Reserve fuel switch on R1100RT

[David Coyle]

#2937

Is there such a thing on the 1998 R1100Rt model and if so, where is it located?ThanksJohn in Mosgiel.

[Dave Ross]

#11993

No, your bike does not have a reserve switch. It is fuel injected. You should have a fuel level display and a fuel warning light instead. Setting the trip meter to zero when you fill up should also give you an indication when it's time to refill.

[David Coyle]

#11994

Ok, thanks for the reply.Yes, Ive a bar graph fuel level indication, but Ive never struck the Low Fuel Level warning, do al the bar start to flash or something similar. Ive managed to get 450km to a tankful, then today I did 350km on 14.5lt traveling between 100 & 120kph. Im interested in the fuel range as a few of us from work ate thinking of doing a few 1000km events. If I can get away with just one fuel stop enroute it will determine stops etc. Not that my posterior will take 500km a time. Based on todays trial  a 5min stop every 150km seems to be a comfortable regime.🙂John.

[Dave Ross]

#11995

I am sure you will get a response from the RT riders soon. I don't know the range of an RT or its tank volume. The light will come on once the last bar has disappeared. I'd say you'll then have another 50+ km to go before you'll have to start pushing. 350km on 14.5 liters is very impressive. You must be a smooth rider.

[Mark Williams]

#11996

John,I too have wondered about the range my R1100RT.  According to my handbook, the tank capacity is 25 litres.  Given while commuting I get about 20 Kms to the litre I should get 500 kms per tank.  My maiximum distance it 428 Kms using 21.57 therefore there should be about 4 litres left and 80 kms!.  At this time the light had been on a while and I was down to one bar on the fuel gauge.  I have wondered at times if my tank is the volume the hand book says  given the numbers above. I am off on a trip to Christchurch the week before Easter and i will have a good change to test it on reasonable open road running.In any event, the RT goes a really long way on a tank compared to some of the other machines I have riden.Cheers 🙂

[Dave Ross]

#11997

There is always a bit of petrol in the tank that the pump can reach. So don't count on every last drop. Sometimes you can lean the bike to get a bit more to the pump  side, but with an RT leaning could be tricky, but pushing would be even harder. It is also not a good idea to let the pump squeal, because it is starting to run dry.

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