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Hi,
I am new to BMW bikes.
Own a 1999 1200LT for 2 weeks now.
When I drove the bike home (200 miles), the fuel gauge seem to sit on FULL when I filled the bike.
Today I was mostly riding in traffic, the bike said it has 170 miles range & the gauge pointed to 3/4 full.
Went to fill it up, sat on the bike (to level it so it will be completely full), but it only took 59 cents before it started to overfill. The gauge was still NOT on the FULL mark.
Why is the gauge indicating the bike is 3/4 full when it is completely full? The gauge seemed to work when I made the 200 mile trip less than 12 days ago.
I also noticed the Temp gauge would go up to as high as 3/4 when in stop & go traffic, is that normal ??
Then it dropped to 1/2 or slightly higher than half when I was going at good speed.
Are these things normal for this bike ?
Is there anything I need to check or am I doing something wrong here ?
Thank you so much.
I am new to BMW bikes.
Own a 1999 1200LT for 2 weeks now.
When I drove the bike home (200 miles), the fuel gauge seem to sit on FULL when I filled the bike.
Today I was mostly riding in traffic, the bike said it has 170 miles range & the gauge pointed to 3/4 full.
Went to fill it up, sat on the bike (to level it so it will be completely full), but it only took 59 cents before it started to overfill. The gauge was still NOT on the FULL mark.
Why is the gauge indicating the bike is 3/4 full when it is completely full? The gauge seemed to work when I made the 200 mile trip less than 12 days ago.
I also noticed the Temp gauge would go up to as high as 3/4 when in stop & go traffic, is that normal ??
Then it dropped to 1/2 or slightly higher than half when I was going at good speed.
Are these things normal for this bike ?
Is there anything I need to check or am I doing something wrong here ?
Thank you so much.