Is everyone only able to use 3.5 gal. of gas in their tank.... I run out of gas and when I fill up it only take 3.5 gal. My service manager say that this is normal...Normal out of gas is that the tank is empty....He gets 92 miles on a tank which is about what I getting......I think HONDA should come up with a fix that allows all the gas in the tank to be utilzed....
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Is everyone only able to use 3.5 gal. of gas in their tank.... I run out of gas and when I fill up it only take 3.5 gal. My service manager say that this is normal...Normal out of gas is that the tank is empty....He gets 92 miles on a tank which is about what I getting......I think HONDA should come up with a fix that allows all the gas in the tank to be utilzed....
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When you say "Run out of gas" do you really mean the low fuel light comes on? It does typically come on with .8 to 1 gallon left in the tank as a reserve. It comes on this early to let you know you have about a gallon of fuel left to find a station. Since there is no reserve petcock to turn this light comes on to warn you. My C low fuel light comes on at about 100-110 miles now at 15,000 miles. If your bike has less than 2,000 or so that is about right at 92, it will get better as the engine gets more miles on it. 8)
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Then, that is not right. The light shoud not come on until you have a gallon left in the 4.5 tank. Like I said, my light comes on at 100-110 miles with another 25-35 miles left in "reserve". A few bikes have had this problem and the fuel pick-up was replaced. 8)
Wasn't there a difference in capacity and range from the C to the R / S / N? I thought the others had bigger tanks than the C.
On my 1800C my light comes on at about 100 miles (6k miles on it) and I can fit about 2.5 gallons back in it at that point if I run it all the way down I get another 30 or so miles out of it and fit 3.5 in.
On my 1800C my light comes on at about 100 miles (6k miles on it) and I can fit about 2.5 gallons back in it at that point if I run it all the way down I get another 30 or so miles out of it and fit 3.5 in.
Hi 2Sun, I have the 1800c with the 4.5 gallon tank. When I would run out of gas (on purpose), the tank would only take about 3.5 gallons too. So IMO the light is coming on at about the "normal" time, but your miles per gallon of gas seems very low (mid twenties mpg). As Spike said the mileage does improve with added mileage. When I had about 1,000 miles on the bike I was getting about 32 mpg, by the time the bike turned 2,500 miles, I was getting between 36 - 40 mpg. Twisting the throttle hard will take a toll on your mileage. Also, a bunch of people fill the bike when it is not leaning over, to get more gas into the tank. I complained to Honda, but they said it was normal. Finally, I did the mod to lower the fuel pick up in the tank, but it didn't help that much. Instead of having about a gallon left in the tank when it was out of gas, now there is about 0.7 gallon left. It didn't change when the idiot light comes on, just can go a little further (10 - 15 miles).
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I put together some info on this on my site:
http://www.bareasschoppers.com
Look for the fuel pickup mod and read it. :wink:
http://www.bareasschoppers.com
Look for the fuel pickup mod and read it. :wink:
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