fuel sender / reserve switch fzr 400 3tj

[quinny-fzr4003tj]

owww do all, heres the thing, i can not for the life of me see any practical uses for both the fuel sender in the tank and the reserve switch on the left hand fairing above the choke.....what do they do, i can understand how the switch turns it to reserve and why there is a sender unit atall.....there is no low fuel light of fuel level clock???? seriously confusedd PLEASE HELP

p.s. sorry for waffling on

[Evilchicken0]

There's no "low fuel" warning light so when you get low the bike warns you by dropping a cylinder from firing. When you flip the switch it fires up again .... but hopefully you go to a garage and fill up, rather than run out of petrol.

Welcome to the forum.

[quinny-fzr4003tj]

There's no "low fuel" warning light so when you get low the bike warns you by dropping a cylinder from firing. When you flip the switch it fires up again .... but hopefully you go to a garage and fill up, rather than run out of petrol.

Welcome to the forum.

:) cheers pal, is the sender responsible for dropping a cylinder when low then?

[Evilchicken0]

Not exactly - it sends a signal to the ECU and that drops the cylinder.

Reset your trip odometer when you fill up and you'll soon see how far the bike goes on a tank then you'll be able to estimate when you should stop for fuel before the reserve

[quinny-fzr4003tj]

Not exactly - it sends a signal to the ECU and that drops the cylinder.

Reset your trip odometer when you fill up and you'll soon see how far the bike goes on a tank then you'll be able to estimate when you should stop for fuel before the reserve

(: finaly all makes sense i was really confused as to why it even had a sender but you've cleared all that up (Y)
thanks again evil!!!!

[Evilchicken0]

Niet Problemski

How about a bike piccy for the forum ???