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Alex · April 8th, 2010, 09:54 PM

Yup, ran out of gas miles from anywhere in the middle of Highway 58. Had traded rides with a friend, he had my supertanker RT (7.1 gallon tank), and I had his Tuono (4 and a little gallon tank). Things got a little futzed up, and I ended up riding his bike much further than planned when groups split up, and I hadn't realized what kind of mileage his Aprilia gets at high speeds. Turns out well under 30 mpg, so I ended up running dry 20 miles before McKittrick. All of my supplies (tube, siphon) were sitting in my own bike 50 miles away, and a friend that was with me was also low on gas and had no tube or siphon available anyway. Luckily for me he ended up riding to the next town, filling his bike up and finding a tube to transfer some fuel when he got back. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't a clear tube, so when he got the flow started he ended up with a mouthful of premium. yuck! I ended up running close to dry twice more on the way out to Death Valley that year; it's no fun running a bike with 100 - 110 mile range on roads that have stretches without gas for 75 - 100 miles...

April 8th, 2010, 09:54 PM	#40
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Yup, ran out of gas miles from anywhere in the middle of Highway 58. Had traded rides with a friend, he had my supertanker RT (7.1 gallon tank), and I had his Tuono (4 and a little gallon tank). Things got a little futzed up, and I ended up riding his bike much further than planned when groups split up, and I hadn't realized what kind of mileage his Aprilia gets at high speeds. Turns out well under 30 mpg, so I ended up running dry 20 miles before McKittrick. All of my supplies (tube, siphon) were sitting in my own bike 50 miles away, and a friend that was with me was also low on gas and had no tube or siphon available anyway. Luckily for me he ended up riding to the next town, filling his bike up and finding a tube to transfer some fuel when he got back. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't a clear tube, so when he got the flow started he ended up with a mouthful of premium. yuck! I ended up running close to dry twice more on the way out to Death Valley that year; it's no fun running a bike with 100 - 110 mile range on roads that have stretches without gas for 75 - 100 miles... __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)