Fuel Gauge

[JOCK]

Hi All,

I have a rocket iii classic 2006 and trying to get a fuel gauge. the part number A9938050 shows for the 2013 model Roadster, Do this part fit the 2006 model ? and if so does it just plug and play?

Thanks

 

[John Ward]

To be honest I wouldn't bother, as the accuracy of them is marginal at best... Mine may be better when I get into the tank and bend the float arm a bit...when it shows empty and fuel light on I still have half a tank left...I just fill up every 180 miles n never had a problem...

 

[cootertwo]

Are you talking about the gauge or the sending unit?

 

[barbagris]

I have a rocket iii classic 2006 and trying to get a fuel gauge. the part number A9938050 shows for the 2013 model Roadster, Do this part fit the 2006 model ? and if so does it just plug and play?

The original Triumph one IS plug and play. But they are NOW as rare as hens teeth and depend on the sender built into the tank which is NOT per se guaranteed to be much use. Honestly (imo) a lot of cash for little benefit.

But if it's an aesthetics thing then you already want it. BUT - May I issue a small word of warning: A fair number of Early Classic speedos/tachos are starting to fail - I submit you may end up having to change the whole lot anyway. Save that hard earned cash.

 

[RockOn]

Hi All,

I have a rocket iii classic 2006 and trying to get a fuel gauge. the part number A9938050 shows for the 2013 model Roadster, Do this part fit the 2006 model ? and if so does it just plug and play?

Thanks

That is the same part # that I see listed on Bike Bandit for the 2006 Classic as well as all Rocket III's and Roadsters from 2005 through 2016. All list at $199.95.

As John Ward notes the accuracy can be all over the map depending on the sender unit "calibration" in the tank. I have that same gauge and in itself I think it is fine but it depends on the sender gizmo in the tank. The float arm needs to be tweaked to properly represent the true fuel level as reflected on the gauge. Someone on the forum has done a good walk through on what is involved in the bending of the float arm to achieve a good reading on your gauge. Like John Ward's comment......my gauge reads empty and light comes on when I still have half a tank of gas. It helps to get in the habit of using your odometer to know when a fill up is urgently needed. Someday I might try calibrating the sender.

PS When I bought my bike with 20,000 miles the gauge did not show any reading and the light never lit. I replaced the sender with a new unit and then the gauge and light worked......not accurately but it worked. I can't be sure the old sender needed to be replaced. If I had fiddled with it maybe it would have come to life.

By the way if you do not have the clock that matches the fuel gauge you should get that too.....to have a properly balanced appearance on your bars ......funny thing.....my clock is always dead on accurate, but it is a bugger to re-set the time with it's finicky little rubber push button after you have disconnected the battery power for whatever reason.

 

[JOCK]

Are you talking about the gauge or the sending unit?

The accessory gauge...Thanks

 

[JOCK]

That is the same part # that I see listed on Bike Bandit for the 2006 Classic as well as all Rocket III's and Roadsters from 2005 through 2016. All list at $199.95.

As John Ward notes the accuracy can be all over the map depending on the sender unit "calibration" in the tank. I have that same gauge and in itself I think it is fine but it depends on the sender gizmo in the tank. The float arm needs to be tweaked to properly represent the true fuel level as reflected on the gauge. Someone on the forum has done a good walk through on what is involved in the bending of the float arm to achieve a good reading on your gauge. Like John Ward's comment......my gauge reads empty and light comes on when I still have half a tank of gas. It helps to get in the habit of using your odometer to know when a fill up is urgently needed. Someday I might try calibrating the sender.

PS When I bought my bike with 20,000 miles the gauge did not show any reading and the light never lit. I replaced the sender with a new unit and then the gauge and light worked......not accurately but it worked. I can't be sure the old sender needed to be replaced. If I had fiddled with it maybe it would have come to life.

By the way if you do not have the clock that matches the fuel gauge you should get that too.....to have a properly balanced appearance on your bars ......funny thing.....my clock is always dead on accurate, but it is a bugger to re-set the time with it's finicky little rubber push button after you have disconnected the battery power for whatever reason.

Thanks for the info, I have the clock and was planning to balance the bars by getting the fuel gauge, the previous owner carried a fuel can in the panniers.

 

[JOCK]

To be honest I wouldn't bother, as the accuracy of them is marginal at best... Mine may be better when I get into the tank and bend the float arm a bit...when it shows empty and fuel light on I still have half a tank left...I just fill up every 180 miles n never had a problem...

Thanks John, I'm just used to having a fuel gauge and the distances I will be covering in rural Victoria will give me some piece of mind, Do they just plug into the main wiring loom under the tank?

 

[barbagris]

Do they just plug into the main wiring loom under the tank?

Yup.

 

[MikeR]

Hey guys, I too just recently got a 05 Rocket III and have the same thing in mind about getting a fuel gauge. I was looking around a bit the other night on the Internet and ran across pictures of a set of gauges that said it was from a 2010 Rocket . They are similar in appearance to the O5 gauges but they are black Faced and there is a digital display on the tack like there is on the speedometer. From what I read the digital display on the tack had a clock and a fuel gauge. Can anyone verify this ? And if this is correct are these gauges compatible with the 05? The other question I had was do they all use the same float sending unit ? or do different years/models have different ones? . Thanks for any info you guys can provide.