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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:07 AM
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well, I found out exactly how far I can go on a tank yesterday... 168 miles. Had to coast in to the gas station. Still had reserve, but I had enough momentum to coast the last few hundred feet to the pump...
 
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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:35 AM
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So how much fuel did it take? Around 3.5 gallons? Just curious to know how much reserve you have. Mine's an '07 Low, so the only way I can get brave enough to test my range is have a gallon of fuel strapped onto the luggage rack!

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3.65 gallons
 
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Old May 21, 2008 | 12:45 AM
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Doin some spirited ridin? that's 46.02 mpg. o/l's 1200R has the 4.5 tank installed on it with a Mikuni carb and S/E cams and usually gets around 49-50 in most types of ridin.[sm=escape.gif]
 
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Old May 21, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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Last fall the wife and I were out looking at the colors and missed a gas stop. She went 152 miles on a tank with her nightster. When I filled it up it took 3.2 gallons. 47.5 mpg I figured. Man was I startin to sweat as the miles racked up
 
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I was stroking pretty good on the back roads - 85 - 90 mph. Was a beautiful warm day and I was enjoying the hell out of it! [8D]
 
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Last Saturday rode from Twin falls Id. to Challis then to Stanley and back to Twin. I put gas in in Mackay id and rode 186.7 mi. around to Bellevue. Light camo on at 181 mi took 3.03 Gals in Bellevue. 61.6 mpg
 
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I have a 2007 883c
 
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seems like the 883 gets much better gas mileage than the 1200
 
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Wifes 883 she used to ride would get better than 60 mpg at times when riding in the mountains.[sm=escape.gif]
 
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