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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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I 'm only getting like 100 miles out of a full tank . I've had my tank off to do some rewiring for my handle bars and thought I got the cross over hooked back up correctly but maybe not .Any one else getting low milage from a full tank?
 
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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Man o Man, that's terrible mileage.
What did you do wrong ?
I get great mileage on my bike.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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Hi There,

I think I am getting about 100 Miles per tank as well, However I have also noticed that it only takes about 3.5 gals to fill up and I thought that it was a 5.0 gal tank? I guessed that there is 1.5 gal reserve?
 
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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Coming home from Myrtle Beach yesterday, I went 214 miles on a tank, took 4.6 gallons to fill up. That comes out to 46.5 mpg, and we were running 'em pretty hard the second half of the trip trying to beat the rain. Most of that was highway mileage, though, and it does go down if I'm just running around town...

 
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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The reserve on carb model's is half a gallon, I get between 38-42mpg. 04 Heritage
 
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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I think the heat outside effects it alot. Ill get good mileage like everyone else but on really really hot days my mileage sucks!
 
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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I get usually about 41-43mpg, but my last tank was 32...

I hope its not a new trend, and maybe just bad gas instead.

Are you sure you are low on gas, or just going by the fuel light/gauge?

 
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