IMS 3.1 reserve, how much?

Without changing the fuel level sensor location (I assume it's on the fuel pump??), how much gas remains in the tank when the low fuel light first comes on?

I just installed my 3.1 this weekend, and won't have time to test this before a longish ride (1,800 kms) in about a week.

My light usually pops on right around 2.4 gallons burned, so about .7gal left.

Same experience here.

Me too, .7 to .85 gal, Berwyn

My IMS Fuel tank is advertised as a 3.0 gallon. The .7 to .8 gallons reserve suggested sounds about right. Using Arizona premium fuel, my "F" odometer was just over 55 miles when my bike sputtered to a stop. My driving while on reserve was completely mixed. I was on-highway, through hills, city- streets, etc. I did not move the reserve sensor on the fuel pump, California stock motor, stock sprockets, stock tires, and stock exhaust.

deerHater wrote:

Without changing the fuel level sensor location (I assume it's on the fuel pump??), how much gas remains in the tank when the low fuel light first comes on?

I just installed my 3.1 this weekend, and won't have time to test this before a longish ride (1,800 kms) in about a week.

Question for you deerhater.....did you use the original V-shaped gasket with the fuel pump, or the round O-ring one that comes with the tank? I installed my IMS 3.1 yesterday and it was fine all evening....woke up and it is leaking this morning.

Thanks

trinc4me wrote:

deerHater wrote:

Without changing the fuel level sensor location (I assume it's on the fuel pump??), how much gas remains in the tank when the low fuel light first comes on?

I just installed my 3.1 this weekend, and won't have time to test this before a longish ride (1,800 kms) in about a week.

Question for you deerhater.....did you use the original V-shaped gasket with the fuel pump, or the round O-ring one that comes with the tank? I installed my IMS 3.1 yesterday and it was fine all evening....woke up and it is leaking this morning.

Thanks

Definitely use the big fat O-ring that comes with the IMS tank!

I bought mine just after IMS released the WR250R/X 3.1 tank but did not install it for a while.
Then early adopters/installers noticed leakage even with the IMS O-ring gasket.
IMS then shipped THICKER O-ring gaskets to all of us.
I installed my 3.1 with the thicker O-ring. It's been on the bike over a year, over 5K kms, never leaked a drop of gas!

deerHater wrote:

trinc4me wrote:

deerHater wrote:

Without changing the fuel level sensor location (I assume it's on the fuel pump??), how much gas remains in the tank when the low fuel light first comes on?

I just installed my 3.1 this weekend, and won't have time to test this before a longish ride (1,800 kms) in about a week.

Question for you deerhater.....did you use the original V-shaped gasket with the fuel pump, or the round O-ring one that comes with the tank? I installed my IMS 3.1 yesterday and it was fine all evening....woke up and it is leaking this morning.

Thanks

Definitely use the big fat O-ring that comes with the IMS tank!

I bought mine just after IMS released the WR250R/X 3.1 tank but did not install it for a while.
Then early adopters/installers noticed leakage even with the IMS O-ring gasket.
IMS then shipped THICKER O-ring gaskets to all of us.
I installed my 3.1 with the thicker O-ring. It's been on the bike over a year, over 5K kms, never leaked a drop of gas!

Thanks DH. I used the original v-shaped gasket and it definitely leaked. Re-installed earlier today with the big O-ring and so far so good, but haven't put all the shrouds, seat etc back on yet......keeping my fingers crossed