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[Snowrdr]

Thought I would bring this topic back to the top. Yes the gauge is way off. Was on E this am with no idiot lite and it took 4.4 gallons. Then rode 200 miles and again was on E no idiot lite and 4.5 gallons. Returned home and the first 50 miles of the trip the gauge went from full to half then at about 150miles in the E mark was hit again and still no idiot lite to work with the E on the gauge.

Anybody work this out with their dealer yet?

[spydglide]

Thought I would bring this topic back to the top. Yes the gauge is way off. Was on E this am with no idiot lite and it took 4.4 gallons. Then rode 200 miles and again was on E no idiot lite and 4.5 gallons. Returned home and the first 50 miles of the trip the gauge went from full to half then at about 150miles in the E mark was hit again and still no idiot lite to work with the E on the gauge.

Anybody work this out with their dealer yet?

Just another 'moisture' meter.    spyder

[JCZ]

The Dakota Digital gauges are interesting.  The fuel gauge reads by percentage.....full tank is 100%.....quarter tank is 25%.  Got down to 8%......just don't know how much I trust it yet.

But the speedometer is very accurate compared to the speed on my GPS.  Only a mile off if I was going a steady speed and that's at any speed.  The stock speedometer was off by about 5 mph at 80mph.

It's a learning lesson getting used to digital read out in comparison to the rotary dial stock gauges.  I figure it's kind of like learning to use the heel shifter......a week from now the stock gauges will all be a faded memory.

[mjb765]

The Dakota Digital gauges are interesting.  The fuel gauge reads by percentage.....full tank is 100%.....quarter tank is 25%.  Got down to 8%......just don't know how much I trust it yet.

But the speedometer is very accurate compared to the speed on my GPS.  Only a mile off if I was going a steady speed and that's at any speed.  The stock speedometer was off by about 5 mph at 80mph.

It's a learning lesson getting used to digital read out in comparison to the rotary dial stock gauges.  I figure it's kind of like learning to use the heel shifter......a week from now the stock gauges will all be a faded memory.

Does it have a miles to empty reading like the stock ododmeter?? I found that to be more accurate than my gauge.

[DICKW]

Mine goes automatically to the milage countdown when the fuel light comes on, then when it hits low (which should be 10 miles left) I only put in 5.2 gallons.

I think the 6 gallon tank was one of the least effective mods Harley did, I am not sure if the .8 gallons is unusable or the gauge is off. I would say unusable.............can anyone confirm a 6 gallon fill-up??

[mjb765]

Mine took 5.5 to fill up once.

[SBB]

Mine goes automatically to the milage countdown when the fuel light comes on, then when it hits low (which should be 10 miles left) I only put in 5.2 gallons.

I think the 6 gallon tank was one of the least effective mods Harley did, I am not sure if the .8 gallons is unusable or the gauge is off. I would say unusable.............can anyone confirm a 6 gallon fill-up??

6.015 to the rim!

SBB

[DICKW]

6.015 to the rim!

SBB

Did you run it dry, or did your low indicator come on and then you filled up?

So it's all usable??

[SBB]

Did you run it dry, or did your low indicator come on and then you filled up?

So it's all usable??

My indicator counts down to 10, then it shows "Lo".
I was 7 miles from the gas station when it showed "Lo".
6.015 to fill it to the rim.
I can fill it up till it stops, then can get another .75 in it if I'm patient.

[RedDevil]

I've put in 5.85 gals when the DTE went to Lo....so it's usable gas as far as I know.   

[Invisible68]

Mine goes automatically to the milage countdown when the fuel light comes on, then when it hits low (which should be 10 miles left) I only put in 5.2 gallons.

I think the 6 gallon tank was one of the least effective mods Harley did, I am not sure if the .8 gallons is unusable or the gauge is off. I would say unusable.............can anyone confirm a 6 gallon fill-up??

I put 5.94 gals in my 08  street glide......thought for sure I was going to run out.... but I didn't... it was at 3 am in the morning.... had to pull over to wait for some one to come to tell me where the closest gas station was was about 40 miles east of St. Louis.... about 325 miles from home....

[DICKW]

My indicator counts down to 10, then it shows "Lo".
I was 7 miles from the gas station when it showed "Lo".
6.015 to fill it to the rim.
I can fill it up till it stops, then can get another .75 in it if I'm patient.

Yep.... my gauge is accurate. Seems I don't have the patients to fill it up to the rim.

Takes too long, I did it once to check accuracy. That will be the last time.

There are too many gas stations to be fooling around with trying to fill it.....PITA

[JCZ]

I've put in 5.85 gals when the DTE went to Lo....so it's usable gas as far as I know.    

 

[grc]

If you really want to know for sure, all you need is some clear tubing, same size drill bit, and some JB Weld for fuel tank repairs.  Drill a hole at the top of the tank, another hole at the bottom, then run the clear tubing on the outside of the tank from the top hole to the bottom hole.  Seal the tubing to the tank with the JB Weld, and you now have the absolute most accurate gauge ever to grace a Harley. 

Jerry

[DICKW]

If you really want to know for sure, all you need is some clear tubing, same size drill bit, and some JB Weld for fuel tank repairs.  Drill a hole at the top of the tank, another hole at the bottom, then run the clear tubing on the outside of the tank from the top hole to the bottom hole.  Seal the tubing to the tank with the JB Weld, and you now have the absolute most accurate gauge ever to grace a Harley. 

Jerry

Yeah I'll do that.........