Road gas tank down to 1 mile left

mo8414 · Thursday at 11:32 AM

Road down to 1 mile today. Put 4.506 gallons in the tank incase anyone wanted to know if the tank is actually empty at 0 miles. The tank holdslike 4.76 gallons so there is a bit of reserve after you technically run out of gas.

Sparky59 · Thursday at 11:53 AM

I have a gen1 roadster that i rode to -38 miles.......and still did Not run out of gas....I am still grateful

Einar · Thursday at 12:27 PM

Service manual says 18.8 liters, or 4.97 U.S. Gallons, or 4.14 imperial gallons.
Owner's manual (U.S.) apparently rounds up and says 19 liters, or 5.02 U.S. Gallons, or 4.18 imperial gallons.
Fuel light supposedly comes on at 4 liters remaining. The last time I had it come on, I filled it almost immediately, which took 3.6 U.S. gallons to reach the filler neck, meaning I should have had about 1.4 gallons left when it came on. So safely conservative.

Frosty Rider · Thursday at 12:48 PM

I have found that when the number of KM to 0 hits 0, I still have a about 1.5 to 2 liters left in the tank and when your out in the middle of nowhere, you start sweating it out and finally drive very conservatively, since trying to find a gas station in those area's can be as hard as finding ketchup flavored chips in the U.S.

Journeyman · Thursday at 3:08 PM

Just be aware that the fuel pump is submerged in gas and that acts as a coolant for the pump- this advice coming from someone who went 1/8 mile too far past "0" and had to jump off the bike, in the rain, while still coasting to push it up and over an overpass, then coast down, luckily, into a gas station. Don't be "that guy."

Sparky59 · Thursday at 4:14 PM

"Ketchup Flavored Chips".......Thats A Thing? .......
Today I Learned the phrase "Frostbacks"...... So i'm still Teachable? :roll:

Idaho Red Rocket 3 · Thursday at 5:33 PM

mo8414 said:
Road down to 1 mile today. Put 4.506 gallons in the tank incase anyone wanted to know if the tank is actually empty at 0 miles. The tank holdslike 4.76 gallons so there is a bit of reserve after you technically run out of gas.

That is awesome. I once took my 2006 RIII to 240 miles on a single tank. I put in 6.2 Gallons into a tank that is said to be 6.3 gallons.

Dr.D · 2026-01-09T07:17:04-0600

I’ve been down to zero once and the butt pucker factor was not pleasant. I won’t do that again. I did find there was a bout a half gallon left in the tank but that was to close for comfort.

AzRocketman · 2026-01-09T21:51:02-0600

That's crazy,
Ive done the same.
A few times out riding with others in my club, I would be at 0miles, and would be getting off the interstate to get gas, only to catch back up.
It doesn't take long on a R3 if you know what I mean.

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