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26th November 2014
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: middle Tennessee
Posts: 939 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Superlow 1250 Sportster/Buell Year: 2014
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Low fuel light
It would seem you guys could design a low fuel light on the Sportster that actually works correctly. My 2014 Superlow light never comes on at the same level of fuel. Sometimes it comes on after using 2 gallons (4.5 gallon tank) somes times after using 2.5 gallons , but never using more than 2.8 gallons.
Its just agrevating.
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26th November 2014
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Drag Race Champion
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 354 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 1200 Hardtail Sportster/Buell Year: 1994
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Lucky I dont have a fuel light...I know when I have to stop and get gas
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26th November 2014
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: middle Tennessee
Posts: 939 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Superlow 1250 Sportster/Buell Year: 2014
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I know when I have to get gas as well, I just hate to see that light come on early all the time.
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26th November 2014
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Brass Nut
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Western Weald
Posts: 47,213 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200CB Sportster/Buell Year: 2015 Other Motorcycle Model: CRF250L Other Motorcycle Year: 2017
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The light on my '72' reliably comes on at the same level of fuel every time.
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26th November 2014
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 14,080 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: 2002 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH883 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2003 Other Motorcycle Model: 2022 Triumph Street Twin
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Read the fine print on the light:
It reads: Ha, ha, made you unscrew the cap and look!
The Bonneville was the only EFI bike I've had. The low fuel light was very predictable.
I still reset the trip odometer every fill-up.
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16th August 2016
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Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 3,151 Sportster/Buell Model: none Sportster/Buell Year: 0
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As long as I can still see down in the hole I'd probably still use the old fashioned method above all. Look inside.
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16th August 2016
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 899 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: Fat Bob Other Motorcycle Year: 2015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sportsterdoc
Read the fine print on the light:
It reads: Ha, ha, made you unscrew the cap and look!
The Bonneville was the only EFI bike I've had. The low fuel light was very predictable.
I still reset the trip odometer every fill-up.
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The Bonnie is way Better design of the fuel light My now Ex's Bonnie was awesome, while the sportys is shitty in my old 2010 iron I could fill it up romp on it and the light would go on it was rather annoying. |
18th September 2017
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Biker
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 8 Sportster/Buell Model: xl1200x 48 Sportster/Buell Year: 2016
Reputation: 10
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wait til you own a 48, you'll love that fuel warning light, on a biking holiday a couple of weeks ago I got to 70 miles before it came on, I was crapping myself thinking the bulb had failed 
love that bike but the range is diabolical.  |
18th September 2017
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Brass Nut
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Western Weald
Posts: 47,213 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200CB Sportster/Buell Year: 2015 Other Motorcycle Model: CRF250L Other Motorcycle Year: 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burnsatspeed
love that bike but the range is diabolical. |
If you buy a bike with a 2.1 gallon fuel tank, you can hardly be surprised about that.
On my '72' (same tank) I had the combined speedo/tach, with its 'range to empty' readout. That was pretty accurate, so I had a very good idea how far I could go before filling up.
Oh yes, and the low fuel level light came on very reliably every time at 10 miles range remaining. |
18th September 2017
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Biker
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 8 Sportster/Buell Model: xl1200x 48 Sportster/Buell Year: 2016
Reputation: 10
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I just reset one of the trip clocks each fill up so I know when to start looking for a fuel station, I've also got a 1.5 fuel can in my swing arm bag 😁
Very Long way Down 🤣
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