| Author | Message | ||
     Mikef5000 |
Well I'll be. I always thought we had a 4.9 gallon gas tank. While sitting on the side of the freeway waiting for my dad to bring a gas can, I decided something must have been amiss. Turns out it was my knowledge. I learned today that I can drive 30.2 miles after the fuel light turns on, and that's because we only have a 4.4 gallon tank. Damnit. | ||
| Xbimmer |
My personal limit is 20 miles after the light/LCD readout. After that all bets are off. Sorry for your learning experience.  | ||
| Eulysses |
There must be a place to attach one of those bottle holders... | ||
| Froggy |
I love my 5.3 gallon fuel in frame and 146 hp, still can net me 54mpg and 230 miles cruising range before the light comes on with another 40 miles before I start having to think about stopping.  | ||
| Froggy |
I take it you haven't seen the threads with people mounting the quart sized jugs to the luggage racks? Another option is to hang a regular red gas can from the passenger pegs. | ||
| Ourdee |
Like in this thread:http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/549555.html?1269709841 | ||
| Cyclonedon |
I got 35 miles on my reserve once before I had to push the bike a block to the gas station. | ||
| Idaho_buelly |
32 for me | ||
| Itileman |
The 30 oz MSR bottle should fit into your tank/tail bag. I have one each in my Gobi side cases held upright with a strip of velcro on the bottles and inside the front of the cases. Pretty simple/cheap concept. | ||
| Paralegalpete |
Anyone got any pics of a jerrycan strapped to the passenger peg? | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
My X1 died once about a block before the gas station. I just pulled in the clutch lever, coasted through the last intersection and rolled to a stop next to the pump. I haven't experienced it yet on the Uly, but I know the DDFI 1 on the X1 doesn't appreciate being run out of gas. The AFR correction (can't remember if that's the correct term) gets thrown off for a while after refilling. | ||
| Johnboy777 |
""The 30 oz MSR bottle should fit into your tank/tail bag. I have one each in my Gobi side cases held upright with a strip of velcro on the bottles and inside the front of the cases. Pretty simple/cheap concept"" At 45 MPG, 30oz gets you about what...10.5 miles? . | ||
| Buewulf |
At 45 MPG, 30oz gets you about what...10.5 miles? Ever have to push a 500 lb bike 10.5 miles? 10.5 miles will often be enough to get you to a gas station or at least into cell phone range to call for help if you are out in the boonies. | ||
| Ratbuell |
And even if it's not enough to get you "there"....you're 10.5 miles closer than you were! | ||
| Trevd |
Mikef, Don't feel bad... I learned the exact same thing last summer. Thankfully a kid on a GSXR stopped and went to get some gas for me. Lessons like these are not fun, but they are effective! | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
LOL... been there... done that! | ||
| Johnboy777 |
""Ever have to push a 500 lb bike 10.5 miles? 10.5 miles will often be enough to get you to a gas station or at least into cell phone range to call for help if you are out in the boonies."" Where do you ride, in the Serengeti? Hell, even Texas has gas stations every few miles. If you can't plan far enough ahead to keep an extra 30oz of fuel in your tank, you might want to consider a support vehicle.  | ||
| Ratbuell |
For me, it depends on where the trailhead meets pavement again.... They get grumpy if you're on the AT on a motorcycle..... | ||
| Matchanu |
Ran out of fuel once on the way back from Nevada to NM. Filled it up in Henderson, took the long way around through Search Light, bypassed Kingman were I should have fueled up, ran out of fuel 14 miles before Seligman. Called AAA and waited about 45 minutes, AAA gave me a full tank. I've now attached 4 of those contatiners, 3 holding fuel bottles, range is now 200 miles give or take. | ||
| Buewulf |
Where do you ride, in the Serengeti? Ever ridden in west Texas? They even have antelope! Hell, even Texas has gas stations every few miles. More like every 10.5 miles.  Depending where you are in Texas, you may have better luck in the Serengeti with respect to finding a gas station. OK, not really, but I look for places to ride, not gas stations. Plus sometimes I get in "the zone" and don't want to ruin the high worrying whether or not THAT gas station is the last one I'll see for the next 30 or 40 miles. If you can't plan far enough ahead to keep an extra 30oz of fuel in your tank, you might want to consider a support vehicle. Planning takes the fun out of riding for me. I don't cart extra fuel when I am riding around locally. I take it for the "unplanned" adventures. I get off the beaten path often and on impulse usually with no knowledge as to where a certain route will take me or how many gas stations if any can be found along it. Off-road sections or prolonged spirited riding can use more fuel than expected leaving you stranded 10.5 miles from the nearest gas station. And don't believe the little coverage maps you see on TV. Get away from highways and interstates, and you may not see a cell signal for several miles. Truth is, the GPS can usually get to a gas station when the fuel light is on, and I have only ever needed to use extra fuel when I expected I would need it. Also, I usually carry at least two liters for a whopping 21 miles of coverage (that would be 32.5 Froggy miles by the way) when I set out to explore uncharted (to me) territory. But, like a tire plug kit, it is easy to stow, so why not? | ||
| Whisperstealth |
That extra fuel might just be exactly what a fellow rider needs. I take things on trips I most likely won't need, but someone else might. It may be easy to say that's their problem, or let them carry it themselves; but it's a lot easier for me to lend a helping hand then have to stand around waiting for "someone" else to come along. I'm learning more and more that demanding other's live up to my standards, just makes me an unhappy person. I have 4 tubes and will be using them all. Long live the tubes! | ||
| Ratbuell |
OK, I have two on my Uly - left bag, first aid kit, flashlight, strike-anywhere matches, laminated ICE numbers. Right bag, fuel. Mounted on the bottom of the bags, like many others. Where are folks putting the other two tubes? Rear of the bags? | ||
| Whisperstealth |
I put one on each side, up behind the racks. And two under the tail. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/439989.html If you put two on bags, two behind racks, two under tail, one over tail, you'd have yourselves a real UlyTuber or UlyUber or ualber | ||
| Tipsymcstagger |
Yep. Tipsy |
