gas guage problems 1200gsa

[mbocean]

Does anyone have any experience with their gas gauge not being calibrated correctly? I was out on my new 1200gsa this morning. The computer indicated that I had 220 miles left in the tank. My bike stalled in the middle of nowhere. I called for assistance to pick me up. I was told it would take over 2 hours. The engine sounded like it was not getting any gas. I got a lift to a gas station. Put in 1/2 gallon of gas. It started right up. I drove to the station and added an addtional 8.3 gallons. The capacity on the bile is 8.7. I would appreciate any help.

[KGT1200]

I screw around more time stopping all the time for gas even when I don't need it! I go from 1/4 to almost empty with the GS, so I always do the math, and never really trust the guage, and always top it whenever a trip takes me over 200 miles..If I've been good and not racing like a squid, my miles can be predicted. If I'm buzzing HD's and passing everybody, gas goes down alot sooner!

Stopping like this is a waste of time, I agree but WTH? So is waiting for a tow truck.

Besides I usually in the mood to take a break, anyway! Usually I'm not racing the clock.

[PAULBACH]

With the R1200Gs there is a service bulletin. Dealer replaced entire gas gauge module on my bike.

[TR250Tom]

Welcome to the forum. Your first post deals with a subject that has received a great deal of attention in the past. May I suggest you do a search on "R1200 Gas Gauge?"

I have an R1200R that ran out of gas 9 miles after my low fuel light came on, with 34 miles remaining indicated on the computer, and one small segment still indicated on the fuel gauge. Ask the dealer to drain your tank, install a new fuel sensor strip (that way you don't have to wait a day while your current one dries) add one measured gallon of fuel, then calibrate the fuel indication system. Don't let him just do a "software update" and claim that will fix it; it doesn't for most people (see search results).

My dealer did all that for me under warranty, free of charge, and now my fuel gauge works as I would expect. It's still "odd" for the first 50 miles or so after a fill up, but it's correct when it counts.

Running out of fuel due to a bad indicator is a potential safety hazard. You may care to report this failure on the NHTSA web site www.nhtsa.dot.gov and perhaps save the next guy a serious injury.

Cheers and good luck, Tom