Hey Rob. Unfortunately I found out about your channel after your passing but if the family or you are watching from up above I’d like to let you know you’re a good man and thank you for your service.
You know, I almost bought a Seventy Two, because I really like the look of it, but I was absolutely NOT going for a 2 gallon tank, and I wasn't sure what a "four-five" would look like on it. Now I see it actually looks pretty good! Still, I ended up getting a Softail Deuce. But maybe if that ever goes away, I might reconsider the Seventy Two.
FWIW. I have a '15 XL1200CP with a 4.5G tank. My low-fuel light usually comes on at 130 miles. As a test, I ran it dry at 160 miles. Refill was 4.0 gallons with another 1/8 gallon if I stood the bike upright.
Harley started using fuel pumps ( inside the tank ) on Sportsters in 07 ( I think ) when they switched to fuel injection over the old carb style. All FI Harleys have a fuel pump on them now. It's where the location of the pump pick up is that limits you distance & the idiot light ( low fuel ) doesn't always read correctly. So you need to know how far you'll get before the pump stops pumping & how much gas is still left unused in your tank. It's a trial by error thing If you'd watched the video & read some comments you would already have this answer
Yamaha SR650 ROFL Wooley689 just made my point for me I didn't realize you didn't know anything about the newer Harley Davidson model 72 & model 48. I just figured you didn't watch the video or read any comments before spouting off about something you don't know about or supposedly forgot about
91 Ron is considered crap fuel in Australia, most Harley riders use 98 Ron, we have expensive fuel here compared to the USA , between $6 to $7 a gallon
91 octane is the best you can get now in Calif. I remember as a teen getting 110 octane to use on race day back when I drag raced. At $7= a gal I could barley afford to ride to work after taxes & all ROFL Don't you guys use imperial gals or liters which is more than US Gals? Plus got to consider the exchange rate between US dollars & what you have in Australia. What would that all work out too? More or less?
Robert Robb a USA gallon is 4.2 litres We pay around here 91 Ron is $1.31 a litre, and 95 Ron is $1.50 to a $1.60, get into the outback at maybe 40c a litre, to see a big pickup like they drive in the USA is insane here, and so rare to see you stop and look, plus a Dodge Ram dual cab pickup here is about $150,000 so only the rich get them, I drive a ford falcon 2006 ute, bought it recent for $7000 with 160 kilometres, now you can look that stuff up mate, I used to live in El Centro Ca, my kids are still living in the USA, but that's another story, oh Aussie dollar is worth 76c USA , but most people here get min $20 HR, you would starve even on that here, bus drivers get $90,000 a yr.
Robert Robb we have the highest city house prices in the world, Sydney is avg $1,000,000, some suburbs have $11 million avg, hence I live in the rural area of Binalong nsw, google it., houses here start around $250,000 good ones about $400,000 to $500,000
Just FYI, Ron is different than US octane ratings. I'm not sure the exact difference but our fuel quality is similar despite the numbers being different.
I have an 07 1200C. It has a 4.5 gallon tank and like clock work when 3 gallons are used the fuel light comes on. It drives me nuts that I have 1.5 gallons left. They should have made it come on when there is .75 gallons left.
It all starts with the poor design of the in tank fuel pump & it's pick up location. If you run it too far after the light comes on and starve the pump it'll cause pre-mature failure of the pump from what I hear from those who've been riding the FI Sportsters for a few years & done just that. They should've designed an outside fuel pump IMHO
my sportster custom gets about 100 miles to the fillup to .. petcock is up in the middle area of the new tear drop tank and the fill hole is down from the top so I can only fill it to there almost a gallon of empty space wish the fill cap was at the top of the tank..
Scott Wilson Isn't your Sportster the last year of carbed bikes? If so you've got more choices of tanks & locations of petcock than the newer Sportsters with FI. I get 40 mpg and 100 mi before I need to re-fill leaving almost 2 gals in the rear section un-used
I wanted a side view of the sporty to see the lines of the bike. 4.5 just doesn't sound right on the 72. I have a 72 with 2.1 gallon and they look the best. Would maybe go to a 3.3 since they still look sweet and can go a bit farther.
