg cupfuls and at what mileage the various bits blink at is good information for that tank, but unless you're replicating the exact same conditions on the next, it's still only an indication of what you might get.

But for those who like measuring fuel consumption to forty decimal places, I guess it keeps them happy.