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I bought an '05 1200 Sportster. There was no Manual included.
Is there a PDF manual I could download somewhere? Do I need it?

Yesterday I ran my first tank of gas...I got 250 Kms. before going to 'reserve'.
How far can I go on the reserve tank? (answer in kms. or miles. would be appreciated. )


 
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Which model or size tank do you have? I have the 3.3 gallon tank, my reserve holds .8 of a gallon and gets me nearly another 40 miles...
 
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06 1200 low, 4.5 gallon tank, average 230-240 km before I hit reserve.
 
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I have the 4.5 tank. I got 250 km. before reserve. I was wondering how far the reserve would take me.
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Which model or size tank do you have? I have the 3.3 gallon tank, my reserve holds .8 of a gallon and gets me nearly another 40 miles...
 
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Assuming you also have a .8 gallon reserve, the math is easy. Before hitting reserve you will run through 3.7 gallons (a). Say you average 240KM (b)before hitting reserve, that means you are getting 64.86KM (c)per gallon. With .8 gallons (d)in reserve, you should get 51.89KM (e)before running completely out of fuel as follows:

(b)/(a)=(c)*(d)=(e)
 
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You can order a owners manual from Harley, it's not a lot of use but handy to have.
Below is a link to a repair manual.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/q37t6j
 
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Hey thanks for the math. awesome news. That means I can count on approx 300 Km per tank.... 250 'an 50. that's good.

thanks again,


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Assuming you also have a .8 gallon reserve, the math is easy. Before hitting reserve you will run through 3.7 gallons (a). Say you average 240KM (b)before hitting reserve, that means you are getting 64.86KM (c)per gallon. With .8 gallons (d)in reserve, you should get 51.89KM (e)before running completely out of fuel as follows:

(b)/(a)=(c)*(d)=(e)
 
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Kind of what the salesman said; "if you want ..u can keep u'r 883 manual . the new one, won't tell u much more."
That being said, I don't think i'll bother ordering.

Thank you for the link to the repair manual. Fortunately, I have a Sportster-riding neighbour who said it would be his pleasure to help keep my bike 'tip-top'. Gd. neighbour eh?
thx again,

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You can order a owners manual from Harley, it's not a lot of use but handy to have.
Below is a link to a repair manual.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/q37t6j
 
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