OK. This is my first Harley, but one of the first things I noticed is that there is no gas gauge. It's a 1998 softail custom. would there have been one originally? How hard is it to add one? Or do I just check the gas mileage and try to remember when to gas up?
Shane

 

I'm not sure what year they started installing fuel gauges, but keeping track of mileage is thr best way. JMHO

 

Softails started having fuel gauges in 2000.

 

I use to just set the trip meter each time I filled up.
Once you know how far you can go around town and then on a trip its easy to know when to fill up.
The gauges came in more with the EFI as they don't have a reserve like the carb models do.
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I can't answer your specific question but I can pass on the following...

The gas guage on my 03 only works right when its full so I just go by the trip meter...if I'm pushing it sometimes, I'll have to go to reserve but that's only happened a few times so IMO the guage is worthless. The wifes sportster doesn't have one at all so she has to pay attention to the trip meter too...