Re: GAUGE

[Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:07 AM 01/31/2000 -0800, Matt Knowles wrote:
 >I went through my first tank with the new gauge and it went like this:
 >0-100 miles = The gauge hasn't moved from full. Not only did Triumph fix
 >snip<
 >200 miles = Enters the red zone.
 >210 miles = Warning light comes on.
 >215 miles = Fill it up, uses 4.8 gallons, for about 44mpg.

Sounds pretty normal to me other than the mpg is a little lower than what I 
average.

 >1. Improve the accuracy of the gauge's curve.

It's very accurate - the problem is the shape of the tank. The sensor is at 
the rear of the tank (where it is deepest) - due to its location, it cannot 
measure to the top of the tank, but instead starts about 1.5 - 2 gallons 
down. So even if the sensor was changed to be variable in nature, it still 
wouldn't begin to measure for about 100 miles into the tank. The further 
you get down in the tank, the faster the fuel level drops (due to the shape 
of the tank) - for a better visual imagine measuring liquid in a funnel.

 >2. Give us a second trip odometer. This was one feature of the VFR that I
 >really liked, and I understand the RS also has two.

Yes the RS has two - having a second on the ST would make me very happy. As 
an aside why does the digital clock have PM on the display ? I have never 
been riding, looked at the clock and said "Damn, is it three in the morning 
or three in the afternoon ?" ;-)

 >3. Install a reserve petcock. This is what really bothers me about the fuel
 >gauge problem. I've had other bikes that had fuel gauges, and while they
 >were much better than the ST's, they could still be misleading. But at
 >least they had a reserve, so you knew when you were getting low.

I personally hated them. On the old Sprint I would forget about it and be 
cruising along - chug, chug, chug - if you didn't get it quick enough you 
were off on the side of the road to prime the system. Then if you forget to 
throw it back on fill-up there goes your protection. And as a general 
question, does having FI affect the ability to put a petcock on the system? 
Every bike that I have been on with FI has not had a petcock (at least not 
that I can remember)

 >For those of you who have an old working gauge, or who have also received

Old gauge - shows basically the same thing. I treat the 1/2 mark as 1/3 a 
tank left and have never had a problem with running out.

- - Eric


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