Fuel tank range

elvis · 08-18-2009, 06:36 PM

My Nomad has a great range, I put 10000 kms on it, the tank is still full.

How much are you guys getting?

**coacha** · 08-18-2009, 06:44 PM

I've only filled my tank one time...in two years!

dogdoc · 08-18-2009, 06:48 PM

something smells like fish and it ain't CJ. :-)

cactusjack · 08-18-2009, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc (Lonewolf)

something smells like fish and it ain't CJ. :-)

HUH?

bobhamlin · 08-18-2009, 07:21 PM

I'm having a hard time calculating. I have to drain about a gallon at night so it doesn't overflow onto the garage floor by morning.

macmac · 08-18-2009, 07:37 PM

I bet you guys get tired legs from pushing a Nomad too! Why don't you turn on the switch press the button and then hear thumpa thumpa thumpa, and try riding......

trosco · 08-18-2009, 08:04 PM

I want to know what you guys are feeding your Nomads that causes them to have Gas all the time?
You might want to drop a "Beano" tablet in the tank next time you open it to drain off some Gas?
:-)
(please God, don't let anyone be stupid enough to actually do that!!!)

elvis · 08-18-2009, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macmac

I bet you guys get tired legs from pushing a Nomad too! Why don't you turn on the switch press the button and then hear thumpa thumpa thumpa, and try riding......

What switch? Where's it?

**Top Cat** · 08-18-2009, 08:40 PM

Ladies and Gentlmen,elvis has left............................................hi s mind

**coacha** · 08-18-2009, 08:56 PM

We are supposed to ride them? I thought you just had them in the living room and shined them every week...brilliant idea mac!

Yellow Jacket · 08-18-2009, 09:34 PM

You bunch of losers still using gasoline?

I replaced my engine with an electric motor I stole from GM for one of the new Chevy Volts. (Obama wasn't guarding the shop too well.) I filled the onetime gas tank with the new lithium ion batteries. (Stole them at the same time as the motor.) I'm getting 327 miles on a single charge. I can ride all day by just plugging it into a wall outlet when I stop to eat or go to the bathroom.

This is the way to go guys! Don't buy a drop of gas and I don't even have to pay for the electricity. Hope the neighbor never finds that long drop cord I ran over to his house!

AlabamaNomadRider · 08-18-2009, 10:00 PM

What got this thread started? I guess it doesn't matter, I can tell a tall one as good as the next guy. You know when you buy a new bike, the dealer doesn't put but a small amount of gas in it. Well, I rode mine home and just decided I wouldn't put any gas in it. I have put 3500 plus miles on that sucker and it is still running on the gas the dealer had in it. Maybe one day I will have to buy gas but don't see that happening anytime in the near future. How is that for gas mileage?

macmac · 08-19-2009, 10:10 AM

Once there was a joke about the French Canadians and chain saws, this is the same joke but for us I guess.

The jist of the joke was the logger didn't know how to run the saw, and went back to the dealer to complain he could only cut the same cords as he could before.

The saleman started he saw to see what was wrong and the logger said "What's that noise?"

blowndodge · 08-19-2009, 11:52 AM

I'm a former Chemist from DuPont and I discovered using pee in your tank is fine and actually emits less pollution than gasoline.

I always have a 12 pack of Stout strapped to the rack in case the tank is getting low.

macmac · 08-19-2009, 12:24 PM

Oh geeze.... A conversation like this got started on a mustange site and some kid thinking his new stang might have 'engine sludge' yanked the oil drain and filled the engine with water from a fast running garden hose till the crankcase filled to the bottom of the moving pistons.

Crunch! no more pistons! I hope no one tries any of this BS....

08-18-2009, 06:36 PM	#1
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08-18-2009, 06:44 PM	#2
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Fuel tank range I've only filled my tank one time...in two years! __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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08-18-2009, 06:48 PM	#3
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Fuel tank range something smells like fish and it ain't CJ. :-)
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08-18-2009, 07:21 PM	#5
bobhamlin Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Thurmont MD Posts: 760	Fuel tank range I'm having a hard time calculating. I have to drain about a gallon at night so it doesn't overflow onto the garage floor by morning. __________________ Bob Hamlin RC PGR '06 VN1600D6F Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-18-2009, 07:37 PM	#6
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Fuel tank range I bet you guys get tired legs from pushing a Nomad too! Why don't you turn on the switch press the button and then hear thumpa thumpa thumpa, and try riding...... __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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08-18-2009, 08:04 PM	#7
trosco Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,464	Fuel tank range I want to know what you guys are feeding your Nomads that causes them to have Gas all the time? You might want to drop a "Beano" tablet in the tank next time you open it to drain off some Gas? :-) (please God, don't let anyone be stupid enough to actually do that!!!) __________________ trosco: just call me Ross 2007 Black & Titanium Nomad (Nomad made 65K but got replaced 2014) 2010 Titanium Goldwing 2014 KLR 650 New Edition
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08-18-2009, 08:40 PM	#9
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Fuel tank range Ladies and Gentlmen,elvis has left............................................hi s mind __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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08-18-2009, 08:56 PM	#10
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Fuel tank range We are supposed to ride them? I thought you just had them in the living room and shined them every week...brilliant idea mac! __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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08-18-2009, 09:34 PM	#11
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	Fuel tank range You bunch of losers still using gasoline? I replaced my engine with an electric motor I stole from GM for one of the new Chevy Volts. (Obama wasn't guarding the shop too well.) I filled the onetime gas tank with the new lithium ion batteries. (Stole them at the same time as the motor.) I'm getting 327 miles on a single charge. I can ride all day by just plugging it into a wall outlet when I stop to eat or go to the bathroom. This is the way to go guys! Don't buy a drop of gas and I don't even have to pay for the electricity. Hope the neighbor never finds that long drop cord I ran over to his house! __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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08-18-2009, 10:00 PM	#12
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Fuel tank range What got this thread started? I guess it doesn't matter, I can tell a tall one as good as the next guy. You know when you buy a new bike, the dealer doesn't put but a small amount of gas in it. Well, I rode mine home and just decided I wouldn't put any gas in it. I have put 3500 plus miles on that sucker and it is still running on the gas the dealer had in it. Maybe one day I will have to buy gas but don't see that happening anytime in the near future. How is that for gas mileage? __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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08-19-2009, 10:10 AM	#13
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Fuel tank range Once there was a joke about the French Canadians and chain saws, this is the same joke but for us I guess. The jist of the joke was the logger didn't know how to run the saw, and went back to the dealer to complain he could only cut the same cords as he could before. The saleman started he saw to see what was wrong and the logger said "What's that noise?" __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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08-19-2009, 11:52 AM	#14
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	Fuel tank range I'm a former Chemist from DuPont and I discovered using pee in your tank is fine and actually emits less pollution than gasoline. I always have a 12 pack of Stout strapped to the rack in case the tank is getting low. __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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08-19-2009, 12:24 PM	#15
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Fuel tank range Oh geeze.... A conversation like this got started on a mustange site and some kid thinking his new stang might have 'engine sludge' yanked the oil drain and filled the engine with water from a fast running garden hose till the crankcase filled to the bottom of the moving pistons. Crunch! no more pistons! I hope no one tries any of this BS.... __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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