ran out of gas... again

alex.s · June 26th, 2011, 08:51 PM

had some meetings to attend today and wasn't paying attention to my gas situation. (no gauges installed at the moment) ran out of gas on surface streets sitting at a stop light and wound up having to push her about half a mile to get to the gas station... what a great work out, i think i should try it more often. great cardio! that makes 3 times i've ran out of gas this year. i'm on a roll.

Snake · June 26th, 2011, 09:03 PM

Alex, since you don't have a gas gauge just do what us pregen owners do. Set your trip meter to zero when you fill up and refill when you hit 180 miles. That would be a safe distance that should allow you plenty in the tank to make it to a gas station. You may want to adjust the distance higher knowing your bikes mileage better.

alex.s · June 26th, 2011, 09:31 PM

great idea. but i don't have an odometer!

kkim · June 26th, 2011, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

great idea. but i don't have an odometer!

and why not? comes in handy so you don't run out of gas.

alex.s · June 26th, 2011, 09:34 PM

so people tell me... :-P

alex.s · June 26th, 2011, 09:36 PM

once i have more time on my hands i plan on picking up a digital (trailtech) vapor odometer+speedo but until then she's just been my grocery getter. don't make long trips very often these days. repainted the tank so i have the tach and temp gauges out. was playing around with an extra cell phone i have as a gauge but every where i try to put it i can't make it look good so i decided to ditch the idea

kkim · June 26th, 2011, 09:42 PM

if I were you, I'd fill up on a regular basis (every 3 days or so), until you get some sort of odometer on that bike... unless you like pushing.

honestly, not a bright move (and possibly very dangerous), riding a bike w/ no reserve on it w/o any way of knowing how much mileage you've got on it since the last fill up. get some gauges on there, pronto.

alex.s · June 26th, 2011, 09:48 PM

i can't say i disagree. i tried to make the oem speedo/odo work but the drive gear in the front fork is stripped so that's a no-go until i can repair it. i usually keep it topped off as it normally doesn't drop below 3/4 a tank since i haven't been driving far but it slipped my mind today (..... and the other times. well the first was because there wasn't a gas station for 30 miles and i over estimated how far i could make 1/8thish of a tank last... wound up getting a lift for the last mile... so close)

CZroe · June 27th, 2011, 12:48 AM

I've believed that I ran out of gas at some points and then, years later, found out that it was actually the tank forming a vacuum in the cold or after I let it cool for ~15 mins. It's happened to me several times and usually when the tank is empty enough for me to suspect that I'm out of gas.

Snake · June 27th, 2011, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

great idea. but i don't have an odometer!

In that case do what I used to do with my dirt bike and still do with my lawn mower...open the gas cap and look inside at the fuel level. BTW...use a flashlight to look inside but never a lighter...lol.

johnjohn · June 27th, 2011, 04:21 AM

Lean the bike over there will still be gas in the other side of the tank saddle. Dead zone!

miss_syn · June 27th, 2011, 05:40 AM

flashlight + opening tank cover

Maybe until you get gauges you could try to keep it topped off?

darrell85 · June 27th, 2011, 06:03 AM

sooo, do the new gens not have a reserve?????

money · June 27th, 2011, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darrell85

sooo, do the new gens not have a reserve?????

Nope, they have a fuel gauge.

ako · June 27th, 2011, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

great idea. but i don't have an odometer!

Just put a white dot on the front tyre and count how many times it goes past in a mile. Multiply by 180. Simple really

Alex · June 27th, 2011, 08:26 AM

alex.s · June 27th, 2011, 08:27 AM

peeking in the tank has been my gas gauge lately. hard to tell accurately though, what looks like a full tank turns out to be almost nothing when you shake it.

as to the lighter...

! tell me you don't know first hand! haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by ako

Just put a white dot on the front tyre and count how many times it goes past in a mile. Multiply by 180. Simple really

!!!

alex.s · June 27th, 2011, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darrell85

sooo, do the new gens not have a reserve?????

this was on a 93 fzr600, which is *supposed* to have a reserve. but apparently it has a nonstandard tank with the reserve made part of the main tank (was a track bike)... i should just always carry a container of gas on my back when i ride... sounds like a smart idea

alex.s · June 27th, 2011, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drsketch

maybe if you spent less time word wizarding forum posts and creating double standards, and more time calculating your miles you would not have this issue.

you're a funny guy, eh?

Linuss · June 27th, 2011, 09:37 AM

Do you have a GPS? Those have trip meters.

darrell85 · June 27th, 2011, 11:01 AM

have you concidered strapping an MSR fuel bottle on the bike somewhere?? i know a few people who carry them on there atv's and off road bikes.

ricochet08 · June 27th, 2011, 11:54 AM

pretty positive attitude there buddie

I'd definitely be issed-pay

wtfh4xx · June 27th, 2011, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

that makes 3 times i've ran out of gas this year. i'm on a roll.

Snake · June 27th, 2011, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drsketch

maybe if you spent less time word wizarding forum posts and creating double standards, and more time calculating your miles you would not have this issue.

