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« Last post by pehayes on September 24, 2023, 11:10:40 PM »
Snobear: Neither your member profile nor your signature line give any hint as to where you are located. I recommend you correct that. Since you are asking in liters and kilometers, I have to suppose you are in Europe somewhere. I think you will find that the majority of most active members on this forum are USA located. Hence, the translation of units might lead to some problems.
I have experience with 1973 Eldorado, 1987 SPII, and 1998 V11EV. I have found all of them very conservative as to when they go on reserve or ignite a low fuel light. As an example, my 98EV will ignite a low fuel light and then accept only 3.6 gallons meaning a full gallon of reserve fuel. I have driven as far as 55 miles on reserve before actually running out of fuel. I'm speaking of USA gallons which are quite different from British Imperial gallons.
Combine that confusion with the modern anti-pollution efforts to produce differing fuel mixtures for different seasons of the year. Here in California is the worst. My 'winter' fuel easily produces more than 10% reduction in distance as compared to my 'summer' fuel.
If I converted correctly, it sounds like you are getting mid-40s fuel mileage per USA gallon and going on reserve only after consuming 3 USA gallons. Sounds about normal for your version of Guzzi. I recommend you carry spare fuel can and drive until you actually run dry of fuel. What is your distance before reserve? How much more distance once you are on reserve? Every bike is going to report different numbers. Document yours and then you will be comfortable with future travel.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
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