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indy84
10-20-2009, 07:40 AM
hi i have a 07 xb12r do any other riders now the distance you can go after the fuel light comes on?

Stevenc150
10-20-2009, 02:38 PM
Let mine go to 25 before, though I've heard of 30+ miles after the light came on.

lleubbx
10-20-2009, 03:29 PM
Mine is a 2004 XB12s and already put 44km(28mi) with ligh on with revs at 3000-3500.

ROJO
10-20-2009, 03:34 PM
41 Miles thats it!!! I know for sure. :)

indy84
10-28-2009, 10:51 AM
Thanks for the responces, i hit 17kms and didnt want to chance pushing it so i filled up, at least its not a Vrod those things are F ing heavey

Miss_Buell
10-28-2009, 12:41 PM
i did 68 km (42.5 miles) on mine. :D
Earlier this season I had issues with my battery, so i could not stop the bike to fill up[smirk]
i managed to get home just fine.

The next day i filled up, it was the first time i paid close to 19.57$ to fill the bike and the gas was cheap that day lol.

rmarquez
10-28-2009, 07:16 PM
19.57 to fill up damn Im still filling up with under 10 here in west texas.

neilrl79
02-19-2016, 06:26 PM
I know this is 6 year old post but all I could find on the topic in a search... has anyone gone 40 miles on their FireBolt XB9R into the low fuel light? Helpful to know since I only like fuel from one particular station.

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There are a lot of variables in play, like riding style, mods, fuel mapping, what year you 9 happens to be, so your mileage won't be the same as someone else's.

As anecdotal info, I put 36 highway miles on my '03 SL before filling up after the light came on. My bike had the "Race Map" flashed to it and I had a K&N filter and a very slightly modified stock exhaust with somewhere between 12k and 17k miles.

Cooter
02-19-2016, 06:47 PM
I can go exactly 42 miles on my 1125, 38 miles on an XB-12S, and 42 miles on an XB-12Ss. All with race maps and exhaust. Believe it or not, none of those were tests on purpose:black_eyed:

I would think 30 miles is oK for a XB-9, but avoid it if you can (is it worth it?). I never pass a station when the light is on. They are notoriously inaccurate. Or if the light comes on and then it sits for awhile...

Why do you like fuel from a "particular station"? Even if it's 10 cents more/gal, thats only ><.40¢ more total.