Gas Tank

[TedMan]

Never thought about this until the first time I filled up. Does the tank still take 5 1/2 gallons full? Reason I ask is my low fuel light comes on at about 140 miles but when I fill up it only takes about 3.6 gallons. Right now I figure I'm getting about 38.5 mpg. It's a CSC conversion of my vintage. Indian's owner's manual states the bike is supposed to be filled up resting on the side stand.

 

[Papa Zook]

Did you add the CSC auxillary tank option or no?

 

[TedMan]

No, unfortunately not available for Indian.

 

[Gorilla]

Your gas gage didn't change but I bet the angle of the bike did when it was triked. So now the gage reads a different level with the same fuel load. Either the back is higher or the front is higher.

 

[TedMan]

Your gas gage didn't change but I bet the angle of the bike did when it was triked. So now the gage reads a different level with the same fuel load. Either the back is higher or the front is higher.

Interesting. My range at full says 210 miles, which makes sense. I use my trip 1 to keep miles and reset at every fill up. I think I will run it out to 160 miles and see how much it takes.

 

[ROAD DOG]

Take 38.5 mpg x 5 gallons you should be able to go about 195 miles? but if I get on the freeway & run 75 or more MPH my mileage can drop to 30MPG, it drives me crazier the light comes on with 2 gallons left in the tank. I ran out once, Thats why I made a 7-gallon tank, my last tank today 237 miles 5.75 gallons. when I made my 7-gallon tank I bent the sending unit to try to get the gauge more accurate, that did not work. So now I reset the trip at each fill up & go no more than 260 miles, & carry one of those quarts of gas you can buy at Lowes