[align=left]I went riding this past weekend and noticed the fuel gauge wasn't showing up on my display. Is there a trick to get this back on the display or is there something wrong?
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The F4i does not have a fuel gauge. It has a reserve gauge which comes on when there is 0.9 gal remaining in the tank, and will start off as 4 solid bars, then as you keep going, one by one they will start flashing until all 4 are flashing, indicating you need to fill up soon

 

well, there is no fuel gauge on the f4i really. it is actually a reserve gauge to tell you that you have .9 gallons left in your tank. it should turn off when you fill up and stay off until you run back down to only .9 gallons left.

 

yea, supposable its suppose to turn on when there is .9 gallons left but the two times ive filled mine up ive put in 3.8 gallons, and 3.6 gallons... so it can vary a little.

i just asked this question about 3 weeks ago so yea there is nothing on the indicator that says how much gas there is, but it will pop up vertically on the left side

 

Oh ok. Thanks for the reply. I must have bought the bike with an empty tank since the fuel gauge was on. Thank goodness I filled it up before I stored it for the winter. Thanks for the response all.
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Why would you fill it up before storing it?

 

whoever had this idea at honda should be beaten to death with a wiffle ball bat. this has to be the dumbest **** ive ever heard. its not even a gas gauge, its more of a "if you see this light, and you cant see a gas station, your ****ed" indicator.

 

No, it makes perfect sense. Gas gauges are controlled by something floating in the tank, which measures the current level. Haven't you ever been in your car and wondered why it said you had more gas when you were going down a steep hill or something?

There's no point in having them when a motorcycle is constantly joshing around all the liquid inside the tank. The gauge would be throwing different values every five seconds if you were out having a good time.

 

You fill it up to prevent the tank from rusting during the winter, it is also supposed to reduce the amount of condensation that collects in the tank during storage.

Reserve lights up when you have about 1Gal - should be able to get 30-40 miles on that. - It's about the same as your car's low fuel light... - If they did a full gauge, it would make the bike heavier, more complex, and just be more to break - the miles you drive on a tank stay relatively static so you should already have an idea how much is left...

 

If you fill up your tank before you store it make sure to throw some stabilizer in there like Sea Foam or something like that. The last thing you want is that fuel breaking down andclogging up everything.