Fuel gauge

[SpikeTM]

Silly question as I've just bought the 650 last week and only filled it up once on average how far do most people get before it moves down one bar ? I've done 83 miles and still showing full

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[mbpdavies]

I've been stuck in traffic a lot this week but just gone down to three bars after about 80 miles, some really crappy riding!!

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[Pug27]

IIRC it's over 100 mile before it goes down

[V-Strom3]

I have 2 DL650's one will do just over 100 miles before first block disappears, the other does about 150.
Out of both I get 230-270 average. Most time sat at 80 mph.

[SpikeTM]

Thanks blokes

[Hondaman]

Out of interest are we talking wee or glee?

My glees is around 90 miles pootling, 70-80 miles when ridden harder.

[greywolf]

My experience is the top bar blanks earlier on the Glee than on the Wee. This behavior makes me guess the bike in question is a Wee.

[Robotstar5]

On my Wee the top bar goes out 100 yards from the petrol station, the next one goes out at about 110 miles.

[greywolf]

That's indicative of some resistance in the wiring, possibly a marginal connection.

[JonJo]

Top bar takes ages to go off, the others disappear more quickly. Bottom three also seem to be more affected by inclines than the top ones.

[greywolf]

There is more fuel at the top because the full width of the tank is available. At the lower end of the range, the frame takes out the middle of the tank's available volume so removing the same amount of fuel changes the level faster.