I have a 98 Roadking. My gass gauge seems to be off. The light will come on and gauge says empty, but when i fill it will only hold 3 gallons. I have been told the light shouldnt come on untill you are ddown to a gallon. Just wondering if they are tied together or do you think i need a new gauge. can it be calabrated. havnt tried to keep going and see how far it will go, thought about carrying a gallon with me. Thanks for any help. should have looked at posts first there is one on gauges think i will buy a gas can and go by the mileage.

Dave

 

most riders use the trip meter to keep track of mileage.

you could use you low fuel lght to remind that it is time to think abut getting fuel.


the fuel gauge is a float on an arm, kinda like a toilet- 'recalibration" is done by bending the arm "up" would give you a more accurate reading.
But it is messy and frustrating and you have to be careful not to tangle or rupture the fuel lines

As you ride keep track of your typical MPG- I get about 43 on my current bike.

mike

 

If you can stand it, do it like mk suggests. My fuel guage did the same thing two years in. I fooled around with taking the sending unit out of the tank only to discover it was the guage itself. They are both a pain in the butt to remove/replace for the self motivated. But it's all for nexperience.

 

thanks guys

 

What's "gass"?

 

I have an 07 and when the lo light comes on I have about 3/10ths left. Not a lot of cushion.

 

on my 05 from full to half on the guage is about 130 miles from half to empty is about 60 miles when the light comes on I have 20 - 23 miles left and I found that out the hard way

 

All HD gauges are just a suggestion, or decoration. The Speedo and Tach are fairly accurate. The rest are usually good within a 20% margin of error.

 

My guage is WAY off. It shows about a quarter of a tank less than it should.

 

like was said use milage don't trust your guage or you will end up like me, out of gas on I65 with the wife "are you happy now" and "have fun walking"