Reserve gas tank

[prof98801]

Is the .9 reserve in the gas tank part of the total 5.2 gallons? When the gas gauge is way down in the red, are you in the reserve? I have not gone into the red at this point and wanted to know when the gas tank would be going on the reserve tank.

 

[elizilla]

There's no separate reserve tank; not even a separate reserve petcock. Just the lines on the fuel gauge.

When the gauge drops to the red, you have about a gallon left. I've run the needle down until it doesn't drop any farther, and still not put 5 gallons in.

The fuel pump is inside the tank and cooled by the gas around it, so it's probably not a good idea to run it down that far all the time, especially not in hot weather or stop and go traffic.

 

[vzshadow]

I'm pretty sure that's it. When you hit the red you have 0.9 gallons left.

 

[karl]

Fuel gauges are not graduated beakers, never found one to do more than suggest it was time to get fuel.

 

[JQL]

There have been issues with the fuel pump which some people have put down to possible overheating (as well as running out of fuel). I am not letting the gauge drop much below about a quarter full if at all possible.

It would be nice if Honda had a light in the fuel gauge which comes on when the pump is no longer getting enough cooling.

 

[Chuck 500]

I have pegged the needle down once. When I refueled it took 4.2 gallons. Since get nervous doing that i have gone back to managing fuel with the trip meter which I learned early since my old bike did not have a fuel gauge.

Keep the shiny side up,

Chuck

 

[Phil Tarman]

Mine was about two needle-widths below the red line at the bottom of the red the other day and I put 4.802 gallons in. The most I've put in was 4.96 gallons. .24 gallons wouldn't have gotten me too far I don't think.