If you have issues with other members or even other States in the U.S. please PM the individuals directly. Please try and stay on topic and if you do not have anything positive or constructive to add than do not post. Alex is being very patient with you. Other forums would have kicked you out long ago. For some reason the majority of your threads become locked/closed in a short amount of time.
I thought you might like to see your favorite demotivational poster:

Rant over. Now back on topic.

alex.s · June 27th, 2011, 02:04 PM

i love that panda.

Snake · June 27th, 2011, 02:23 PM

The panda kinda resembles a certain member does'nt it? lol

phr3ek · June 27th, 2011, 03:37 PM

ran out of gas on my 636 yesterday.......on the way to the gas station

i was 1/2 mile away when it died
tried walking her to the gas station
1/4 mile later, out of breath, out of shape, arms cramped, going slightly uphill, i gave up
called my sis, told her to bring the spare gas can

nickadolph · June 27th, 2011, 04:02 PM

vapor is a great gauge, feel free to pm me if you need any help installing.

Ambar · June 27th, 2011, 04:34 PM

You needed Jeff and his gas sucking ability, and Dustin to let you ride B

Snake · June 27th, 2011, 04:38 PM

Sounds like a very interesting story Ambar. Please fill us in on the details.

alex.s · June 27th, 2011, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ambar

You needed Jeff and his gas sucking ability, and Dustin to let you ride B

HAHA. oh man that was fun.

the story:

3 of us were heading through ortega hwy on the ninjas. even then i was horrible at gas management even WITH a gas gauge. made it almost all the way through but ran out at the lookout when i tried to start her back up. we tried siphoning some out of jeff's tank with some drinking straws put together but unfortunately we suck at sucking and both got gas in the mouth (NASTY!!!) couldn't get any gas to actually siphon for the life of us! wound up coasting down the hill, then hopped on the back of dustin's bike for the extra mile or two to the gas station... we felt retarded when we got back after jeff mentioned switching to reserve which we forgot about. luckily we didn't feel as stupid later on when we realized there was no reserve.

thanks guys. you both rock.

lesson learned: there is now a rubber tube in my backpack.

Snake · June 27th, 2011, 06:15 PM

LOL...Great story alex.

phr3ek · June 27th, 2011, 06:31 PM

just bring a bottle of gas next time you go riding

Cazper · June 27th, 2011, 07:37 PM

I was gonna say... sorry I wasn't there to give you a lift this time...lol Great times

Kevin2109 · June 27th, 2011, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drsketch

maybe if you spent less time word wizarding forum posts and creating double standards, and more time calculating your miles you would not have this issue.

Snake · June 27th, 2011, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drsketch

maybe if you spent less time word wizarding forum posts and creating double standards, and more time calculating your miles you would not have this issue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

+1 Let's vote him off the island. Wait...Are we on survivor? LOL

KJohnson21 · June 28th, 2011, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

apparently it has a nonstandard tank

Remind me, what on that bike is "standard"?

It's still a cool bike!

KJohnson21 · June 28th, 2011, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phr3ek

going slightly uphill

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

wound up coasting down the hill

See Kevin, just remember to run out up hill from the gas station!

alex.s · June 28th, 2011, 09:21 AM

i think the chain is still original!

Havok · June 29th, 2011, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drsketch

maybe if you spent less time word wizarding forum posts and creating double standards, and more time calculating your miles you would not have this issue.

Not sure where this came from or why the need to post it but I can attest to alexs standards, there is nothing double about them. I know alex quite well have ridden with him and hung out with him and he only has one standard and that is a straight forward stand up guy, the type of grind that would do any thing and everything to help someone out. He is the type of person that most people try to be and those of us that know him are lucky to have a friend like that.

As for Him being a wordsmith being from pitsburg I can see where you would have an issue with that, see to the rest of us it's normal conversation so how about from now on when he uses a word with more then 2 syllables you just pm me and I'll explain the meaning to you that way you won't have to get a headache as your brain try's to comprehend it.

Ken, there is nothing standard on that bike! Not sure if you got to ride it but it is a freaking beast, basically get it over 4k and hold the **** on! Lol

June 26th, 2011, 08:51 PM	#1
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	ran out of gas... again had some meetings to attend today and wasn't paying attention to my gas situation. (no gauges installed at the moment) ran out of gas on surface streets sitting at a stop light and wound up having to push her about half a mile to get to the gas station... what a great work out, i think i should try it more often. great cardio! that makes 3 times i've ran out of gas this year. i'm on a roll. __________________________________________________

June 26th, 2011, 09:31 PM	#3
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	great idea. but i don't have an odometer! __________________________________________________

June 26th, 2011, 09:34 PM	#5
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	so people tell me... :-P __________________________________________________

June 26th, 2011, 09:36 PM	#6
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	once i have more time on my hands i plan on picking up a digital (trailtech) vapor odometer+speedo but until then she's just been my grocery getter. don't make long trips very often these days. repainted the tank so i have the tach and temp gauges out. was playing around with an extra cell phone i have as a gauge but every where i try to put it i can't make it look good so i decided to ditch the idea __________________________________________________

