Reserve Fuel System

[Sherman]

I see in the specifications the FJR has a 1 gallon (approx.) reserve. I do not see a petcock to switch on the reserve or a switch. There is no reserve mentioned in the owners manual and I don't see it in the maint manual.

Could someone please explain the Reserve Fuel System and fuel managemnet techniques for the bike?

Thank you,

Bruce :eh:

 

[Cal24Master]

The reserve in when the last bar on the fuel gauge starts flashing, and the 3rd tripmeter sets to 0.0 and starts counting. When you re-fill the bike, the 3rd tripmeter will disappear.

I have gone over 50 miles on reserve without running out.

Tom

 

[Jim15288]

It is covered in the owners manual (3-4/ 3-5) where it covers the multi-function display. There is no reserve tank per se, rather when you get down to 1.45 gal left in the tank, it will shift to F-Trip mode to show you how many miles you have before your tank is bone dry. Hope that helps.

 

[Sherman]

Cool beans, thx,

Bruce

 

[James]

Actully, it tells you how many miles you've been on reserve, not hoe many you have left.

James

 

[James]

Opps. How many.

 

[Woodstock]

I see in the specifications the FJR has a 1 gallon (approx.) reserve. I do not see a petcock to switch on the reserve or a switch.

Are there any (street-)bikes sold with petcocks anymore? I haven't had a bike with one for a long time. Actually, about the same time I last had a bike with a kick-starter.

 

[twowheelnut]

My reserve only goes as far as the next gas station...

 

[Groo]

My 1982 Virago had a petcock that you had to manually switch when you were on "reserve".... it was just drawing from lower in the tank... I like the FJR version better.

 

[MrVvrroomm]

Are there any (street-)bikes sold with petcocks anymore?

Yes, but most of them are old technology. You will generally not find a petcock on a fuel injected bike.

 

[Sherman]

My 88 Honda NT-650 has one. I've been out of the loop for awhile. My evolution of bikes recent to way back are:

'03 FJR

'88 NT-650

'82 GPZ 550

'72 Kawasaki H1 750

'70 H2 500

'69 H2 500

This is the first without a petcock.

Bruce

 

[FJRocket]

I see in the specifications the FJR has a 1 gallon (approx.) reserve. I do not see a petcock to switch on the reserve or a switch. There is no reserve mentioned in the owners manual and I don't see it in the maint manual. Could someone please explain the Reserve Fuel System and fuel managemnet techniques for the bike?

Thank you,

Bruce :eh:

RTFM!

 

[kaitsdad]

My 88 Honda NT-650 has one. I've been out of the loop for awhile. My evolution of bikes recent to way back are:'03 FJR

'88 NT-650

'82 GPZ 550

'72 Kawasaki H1 750

'70 H2 500

'69 H2 500

This is the first without a petcock.

Bruce

Bruce,

I'm not an expert - but how many of those bikes were fuel injected, like the FJR?

The FJR has a fuel pump to pressurize the TBI system.

If a bike is carbuerated, gravity feed works just fine. I.E. - Petcock.

 

[kaitsdad]

My reserve only goes as far as the next gas station...

+1,000 !!!!!

 

[Feejer/Weejer man]

My 2004 Honda VTX1300 has a petcock. But it has a carb with no fuel pump, gravity feed. I guess this is old technology.

 

[madmike2]

My reserve only goes as far as the next gas station...

I try to NOT get that far. In the heat of CA's central valley, and the gas in the tank being the coolant for the fuel pump......I've done it, I just try not to. Of course, if I lived in mild temps like SOME on the board (particularly those in Sant Barbara) I might not worry so much.

When on trips, I am usually ready to stop and stretch around 180-200 miles, so it becomes a non-issue. I'm more of a "lead-butt" than an "iron-butt".

 

[twowheelnut]

My reserve only goes as far as the next gas station...

I try to NOT get that far. In the heat of CA's central valley, and the gas in the tank being the coolant for the fuel pump......I've done it, I just try not to. Of course, if I lived in mild temps like SOME on the board (particularly those in Sant Barbara) I might not worry so much.

When on trips, I am usually ready to stop and stretch around 180-200 miles, so it becomes a non-issue. I'm more of a "lead-butt" than an "iron-butt".

Oh, pshaw! Truth be told, I gas up when I see a gas station anywhere close to 180 miles into a run.

 

[v65]

Went on a group ride with a large group of Harley riders. During the ride one of them had to switch over to reserve - you know what's coming next. The guy switching over and the guy next to him got too close, guy switching over swerves into the ditch, hits a log and has a spectacular crash. He came out OK, but left me wondering about the need for a manual petcock. My v65 has a reserve tank that doesn't require switching a petcock. Doesn't seem like the greatest idea ever.

 

[FlyingLow]

I see this as part of the gradual dumbing down of America. Old school sickle jockeys had to be able to handle petcocks, kickstarters, choke levers, clutch levers[ :lol: ], etc.

Lessee my '84 FJ1100 had no reserve. It did have an idiot light [ahead of its time; most cars today have them] and a halfway accurate gas guage. So you had plenty of heads-up.