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05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:35 pm

Anyone tested how far you can get after the low fuel warning comes on.

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:39 pm

trickz1000 wrote:Anyone tested how far you can get after the low fuel warning comes on.

:lol: rather not.....you run the risk of sucking some nasties in to the FI's :x

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:46 pm

no.. and it sucks how you can't see how far you've been once it comes on so I usually try to find fuel straight away :(... someone in Kawasaki needs their bum spanked for that... Stace.. calling Stace :D

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:26 pm

about 30kms conservative....

you know its low when you gun it, the front wheel comes up, then it splutters, slams donw and you headbutt the speedo :lol:

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:30 pm

ttc wrote:no.. and it sucks how you can't see how far you've been once it comes on so I usually try to find fuel straight away :(... someone in Kawasaki needs their bum spanked for that... Stace.. calling Stace :D


Did not think of that one Tanya.... with the blinking fuel light, makes it a bit hard :?

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:41 pm

If its the same as the Er-6 - just press Mode button - cancels blinking "FUEL" warning & reverts to odometer. It will go back to "FUEL" after a few km.

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:54 pm

6maniac wrote:If its the same as the Er-6 - just press Mode button - cancels blinking "FUEL" warning & reverts to odometer. It will go back to "FUEL" after a few km.


Good thinking 99, aaer i mean 6 :lol:

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:07 pm

When your light comes on, fill it up and see how much was left in the tank..based on 12-13k's a litre economy, work out how much further you can go on what you have left when the light comes on..

On the 12 I get 12.63 K's on a litre..you should get more by a little..My fuel light comes on when Ive spent 15 litres, meaning I have 4 litres left and I can get 50.52k's max with the light flashing..which I have done once !! :lol:

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:57 pm

6maniac wrote:If its the same as the Er-6 - just press Mode button - cancels blinking "FUEL" warning & reverts to odometer. It will go back to "FUEL" after a few km.


this is the same on the zx10's

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:53 pm

When is the light supposed to start flashing? My fuel light comes on steady when I have 4.5L left - I did about 50km around town like that, the light never started flashing (though I was watching for it) and then I put 17.71L in my 18L tank.

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:01 am

Mel wrote:When is the light supposed to start flashing? My fuel light comes on steady when I have 4.5L left - I did about 50km around town like that, the light never started flashing (though I was watching for it) and then I put 17.71L in my 18L tank.


Depends on your display, Mel - on the ER-6 the orange fuel light comes on with 3.5 litres left in the tank & the LCD flashes " FUEL ". You can override the flashing " FUEL " display by pressing the Mode button. It goes back to the km display for several k's then flashes " FUEL " again. The orange fuel light stays on.

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:46 am

6maniac wrote:If its the same as the Er-6 - just press Mode button - cancels blinking "FUEL" warning & reverts to odometer. It will go back to "FUEL" after a few km.


Thankyou, I didn't know that :)


Mel, it's a different setup to the 03 x6, with our display the word fuel flashes over the odometer it doesn't have a light. I never saw the fuel light actually flash on my zx6 either :)

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:24 pm

6maniac wrote:If its the same as the Er-6 - just press Mode button - cancels blinking "FUEL" warning & reverts to odometer. It will go back to "FUEL" after a few km.



yup!!

also.. most of the time i get abt 200km til i get the flashing fuel warning.. ive got abt 30km more... but ussually flasher starts with abt 5L or so to go... so u could prob get more if u had to... i wouldnt push it tho if u didnt need to...

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:13 am

useless information, but a ZX10r lap timer doesnt work when the fuel light is flashing....

i'm too busy to be hitting the mode button on a track day :?

Re: 05 z1000 How far on the low fuel warning

Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:56 pm

Wattie wrote:useless information, but a ZX10r lap timer doesnt work when the fuel light is flashing....

i'm too busy to be hitting the mode button on a track day :?

umm so make sure its got fuel in it before u start the session??
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