Fuel meter showing the wrong level

[BadasH]

Hello
I'm a bit of a newbie here and I have searched for a solution to my problem here but haven't found it. So sorry in advance if I ask about something there's already a thread for....
My problem is this :
No matter how much fuel I put in my tank I can't get the top bar of the fuel meter to light up. I have not removed fuel pump or done anything else to it lately.
Thank you for any input and sorry if my English is a bit off
Regards, Arild

[bosnjo]

Your profile says you own DL1000, but not the year of the bike. You should update it so the other members could help you better.

[MartinW]

Arlid,

Don't worry about it. I have spent 10 years putting fuel in mine and half the time it only shows 4 bars again when I ride away, even if I "brim" it to the top.

Sometimes 4, sometimes 5. Worry more about how accurate it is at the bottom instead.
 

Also, head over to INTRODUCTIONS and say hello properly.

[BadasH]

Oh, sorry It's been done now. I own a  2005 btw

[BadasH]

I don't worry as much as it tickles my OCD

[greywolf]

That's fairly common and the cause is a deterioration of the connection quality of the wiring inside the tank. The additional resistance causes a change in the reading. Some people have removed the fuel pump to access the connections and clean them up but most simply adjust their minds to the situation.

[NTBooth]

Hi! I get this too sometimes, sometimes 4 sometimes 5 bars. Usually once I have brimmed the tank it takes 2 or 3 miles then the tank shows 5 - drops to 4 very quickly though. As others have said...as long as the bottom is OK you should be fine. haha...

[BadasH]

Yes, This is a great bike so this is nothing ot complain about :D