Hey, I'm not here to show off my bike, trust me ha ha..........here is my Sportster XL883, according to the interweb, this has a 12.5L tank

Now my fuel light I am led to believe comes on when I have a gallon, 4.5L left in my tank, I am assuming that by the way! I could be wrong...

People have said don't risk going over say 180-190 KMs without filling up. Last week I got to about 185 KMs and panicked, anyhow at the pump to fill still only took just over 9 Litres, so supposedly I have around 3 or so Litres left?

Sorry I know this subject has been done to death but do i have a 12.5L tank...........or more like 10 Litre tank?

Looks like a Nightster tank to me.....12.5L

these fuel light indicators are known to be retarted, i dont fill up till im over 200-220ks and still havent had to put in over 10 ltrs,,,have to get one of those led things on the fuel cap or on the bars if u want accurate reading,, mine has come on as low as after 160ks and up to 220 ks...

 Cheers guys, yeah I reckon I'm going to stop having kittens at around 185 kms and try past 200 Kms and see what the pump is telling me

NIce one ; - )

 You need to get a better bike that one looks like it leaks like like my old Triumph 3TA back in '68

yea like i said i have a 2008 883c and have done over 230ks before I get the worries, still havent had to fill over 10 litres into it.... I plan to grab a kopin fuel pac jr and really push it a few times in the near future.. if I find this post when I do it I`ll let you know how far i get

Dermie it's called rain mate...

Well I took her to 200 k's last night and when I pulled away from some lights and gave it some she started spluttering!!! Must be some shit at the bottom of the tank or something...managed to get into a servo and filled her up. Took ten and a half litres to do that!! Once she was full she purred and screamed as usual...

My sporty chewed through around 12 litres before the fuel light will came on when it was an 883. It's a 16 litre tank. (stated 4.5 gallon in the manual) I was getting approx 230kms out of that. That's with some high spirited riding and healthy twists of the throttle.

Now the bike is a 1200 and i get approx 200kms from a tank with the same riding style. If i cruise around and sit out on the highway i can get 250 on the clock before the fuel light comes on. it's hit and miss as well, sometimes the bike will only take 10 litres when the light has come on. I never trust the light anyway, i always fill up at 200kms.

I usually fill up at around 200ks on my 883 Iron, but have often thought the same thing... it usually takes around 8 litres on fill up, which in theory should leave 4.5L in the tank.. roughly about about another 100Ks!.....

But because the light comes on i usually feel the need to fill up straight away, on such a small tank thats a bit of a se up flaw, even in WA your not often 100ks away from a servo!

Hey Iron Gezar, sounds the same as me then..........my light comes on around 160 k's.............I'll see at 200 k's again, if she's spluttering when I open her up again then I'll stick to that............

My girls bike, her fuel light comes on about 185ks, but she can get 240-250ks to a tank without a problem XL883 Low.

But I guess it depends on how you ride that bike.

cheers guys, Rocky2010 I do open her up a fair bit on the freeway etc so I guess she can drink it but seems to be a little low compared to the other K's people are getting.....

she's getting serviced next week

I'm pretty sure the fuel light comes on when there is 1 US gallon let in the tank which is 3.5L

I think only way to really know how much they hold is to drain the tank and fill it up just not sure if you can trust our pumps to tell the truth so fill up a jerry can & use a glass measuring jug, but you need to also know where the fuel pump picks up the fuel from & how much would be in the tank when the fuel pump starts pumping air or what ever it pumps when it can't get to the fuel, also you might all think because the tank has manufacturers capacity rating that each time you fill up that's the amount you have in your tank. but I think we all may not fill to same level, so it's very tricky trying for maximum range per tank. could be risky on a run in the bush would pay to carry 5L to be safe on a long run in the bush. also, I'm wondering why the EFI bikes don't get better economy? like the new heads have the bath tub chamber like the XB buell? or do they? I think the 883 has an open chamber like the old XL? I would say if the 1200 comes stock with the Bath Tub chamber & the 883 comes with an open chamber. I would only buy a 1200 as the bathtub is a much better chamber, my mates XB Buell EFI goes 380k in the bush on a 18L in frame tank should be same as 1200 sportster. he was hopping to put shit on my old tube frame Carb Buell in economy but we get exactly the same economy every fill up. but we use more in the city that 380k was coming back from Queensland to Sydney.

then two months back my mate that now owns my old Shovelhead wide glide carb (S&S E with thunderjet ) the old Shovel has a 98 Cubic Inch 1650cc motor. he road with another friend ( forgot I have not got friends LOL ) on a new Fat Boy EFI 103 cubic inch the old shovelhead has a big open hemi chamber that would be the worst design for economy you could choose but has twin spark plugs per cylinder that could help but doubt it. anyway the old Shovel went Sydney to Bundaberg & back with the EFI Fat Boy & exactly the same amount of fuel.

so wondering what advantage EFI has?

 

remember the tank is US gallons so its not 4.5 ltrs 3.78 ltrs

remember the tank is US gallons so its not 4.5 ltrs 3.78 ltrs

mine shits me 165 ks and im on reserve but my arse is sore by then

a mate of mine is the same its a pain in the arse,,, btw, harden up!!

The girls 883 at 250ks still has 1.6litres left in the tank

I'd love to know how she manages that Rocky. I have the Nightster tank on my Sportster. I had it serviced recently and my light comes on around 145 km's!! I've pushed mine to 200 ks and she started spluttering....keeping the revs low I crawled to a servo.......