I have 2010 GL1800 Motortrike and wonder if anyone could tell me about how many more miles can one go once the low fuel indicator comes on?
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I have 2010 GL1800 Motortrike and wonder if anyone could tell me about how many more miles can one go once the low fuel indicator comes on?
don't forget that the usable capacity might be less than what the tank holds.
You are probably right, never thought of that. It would be interesting to know how much gas you have in the tank when it "runs out of gas and stops".
No when you run out of gas it does NOT lock up. It slows down much faster then if you had the clutch in and a little more than if you just let off the gas when it is running.
Once you transfer your fuel into the main tank if ihas a carburetor it will fill when you start the engine because most petcock valves in later years were vacuum assisted. So the engine has to turn a few times for the carb to fill then it should pop off. If it is fuel injected then when you turn the key on the pump will build up pressure and it may take a turn of two for it to fire up as it pushes the air out first.
If you run the fuel to low in the gas tank you risk the chance of burning up the fuel pump. The fuel is used to cool the fuel pump. You can try going 20 miles after the light comes on and then get a full tank of gas. For your test I would carry a 1 gallon gas can if you don't make the 20 miles. I would try this test with a combination of highway and local driving. Remember things like this vary per conditions and I also don't recommend you carry extra fuel other than for this test. FYI the 1800 Goldwing holds 6.6 gallons of fuel according to Honda.
I have a 2008 GW with a MotorTrike IRS kit and I usually stop and get gas at 180-200 miles, but I have pushed my luck to 240 miles.
Do the 2012 just get poor mileage. I'm Lucky to get 160 on a tank then it will take 5.8 to 6 to filler up. Now i only have 600 miles on it so far, i sure hope this get s better. If not I will have to come up with an additional fuel tank.
Why take the chance on running out of gas. I start looking to gas up when I hit 1/4 tank.
Quite interesting! (I've never run out of gas. Having said that it is now bound to happen.) Let's assume I ran the tank dry and the engine quit. That raises two questions for me:
1. Being in gear, does it simply coast to a stop or slam on the "engine-brake" and throw me off?
2. I have the RoadSmith auxiliary tank. After the main tank runs totally dry and the engine quits and I am at a dead stop, I guess I can still operate the transfer pump on the aux. tank. When that completes, will cranking the engine be enough of a prayer to the motor-gods to get me going again?
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