5 gallon gas tank
Road Master
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From: Cape Coral, Fl.
RE: 5 gallon gas tank
On a trip up to Orlando last weekend, I did 184 miles and the last 30 miles the fuel light was on. When we finally stopped, I refilled with 5.084 gallons and thought I was lucky. We were crusin 80-85 all afternoon, so I got roughly 36 mpg with my Ultra.
Avmech97 says he put 5.6 in his RG... wonder if my tank holds the same as his or was I lucky not to run out?
Avmech97 says he put 5.6 in his RG... wonder if my tank holds the same as his or was I lucky not to run out?
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: USA
RE: 5 gallon gas tank
ORIGINAL: russl179
Everything I have is stock, and have about 24000 miles on that puppy.
Everything I have is stock, and have about 24000 miles on that puppy.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Huntersville, NC
RE: 5 gallon gas tank
I've put 5.26 gallons in my 5 gallon tank after changing fuel filter...looked like about a quart was still inside with the top opened up.
Maybe the pumps aren't accurate, another way for the oil company to stick it to us
Maybe the pumps aren't accurate, another way for the oil company to stick it to us
1st Gear
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Durham
Mpg
I have 96 XL1200 Custom with drag pipes and a Stage 1 carb kit. I recently took a trip to Richmond, VA which is 150 miles from where I live (according to Google). I was curious as to what kind of mileage I was geting so I filled up the gas tank (3.2 gal) zeroed the trip odometer and headed out stopping every 50 miles (+ or - 1 mile) and filled up each time, I only put in one gallon to fill up the tank (to the top). So I summize on the highway at 65mph average I'm getting close to 50 mpg. If any of you fine people can tell me if I have errored in my calculation I am happy to hear your opinion.
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