| Author | Message | ||
     Elkman |
Has anyone else noticed the low fuel light coming on early. Bike is supposed to have a 3.7 gallon tank, right? My low fuel light comes on and i'm only putting in 2.5 gallons. | ||
| Aklightning |
mine is exactly the same as yours on my 03 xb9s | ||
| Curve__carver |
I think actual fuel capacity is 3.4 gallons. I have never been able to squeeze in 3.7. Has anyone ran till completely empty then refilled the full 3.7? | ||
| M1combat |
Well, I ran it completely empty, poured in about a gallon, drove it to a gas station and filled it with about 2.8 gallons. I think the trip to the gas station was preceded by a trip home and then back into town (about three miles or so). He he, hope that helps  . | ||
| Elkman |
Well, I guess I'll just run it a while after the light comes on and see how far I can go. Manual says light is supposed to come on with .7gallons left, looks like it actually comes on with about 1.1 gallons left. | ||
| M1combat |
Oh, you wanted to know how far you can go? I got 30 miles of city driving... Generally first second, third gear. I would imagine that you could get about 40 on a highway, but don't quote me on that . | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
CC, yes, and got 3.65 gallons in, unfortunately I didn;t have my camera to snap the pic or I would have. I had a discussion with an H-D anony who explained the way the sensor works. Its a heated wire that stays cool by the fuel surrounding it. On hot days the fuel stays a bit warmer then on cool days. So more fuel can cover the wire on a hot day and still have it trigger, then on a cold day. Why did I ask about this? I wasn't paying attention to my trip meter when the light came on. Just saw it switch over and new I had atleast 45 miles I could go (having taken it to 45 in a poor choice of roads) I didn't get that far, went 25 miles when she died. It was a cool 70F day when this happened so less fuel was needed to keep the wire in the tank cool. When I got the 45 miles on reserve, it was a nice cool 102-105F. | ||
| Sshbsn |
When I first got my bike, I ran out of gas and almost coasted into a gas station. I filled it completely with 3.4 gallons. |