Damn!You should be getting a couple hundred miles out of that tank.I get 130 out of mine and it's a three gallon tank,but im also running a shorter fuel filter on the petcock too.
yea I thought I'd get more than that also. With Harley's design of the fuel pump & filter inside the middle of the tank, ( it's about 6" tall x 4' long x 2" wide ? ) it takes up useable gas space. Plus it doesn't pick up the fuel behind the pump, ( almost half your tank capacity). You'd think they could make a smaller pump & filter system that'd work better. I guess the Sportster will never be for long trips, just commuting. At least I get an extra 40 miles distance over the smaller peanut tank. If it was an older model carbed bike I could just re-locate the petcock to the rear of the tank & get all but the last 1/2 gal. Oh well it is what it is I guess. Thanks for your comment
Robert Robb That suck's man,Maybe you can find a shorter fuel filter some were to stretch the fuel mileage out a little more.Is the fuel filter part of the pump or separate? Loving the mods Robb the Sportster is looking good:)
The pump, fuel level sensor & filter are all together on one unit thou seperate items, if that makes any sense. It'd need a shorter pump with a pick up hose & sensor running to the rear of the tank to pick up more fuel & I don't think anyone makes. That I'm looking
+Robert Robb making a pickup line wouldn't be difficult, just a hollow brass tube with holes drilled into it, measure the length from the fuel pickup to the rear of the tank, I'd have to see how you standard pick up is connected before i could tell you how to fit the extension, but it shouldn't be difficult
Robert Daniel Rauch I'm surprised no company has come out with a better designed internal pump since lots of owners are complaining about the same thing with the new FI internal fuel pumps. I heard of a guy who mounted a car fuel pump on the outside in place of the one inside but IDK if that's true or BS I'd think that'd be just as hard to do as trying to change the OEM pump inside. I hear other model FI Harleys have external pumps might be able to use one of them but for now I'll just have to fill up every 100 miles deffinetly something to think about in the future
Don't you have a pretty high tank lift going on, while the fuel pump is basically at the front end of the tank? That itself would keep extra fuel from being reached right? "I dig your work by the way!" Wish I had your know how!
yes I do have a high tank lift & you're right it leaves 1/2 a tank of unusable gas in it because of the fuel pump pick up location. That's why I switched to the 4.5 gal tank over the 2.1 gal tank. I do get a little more range with it. I wish someone would design a better fuel pump pick up for inside the Sportster tanks. Thank you I've been working on my own bikes since the 1960's so I've got a little practice
I got it through J&P Cycles. That was a fiasco! I hear they've taken it off their site. Don't buy it from them. They're made in Taiwan, shipped unwrapped in a cardboard box. They come dented & rusted inside. Cost me $250=?. Spend the money and get one through your HD dealer. Comes primed, no dents or rust, ready to paint. Thanks 4 asking
Thanks for the heads up, and for the quick reply.. Also, did you post a video of when you received it? I remember seen a video of what you described. Voice sounds familiar too.. Thnx again..
Depends on what you consider small amount. I've read in forums others getting to 140 mi. Before the idiot light comes on. I don't know how accurate or true that is or if they have a tank lift or not. But I'd hoped for better than what I'm getting I'm only getting 2.5 gals of use out of the 4.5 gal tank. To me that sucks! I could accept leaving 1 to 1/2 gal unused but not 2 gals. So I'm looking for another solution, maybe a different bigger tank or maybe a custom built with the pump further back? I don't know yet
Robert Robb I know that I'm extremely late to this discussion, but I'm having the same issue with my Harley. I've got an 09 883 Custom, 4.5 gallon tank without a tank lift, everything stock except for slip on exhaust. I make it about 120-140 (depending on my riding) before my light comes on. The most I pushed it after the light came on was to 160, but I still had around a gallon and a half or more in the tank when I went to fuel up.
