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View Poll Results: How far CAN you go before you HAVE to refill your (EFI) 3.3 gal tank?
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Less than 90 miles
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90 - 94 miles
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15th February 2018
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Western Weald
Posts: 46,961 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200CB Sportster/Buell Year: 2015 Other Motorcycle Model: CRF250L Other Motorcycle Year: 2017
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Obviously, the amount of fuel that you can get in the tank is less for the EFI, due to the space taken up by the pump. But that doesn't necessarily mean that the usable capacity is less. That depends on the position of the fuel pick up for the EFI pump, compared to the lowest point at which the petcock can take fuel from the tank on the carby bikes. I have no idea what, if any, difference there is with that? 
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27th May 2018
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 14,005 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: 2002 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH883 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2003
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Yesterday, a friend with a new Iron 883 and I went to Mesquite, St. George, Cedar City, Cedar Breaks (10,000 feet elevation) Duck Creek, Mt. Carmel Junction, Zion National Park.
The stretch from Cedar City to Cedar Breaks, Duck Creek and then through Zion National Park to Hurricane, UT was 118 miles. We both took the exact same amount of fuel to refill: 1.88 gallons = ~ 63 MPG. He was not registering low fuel. I was surprised as my carbed 883 would go about 125-130 miles before going to reserve.
492 miles yesterday. 8,667 miles on my CB1100 since last November. Retirement is great!
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27th May 2018
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sportsterdoc
492 miles yesterday. 8,667 miles on my CB1100 since last November. Retirement is great!
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You are killing me Doc...
anyway mine does 44 - 47 MPG (US gallons)... i flog her a bit... 
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28th May 2018
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Originally Posted by Nibelungen
You are killing me Doc...
anyway mine does 44 - 47 MPG (US gallons)... i flog her a bit... |
I can get as low as ~46 MPG around town, but most of my riding is out-of-town.
Do miss the 5.8 gallon tank on my 2016 Moto Guzzi V7II. |
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Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 98 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2008
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city commuting, I get 40mpg or so. light clicks on at 80miles, fill is about 2 gals.
hwy hauls, I get almost 50mpg. light clicks at 100 miles, still about 2 gals.
I've not run it dry, but I expect my drop dead distance on hwy is about 130, accounting for fuel feed / tank position.
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Got around 126 today and put 2.6 gal. in. Light seems to come on consistently, at around 108. Bone stock 883.
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28th January 2020
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47 US mpg without being rude with her...
flogging her i drop to 40 US mpg
so north of 130 miles... but honestly i never tested for sure... i like to have plenty of juice inside the tank
Last edited by Nibelungen; 28th January 2020 at 08:22..
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I CAN go 3.3 x 50 mpg = 165 miles. But won't tempt fate, the thing is too heavy to push....
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