Today I took my bike out for a test ride after doing some repairs on my starter. I rode out to one of my favorite local roads that heads out into the desert, at about the farthest point away from home my bike started sputtering , OH CRAP! I flipped the petcocks to reserve and turned around. I have never let my tanks get low enough to ride on reserve, so I was unsure what kind of range I had left. I guessed it was maybe 15 miles to the nearest gas station. I also immediately started riding very conservatively, just hoping I wouldn’t get stranded.
I pulled into the gas station with 153 miles showing on my odometer, and I put 3.3 gallons in my 3.9 gallon tank. So I probably had a few miles left in it. But it had me goin there for a while. I have never run a motorcycle out of gas, and I didn’t much feel like doin it today!
So, anyone ever run their bike outa gas?
Anyone know what the limit is for distance before you’re sitting on the side of the road?
I pulled into the gas station with 153 miles showing on my odometer, and I put 3.3 gallons in my 3.9 gallon tank. So I probably had a few miles left in it. But it had me goin there for a while. I have never run a motorcycle out of gas, and I didn’t much feel like doin it today!
So, anyone ever run their bike outa gas?
Anyone know what the limit is for distance before you’re sitting on the side of the road?