it's all about the design & placement of the in tank fuel pump. If Harley made it smaller and placed it further back in the tank it'd pick up more gas inside & we'd have further distance. Anything you do to improve performance decreases MPG thus distance you can go before that damn light comes on. Thanks for joining the conversation
Hi, not exactly sure what year "Caddy" it was but I'd say you're close if you're not right with that guess. It had a really nice tan leather tuck & roll interior also that doesn't show in the vid. We've got a local "Caddy" car club here in town. Most of them drive 60's models & all are customized. Thanks for watching & commenting
I know what you mean I've got to stop about every 100>110 miles for gas so I have to plan rides around gas station locations, but that's pretty easy here as long as you don't go out of developed areas. You could swap for a tank off a Custom and get a little more distance but I don't know if it's worth the time & money for only a gallon more capacity The 72 was only a 2.1 gal tank so I doubled my capacity by going to the 4.5 gal tank. I want another bike for longer rides
LOL Gas prices in Calif are bad & do fluctuate everyday but we've not hit $5.= a gal yet. Come close in the $4.= a gal range. Thank the liberal conservationist that charge to many gas taxes to keep us off the roads & then use the taxes for everything except road repairs.
Robert Robb --- You got me. It was only $4.69 for the 91. I was trying to be funny. We pay $2.50 for ethanol free 93 here in Tennessee. Just depends on where you get it too. Stopped at a neat little gas and go an hour north of Susanville off of 139. (139 is one of the best rides btw) Gas was @ 5 a gallon. That didnt scare me. What wakes me in a startled cold sweat every night was the pack of Marlboro Reds flip for $10.50! That was next level ptsd trigger.
LOL don't get me started on tobacco prices Calif just raised taxes on it again last week. Weird how the legalized pot for recreational use & you can grow your own but they're trying to ban tobacco by making it too expensive for anyone to buy. I guess I'll have to switch & grow my own smoking products pretty soon
Robert Robb ---Ya, the prices really gouge a guy out there on the left coast. I hate to admit but California has some of the best countryside for riding. Not only scenic but ALOT of technicals. I tour America every year and I have to tour California. Most people there make it intetesting, but once you get away from the metropolitan areas and really see CA it really makes the trip worth it.
I don't know a whole lot about this stuff but what if there were a tube of some sort that could attach to the pump inside that lead to the back of the tank where the rest of the fuel were sitting? In theory that would be fine if a part existed or could be fabricated and there were a way to install it right?
that might work with one exception. The fuel pump uses being bathed in gas to keep it cool. If you continually run it past the idiot light coming on to where you're starving for fuel you'll burn out the pump motor faster than expected. I've heard they're only made to last 10 yrs under perfect conditions? I've known them to fail only after about 5 yrs :( They really need to design an out of tank electric fuel pump system for the Sportsters
I really wish they would do that, then we could get back the .2 gallons it steals!. I've a 3.3 gallon, its realistically a 3.1 which means its a 2.7 lol I've had it die on me once and that's how I found out. I was so close to getting to the gas station too. I had to push it from a light.
@@parkeslife4323 "Sporty" from A to pump, to pump, to B. I ride my bike from A to B and we have only two stops inbetween when a "Sporty" rider join us. We have mostly 20L tanks. When i ride a sportster, i am more busy with finding a pump than enjoy the ride. Even a "full" tank feels like almost empty.
@@corneilcorneil true friend. I ride a Rocker C Softail and a Honda VFR. Both those have 19 litre tanks. So both will do a full day in the hills or a week of work commute. But if I had a 72, and I'm looking for one, I'd be aware it's only a short trip bike. Suffer the same mileage anxiety as a Tesla owner. 😂
I was wondering what video editing software you use? I recently got a GoPro and when I use their software to edit and upload to RUclips I lose picture quality.
