Had my Super8 out today, planned my route and thought, "I'll get gas here if I think I need it". Well got to the small town and decided to stop and play it safe. WHAT! The gas station is closed! No gas between here and home. I'll tough it out. Back out to the country roads and hit that area where I wasn't sure if I was on the right path. PISS! Forgot the map I printed. I know, I'll use the GPS on my phone. SLOW and gas is a wastin'. sh**! I think I'm off course. Do I go farther away from home and try to hit a gas station at the nearest town or gut it out and try and make it home. Mine you, this scoot is new for me and I don't know the range on a full tank as my mileage is varying based on whether I'm doing city for highway speeds. I decided to just slow down beings I was on back country roads and there's really no traffic. I look at the gas gauge and it is lower than it has ever been. You know that split where it turn from orange to red on the gauge, well it cruised through the red section and was at the end of that. CRAP! Slow to 30-35MPH (48-56KPH) and start to tuck. Still 10 plus miles (16KM) from home. It's hard to relax and I find myself gripping the handlebars with extreme prejudice. If I run out of gas, will it just die, will it sputter for a couple miles, I don't know. Coming into my town I'm pressed with the decision, Do I go to the house or the extra 10 city blocks to get to the gas station. I may run out on the way there. I figure I can walk home if I don't make it so it's off to the gas station. I make it and manage to get 1.3 gallons (4.9 L) into the tank. That's 85 miles (137KM) since the last fill up so I probably had another 17 miles (27KM) in the tank. not sure if I want to press it that far again until I get some more data recorded on my miles per gallon sheet.
So have you ever ran out of gas? Did you have to beg some from a stranger, walk to a gas station? Tell us your harrowing story.
