low fuel light question
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Road Captain
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sounds like many of you are having the same deal as me then. i'm not gonna worry with it. in fact on my 98, i had some vintage style round gas cap covers that actually covered my gauge. i really dont use it. just wondered what could be causing that. float adjustment would make sense.
mine had been coming on at 180 miles. i switched from straight fishtail slip ons to some modified screaming eagle slip ons and it went to 200 before the light came on. i was impressed. but, i usually like to re fuel around 150 miles or so.
thanks for all the responses guys...
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mine had been coming on at 180 miles. i switched from straight fishtail slip ons to some modified screaming eagle slip ons and it went to 200 before the light came on. i was impressed. but, i usually like to re fuel around 150 miles or so.
thanks for all the responses guys...
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From: Broken Bow Oklahoma
my 06 did the same thing so at the filter change I very carefully bent the rod the float is on so it would ride higher only by 1/4 of an inch or so. and now the light comes on when I have about a gallon of fuel.
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Hmmmm. I must be lucky then. Mine comes on right about when the "miles remaining" on the odometer reads about 38-39. If I pull in right then, I'll pump right at 5 gallons (2008, 6 gallon tank).
That being said, I think I'm one of the only ones I've ever heard of that's half-way accurate.
That being said, I think I'm one of the only ones I've ever heard of that's half-way accurate.
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+1 ....It's not good for the fuel pump. When My trip A hits 150mi I fill up. (6gal tank)
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My 07 RK had about a half gallon left in the tank when the low fuel light came on. With the new bike it's closer to a gallon. Like most riders, I don't have a lot of faith in the low fuel light. It's a nice feature but I don't rely on it to tell me when to gas up but it is nice to know how much gas is left when it comes on.
Last edited by NoCoLoco; Oct 27, 2010 at 08:15 PM.