1olbull
Riding Motor Since 1950
All things remain static at warp 9.9
- Newton's 4th Law!
All things remain static at warp 9.9
- Newton's 4th Law!
barbagris
Mad Scientist
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That is NOT Newtons 4th. The 4th is "No matter how hard you shake, the last drop always goes down your leg".
1olbull
Riding Motor Since 1950
MIG
Road Therapy...
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- "Fiona" my '14 R3T & "Delilah" my '16 V-Rod Muscle
I too trusted a gauge... ONCE... and ended up calling my bride for a gas can (on my Thunderbird). Since then I only go with the trip meter. Due to my tune and heavy hand, I get about 26 MPG mixed riding (city/highway). I think my V-Rod is getting about the same (1250cc's all stock); so I'm good with that. My last 'good gas mileage' bike was a Honda 750... I'm perfectly fine with trading a little gas for performance and enjoyment as it's my 'Road Therapy'... 
-MIG
-MIG
RockOn
Turbocharged
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- Escondido, CA
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- 2006 R3 Classic, 2008 R3T, 2009 Harley Ultra
I too trusted a gauge... ONCE... and ended up calling my bride for a gas can (on my Thunderbird). Since then I only go with the trip meter. Due to my tune and heavy hand, I get about 26 MPG mixed riding (city/highway). I think my V-Rod is getting about the same (1250cc's all stock); so I'm good with that. My last 'good gas mileage' bike was a Honda 750... I'm perfectly fine with trading a little gas for performance and enjoyment as it's my 'Road Therapy'...
-MIG
Hey,
Honda 750, 1971, my first new bike.....put 35,000 miles on her, wonderful bike.......wish I could have kept her but have traveled all over the USA and the world and pretty tough to hang onto stuff. As for the trip meter that is where I have ended up, do not see the sense in crap shooting with the various fuel level gizmos on the market.
VR
PS Someday I might fool with the gauge float, etc., in the tank if and when I work up the nerve to remove the tank and install a new fuel filter. Napa sells the same filter for 6 bucks versus the $55.00 Triumph filter, info thanks to a prior poster in this thread.
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scot in exile
Living Legend
Even the Roadsters fuel gauge is s**t trust your trip-meter and only your trip-meter.
