any hornet owners out there..... does a hornet (600 unfaired) have a fuel gauge??


Wayne

I don't know for certain but judging by the clock's I'd guess no, it'll probably just have a warning light. The faired one does though I believe.

No, a hornet has wings... I believe that the MayFly has a guage

Get your entomology books out

if its not on the clocks.....
Its called a reserve tap M*
funnily enough, we managed for bloody years without guages,& they aren't that accurate anyway.

I relise that... its just I have the choice between a Hornet and an SV and cannot decide.... I'm now down to that one have a fuel gauge (even if crap) and that one has not....

Wayne

I wouldn't rely on it even if it does as they all lie one way or the other! Get a petrol can (with petrol in and take it with you or get someone to follow you), fill the tank and keep riding until you run out. Then and only then will you know the tank range. Reset your trip meter after each fill up and use that as a guage of when to fill up. There will be some variation and you will get some warning when the bike starts to splutter and its time to switch to reserve. If you get past the point where you would normally do this make sure its not already on reserve because you forgot to turn it back, don't assume you're fuel consumption has gone down because it probably hasn't and you will run out.

The Hornet doesn't need a fuel gauge -it does about 100 miles on a tankful so just set the trip meter when you fill up, and refill before the 100 miles comes up.

How much before depends on where you are. On motorways the fuel stops come pretty regularly, in the Welsh mountains if you see a petrol station when you've still got half a tank - and it's open, you fill up! (I nearly learnt this the hard way, and my GT has 200 miles in the tank!)

check the mcn website for some reviews, specs, road tests, buying tips and owner reviews on MCN under bike reviews.

You can search for the specific bike and year range.

I've search the Hornet + SV for you + got the links. Had to guess a year + couldn't remember whether they were the faired or unfaired you wanted. (looked up the unfaired).

Hornet specs

or

SV650

personally I like the Hornet... yummy!!!!
Also, just remembered my mate currently has an SV650 + used to ride a Hornet. Do you want me to get his email address for you??

rach

For more Hornet info than you could ever read, and hun dreds of phots of trick Hornets to make your mouth water, go to The Hornets Nest

cheers bikergran, that was just dangerous!!!
now spent last hour drooling at all the lovely hornets
there's a rather large puddle forming on my desk

unfortunately it's making me even more into hornets, instead of weaning me off them, especially when I find they do 250cc imports from Japan.
mmmmm interesting, very interesting........

unfortunately there are rather a lot of yellow bikes with black hornet stripes .... BORING!!! not my cup of tea really! but there are some other beautiful bikes!

errr... shall we call a doctor???



and then look at the insurance!!!!


Todays DAS instructor have a 900 hornet with race can.... ouch!!! had two hours listening to his cans over the radio....nice bike though..

W