92KK 84WW Olaf
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Posted by ibjman
Personally, I've found on 2 different 85 K100rs' these [b class="coloradmin" style="color: rgb(170, 0, 0);"]fuel[/b] lights appear to work actually quite well.
It is normal that as the [b class="coloradmin" style="color: rgb(170, 0, 0);"]fuel[/b] level begins to slosh around the level of the sensor, the 1st lamp (7L) will come on, go off, come on, go off.....etc till the [b class="coloradmin" style="color: rgb(170, 0, 0);"]fuel[/b] level is well below the position of the sensor. That flashing seemed to irritate a lot of users..especially at night...doesn't bother me at all, I've grown accustomed to it.
The same for the operation of the 4L lamp as the [b class="coloradmin" style="color: rgb(170, 0, 0);"]fuel[/b] level gets lower.
My experience shows that the 7L lamp activates at about 130 - 140 miles after full. The 4L lamp comes on at around 170 miles and the bile runs out of [b class="coloradmin" style="color: rgb(170, 0, 0);"]fuel[/b] at about 221
I got used to the 92LT and the 5 litre warning came on and stay on like clockwork about 150 -160 and would be at 15 litres used. However it would run out after about 30 miles even though there was some little amount remaining. A top up would only take maybe 18 litres and not 21 litres.
The 84RT has the 7 and 4 litre lights and the 7 litre light flashes at under 11 litres used. I haven't run it dry yet to see how far it will go after the red light comes on. Economy checks have revealed a significant improvement on the LT in the order of 15% or more. Seems there is not much one can do but the real question is how much fuel remains in the tank after it has cut out due to lack of fuel. My feeling on the LT was that 2 to 3 litres of it was unusable.
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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles.
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles
Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500