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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 07:45 AM
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I've been riding for about 2 months (first 2 months riding ever) on a 2005 Sportster 1200XLC... the gas tank holds 2.25 gallons. My only problem is that i want to go longer without fueling up. Is it 'rookie' of me to want to upgrade to a larger tank? Or should I just grind it out and get used to it?

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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 07:54 AM
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Your 05 XLC should have a 4.5 gal tank on it. If someone swapped yours out you can find a stock one. I think they look good on the right bike.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 08:05 AM
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Either someone swapped out your tank or you're going by the low fuel light. That scoot should have a 4.5 gal tank as stated above. Most Sportster riders use the trip odometer to guage when to stop for fuel, at least that's what I do, and I have a fuel guage.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 08:21 AM
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Low fuel light didn't come until 07. But yes, I trust my odometer more than that pointless light.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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Like was said the XLC should have the 4.5 gal tank. Yeah the 05 did not have a low fuel light. Do you have a pic of your biek you can post so we can see the tank?
 
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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Maybe someone filled the tank with marbles, do it rattle when you go over train tracks?

Find the guy you bought it from, and pull the 5 gal tank out of his AXX! Anyone who would want to do that to a custom deserves to be flogged nightly.

Customs are great bikes, enjoy, hope the idiot who owned it before you didn't screw it up.

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http://www.tourtank.com/TourTanks.html
 
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yeah, he must've swapped it out... but he didn't screw up the bike at all. he put 6K of upgrades into it and kept it in his garage. i got it from him with 3,000 miles on it.
 
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I prefer the look of the 2.2 gal tank but they're not good for mileage runs.
 
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