Is a Fuel Guage Possible???

[ZX7RRR]

Hi guy's and gal's!
Any1 know if it's possible to install a fuel guage on a 1997 Ninja ZX7r?....

[maraach]

I'm no expert in this field, so there is a reasonable chance i may be wrong.

From my understanding though, I don't think you would be able to get a fuel guage - well, without an awful lot of modification anyway. I did a bit of research out of curiosity awhile ago, and if it's really bothering you, there does seem to be the possibility of adding a fuel light to bikes such as these. However, doing so requires drilling holes in your fuel tank and some other minor modifications. At the end of the day, all a fuel light will do is tell you when you have say, 3.5l left in your tank - the exact same thing the reserve switch does, without the cost and hassle associated.

[ZX7RRR]

nasty!!!!....I have heard similar stories lately. Thanx anyway!

[BrisZX9R]

I did a lil asking around the bike shops awhile ago, because I wanted to add one to the ZX9.

I was told my model 9 (2002) didn't have enough room under the tank area to install one ...not sure what the hell I was meant to put under there?? I thought it was just a tube with wires in it, a sensor on one end and a plug to connect to the new digital dash I wanted to buy on the other end... Drill a hole.. sorted.. but nooooooooo apparently it's a complete pain in the ass.

Maybe a mechanic (or someone with some sort of decent mechanical knowledge) could explain to me why it's so dificult ?

Maybe it's the same for the ZX7.

[mike-s]

well there is a bit to installing a fuel level guage, let alone just a low fuel level indicator.

i wont put it inline as it is a LARGE picture, but if you look at here at a picture of a car fuel level & low fuel light sender there's a bit to install. The right hand gizmo is the low fuel indicator which is a coil in a tube, depending on the fuel level the coil is allowed to heat up, or not. If it isn't covered up then it heats up (but its in a flameproof container, so thats cool) and lowers its resistance, allowing the light to illuminate on the dash. The lefthand gizmo is the fuel level float, controlling a armature connected to a high resistance coil (same kinda deal as in the oldschool scalectrix controllers). Either way you have to find a sender from a bike that'll fit as well as find a suitable spot on your bike (you'll have to cut a hole for the indicator gizmo to go through, as well as find a way to mount the gizmo securely (not secure = fuel on a hot engine, and that is veeeery bad!) like getting a couple of nuts tack welded into the inside to mount against (of course the tank would have to be aired for a LONG time before this goes ahead, plus scrubbed like hell to remove any petrol or any chemical within there that may ignite)


Shitload of work, technically possible, but the question remains, could you really be arsed putting the effort in just for a dinky light unless it was already designed into it in the first place?

p.s. i've had a bike with a fuel level indicator, current bike has only got a low fuel light. Personally as much as i'd LOVE a level indicator, i really couldnt be arsed sorting one, let alone figuring htf to mount it on the dash.

[cookeetree]

After not having a fuel gauge on the 250, I was looking forward to having one on the 1100. Turns out, it's farkin' useless!

For the first 100km, the needle doesn't move. Then, in the next 150km, it goes from full to empty, after which I get another 50km before the main finally runs out and I switch to reserve.

I'm sure some gauges are accurate, but I'd rather have two trip meters again instead.

[mike-s]

That's pretty much how the fuel guage acted on my GPX, with the exception of it nosediving rather quickly to 1/4 full within 80km and then taking forever to go to the low fuel light (which meant i had a further 5-6 litres or so in the tank when it came on)