How many miles can you ride when gas light comes on RT model?

[Fat Baxter]

I've been able to get almost to 200 miles before the light comes on, but that's just rolling on two-lane back roads with the cruise set to 60. That works out to 37 mpg. Constant interstate cruising is another matter; my mileage drops to 32-34 mpg.

I have a 2014 RT-S.

 

[Bob Denman]

I've ridden 236.4 miles, and shoved 5.557 gallons into the tank:42.5 mpg! :yes:

 

[Peter Aawen]

Are you still running the standard sized tire Bob?? Cos if you are, then it's almost certain that your Speedo/odo are inaccurate so that your odo/trip meter AND your speedo will be a mite optimistic (often by almost 10%!!) Which means the odo/trip meter will tell you that you've travelled about 110 miles instead of 100; & your speedo will tell you that you rode at 70mph when it was actually only about 63 mph that you were doing!! So your fuel economy calc will always show something 'just a bit' better than what you are really getting!! :shocked:

 

[Mr. White]

I never look at the light. I reset my GPS odometer with each fill up and depending on where I am, like west Texas, I plan my stops so I don't have to push Mr. Cognac. I figure 30 mpg and start looking at 130-150 miles. I get better mileage but 30 is easy to figure when to stop.

:spyder2:

 

[DC1]

About my result...

I've been able to get almost to 200 miles before the light comes on, but that's just rolling on two-lane back roads with the cruise set to 60. That works out to 37 mpg. Constant interstate cruising is another matter; my mileage drops to 32-34 mpg.

I have a 2014 RT-S.

I do about this good on 2 lane back roads but on the interstate I am lucky to get 30mpg....I usually run around 80 mph so I get around 28 mpg.... I am amazed by some of the gas mileage numbers posted here, especially ones in the 40's, mine wouldn't get in the 40's at 50 mph with a 30 mph tailwind.....

 

[Bob Denman]

Are you still running the standard sized tire Bob?? Cos if you are, then it's almost certain that your Speedo/odo are inaccurate so that your odo/trip meter AND your speedo will be a mite optimistic (often by almost 10%!!) Which means the odo/trip meter will tell you that you've travelled about 110 miles instead of 100; & your speedo will tell you that you rode at 70mph when it was actually only about 63 mph that you were doing!! So your fuel economy calc will always show something 'just a bit' better than what you are really getting!! :shocked:

Actually: 2mph error at 55mph is only 3.6%... :roflblack:

 

[hyperdrive13]

I have a 2014 RT. The only time I had to push the envelope with the light on, I was on a state road doing a steady 55 mph and got 28 miles before I reached a gas station. I was sweating bullets since I didn't know how far the next station was. I usually start looking for gas around 150 to 180 miles of driving.

 

[Motorcycledave]

You should be able to ride all the way up to and including, but no farther than when the engine stops running.:yikes:

Does anybody Know how many miles you can ride your RT when the gas light comes on? Just curious, and good info to know.

 

[Peter Aawen]

You should be able to ride all the way up to and including, but no farther than when the engine stops running.:yikes:

Oh come on, Dave!! :lecturef_smilie:

You know that if you're doing 70 mph when the engine quits cos you got no gas left you can usually coast for about 100 yards or so, often more if it happens on a down hill run!! :thumbup:


:joke: :shocked:

 

[Naben]

Depends if its a 998 or 1300's.

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I hVE THE 998

 

[Naben]

You should be able to ride all the way up to and including, but no farther than when the engine stops running.:yikes:

FUNNY! LOL

 

[M109Dreamer]

I hVE THE 998

We do also. We get about 120 before we really need to be looking for gas. Now when we run 75+ mph the gas mileage goes way down and the gas light will come on around 100 miles.

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[Bob Denman]

Oh come on, Dave!! :lecturef_smilie:

You know that if you're doing 70 mph when the engine quits cos you got no gas left you can usually coast for about 100 yards or so, often more if it happens on a down hill run!! :thumbup:


:joke: :shocked:

Whenever you run out of fuel: it's always at the bottom of a very steep hill... :shocked:

:joke::joke:

 

[Peter Aawen]

No Bob, that's just when you STOP!! :yikes:

You probably ran out of fuel some distance back, maybe even waaaay up near the top of the hill but just over the crest & onto the downhill run, then once you'd run out of gas you just kept rolling until you got to the bottom of the hill!! :shocked:


Try it one day if you like, I'm pretty sure you'll soon see that you can & will go further than your fuel will take you, but not by too much!! :thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

Thanks for the kind offer... But I'd rather plan my "unplanned" stops, so that I roll up to a filling station pump just as the engine starts to sputter! :yikes:

But it never quite works out that way! :banghead:

 

[WVFoxtrotter]

Fuel usage

I ride 90% of the time in WV up and down the hills. I ran 201 miles the other day and it took 5.1 gal. to fill back up. I ride 2 up on a 2014 rts. Hope this helps.

 

[Bob Denman]

I ride 90% of the time in WV up and down the hills. I ran 201 miles the other day and it took 5.1 gal. to fill back up. I ride 2 up on a 2014 rts. Hope this helps.

That's 39.4 mpg... I get just about the same fuel mileage with mine. :thumbup:
My "Low Fuel" light seems to pop on when I reach the point where the bike will take 5.5 gallons...

 

[Shifter]

Filled last night after 230 kms fuel light came on and stayed on.
Took just under 18 litres to fill

 

[ThreeWheels]

Personally: I've ridden an extra 25 miles with the light staring at me. :shocked:

But it's not good for your blood pressure, to do so! nojoke

I have to agree with this.
25 or 30 miles, but the angst isn't worth it.
On the 2010 998cc, my light went on at about 125 miles.
On my 2014 1330cc, my light goes on around 190 miles.

 

[lou49]

Does anybody Know how many miles you can ride your RT when the gas light comes on? Just curious, and good info to know.

Don't know! I never let my fuel to get that low! If the gas liget comes on, is time to look for a gas station! Not trying to be sarcastic, just giving you my honest opinion! Keep those sediments on the bottom of the tank, instead of the gas line or injectors!