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View Poll Results: How far CAN you go before you HAVE to refill your (carby) 4.5 gal tank?
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Less than 130 miles
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2.70% |
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130 - 134 miles
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5 |
13.51% |
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135 - 139 miles
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140 - 144 miles
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5.41% |
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145 - 149 miles
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5.41% |
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150 - 154 miles
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2.70% |
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155 - 159 miles
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2.70% |
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160 - 164 miles
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2.70% |
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165 - 169 miles
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5 |
13.51% |
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170 - 174 miles
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4 |
10.81% |
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175 - 179 miles
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2 |
5.41% |
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180 - 184 miles
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3 |
8.11% |
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185 - 189 miles
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2 |
5.41% |
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190 miles +
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8 |
21.62% |
21st August 2012
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: on a curvy NH road
Posts: 5,594 Sportster/Buell Model: Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 05
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Aftwr nseeing the results of this poll I am surpised to see that 4 riders are getting less than 150 miles before they have to get gas.
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Merc
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21st August 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: OldTown
Posts: 157 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C 2005 Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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107 miles and im hitting reserves. funny too when i go to fill up bike never take 4.5 gallons 3.7 at best .
those with the same Custom 4.5 gal tank what does it take you to fill up im usually hitting the pump around 107 miles and less then < 3.7gal
how in the world are you all hitting 150?
right now only mods are Cycle shack slips and some throw over bags. oh also a tool bag fully equipped with Gremlin bell my Boy got me on my first out of city trip.
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21st August 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 165 Sportster/Buell Model: 2006 1200 custom
Reputation: 180
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140 seems to be a fairly consistent number for me....
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23rd August 2012
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an obsession handed down
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Smoky Mtn Foothills, TN
Posts: 1,495 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 C Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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before the lift and SE air cleaner I never filled up before 165 miles...now I need to strap a 2 gallon jug on the luggage rack and just go to see what I've lost with the lift.
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24th August 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 84 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 04
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I don't know how to answer a poll like this if the question doesn't contain test conditions or motor size?
Stage-1 1200:
Stop & Go city riding ~130 miles till reserve.
Easy Hwy Cruising (60-65 mph) ~190 miles till reserve.
Making time on the slab (85-85 mph) ~150 miles till reserve.
At reserve I take 3.8 gal to fill.
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24th August 2012
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I am the great Cornholio!
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Near Philly
Posts: 4,723 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200R Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: Suzuki GT550 Other Motorcycle Year: 1974
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Before I rejetted my carb I was hitting reserve around 165 and had pushed the bike to about 190 miles. After rejetting I hit reserve around 150 - 155. Much of my riding is highway speeds and I have not noticed a significant difference when I combine local with highway.
I get nervous about fuel around 170 miles and I think I have taken on about 4.2 gallons near that mark after I have rejetted.
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24th August 2012
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 4,632 Sportster/Buell Model: 1250R Hammer Performance Sportster/Buell Year: 05
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i fill up at about 160 miles. and that takes about 3.2 gallons.
I used to switch to reserve and keep going over 200 miles till I ran out and had to push on a hot day.
now if i switch to reserve, i go straight to the gas station.
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24th August 2012
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...getting HAMMERed...
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Obernhiem
Posts: 408 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Most of my riding is back and forth to work, which is about 5 miles. I think thats why I get less than 150.
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24th August 2012
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Brass Nut
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Western Weald
Posts: 30,748 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200V Sportster/Buell Year: 2013 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL883C … long gone Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2005 Other Motorcycle Model: FXDB … gone! Other Motorcycle Year: 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cHarley04
I don't know how to answer a poll like this if the question doesn't contain test conditions or motor size?
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Test conditions?  It's not a scientific study, just a general question about people's everyday experiences.
In my experience, the sort of riding peole do, and their riding style, have much more impact on the mpg they get, than the size of the motor does.
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'The green machine'
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24th August 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: In a swamp
Posts: 6,134 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1460C Sportster/Buell Year: 2000 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL1200R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: XLH Other Motorcycle Year: 1972
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My '06 , a 1200, typically calls for reserve between 190-210 miles. I have seen 230 on more than one occasion but that's not the norm. My bike has gotten 66 m.p.g. on several runs and that was checked and confirmed by others based on their miles and my gas usage.
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