frog13
Active Member
Nc700x manual transmission.
Last fall right at winter time storage filled gas tank up. So, when I took bike out of hibernation 2 weeks ago or so and rode around gas gauge showed full.....as it should. Few days later, went for another ride, no change in gauge, hmmmm.
Few days later, bike won't start......5 year old battery died.....ordered new battery, installed it. Gauge still shows full tank of fuel......can't be.......over 100 miles on trip meter I use for fuel MPG calculations.
First thought was the dying battery had something to do with the gauge......apparently not. I have no extra electrical gadgets hooked up etc. Bike has less than 10k miles. Bike has had no accidents, tip overs etc. May sound odd,but, when I was installing my rear rack, I placed a magnetized light on tge gas tank for lighting purposes......it was only there for about 2 minutes though......odd angle. Any possibility that magnet could've fouled something up inside the tank. ......float arm, electronic thingy????. Odd situation. It wasn't an electron magnet......just a normal magnet.
Last fall right at winter time storage filled gas tank up. So, when I took bike out of hibernation 2 weeks ago or so and rode around gas gauge showed full.....as it should. Few days later, went for another ride, no change in gauge, hmmmm.
Few days later, bike won't start......5 year old battery died.....ordered new battery, installed it. Gauge still shows full tank of fuel......can't be.......over 100 miles on trip meter I use for fuel MPG calculations.
First thought was the dying battery had something to do with the gauge......apparently not. I have no extra electrical gadgets hooked up etc. Bike has less than 10k miles. Bike has had no accidents, tip overs etc. May sound odd,but, when I was installing my rear rack, I placed a magnetized light on tge gas tank for lighting purposes......it was only there for about 2 minutes though......odd angle. Any possibility that magnet could've fouled something up inside the tank. ......float arm, electronic thingy????. Odd situation. It wasn't an electron magnet......just a normal magnet.