Fuel Tank Capacity

[Alan Doak]

I'm a little confused here. I recently returned to an FJR, Gen III. I rode the bike until I got a LO reading on the dash, and so I thought that it was on reserve and about to run out of fuel. When I filled up the tank took 19-20 litres so I still had 5 litres left. Does the display move from LO to something else? I was already around 380km so figured I had probably another 80 km fuel left. I'd really like clarification on this as I plan my IBA rides meticulously and need to understand how far I can push the limits. I ride very consistently, so don't get big variations in consumption from ride to ride. Looking forward to hearing from you fine folk.

 

[Ignacio]

The tank hold 25 liters or 6.6 gallons. We have found the FJR tanks to be fairly true over the years.

If you filled up with 19-20 liters to the brim and and it was completely full when you started, you likely had 5-6 liters of fuel left. Can the FJR use the very last deciliter? Probably not.

If you're wanting to "push the limit"--then you'll need to setup an experiment yourself to purposely run out of fuel and see. However, remember that running a fuel pump dry is hard on them as they're cooled by the very liquid they are pumping, and may come at the expense of a shorter life.

 

[RossKean]

Yep, capacity is 25 litres. If the bike is upright and I am riding (not on side stand), the fuel gauge starts flashing with somewhere around 6 litres left in the tank (2011, Gen II). Mine seems to be pretty consistent under these conditions although it will indicate low earlier if the bike is on the side stand. I have put over 24.8 L into a tank before - bike was sputtering as I coasted into the station. You can get almost all of the gas the tank holds. before the engine quits. As far as fuel pump is concerned, failures are fairly rare on FJRs - I routinely run down to a couple of litres with no issues and have never had a problem. As long as you know how YOUR fuel gauge behaves (they all seem to be a bit different). If I'm not flogging the bike, I can get 100+ kilometers after the low fuel indication before I am likely to be walking, under most conditions.

 

[bonami00]

25 liters , 400km if driven like a scooter , 250 on S mode an ride like a bat out of hell

 

[rbentnail]

RTFM, it's all explained there. If you don't have one, a pdf can be downloaded for free here -> https://library.ymcapps.net/library/om/app/index.html?baseCode=6150&langId=02. Helpful to have on a phone, tablet, etc.

Both my '07 and my '13 are very consistent (and matching) with fuel remaining when the fuel gauge switches over. Both have a touch over 1.6 gallons left, so right at 6 liters.