+hypocrnsnk I use windows movie maker came with software pre loaded on the computer but you can find free downloads of it if you don't already have it & I shoot ( Drift Ghost HD ) & render vids at 1080 p takes longer but gets better quality
I orderd it from JP Cycles it was made in Taiwan it is a copy of the 4.5 gal HD Custom model Sportster tank. I did a couple videos about that The first tank arrived thrown at my front door by UPS and was damaged beyond use JP Cycles sent a second tank It also was damaged in shipping I kept it and fixed it I did a whole series of videos on repairing & painting the tank & ranting about UPS & JP Cycles. if you plan to do the same try to find a good used stock Harley tank instead of the after market tanks made in Taiwan
no real problems with mounting the tank once I straightened out the bent rear mounting tabs on the tank. The issue with the gas is with the design of HD's internal fuel pump location & pick up Nothing I can do about it unless I re-design the location of the internal fuel pump pick up or figure out how to install an external fuel pump all of which seems like a pain in the but. So I only get to use 2.5 gals before the idiot light comes on. If I keep riding it'll starve the pump causing early failure
All the new stock FI Harleys run lean & hot but there is a fix for them all. I installed the Cobra FI 2000 R fuel processor, changed air cleaner & pipes so it runs better, richer, cooler. All it takes is money PS all the stock seats are POS that can also be replaced. That's why I think i's better next time to buy a used bike already upgraded LOL
yea I know you'd think it'd be cheaper with all the drilling rigs & refineries we've got in this county but they got us by the short hairs & wont let go. Here in Cali They jack the prices up come every Spring Break & they wont go down again until next Aug or Sept when the new school year starts. They claim it's the high cost of making the "Summer Blend" to please all the tree huggers Thanks for watching & commenting
Mike BigEasyRider I know it's the same here. They've got pumping rigs sitting in the middle of residential areas. We've also got off shore rigs on the Calif coast & they're drilling more every day. With all that you'd think the prices would be lower. I was talking to an Oil exc from Texas a couple years back & he said that eventually we'll be paying the same prices as the rest of the world, like the UK $8= a gal! I think fuel theft will escalate if that happens. As it is now we've got guys going out to refineries & stealing hundreds of gals of gas at a time from tanker trucks & storage tanks. I wonder where will it all end?
I think the only fix would be changing the FI to carbs or getting a different bike No body makes a better fuel pump system that I know of. Thanks for commenting
Hey Rob. Unfortunately I found out about your channel after your passing but if the family or you are watching from up above I’d like to let you know you’re a good man and thank you for your service.
You know, I almost bought a Seventy Two, because I really like the look of it, but I was absolutely NOT going for a 2 gallon tank, and I wasn't sure what a "four-five" would look like on it. Now I see it actually looks pretty good!
Still, I ended up getting a Softail Deuce. But maybe if that ever goes away, I might reconsider the Seventy Two.
Softail Deuce was a better choice IMO The 72 has been eliminated by Harley after 2016
@@dawnrobb8809 yes but that 72 is cheap to buy compared to the other bikes and is in my opinion worth having in the garage next to the bagger.
FWIW. I have a '15 XL1200CP with a 4.5G tank. My low-fuel light usually comes on at 130 miles. As a test, I ran it dry at 160 miles. Refill was 4.0 gallons with another 1/8 gallon if I stood the bike upright.
I wont run mine dry since I heard from my INDY shop it causes the fuel pump to go out faster since the gas inside the tank is what keeps it cool?
Harley started using fuel pumps ( inside the tank ) on Sportsters in 07 ( I think ) when they switched to fuel injection over the old carb style. All FI Harleys have a fuel pump on them now. It's where the location of the pump pick up is that limits you distance & the idiot light ( low fuel ) doesn't always read correctly. So you need to know how far you'll get before the pump stops pumping & how much gas is still left unused in your tank. It's a trial by error thing If you'd watched the video & read some comments you would already have this answer
This isn't a 1972 year bike, it's a Model 72.
Yamaha SR650 ROFL Wooley689 just made my point for me I didn't realize you didn't know anything about the newer Harley Davidson model 72 & model 48. I just figured you didn't watch the video or read any comments before spouting off about something you don't know about or supposedly forgot about
91 Ron is considered crap fuel in Australia, most Harley riders use 98 Ron, we have expensive fuel here compared to the USA , between $6 to $7 a gallon
91 octane is the best you can get now in Calif. I remember as a teen getting 110 octane to use on race day back when I drag raced. At $7= a gal I could barley afford to ride to work after taxes & all ROFL
Don't you guys use imperial gals or liters which is more than US Gals? Plus got to consider the exchange rate between US dollars & what you have in Australia. What would that all work out too? More or less?
