Hi All,

 

This is moslty aimed at people with the 12.5 L nightster/iron fuel tank. I had one of these installed on my 48 recently and after a few tanks im seeing the fuel light come on at about 125k's. This is pretty early as last time i went to the servo after about 145ks and barley got 8 liters in....so still about 4 liters left in the tank.

My question is can i change the sensor to come on later? say with about 2.5 liters left? Not a huge deal but with the light on that early there is still heaps left before empty and i would rather the light comes on later. 

 

Cheers,

Sida

Mine sometimes does the same thing mate. I haven't really had a good look at it but I think it happens when I overfill the tank to the point that a little fuel comes out of the hole. My dealer reckons he could adjust it but I haven't bothered...

I usually just ignore it because I know that with the way I ride, I can get an easy 220km out of about 9-10 litres and I even got 246 once and only put 11.1 litres back in. Its 50km of freeway from home to work and obviously those numbers drop a bit if I go for a bash on the weekend...

yeah good post Sida, I get the exact same thing happening. 120kms and it comes on ! Definitely easy to manage when you remember to reset the km's after filling up but a little annoying when I don't. I would also be keen to know if this can be altered or not.

I usually remember to reset to trip meter when i fill up, didnt have a fuel gauge on my old bike either so i got the habit a while back. I guess ill just ask my dealer if it can be adjusted.

my light comes on at 200k's and i still have 4.5 litres left. this is with a tank lift also.... I'm not sure if it can be adjusted....

T1

Mine - 130 - 135 and the light is on! I usually fill up around the 145km mark!

 Same same - 100k+ and I have lifted the tank.  Rely upon tach reset every time and fill up at the 150k mark as well

they a so untrustworthy, on my 2008 883c it can come on anywhere between 160km and 225km useless part (i just go by the ks now)

Has anyone installed the fuel level sensor? I would look into it if its any good but wont bother if its as reliable as the fuel light

My partners Sportster 883 Low has a 12.5 litre tank, the fuel light comes on around 185ks, she can get around 240ks out of a tank and there is still about another litre to go but we try not to do more that 240ks before refuelling.

i doubt i could get 200k's out of a tank considering the 1200 motor plus a few perfmance bits.....and the way i ride

Sida, thats your tune that is the problem. Get in contact with Anthony from Maztech 9416 8411 in regards to tuning that bike correctly.

T1

after my weekend riding i dont think there is a tuning issue. I did a bit over 600k's on about 32 liters of fuel so less than 5.5L/100k's. this is 90% freeway riding. With the mods i have i think thats acceptable.

the light was still coming on with over 4 liters in the tank. oh well.