When do you start to get nervous?
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Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Lakeland, FL
When do you start to get nervous?
I was riding home from Summerville this afternoon. I usually stop for gas around 100-125 on the odometer, but I let it go a little longer. I know my bike gets pretty good mileage, but I start to get nervous after 125. I don't trust my fuel guage at all (especially after the tank lift). I finially got to a gas station with about 145 on the tank. I was sweating a bit by then. It took 3 gallons to fill the tank. I don't know why it worries me so much. It just does.
Road Master
Joined: May 2008
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From: CA
I know what you mean..I get nervous around 115 because the light is usually on around then....I have stock tank and my light goes on, and I never fill over 4 gallons, most of the time around 3.5 gallons...My light basically comes on with 2 gallons left. lol.
I am waiting until I just go crazy and not fill up until I have run out of gas.. lol
I am waiting until I just go crazy and not fill up until I have run out of gas.. lol
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Emerald Coast, FL
Try this sometime... next time you start feeling nervous your fuel level... stop and fill a small container with gas instead of your bike... keep it with you until you run out... write down the mileage - that's how far you can travel before you're pushing... pour the container of gas into your fuel tank and head to a service station... you spend a lot of time pumping gas the way you do it. Oh yeh... do not trust your gas gauge to be accurate... it never will be... in fact, I removed mine and put a cup holder in.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: SE Louisiana
What are you riding? My FLSTN consistently gets 38-40 mpg overall, so with a 5-gallon tank my max range is ~200
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Irvine, Orange County, Ca
I get a pretty steady 200 miles per tank. Sometimes as much as 220. Light goes on around 130. Seems to reset itself the more short rides I do. So if I keep doing short trips (to work is only 10 miles) it'll recalculate. I did a bunch of really short trips last month and the reserve kept resetting itself and said I had 10 miles left finally. I tried pushing it and I was almost to work when it started sputtering... I filled up and it took 4.95 gallons. That one was scary...but if you're in town and have stations close by, push it and see what milage you can get!
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Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Western KY
I usually get around 170 or 175 before the light comes on. I have an 08 Train, which holds 5 gallons. I have never put more than around 4 gallons in, even when the R says I only have like 10 miles to empty. I will have to try that jug trick, just to see how far I can go. I usually just ride until I'm around 200 and stop to fill up.
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