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Posted by chief
- March 05, 2013, 10:29:50 AMBeing an old harley guy, it was hard to NOT get on the drifter and check the switch... it was second nature. I remember someone doing the fuel cell thing a few years ago. I will see if I can find any info on that.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 04, 2013, 21:58:41 PM 
choke needed every time I fire the machine up first time of the day or after it has sat for awhile......coldest bike I have ever owned. Don't want to swap out tanks because I want to keep it original, however if the trip I am planning for this summer or next summer I will be thinking of an add on fuel cell, because in the Canadian north there are a few long stretches of highway and out in the Praries with little fuel stops.
And really how many people have forgotten to switch the lever back to on after hitting the reserve......I did it once, and now it is a natural reaction to reach down and just touch the lever to make sure it is in the down or on position every time I leave a gas station.
this spring I will be doing a ride with a backup of fuel to see how far I can go on a tank.
Posted by 45 Bravo
- March 04, 2013, 21:47:41 PMYou 800 riders have that all important RESERVE SWITCH.
Which is great IF you remembered to turn it back to ON when you filled up...
Our 1500's don't take kindly to running dry...
And I don't relish the prospect of pushing a 700 pound hippo down the road...
The good thing about fuel injected?
EVERYTHING, until you run it dry...
I can say, with my drifter, I don't even know if my choke works, I have never had to use it from 105deg heat to 12deg cold. It just fires right up...
45 Bravo
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 04, 2013, 17:29:13 PMyup that thing we 800 riders do not need because we ride within limits...or something like that .......or carry a 2 liter pop bottle full of gas just in case.....
Posted by Troll
- March 04, 2013, 16:36:36 PMYou're talking about the push me soon light?
Posted by mmedur
- March 04, 2013, 16:11:36 PMI was going to say the same thing Gerhardberger, you beat me to it.
Posted by Gerhardberger
- March 04, 2013, 06:09:43 AMQuote from: 45 Bravo on March 02, 2013, 08:36:52 AMLucky you...We `800 Riders, don't have that important feature...I just wait until the bingo fuel light comes on.....
Posted by greenbarn
- March 03, 2013, 21:23:29 PMYea, we're probabaly only about 25% of HD, right?? However, this being my first bike, I honestly didn't realize the magnitude of the accessories budget.... (good thing my wife didn't set an actual budjet - I would have blown it already....) 8 
Posted by 45 Bravo
- March 03, 2013, 00:04:38 AMYou have to get that type of app from Harley...
Greenbarn, since you are on this forum, that means you aren't a Harley rider.
So your cost of accessories and apparel SHOULD be very reasonable, compared to Harley riders...
45 Bravo
Posted by greenbarn
- March 02, 2013, 20:42:40 PMHey can that ap figure in the cost of riding gear and bike accessories for a total cost per mile? I sure hope not... probably don't want to know... 
Posted by 45 Bravo
- March 02, 2013, 08:36:52 AMLiters, gallons, imperial, kilometers, miles.....
Sounds like mental gymnastics...
I just wait until the bingo fuel light comes on.....
I have an app for my iPhone, you enter the odometer reading, price per gallon, and how many gallons you pumped in.
It figures and tracks, mileage, cost per gallon, and other things, and tracks it in a graph.
Takes about 30 seconds to enter data and you are off.
It even takes into account of partial fill ups..
45 Bravo
Posted by John Hopkins
- March 02, 2013, 03:54:29 AMMine is even more different, I have a 1500, with an indian speedo marked in MPH but the odometer reads kilometers, and to cap it all off we buy our fuel in litres but still think in imperial gallons which are different to US gallons..
When we quote figures we say miles per gallon.
I have no idea..
John.
Posted by greenbarn
- March 01, 2013, 22:05:09 PMThat's about what i got - around 100-110 mi before it hits reserve. I'm planning to jet carb, open the air filter system, and re-gear this winter, trying to get closer to Gerhardberger's 140 marks.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 01, 2013, 19:22:55 PMok I loaded my bike with my ample buttocks and gear for a ride last summer and did not know the mileage either, so I filled a 2 liter soda bottle with gas and off I went.....
4 gal tank = 15 liter tank....I would ride about 180 kms or 111.84987 miles and would then gas up. I think I had it at 118 miles and I would have to gas up or hit reserve. But I am thinking my screen in the tnak might be partly clooged and am going to take it out and clean it soon.
Posted by kw-retrorider
- March 01, 2013, 09:55:32 AMI have a stock 2002 800 and get between 46 to 56 mpg for an average of 50 mpg....that equates to filling up after about 140 to 160 miles of driving; or again at an average of 150 miles.