Robert Robb a USA gallon is 4.2 litres We pay around here 91 Ron is $1.31 a litre, and 95 Ron is $1.50 to a $1.60, get into the outback at maybe 40c a litre, to see a big pickup like they drive in the USA is insane here, and so rare to see you stop and look, plus a Dodge Ram dual cab pickup here is about $150,000 so only the rich get them, I drive a ford falcon 2006 ute, bought it recent for $7000 with 160 kilometres, now you can look that stuff up mate, I used to live in El Centro Ca, my kids are still living in the USA, but that's another story, oh Aussie dollar is worth 76c USA , but most people here get min $20 HR, you would starve even on that here, bus drivers get $90,000 a yr.
wow I had no idea everything was so expensive there even with higher wages doesn't make up for all that.
Robert Robb we have the highest city house prices in the world, Sydney is avg $1,000,000, some suburbs have $11 million avg, hence I live in the rural area of Binalong nsw, google it., houses here start around $250,000 good ones about $400,000 to $500,000
Just FYI, Ron is different than US octane ratings. I'm not sure the exact difference but our fuel quality is similar despite the numbers being different.
Nice bike dude. The Fleetwood at the gas station wasn't too shabby either.
Damn, I miss Ya.
Can’t believe u put 87 in that man
I use 94 all the time
87 works just fine.
Anything more is a waste of money.
I nearly know the way from your house to your work now!!!!
LOL well if you ever make it to Bakersfield you'll be able to stop by for a visit
Thanks for watching & commenting
I have an 07 1200C. It has a 4.5 gallon tank and like clock work when 3 gallons are used the fuel light comes on. It drives me nuts that I have 1.5 gallons left. They should have made it come on when there is .75 gallons left.
It all starts with the poor design of the in tank fuel pump & it's pick up location. If you run it too far after the light comes on and starve the pump it'll cause pre-mature failure of the pump from what I hear from those who've been riding the FI Sportsters for a few years & done just that. They should've designed an outside fuel pump IMHO
I agree with you about that.
my sportster custom gets about 100 miles to the fillup to .. petcock is up in the middle area of the new tear drop tank and the fill hole is down from the top so I can only fill it to there almost a gallon of empty space wish the fill cap was at the top of the tank..
Scott Wilson Isn't your Sportster the last year of carbed bikes? If so you've got more choices of tanks & locations of petcock than the newer Sportsters with FI. I get 40 mpg and 100 mi before I need to re-fill leaving almost 2 gals in the rear section un-used
I wanted a side view of the sporty to see the lines of the bike. 4.5 just doesn't sound right on the 72. I have a 72 with 2.1 gallon and they look the best. Would maybe go to a 3.3 since they still look sweet and can go a bit farther.
Killer fuel cap bro
Damn!You should be getting a couple hundred miles out of that tank.I get 130 out of mine and it's a three gallon tank,but im also running a shorter fuel filter on the petcock too.
