Have a group trip planned later in the summer....one of our lady riders has a 883 (upgraded 1200). Would she be able to go 140 miles between fuel stops?

Thanks.

 

you would probably be close to or on reserve,
but yes you could.

 

Thanks Chappy...I was thinking 120 miles....Guess that was the old days of riding a Sportster (lol).

 

3.3 gallon tank,,,2.1 ish to reserve light
4.5 gallon tank,,, 3.3 gallons to reserve light,,
Give er take,,

REMEMBER,,, If ya use the trip meter to Invade the reserve
don't forget the fuel pump occupies about .3 gallons of tank space.
So on the 4.5 It holds from dry only 4.2 gallons.
3.3,,,thats about 3.0 gallons.

stock 883's 55 mpg on the superslab
stock 1200's 49 mpg at 75 mph
conversions,,prolly less,,
cause the bike still has the 883 gearing,,,
883's turn about 4,200 rpms at 75 mph,,,
efi 1200's turn exactly 3,500 rpms at 75 mph.
I figger If yer feeding 1200 jugs at 4,200 rpms,,you'll get aboutish 40-42 mpg at 75

 

Didn't say what year bike. The FI would have an effect on fuel range. Mainly due to actual tank capacity.

 

That's going to depend a lot on how hard you're riding.
For the average 1200, if there is such a thing, figure 50ish mpg if you're running a steady 60-65 mph. If your running 80 on the slab, it's going to be closer to 40 mpg.

Also, being a converted 883, which likely still has the lower 883 gearing, the bike probably won't get get quite the mileage a stock 1200 would.

 

I would guess by the end of summer she should know of many miles she gets on a tank of gas.
Lots of variables. If you are trying to plan fuel stops. Plan on 100-120 miles just to be safe.

Hope the trip is a good one.

 

Unfortunately Hwy 395 from Burns, OR to Lakeview, OR is 140 miles...no fuel/water/food....straight road. We'll just have to wing it....

Thanks everyone for the comments.

 

My FI 2008 1200 C gets 180+ to the 4.5 tank easy. The idiot light comes on at 135ish.
I was getting up to 220 per tank, before I set the motor free. Still looks like Ill get close to the 180-200 range.

 

As stated, we really need to know the year of the sporty. It will/could let us determine the size of the tank and approximately range on the amount of fuel. On my '00 883/1200+ conversion with the 3.3 gallon tank, I'm not even switching to reserve until exactly 130 miles. That's with a mix of around town & highway miles, and always being heavy on the throttle.