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Jul 1, 2007 | 05:05 PM

SteveInCA

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Hey guys,
My gas light on my nightster came on today at the 57 mile mark. I filled it up and it would only let me put in 1.5 gallons. Is this normal? Why is my light coming on after only a 57 mile ride? Also, doesn't the nightster tank hold more than 1.5 gallons? At what gallon mark does the light come on? thanks.

Jul 1, 2007 | 05:43 PM

cHarley

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Hey guys,
My gas light on my nightster came on today at the 57 mile mark. I filled it up and it would only let me put in 1.5 gallons. Is this normal? Why is my light coming on after only a 57 mile ride? Also, doesn't the nightster tank hold more than 1.5 gallons? At what gallon mark does the light come on? thanks.

First, during the first 1000 miles your bike will get poor mileage until it's broken in. Next, once broken in it's not uncommon for the low fuel light to come on at around 90 miles. Once the bike is broken in and you get a feel for the mileage your getting per gallon, the best way to gauge your fuel is to reset your trip odometer to 0 when you fill up. Then you can use the odometer to know how many miles you have left in the tank. I just leave the odometer set to the trip setting so it always displays the mileage used on the current tank.

Jul 1, 2007 | 06:09 PM

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Thanks for the tip Charley

Jul 1, 2007 | 07:01 PM

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My light was coming on at around 85 miles til the 1000 mark. I was only getting about 40mpg then too. My last tank my light came on at108 milesI got 49 mpg on this tank. I don't understandwhy the light iscoming on early but wait tilthe breakin is over and see what it does.

Jul 3, 2007 | 07:22 AM

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This gauge level thing seems to be mentioned frequently with the idiot light feature that so many of the newer bikes have. The best way to know where you are on the amount of gas you have is to keep track of it with the speedometer/trip meter. Its too bad that it has to be done in this way. For years, on auxillary gas tanks for boats, a guage is installed that tells you your approximate fuel left in the tank. I guess thats too simple a solution for bikes.