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Old May 7, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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i think i will retest by using actual mileage and gas pump #'s, Ill try it 10 times and take an average..
 
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Old May 7, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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If your doing it as soon as your hitting reserve, you definately aren't using all 5 gallons. You should have either .5 gallons or a 1 gallon in reserve. If you are using 4 gallons, then your up to 31+ mpg. Better, but still not where I would want to be for your set up. But it also depends on how you ride.
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:31 AM
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Don't ask how I know this but mine actually holds just a whisker over 5.6 gals. on my 2000 RG. Had to push it the last few feet up to the pumps.[sm=boink3.gif]
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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how do you know when you go into reserve?
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 02:26 AM
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Are you serious?[sm=headbang.gif] I am not sure if I should even respond to that one. How about the petcock under the tank? You hit reserve when you run out of gas and you have to flip the petcock upward. Of course, that is a thing of the past with fuel injection. Low fuel lights now replace flipping the petcock.

Was someone just jerking my chain here?
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 03:24 AM
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bgkv, to answer your question without the unnecessary insult, is your bike fuel injected? If so, then you don't have a reserve.
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 03:41 AM
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Reserve is when you run out of gas and have to flip the cockpit to reserve.
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 05:04 AM
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bgkv77 since your bike is an 07 Roadking you won't have a reserve feature because of your bike being injected just a light to let you know when you need to start thinking about a fillup. Ride Safe![sm=biker2.gif]
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 05:15 AM
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Thanks for the reserve answere. the 07 is my first bike so who knew??

Hey ironhead3fan, with attitude like that you would think you were a rainbowwarrier24man.
 
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Old May 8, 2008 | 05:48 AM
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On my 2007 FLHTC, with its 5 gallon tank, I am getting 35-39 city and about 45 highway. Everything I have is stock, and have about 24000 miles on that puppy.
 
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