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Posted by Tfrank59
 - July 31, 2019, 14:59:48 PM

Hey welcome to the forum.  Nobody's an idiot here, or perhaps we all are ;D.  Okay, I'll speak for myself on that, as well as on gas gaging and consumption.  I used (sold my Drifter :'() the odo, as probably most do, for tracking mileage and when to fill up.  First few tankfuls with a new bike I'll use the petcock (when it hits reserve) to know what the bike's range is, depending on what type of riding I'm doing (highway, city, mix), to see what kind of mileage the bike gets.  For my Drifter I generally got around 100 miles for a tankful, plus or minus 10, before it hit reserve.  That meant I was getting around 35 mpg. if it took 2.8 gals to fill after 100 miles (and most times I'd try to head off going on reserve if I could).  Hope that helps.

Posted by kmheidecpo
 - July 31, 2019, 13:48:08 PM

New to the forum

Purchased recently a 2006 Drifter with 5,400 miles.

No gas gauge - Are other riders just using mileage to determine when to fill up?

Sincerely,
Village idiot

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