Believe it or not but to have a fuel gauge on a bike is considered a luxury, I know because my brother who recently brought a new bike £8000 ($13600) has no fuel gauge on it and some even more expensive than that don't.
The type of bike the guy was riding was of a sporty variety, probably second hand and looked by the size of it to be no more than 600cc, most bikes like that don't have fuel gauges....you have to be getting things like Firebirds/Harley's/Gold wings before you start getting things like that.
so the whole point of this is that to check the fuel you have to open the cap and look at it....kidnapper most likely did this...
if your wondering, well what happens if you run out, all bikes have a reserve built in that lasts 20-30 miles, (normally enough to find a petrol station) that you switch over to when and if you feel the bike spluttering.
add one more bit of useless information to your brain.
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I heard someone say once that the world is a fine place and that it was worth fighting for....I agree with the last part.
People of our generation should not be subjected to mornings.
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