2019 Heritage Distance-to-Empty

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Mar 5, 2020 | 07:48 AM

#21

BrandonSmith

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Originally Posted by Tom84FXST

Gawd I love the old ways of keeping up with how much fuel you have...

Until you forget to turn it from reserve to ON after filling up LOL

Mar 5, 2020 | 11:59 AM

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FatBob2018

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From: Texas

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Originally Posted by BrandonSmith

Burbur2, NO. The distance to empty changes all the time depending on conditions. It is constant calculation in the computer. Go full throttle down the highway and watch the distance to empty drop. Put around town and the value may actually go up. I have seen my distance to empty after filling up range from 180 to 270 (on a 6 gal tank) - it just depends on your riding style (mpg).

100% correct. The DTE is dynamically adjusted depending on the current and recent MPG. On a 3.6 gallon tank, if I've been riding very aggressively, and then fill up, the DTE has been as low as 150. On the other hand, if I have been driving sedate back roads at a constant 55mph, and then filled up, I have seen the DTE as high as 208. And that's on a 3.6 gallon tank!

Recent MPG is King when calculating the distance to empty.

Mar 5, 2020 | 01:09 PM

#23

slw210

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From: South Florida (Ft Myers area)

When mine shows 10 or so miles left, I get about 4.3 gallons in it. Regular fill up no special technique, mine shows 100%, I fill to the bottom of the neck. I use my trip meter distance and odometer for reliability.

Mar 5, 2020 | 10:54 PM

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uklauren

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From: Port St Lucie Florida

What happened to shaking the bike from side to side and eyeing whats in the tank? The good ole days

Mar 7, 2020 | 12:34 AM

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Prot

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From: Lafayette, Louisiana

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Originally Posted by uklauren

What happened to shaking the bike from side to side and eyeing whats in the tank? The good ole days

Plenty of times I was in a remote area without many gas stations and ran out of gas. I leaned my bike over to get fuel to the petcock and was able to ride a few more miles to a gas station.

Yes, my current bike is the newest bike I ever owned. 95 Heritage Softail Classic

I did that lean over thing a lot on my 91 Sportster