Range of 883?
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Don't need a gauge... they all LIE !
Nonbelievers?? Try this, take car truck bike with a full tank and head out from home.
Now at exactly 1/2 tank , stop turn around and see if ya make it home
You Won't !!
I've been resetting the odo. since 73 , shoot even do it with the cages.. old habit I guess.
With an 883 just fill up when your butt gets tired bout 100 miles
If ya wait until the hem of your underwear feels like its gnawing into your tailbone.......
well.. your probably running on fumes.
Nonbelievers?? Try this, take car truck bike with a full tank and head out from home.
Now at exactly 1/2 tank , stop turn around and see if ya make it home
You Won't !!
I've been resetting the odo. since 73 , shoot even do it with the cages.. old habit I guess.
With an 883 just fill up when your butt gets tired bout 100 miles
If ya wait until the hem of your underwear feels like its gnawing into your tailbone.......
well.. your probably running on fumes.
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I used to get about 115 miles on one tank before reserve in my 03' 1200 custom with the 3.3 tank. My wife has a FI 883 and she gets about 140 miles before the low fuel light comes on. If we pull over right away and fill it up we put just over 2.5 gallons in it to fill it back up. Great gas mileage on those 883's.
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I used to get about 115 miles on one tank before reserve in my 03' 1200 custom with the 3.3 tank. My wife has a FI 883 and she gets about 140 miles before the low fuel light comes on. If we pull over right away and fill it up we put just over 2.5 gallons in it to fill it back up. Great gas mileage on those 883's.
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It also very much depends on HOW you ride the bike. I am almost always running at 80 to 90 MPH on the highway around where I live and I do NOT get anywhere near 50 MPG. If fact, today on my way to work on a 2007 XL883, the low fuel light came on at 68 miles from when I reset it to 0 and filled my gas tank up to the very top. I have gotten more than 50 MPG on this same bike but I was going the posted speed limit for a change. (Well for the most part anyway) 
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It also very much depends on HOW you ride the bike. I am almost always running at 80 to 90 MPH on the highway around where I live and I do NOT get anywhere near 50 MPG. If fact, today on my way to work on a 2007 XL883, the low fuel light came on at 68 miles from when I reset it to 0 and filled my gas tank up to the very top. I have gotten more than 50 MPG on this same bike but I was going the posted speed limit for a change. (Well for the most part anyway)
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Normal sized? Oh, how I wish, my friend! I am way, way closer to 200 lbs now than to the 150 lbs that I used to be. (And, where I should be) Head winds, and especially cross winds are always a bit unnerving for motorcyclists in general. I have been riding street bikes for over 40 years now and I am kind of used to being buffeted by the wind. No faring for me please. (Although I do wear a full face helmet) Take care and enjoy your new toy! Sportster Rule!!!
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Normal sized? Oh, how I wish, my friend! I am way, way closer to 200 lbs now than to the 150 lbs that I used to be. (And, where I should be) Head winds, and especially cross winds are always a bit unnerving for motorcyclists in general. I have been riding street bikes for over 40 years now and I am kind of used to being buffeted by the wind. No faring for me please. (Although I do wear a full face helmet) Take care and enjoy your new toy! Sportster Rule!!!
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My light has come on at 150 consistently. Head straight to the station. It is at 2.9 to 3.0 gallons to fill. Runs about 51-52 mpg.
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Cruiser
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From: TX
You won't have a reserve on your bike, i have an '08 nightster, get the fuel light about 1/3 (3.3gal tank), so roughly 1 gallon left in tank. Depending on how i'm riding i'll get between 100-130 per fillup. About 80-90 miles before light comes, i fill up and hit about 1.6-2 gallons. I think.