yea I thought I'd get more than that also. With Harley's design of the fuel pump & filter inside the middle of the tank, ( it's about 6" tall x 4' long x 2" wide ? ) it takes up useable gas space. Plus it doesn't pick up the fuel behind the pump, ( almost half your tank capacity). You'd think they could make a smaller pump & filter system that'd work better. I guess the Sportster will never be for long trips, just commuting. At least I get an extra 40 miles distance over the smaller peanut tank. If it was an older model carbed bike I could just re-locate the petcock to the rear of the tank & get all but the last 1/2 gal. Oh well it is what it is I guess. Thanks for your comment
Robert Robb That suck's man,Maybe you can find a shorter fuel filter some were to stretch the fuel mileage out a little more.Is the fuel filter part of the pump or separate? Loving the mods Robb the Sportster is looking good:)
The pump, fuel level sensor & filter are all together on one unit thou seperate items, if that makes any sense. It'd need a shorter pump with a pick up hose & sensor running to the rear of the tank to pick up more fuel & I don't think anyone makes. That I'm looking
+Robert Robb making a pickup line wouldn't be difficult, just a hollow brass tube with holes drilled into it, measure the length from the fuel pickup to the rear of the tank, I'd have to see how you standard pick up is connected before i could tell you how to fit the extension, but it shouldn't be difficult
Robert Daniel Rauch I'm surprised no company has come out with a better designed internal pump since lots of owners are complaining about the same thing with the new FI internal fuel pumps. I heard of a guy who mounted a car fuel pump on the outside in place of the one inside but IDK if that's true or BS I'd think that'd be just as hard to do as trying to change the OEM pump inside. I hear other model FI Harleys have external pumps might be able to use one of them but for now I'll just have to fill up every 100 miles deffinetly something to think about in the future
My light comes on at about 1.5 gallons left. Xl1200c 4.5 gallon tank. I am getting 45 mpg.
Why dont you show what the 72 looks like with the bigger fuel tank . ?
Any tank larger than 3.3 gal just looks strange on Sportsters.
Can you go that extra 2 gallons? Or does the fuel pump not reach? Curious because I want to upgrade to 4.5 vs the 3.3
Does your hand hurt with that handlebar so high.
Hi, thanks for your video, what is the model of this 4.5 gas tank please ?
He bought it on J&P cycles but he does not recommend
Great vid, was the swap difficult? Could an avg joe do it
Don't you have a pretty high tank lift going on, while the fuel pump is basically at the front end of the tank? That itself would keep extra fuel from being reached right?
"I dig your work by the way!" Wish I had your know how!
yes I do have a high tank lift & you're right it leaves 1/2 a tank of unusable gas in it because of the fuel pump pick up location. That's why I switched to the 4.5 gal tank over the 2.1 gal tank. I do get a little more range with it. I wish someone would design a better fuel pump pick up for inside the Sportster tanks.
Thank you I've been working on my own bikes since the 1960's so I've got a little practice
Wow!!! That's longer than I've been alive! LOL Born at the end of 72.
I like your tank. May I ask where you purchased it, and for how much? I'm out here in fresno.
I got it through J&P Cycles. That was a fiasco! I hear they've taken it off their site. Don't buy it from them. They're made in Taiwan, shipped unwrapped in a cardboard box. They come dented & rusted inside. Cost me $250=?. Spend the money and get one through your HD dealer. Comes primed, no dents or rust, ready to paint. Thanks 4 asking
Thanks for the heads up, and for the quick reply.. Also, did you post a video of when you received it? I remember seen a video of what you described. Voice sounds familiar too.. Thnx again..
Yes if you search my vids on my channel you'll find the un boxing rant, the keeping & fixing the best one they sent, & a series on painting it
Where the pump is located, you lose a small amount of MPG with a tank lift.
Depends on what you consider small amount. I've read in forums others getting to 140 mi. Before the idiot light comes on. I don't know how accurate or true that is or if they have a tank lift or not. But I'd hoped for better than what I'm getting I'm only getting 2.5 gals of use out of the 4.5 gal tank. To me that sucks! I could accept leaving 1 to 1/2 gal unused but not 2 gals. So I'm looking for another solution, maybe a different bigger tank or maybe a custom built with the pump further back? I don't know yet
Robert Robb I know that I'm extremely late to this discussion, but I'm having the same issue with my Harley. I've got an 09 883 Custom, 4.5 gallon tank without a tank lift, everything stock except for slip on exhaust. I make it about 120-140 (depending on my riding) before my light comes on. The most I pushed it after the light came on was to 160, but I still had around a gallon and a half or more in the tank when I went to fuel up.
it's all about the design & placement of the in tank fuel pump. If Harley made it smaller and placed it further back in the tank it'd pick up more gas inside & we'd have further distance. Anything you do to improve performance decreases MPG thus distance you can go before that damn light comes on. Thanks for joining the conversation
You're welcome. Just figured that I'd give you some insight on the idiot light coming on without a tank lift.
