This Ducati then - am I right in thinking that it doesn't have a fuel gauge ? I am just reading a review - and shock horror ! https://thebikeshow.co.za/honest-reviewer-ducati-panigale-v4s/ and ....
Yes, you're right. I repeat what I've said before: Why can a buyer of a new Honda C125 Super Cub get a fuel gauge, and buyers of 30 grand-plus exotic bikes be deprived? They can't ALL be doing 30-mile loops and therefore not need one!!
I know, crazy. But why ? Does anybody know why ? Is it a cost thing ? Or do they think people actually don't want one - like not having a fuel gauge is a special extra feature ? Or is it a difficult technical problem that would be too costly to provide ? If so why do they provide fuel gauges on their other bikes ?
Many might think I have too much time on my hands, but I really do have an inclination to cut and paste the above into an email for direction to major manufacturers (except Harley Davidson because their riders seem to just hang around Gulf petrol stations). Damn it. Just to prov e @Lozzy is actually right about me, I'll fire one off to Honda right away!!
Done: "Good morning. Honda UK has been most helpful to me with a few queries relating (in the main) to the CBR1000RR Fireblade. I wish to pose a rather generic question of interest to many sports bike owners. Why is it that we can buy a C125 Super Cub and find it equipped with a fuel gauge, but conversely buy a CBR1000RR costing anywhere from 15 to 23,000 pounds but not have the same rider aid? Does anybody know why ? Is it a cost thing ? Or does Honda think people actually don't want one - like not having a fuel gauge is a special extra feature ? Or is it a difficult technical problem that would be too costly to provide? But, if so, why provide fuel gauges on their other bikes ? I raise this purely as interest and as an owner of 5 Honda motorcycles."
lol..as an added bit, the Harley has a nice fuel gauge. A very accurate fuel gauge. Oh, and a 18L tank.
Simple answer, someone at Honda thinks a fuel gauge has got no place on a Fireblade. It's clearly not through cost or technical difficulty. I think in Hondas eyes it falls into the same bracket as other niceties that we don't see on a Fireblade such as heated grips and cruise control. Honda are nothing if not stubborn. I do see this changing in the next few years though and think we will have all 3 on a Fireblade as soon as Honda can swallow some pride. If I had a wishlist I would put cruise control and heated grips ahead of fuel gauge. I've never been bothered by a fuel gauge on a bike. For me, setting the trip, knowing how much you've put in and the occasional peek inside the tank and swilling it round is what makes motorcycling different to driving a car. It's just part of it. I have a fuel gauge on my other bike and I can honestly say I don't pay it any attention. Still rather do my own workings out.
True enough, Charlie. I also have no difficulties resetting a trip meter each fill. My take on this is that it's such a simple piece of apparatus to fit and connect. Taking it to the extreme, we can go out and buy a 5 quid kettle from Argos and even THAT has a level gauge in the side!! @Lozzy, your old people's video hit a nerve. If that's what I have to look forward to in 20 years I'll be seeking out Dr Jack Kavorkian's successor!! For those who don't know of the learned doctor, all me to enlighten you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kevorkian
Old dear bottom left in the pink cardy. ......Doesn't once attempt to hit a balloon, she's thinking WTF have they got us doing here!!!!
If I was her I'd keep smacking the folks next to me 'accidently' until they wheeled me back to my room It really is a vision of hell isn't it lol
When I was a nipper riding 100cc bikes to school, we could open the fuel tank and actually look inside the tank (usually mostly empty) and see how much 2 Star there was slushing about in the bottom. But, with the advent of Unleaded Petrol came the tiny nozzle size and tank opening meaning that I cannot really see hardly anything of the inside of my fuel tank. I certainly cannot look inside it to get any useful idea of how much fuel might be left inside it after riding it for a bit and then not using it again for a week. Anyway, they can continue not putting fuel gauges on their bikes and I can continue not buying them - that way everyone is happy
A man bag would cost me £5 but I'd never have one no matter how practical is was. There will be some old stubborn bastard in Japan who says a fuel gauge has no place on a Fireblade. Honda will get with the times before long don't worry. It does make a mockery of the "roadbike first and foremost." You can't tote that line but then leave off fuel gauge, heated grips and cruise.
2 Star, 'cause it was cheaper than 4 Star - and with the money saved could go towards a packet of Benson & Hedges - happy days !
Hey @Spygoat....one of my mates has just bought this new! It's a 115th Anniversary limited edition apparently. Anyhow I have to say the paint scheme looked pretty nice, in fact I quite liked the look of it in general!
