Petrol roulette .... A silly game

[RedRick Esq.]

Played a silly game with myself yesterday ...

On the way home from Lincs i noticed that the distance to home and the fuel range were identical so with this in mind i decided not to fill up.

All was well when the fuel light came on 40 miles remaining 40 miles home and so it went on until 5 miles from home and 3 miles range then 2 miles no range ......
I did make it home but will i make it to the petrol station which is another 3 miles ???


I regret it now but at least i know 2 miles when theory says nil

 

[ymfb]

we have all done it !

 

[diplomaticdanny]

Done this a few times in various cars, funniest one was, made it to my local shell station, put 84 litres in an 80 litre tank and it wouldn't start because it had run out as I reached the pump. Had to bleed it through on the forecourt. Only stretched it that time cause I had a voucher for discount from shell!

 

[Blackal]

The kind of experiment - best left until you have a 5ltr can on the pillion.........

Al

 

[MikeS]

The kind of experiment - best left until you have a 5ltr can on the pillion.........

Al

Where is the fun in that.

 

[wreck diver]

What range did you get out of a full tank then?

 

[RedRick Esq.]

What range did you get out of a full tank then?

In this particular case 160 miles but I had been spanking it round Lincolnshire so not representative of its touring range !

 

[Mark Hooton]

In this particular case 160 miles but I had been spanking it round Lincolnshire so not representative of its touring range !

Spank that bike..................

I`m thinking of mounting a rotopax fuel container as I`ve been spoilt with my GS(A)..............

 

[Shunt]

Mine packed up the other day with 35 miles range showing

 

[Nutty]

Of course it'll be ok.

I've had 7 miles out of my GSA once the range was displaying ---

I enjoy petrol roulette, but one of my mates I ride with panicks as soon as his petrol light comes on. I've told him he's boring.

 

[Deleted account 240901001]

Of course it'll be ok.

I've had 7 miles out of my GSA once the range was displaying ---

I enjoy petrol roulette, but one of my mates I ride with panicks as soon as his petrol light comes on. I've told him he's boring.

You've told him, he's boring ? Oh my............

I too hate having a tank near empty......... not sure why you'd push your luck unless you've missed the last station/left your wallet at home/you live miles from civilization etc...

 

[ButtonMoon]

Rick you should be like me, I can't pass a petrol station without popping in to say hello.

 

[Davel]

I've done it too and got to nil miles on the display. Still got a mile or two left after that.

Living life on the edge!

 

[Ogmios]

Three things ....

Three things i do with every single Bike i've ever had*;

1./ run out of petrol and end up pushing the b@stard to a garage.
2./ fall off it. Not as in crash it / just fall over, stationary, with me under it, at some point of ownership.
3./ flatten the battery (sometimes more than once ) trying to find a problem that causes the Bike to NOT start and then find out later it was something really dumb ... like a sidestand cut out switch.

~~
* it's not like i'm some dumb newby / i'm a dumb oldy! ~ i've had more than 50 Bikes over a 40+ year period! :
... though i have yet to fill one with diesel.

 

[roundincircles]

Three things i do with every single Bike i've ever had*;

1./ run out of petrol and end up pushing the b@stard to a garage.
2./ fall off it. Not as in crash it / just fall over, stationary, with me under it, at some point of ownership.
3./ flatten the battery (sometimes more than once ) trying to find a problem that causes the Bike to NOT start and then find out later it was something really dumb ... like a sidestand cut out switch.

~~
* it's not like i'm some dumb newby / i'm a dumb oldy! ~ i've had more than 50 Bikes over a 40+ year period! :
... though i have yet to fill one with diesel.

Why should it be different for you?