Re: [St] Your fueling yourself (and road trip report..long)

[ScottS <06STABS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

First, you are lucky your wife will put up with the solo driving while 
you have all the fun.

Second, I recently heard that the gas in ID had an additive in it (maybe 
a blend of ethanol?) that was hard on gas mileage - you apparently 
didn't have that problem.  The report came from an HD rider and maybe 
their engines are not smart enough to handle the additive. Did you 
notice anything "funny" about the ID gas?

Last, what do liSTers from the NorthWet know about SR410 on the West 
side of Rainer?  I might head out that way in a couple of days and see 
whats what (assuming it doesn't snow too much this weekend).

Thanks for the report.

-Scott
'06ABS (Blue)

Young, Mike wrote:
> My '06 does the same thing. Isn't the FJR tank under the seat? Might be
> a more "regular" shape. 
> While on the subject of the "distance to empty" (miles here in the
> States) reading; I have found a use for it: it provides cheap
> entertainment while droning across the vast expanses of wheat fields
> here in the Northwest while transiting from one interesting bit of road
> to the next. 
> 
> I just did a ten day 1700 mile loop of the region one up with NO BAGS!
> Epic fun, and my lovely wife followed dutifully along in the "Toy
> transportation system" (a.k.a. the Dodge Dakota pick-up truck) loaded
> down with a rowing shell, two bicycles, a lap top computer, GPS, and ALL
> of my riding gear (why not? There's plenty of room!). No schedule, just
> pick a day's destination and go. We spent three days in McCall, ID at
> her uncle's place but other than that we just went two to three hundred
> miles per leg and spent lots of time exploring our little corner of the
> planet.
> 
> PERFECT ROAD ALERT!!!!!
> I'm sure most of the Northwest liSTers know about it, but if you ever
> have the opportunity to ride highway 12 from Lewiston Idaho to Missoula
> Montana in early September, DO IT!! Either direction, both directions,
> don't matter, just do it. 
> WOW! I've done it in a cage during the summer a couple of times and it's
> a long boring slog because there aren't many passing zones, and there
> are recreational vehicles of every description by the thousand. I did it
> late in the first week of September and saw maybe twenty five
> motorcycles of various descriptions, a few cages, and about four RVs,
> three of which were going the other way. Really a memorable ride. The
> first indication of the fun to come is the squiggle arrow on the yellow
> diamond sign with "next 77 miles" below it. 
> 
> Mileage report: two consecutive 275 mile (GPS verified) tanks of fuel
> during the trip. Riding speed limit plus five to eight mph so as not to
> loose the chase vehicle I got 55 mpg for ten gallons of fuel. Personal
> best! Screwed up somewhere along the way and reset trip meter #1 so I
> don't have a trip average, but it was definitely in the upper 40s.  
> 
> Mike 
> '06 ST
> Seattle
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian Pitman
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:29 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [St] Your fueling yourself
> 
> Dave,
> 
> Heck, my (still sorta new) '06 (...can't believe Ginny has already
> picked up her '08 ST already this week!!!) does exactly the same thing!
> 
> Steve Crate's link to the fuel tank diagram does however gives a good
> explanation why most motorcycles with a fuel guage are so inaccuarte.
> Footnote: my buddy's 05 FJR has a VERY accurate fuel guage.
> 
> As a segue, the addition (this is an assumption since I have never
> ridden an "older" ST (pre-'05)) of the LCD display tells me (on one of
> the several screens) how many Kms I have left to "empty."  So when the
> incredibly annoying bright RED fuel warning light comes on, the screen
> usually tells me I have ~100 kms to go; or about one-third the total
> distance on a tank of gas ... another not-so-desirable trait of this
> bike, IMHO.  But it adds to the character of the bike I think I heard
> someone say...  :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Brian
> GWN 
> 
> PS For any  listers on the East Coast, I will be in Hoosick, NY having a
> long lunch at the Man of Kent pub with a few other riding friends on Sat
> 29 Sep (yep, tomorrow).  Feel free to drop in and exchange war stories.
> Look for the ON (Ontario, Canada) licence plate attached to the
> bug-covered Caspian Blue ST.
> 
> PPS (for anyone still reading!) - would one of you (Euro) listers be
> kind enough to enlighten me as to what "Alice" is?
> In the MotoGP world, I often see "Alice" advertising banners and logos.
> This is not a brand sold in Canada so I am curious!
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Dave Bardell <bardelld@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 5:32:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [St] Your fueling yourself
> 
> 
> OH, You mean they're not supposed to do that?? :>)
> 
> Dave Bardell
> 01 ST
> 
> Jack Hays wrote:
>> << or
>> did anything other than occasionally reading full for the first 100
> miles
>> and then dropping rapidly.
>>
>>
>> Jack "Rude Dog" Hays
>> 972-952-5065
>> "I'll see you on the dark side of the Moon"
>>
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