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Nope… Even when I went to Alaska I didn’t carry extra fuel… The rule of the north is that you never drive past the gas station that is open, has electricity, and has fuel… The next one might not have any of the three… The only time I’ve ever done that is when I had a sidecar… At highway speed’s fuel economy disappears
Nope, even with a rebuilt fuel injected Road Glide with (now,) no fuel gauge nor low fuel warning light and it's gone through the woods to get to Daytona twice since that accident in 2014. But I do have a trip counter and I do know pretty well from experience that 140 miles on that trip leaves me with a gallon of gas to get somewhere for more fuel.
Was an occasion or two back in the early shovelhead traveling days out west when it was prudent to hang a 3/4 full milk jug of extra gas off the sissy bar. With today's better bikes & mpg rate and accurate readily available road data in your hand you have to be a pretty dense apple to run out of gas on a bike. 99% of riders don't get that far off the beaten path. I had a thing for those when road tripping as I hate interstates on 2 wheels.
The gauge on the tank is supposed to show how much fuel is left and the last quarter tank is shown in red but the needle was right on that line leading me to believe I had a quarter tank of fuel left. Nope. I'd like to think this was a one time thing but in the back of my head I'm thinking...having a back-up can't hurt. Around town a single bottle will do...on long treks thru the backcountry I'll carry both just in case **** happens. Beats walking.
Was an occasion or two back in the early shovelhead traveling days out west when it was prudent to hang a 3/4 full milk jug of extra gas off the sissy bar. With today's better bikes & mpg rate and accurate readily available road data in your hand you have to be a pretty dense apple to run out of gas on a bike. 99% of riders don't get that far off the beaten path. I had a thing for those when road tripping as I hate interstates on 2 wheels.
This sign is just North of Ely Nevada on 93 I turned around and fueled up before I ventured further there where two abandoned gas stations before I got to one that was open.
Folks who never rode West of the Mississippi might not know its not all that uncommon for there to be more miles between gas stations than your reserve will cover. Even on interstate highways.. 70, 80 even 100 mi between exits with gas isnt all that unheard of. Then theres the question whether or not an existing station is even open when you get to it.
Plan accordingly.
This sign is just North of Ely Nevada on 93 I turned around and fueled up before I ventured further there where two abandoned gas stations before I got to one that was open.
New Mexico and Nevada are the two states I've been most worried about that next gas stop. Badlands loop was another nail biter. On a good day the old shovel got 38 mpg tops, most times was 35.
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