Nice Caddy custom, '65?
Hi, not exactly sure what year "Caddy" it was but I'd say you're close if you're not right with that guess. It had a really nice tan leather tuck & roll interior also that doesn't show in the vid. We've got a local "Caddy" car club here in town. Most of them drive 60's models & all are customized. Thanks for watching & commenting
Where did you get it
When my light comes on I still have 5 litres left till completely empty
I have a Harley 48 ,the main thing I hate about my 48 is that small tank . cant go for long rides with that 7 litre crap
I know what you mean I've got to stop about every 100>110 miles for gas so I have to plan rides around gas station locations, but that's pretty easy here as long as you don't go out of developed areas. You could swap for a tank off a Custom and get a little more distance but I don't know if it's worth the time & money for only a gallon more capacity The 72 was only a 2.1 gal tank so I doubled my capacity by going to the 4.5 gal tank. I want another bike for longer rides
Go with a sportster iron tank its bigger but same style
Do you need a fuel tank lift going to a 3.3 gal tank?
Holy Fuck man.$5 a gallon for 91? Did this get kissed before he got screwed?
LOL Gas prices in Calif are bad & do fluctuate everyday but we've not hit $5.= a gal yet. Come close in the $4.= a gal range. Thank the liberal conservationist that charge to many gas taxes to keep us off the roads & then use the taxes for everything except road repairs.
Robert Robb --- You got me. It was only $4.69 for the 91. I was trying to be funny. We pay $2.50 for ethanol free 93 here in Tennessee.
Just depends on where you get it too. Stopped at a neat little gas and go an hour north of Susanville off of 139. (139 is one of the best rides btw) Gas was @ 5 a gallon. That didnt scare me. What wakes me in a startled cold sweat every night was the pack of Marlboro Reds flip for $10.50! That was next level ptsd trigger.
LOL don't get me started on tobacco prices Calif just raised taxes on it again last week. Weird how the legalized pot for recreational use & you can grow your own but they're trying to ban tobacco by making it too expensive for anyone to buy. I guess I'll have to switch & grow my own smoking products pretty soon
Robert Robb ---Ya, the prices really gouge a guy out there on the left coast. I hate to admit but California has some of the best countryside for riding. Not only scenic but ALOT of technicals. I tour America every year and I have to tour California. Most people there make it intetesting, but once you get away from the metropolitan areas and really see CA it really makes the trip worth it.
I don't know a whole lot about this stuff but what if there were a tube of some sort that could attach to the pump inside that lead to the back of the tank where the rest of the fuel were sitting? In theory that would be fine if a part existed or could be fabricated and there were a way to install it right?
that might work with one exception. The fuel pump uses being bathed in gas to keep it cool. If you continually run it past the idiot light coming on to where you're starving for fuel you'll burn out the pump motor faster than expected. I've heard they're only made to last 10 yrs under perfect conditions? I've known them to fail only after about 5 yrs :(
They really need to design an out of tank electric fuel pump system for the Sportsters
I really wish they would do that, then we could get back the .2 gallons it steals!. I've a 3.3 gallon, its realistically a 3.1 which means its a 2.7 lol I've had it die on me once and that's how I found out. I was so close to getting to the gas station too. I had to push it from a light.
Jezzyftw Be careful running it too low all the time I hear the fuel pump will go out sooner as it uses being bathed in the gas as a cooling agent
What kinda paint is that ? Looks awesome
4.5 gal or 17 liter ... the minimum that a normal bike needs. I still don't understand why HD stick on the small tanks.
Eric the custom/cool look. Keeps the bike slim and the centre of gravity lower so it rides Sporty.
@@parkeslife4323 "Sporty" from A to pump, to pump, to B. I ride my bike from A to B and we have only two stops inbetween when a "Sporty" rider join us. We have mostly 20L tanks. When i ride a sportster, i am more busy with finding a pump than enjoy the ride. Even a "full" tank feels like almost empty.
