Yes to both...do a lot of solo riding west of here & the gas stations are few & far between....also, all the folks we ride with have 6 gallon tanks.

The real reason though is I also want ABS, new frame, 103 motor, less heat from the exhaust, etc, etc.

 

Sounds like you are sold on it. Good job!

 

The mpg gets better on my 2011 RGC everytime I fill it. I'm still not 100% sure what full is. When I look at the mouth of the tank there are little fingers ( IDK what you call those black things there) and I have yet to be able to fill the gas over those fingers. Freakin gas stations seem to be about how much gas can we pump per second these days. Anyway, the low warning light came on about 40 miles from the gas station I filled up at. It started w/ 62 DTE and read low by the time I got there. I put 5.8 gallons of fuel in the tank. Fill up before last I got 43 and change mpg on a stock bike with about 1500 miles...and I don't mind twisting the wick either.

 

Most fuel added was 5.71 gallons with the low light on & the "r" stating Lo. I'm averaging 40 mpg. I set trip "A" as my real fuel gauge. When I'm closing in on 190 miles I'm searching for a pump. That's 100+ miles better than my Vrod!

 

Men when you place the hose in the tank there is usually 1/2 gallon in the hose left from the person before. Ive pumped 5.7 before

 

And when you are done pumping, you also are leaving some in the hose, just like the guy before you. I don't see where that effects the actual amount you pump.

I have seen fuel dripping from the vent before, but that is so extremely rare. This guy filled up two doors down from the Tavern he parked in front of in the hot sun.
Had he rode a few blocks it wouldn't have happenned.
(I think that was the OP's concern).

 

The fuel quantity pushed through the pump to the nozzle is consistant from start to finish. You can't "drain" the hose and get another 1/2 gallon. There is no pressure on the nozzle "close-out" valve. It's the built in safety feature that prevents you from over filling...hence the "click" when gas come up the filler neck.

 

Most I ever put in with the needle on dead empty was 5.4 gallons. Odometer said I had 21 miles left to go. don't know if that's accurate or not, so I just fill up.

 

After 200 miles I'm ready to get off and stretch my sore, Butt some of us can ride longer than others!