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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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My wife and I still laugh about this today. Welcome to the forum, btw.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 04:27 PM
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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Now if it was an old flat head 45 it would say oil on the top of that left hand cap.(Servecar)
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 04:53 PM
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Still at 70 miles by only filling the right side you should go further in my opinion.At highway speeds I can usually go 130 miles before needing to use reserve if I only fill the right side.
Test your fuel mileage and get back to us.I'm curious.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 05:17 PM
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Still at 70 miles by only filling the right side you should go further in my opinion.At highway speeds I can usually go 130 miles before needing to use reserve if I only fill the right side.
Test your fuel mileage and get back to us.I'm curious.
Does that mean you can go 260 miles before reserve when you fill both tanks?

Hell I can only get about 160 before reserve and that is with 5 gallon tanks and running 42 mpg.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 05:58 PM
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About 210-230.Last trip was 900 miles there and back and I averaged just over 50mpg.
Most of the ride was at 70 mph.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle G.
The reason the caps are different is because the vent is in the right hand cap. That way, if the tanks are filled to the top, the left (low) side cap won't leak when the bike sits on the jiffy stand. Easy to remember: left cap=left hand thread/right cap=right hand thread.

Been that way since the Knucklehead came out in 1936.
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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It may have been 75 miles but when I was filling it up, I was only able to put 1.8 gallons in the tank. Thats about 42 mpg and I thought that should be about right. I filled both sides today and only was able to put 3.8 gallons in. Does that sound about right?
 
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It may have been 75 miles but when I was filling it up, I was only able to put 1.8 gallons in the tank. Thats about 42 mpg and I thought that should be about right. I filled both sides today and only was able to put 3.8 gallons in. Does that sound about right?

It does if you were on reserve. If you have stock tanks then they are 4.2 gallon capacity (you usually have about .8 of that in reserve).
 
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