Gas gauge

oki_boy · Post by **oki_boy** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:24 am

Just ran out of gas (petrol) on the road and waiting for a friend to bail me out. Figured it's a good time to ask: is there some kind of aftermarket gauge I can get to tell me my gas level? Evidently, "eyeing it" is not working out.

Post by **Hadies** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:54 am

Bad crack. Make sure you have the fuel tap on 'on' and when your bike starts to run out switch it to 'reserve' and head to a petrol station. Fitting an after market fuel gauge would require you to change your dashboard completely if you want it to look decent.

oki_boy · Post by **oki_boy** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 3:25 am

Theres a reserve on an NC35? Dammit. That could have saved me an hour and a half of baking in the sun.

Evidently HK people dont stop to ask if you need help.... X(

Harvd · Post by **Harvd** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:19 am

oki_boy wrote:Theres a reserve on an NC35? Dammit. That could have saved me an hour and a half of baking in the sun.

Evidently HK people dont stop to ask if you need help.... X(

Yup its there on the left hand side where you thigh would rest when on the bike. Make the wee tap turn with the longer point pointing up to get to reserve. should make sense when you look at the tap.
Remember to make the shorter point face up once you have refilled

ludacris · Post by **ludacris** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:45 am

yeh getting an accurate fuel indicator to work would involve a lot more than just a new gauge cluster. frankly despite how nice it would be, i don't think its worth the trouble. use your trip meter and reserve as others have mentioned and make that your cognitive fuel gauge

Post by **Neosophist** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:19 pm

just use the reserve like everybod else :D

Run it till it stops, switch to reserve and go fill up

amorti · Post by **amorti** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:24 pm

Neosophist wrote:just use the reserve like everybod else :D

Run it till it stops, switch to reserve and go fill up

And once you've filled up always switch back to "On".

Hands up who's forgotten before?

Post by **Neosophist** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:47 pm

amorti wrote:
Neosophist wrote:just use the reserve like everybod else :D

Run it till it stops, switch to reserve and go fill up
And once you've filled up always switch back to "On".

Hands up who's forgotten before?

Good point! I've forgotton a few times, luckily caught it before it ran out though!

trademe900 · Post by **trademe900** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:34 am

I;ve done petrol roulette on these bikes too many times. There is at least 50km on the reserve tank if you are riding steady and economically.

Post by **Morespeedvicar** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:57 am

Hi, i try and zero the trip meter when i fill up and if it gets near 90 mile start looking for a petrol station!
Cheers
Ian

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