@@corneilcorneil true friend. I ride a Rocker C Softail and a Honda VFR. Both those have 19 litre tanks. So both will do a full day in the hills or a week of work commute. But if I had a 72, and I'm looking for one, I'd be aware it's only a short trip bike. Suffer the same mileage anxiety as a Tesla owner. 😂
@@parkeslife4323 At least, your bike sounds better than a Tesla. 😁
I have the same tank on my 1200 low and it comes on at 140 miles
I only get 40 mpg with my mods to AC & pipes plus I raised the tank so I don't get as far as I would if I left it stock
I was wondering what video editing software you use? I recently got a GoPro and when I use their software to edit and upload to RUclips I lose picture quality.
+hypocrnsnk I use windows movie maker came with software pre loaded on the computer but you can find free downloads of it if you don't already have it & I shoot ( Drift Ghost HD ) & render vids at 1080 p takes longer but gets better quality
what tank did u use for the swap
I orderd it from JP Cycles it was made in Taiwan it is a copy of the 4.5 gal HD Custom model Sportster tank. I did a couple videos about that The first tank arrived thrown at my front door by UPS and was damaged beyond use JP Cycles sent a second tank It also was damaged in shipping I kept it and fixed it I did a whole series of videos on repairing & painting the tank & ranting about UPS & JP Cycles. if you plan to do the same try to find a good used stock Harley tank instead of the after market tanks made in Taiwan
thank you for the info i will attempt to find a genuine tank. was there any mounting issues and did u figure out the fuel delivery issue
no real problems with mounting the tank once I straightened out the bent rear mounting tabs on the tank. The issue with the gas is with the design of HD's internal fuel pump location & pick up Nothing I can do about it unless I re-design the location of the internal fuel pump pick up or figure out how to install an external fuel pump all of which seems like a pain in the but. So I only get to use 2.5 gals before the idiot light comes on. If I keep riding it'll starve the pump causing early failure
Ok thank you for the info. Have u experienced and of the other notorious issues that are associated with the 72 and if so were u able to remedy them.
All the new stock FI Harleys run lean & hot but there is a fix for them all. I installed the Cobra FI 2000 R fuel processor, changed air cleaner & pipes so it runs better, richer, cooler. All it takes is money PS all the stock seats are POS that can also be replaced. That's why I think i's better next time to buy a used bike already upgraded LOL
Nice
what camera are you using?
Drift Ghost 1080 p with external mic side mounted
thanks
Good grief, you gas is high priced !
yea I know you'd think it'd be cheaper with all the drilling rigs & refineries we've got in this county but they got us by the short hairs & wont let go. Here in Cali They jack the prices up come every Spring Break & they wont go down again until next Aug or Sept when the new school year starts. They claim it's the high cost of making the "Summer Blend" to please all the tree huggers Thanks for watching & commenting
down here in La. they got more offshore drilling rigs in the gulf that you can shake a stick at and refineries all along the Ms. river.
Mike BigEasyRider I know it's the same here. They've got pumping rigs sitting in the middle of residential areas. We've also got off shore rigs on the Calif coast & they're drilling more every day. With all that you'd think the prices would be lower. I was talking to an Oil exc from Texas a couple years back & he said that eventually we'll be paying the same prices as the rest of the world, like the UK $8= a gal! I think fuel theft will escalate if that happens. As it is now we've got guys going out to refineries & stealing hundreds of gals of gas at a time from tanker trucks & storage tanks. I wonder where will it all end?
Dude that would drive me bat shit! Gotta be a fix for that!
I think the only fix would be changing the FI to carbs or getting a different bike No body makes a better fuel pump system that I know of. Thanks for commenting
Am i the only one that saw $11.76 for 2.6 gallons of gas!!!???
Rip
Damn.... $4.40 ish a gallon! Must be Commiefornia?
great video mate, check out my bike youll like it You have a SUB here mate cheers
Thanks & I will
Thanks I just went over & checked it out. Sharp looking bike
Robert Robb don't forget to Subscribe mate thanks bye the way Daaam who ever fault dented your gas tank lol
Besides the fact there is no sound , you neglected to show what the tank looked like from different angles !! Top view only sucks !