Gas Gauge problem

Hey guys, I am new to this site, and so far it looks like a good place to be! ok so heres the problem, I just bought a 2001 CBR F4I. so when i got home i had to take it for a spin. and when i turned it on i was trying to look to see how much gas i had in it. when i turned the key on and when everything lights up i can see the gas gauge, but right when it gets done doing its injecting,  the gauge goes away, so i can not see how much gas i have when i am riding. so if you guys could pleace tell me or give me some advice on what is going wrong that would be great! thank you

well possibly you were seeing your reserve bars. mine pop up occasionally once im close to reserve. you wont have a gas gauge at all times. you have to watch your miles on the bottom right to see when you need gas. for example, in the winter i generally get 130 and then i begin to expect to hit reserve. summer, i know i can get to around 160 before i'll see reserve.
 
i hope that helped.

oh ok i think i understand, got to bare with me here its my first bike! so pretty much i will not see my gauge unless im am close to my reserve?

welcome to the forum, first of all
 
 
well if im understanding you correctly.....then yes. what you need to do is take the bike and fill the tank. press and HOLD the bottom button on your gauges until you see your miles in the bottom right clear back to "0.0". now, you will ride your bike until you see the 4 reserve bars pop up on the left side of your gauges. once you see that pop up, take a look at what your miles are in the bottom right of the gauges. now you know how to check your gas.

Hey thanks a lot man

not a problem, friend! again, welcome to the forum. any other questions, whether you think they're stupid or not.....feel free to ask (of course always try to search it first). this place is a wealth of knowlege and great friendly people.
 
got any pics of your bike?

also, if you have some free time, give this thread a glance (since this is your 1st bike).   http://www.cbrforum.com/m_360824/tm.htm
 
be safe, brother.

Yea the reserve light comes on when you start up the bike like a check, with the oil light and fuel injection light,  But i get about 130-150(depending on how much i am hauling ass) on a to the top tank when the resrve light comes on.  So do what jay said keep track of your miles or you have about 40 till your bike will run dry i think the reserve tank is like .9 gallons or somthing close to that

hey thanks a lot guys, i appreciate it, and for pics of my bike, i will be taking some soon and ill be sure to use as my icon.. but i have a 2001 cbr f4i White/red with a M4 slip on

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE! another white/red . may i suggest a set of tapeworks wing shadows. i got some for mine (check my album under avatar) and they make the bike look 10 times better (i.m.o. ...and others opinions, lol).

when all else fails, ask jason for help... 

Jaynd, you are totally right, those shadows make the bike look a lot nice, what wbesite would i find them on?

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ORIGINAL: bendersbe7

Jaynd, you are totally right, those shadows make the bike look a lot nice, what wbesite would i find them on?

 
http://www.tapeworks.com/

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ORIGINAL: oodayvidoo

when all else fails, ask jason for help... 

 
 
hahahaha quiet, you! im not to technical so when i can chime in w/ some help, i will .
 
now.....since you put yourself in the spotlight, how ya feeling david?
 
 
 
and bender, check out that website (again, www.tapeworks.com) i SWEAR by those people. best customer service i've dealt w/ so far on all my parts. extremely helpful AND friendly people. i think they're site is under construction or something right now though. you can find my bike on there as an example for wing shadows

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ORIGINAL: jaynd

now.....since you put yourself in the spotlight, how ya feeling david?

dont mean to thread jack, but i'm doing ok. still banged up from the accident, can't ****ing move, hurts when i sleep! just worried about my bike tho....