Ran out of gas

You could have the stock one enlarged:

http://www.freewebs.com/cycleart/vul...rtspricing.htm

look at the gas tank.



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I think you're right Trip........ makes me think about that Tour Tank I was interested to get another couple gallons for my baby's 4.2 gal tank....

http://www.tourtank.com/

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That would be the way to go....... expensive though!

Well I Just looked in my tank with it on its side stand and the gas is a lot lower than where I filled it. (didn't ride it far after fill up.) I guess filling it on its side stand should fall under common sense considering more gas fills into the left portion of the tank when its not straight up and down. Reminds me of the saying "whats common sense to one man, another man will never learn" I guess I'm somewhere in the middle

[beezer]

I stand corrected. Fill it on the side stand and fill it from the gas cap side so you're not dragging the hose across the paint.

[Top Cat]

I read somewhere that if you fill it too full the gas will flow into the overflow tube and stall the bike while you are riding. Not a good thing. If you fill it with it on the side stand won't the gas be up to the top of the tank when you stand it up?
How full do you fill it when on the side stand? As much as you can get in it or till you see it on the metal thing?

[basco]

i fill it on the side stand to about an inch above the bottom of the neck

I fill mine on the side stand up to the bottom of the metal neck. I accidently filled it higher than that and it poured out of the overflow tube. I wasn't sure that was what that tube was until I checked the liquid coming out. It didn't stall on me with that happening.

I admit I've given my tank a gasoline bath a couple times....

[ringadingh]

I fill my bike right to the top of the gas cap, the light comes on at 150 - 160 miles, I can usually go about 40 more miles before it sputters on takeoff. I have gone 190 to 195 miles a few times and 202 miles is my best yet. it took 19.2 litres to fill.

it took 19.2 litres to fill.

In other words 5.072103 gallons (for the metric dummies)

[socwkbiker]

Thanks WM. I was clueless on that one.

[jmorrow]

I have an 04 Nomad with the 5 gal tank. the light normally comes on around 145 mile to 155 mile. I have gone as far as 212 mile without running out of gas. It was another 24 mile to a town where there was a gas station, so I stopped at a farm house and the nice farmer gave me some gas to get me to Springfield, Co. Farm houses were very scarce in that area.

[lw]

In other words 5.072103 gallons (for the metric dummies)

Thanks Wolfman, I am still resistant to all that metricity. Save for my metric bike of course.

[dank]

I sometimes go above the metal plate in the neck of the tank, but stop before covering the small tube. On other forums Nomad riders have said the bike stalls if the small tube is submerged. Sounds like some here are saying you can just fill it on up and ignore the tube. That would really increase the range. Mine takes 3.8-3.9 gal when the last bar is left and 4.5 when the reserve light comes on. Range 170 miles or so at that point depending on wind and how hard I have been pushing it.

Are others filling the tank all the way up the neck above the metal plate without problems?

[Todd]

I have put 5.1 in mine as I posted on one of the other threads. I usually get around 180 miles before I fill up and put 4.1 to 4.5 in. Was at 208 when I put the 5.1 in.

I fill about 1/3 to 1/2 up the neck..more than that it dumps out the tube and you smell gas for 20 miles...and worse...some may spill over on my paint.

[socwkbiker]

Thanks for the info on this. I always I thought I was putting too much when I barely went into the neck.