June 26th, 2011, 09:48 PM	#8
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i can't say i disagree. i tried to make the oem speedo/odo work but the drive gear in the front fork is stripped so that's a no-go until i can repair it. i usually keep it topped off as it normally doesn't drop below 3/4 a tank since i haven't been driving far but it slipped my mind today (..... and the other times. well the first was because there wasn't a gas station for 30 miles and i over estimated how far i could make 1/8thish of a tank last... wound up getting a lift for the last mile... so close) __________________________________________________

June 26th, 2011, 09:03 PM	#2
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Alex, since you don't have a gas gauge just do what us pregen owners do. Set your trip meter to zero when you fill up and refill when you hit 180 miles. That would be a safe distance that should allow you plenty in the tank to make it to a gas station. You may want to adjust the distance higher knowing your bikes mileage better.

June 26th, 2011, 09:42 PM	#7
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	if I were you, I'd fill up on a regular basis (every 3 days or so), until you get some sort of odometer on that bike... unless you like pushing. honestly, not a bright move (and possibly very dangerous), riding a bike w/ no reserve on it w/o any way of knowing how much mileage you've got on it since the last fill up. get some gauges on there, pronto.

June 27th, 2011, 12:48 AM	#9
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	I've believed that I ran out of gas at some points and then, years later, found out that it was actually the tank forming a vacuum in the cold or after I let it cool for ~15 mins. It's happened to me several times and usually when the tank is empty enough for me to suspect that I'm out of gas.

June 27th, 2011, 04:21 AM	#11
johnjohn ninjette.org member Name: John Location: Caledonia, Ontario, Canada Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): Honda, Buell, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha Posts: 170	Lean the bike over there will still be gas in the other side of the tank saddle. Dead zone!

June 27th, 2011, 05:40 AM	#12
miss_syn my hair matches my bike Name: Tiffany Location: Greater Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Red 250r Posts: 411	flashlight + opening tank cover Maybe until you get gauges you could try to keep it topped off?

June 27th, 2011, 06:03 AM	#13
darrell85 darrell85 Name: darrell Location: vandalia Mo. Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2001 250 ninja Posts: 91	sooo, do the new gens not have a reserve?????

June 27th, 2011, 08:26 AM	#16
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	__________________________________________________ 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)

June 27th, 2011, 09:37 AM	#20
Linuss ninjette.org guru Name: Steve Location: DFW Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250R Posts: 294	Do you have a GPS? Those have trip meters.

June 27th, 2011, 11:01 AM	#21
darrell85 darrell85 Name: darrell Location: vandalia Mo. Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2001 250 ninja Posts: 91	have you concidered strapping an MSR fuel bottle on the bike somewhere?? i know a few people who carry them on there atv's and off road bikes.

June 27th, 2011, 11:54 AM	#22
ricochet08 ninjette.org guru Name: Ross Location: St. Louis Join Date: Aug 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 ninja ex500, 2010 Ninja 250r, 2004 zzr600, 2003 CBR600rr, 2013 Ninja 300...in that order :D Posts: 266	pretty positive attitude there buddie I'd definitely be issed-pay

June 27th, 2011, 02:04 PM	#25
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i love that panda. __________________________________________________

June 27th, 2011, 02:23 PM	#26
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	The panda kinda resembles a certain member does'nt it? lol

June 27th, 2011, 03:37 PM	#27
phr3ek meow? Name: kevin Location: I.E. SoCal Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2004 636 Posts: 587	ran out of gas on my 636 yesterday.......on the way to the gas station i was 1/2 mile away when it died tried walking her to the gas station 1/4 mile later, out of breath, out of shape, arms cramped, going slightly uphill, i gave up called my sis, told her to bring the spare gas can

June 27th, 2011, 04:02 PM	#28
nickadolph ninjette.org member Name: nick Location: Twin Cities, MN Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 Posts: 168	vapor is a great gauge, feel free to pm me if you need any help installing.

June 27th, 2011, 04:34 PM	#29
Ambar ninjette.org member Name: Sharon Location: Torrance CA Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): green ninja 250 Posts: 69	You needed Jeff and his gas sucking ability, and Dustin to let you ride B

June 27th, 2011, 04:38 PM	#30
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Sounds like a very interesting story Ambar. Please fill us in on the details.

June 27th, 2011, 06:15 PM	#32
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	LOL...Great story alex.

June 27th, 2011, 06:31 PM	#33
phr3ek meow? Name: kevin Location: I.E. SoCal Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2004 636 Posts: 587	just bring a bottle of gas next time you go riding

June 27th, 2011, 07:37 PM	#34
Cazper ninjaholic Name: Dustin Location: Oceanside, CA Join Date: Jun 2010 Motorcycle(s): 09' SE 250R (sold), 03' ZX-6R, 99' XL1200C SP Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 3	I was gonna say... sorry I wasn't there to give you a lift this time...lol Great times __________________________________________________ 09' SE Ninja 250R $2,547.83 worth of mods installed... come on Unregistered, you know you want to know what? Check my Blog "Modification List"

June 28th, 2011, 09:21 AM	#39
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i think the chain is still original! __________________________________________________

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