A funny thing happened on the way to Seacoast....

[Manny]

So last sunday on the way to seacoast a funny thing happened.....

I left my house with a half a tank of gas for the 50 mile ride to the store to meet ducdave and company.....

25 miles later at 85mph in the left lane on 93 the bike dies. Its an 8.5 Gallon tank!!! Yea, BMW fuel strip technology sucks and apparently lots have been replaced.

So I pull over and coast to a stop get off the bike and do what any good jewish boy in the same situation would do, and call Degsy. Too bad hes already at seacoast (which is really really odd since hes like 45 minutes early) so I pull out the owners manual and start flipping through. Not sure what I thought I would find in there, but turns out there is no gas in it.

Alas, here is the funny part. Im guessing at least 6 people going to the ride must have passed me AND looked while I waived for help, but nobody stopped. Bums!! Bummmmmmms!!!!

Anyway, I GPS for fuel and find out there is a station 1.5 miles away so I start walking. Its a real adventure now. Then an old beat up volvo station wagon stops and the guy asks if I need help. Really a good samaritan move and the guy drives me to the station, waits while I fill up a can and takes me back to the bike.

Adventure over!! I now use the trip counter again.

[butcher bergs]

I woulda stopped for you, Manny.

[CEO]

I woulda stopped for you, Manny.

And CBR_Knight would have left you in a ditch to die, Manny...

[OreoGaborio]

[breakdirt916]

ha...I am with ya...eff everyone else, don't use your gas gauge (paging R7?), and just count with the trip meter and fill up as if your bike gets half the mileage you usually get

(btw, I johnnyV for filling me up once)

[DucDave]

...well, it was great you made the second half of the ride..!!!

[Tricky Mike]

I'da stopped for you, homie.

[Wanderer]

Manny - you have my sympathies - my GS did *exactly* the same trick with the fuel gauge, although mine decided to permanently register 3/4 of a tank regardless. Warranty fix, was ok after that

[mycirus]

The fuel strip on my 06 has been dead on since I got it. Just bad luck I guess.

[Pleasegivesoap]

So I pull over and coast to a stop get off the bike and do what any good jewish boy in the same situation would do, and call Degsy.

Ha, been there.

[Garandman]

What time did this happen? I was off 93 by 8:30, but had an MSR fuel bottle on board that would have gotten you to the gas station.

Old school here, I always stop for bikes on the side of the road but it's possible I didn't see you.

[scottieducati]

Lies, all lies. All who passed knew who you were and were chuckling in their helmet... admit it.

[Manny]

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Lies, all lies. All who passed knew who you were and were chuckling in their helmet... admit it.

Yes. Admit it!!!!!

[G21forme]

I took 102 but I would've stopped if I was on 93, when I see an atgatt rider I just assume they are meeting up for the ride.

[khuygie88]

AAA will bring you gas....

[Rusty the Scoob]

AAA will bring you gas....

But they won't tow you in MA.

[Jim]

AAA will bring you gas....

87 octane

[FirstDuc-1098]

87 octane

Good enough to get home

[Garandman]

87 octane

Just refrain from any Yut-ahhhh.

Not sure about bikes but most FI cars have knock sensors,

[OreoGaborio]

87 octane

Out of pure curiosity, take a closer look at your owners manual... where it states the recommended octane rating, does it say RON, MON or PON?

[Jim]

doesnt matter pete. when i run out (and i have), i'd still get 93 even if AAA can bring 87

[Adrenalinechic]

So last sunday on the way to seacoast a funny thing happened.....

I left my house with a half a tank of gas for the 50 mile ride to the store to meet ducdave and company.....

25 miles later at 85mph in the left lane on 93 the bike dies. Its an 8.5 Gallon tank!!! Yea, BMW fuel strip technology sucks and apparently lots have been replaced.

So I pull over and coast to a stop get off the bike and do what any good jewish boy in the same situation would do, and call Degsy. Too bad hes already at seacoast (which is really really odd since hes like 45 minutes early) so I pull out the owners manual and start flipping through. Not sure what I thought I would find in there, but turns out there is no gas in it.

Alas, here is the funny part. Im guessing at least 6 people going to the ride must have passed me AND looked while I waived for help, but nobody stopped. Bums!! Bummmmmmms!!!!

Anyway, I GPS for fuel and find out there is a station 1.5 miles away so I start walking. Its a real adventure now. Then an old beat up volvo station wagon stops and the guy asks if I need help. Really a good samaritan move and the guy drives me to the station, waits while I fill up a can and takes me back to the bike.

Adventure over!! I now use the trip counter again.

Was waiting for... "then I turned the reserve to off"

[OreoGaborio]

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doesnt matter pete. when i run out (and i have), i'd still get 93 even if AAA can bring 87

WHAT DOES IT SAY, JIM?



Most manuals put the recommendation in RON.

Except we get PON at the pumps

RON is higher than PON for the same fuel, so if it says 91RON, that's about the same as 87PON.

Below is the approx conversion
90RON-86.6PON
92RON-88.5PON
95RON-91PON
96RON-92PON

[jwm2k3]

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WHAT DOES IT SAY, JIM?



Most manuals put the recommendation in RON.

Except we get PON at the pumps

RON is higher than PON for the same fuel, so if it says 91RON, that's about the same as 87PON.

Below is the approx conversion
90RON-86.6PON
92RON-88.5PON
95RON-91PON
96RON-92PON

Sometimes Pete, you know too much for your own good.