12-04-2013, 04:59 AM
This is getting quite hillarious!!!
I have heard it all! Now it is known! some secret technology built into that fuel gauge. or any fuel gauge for that matter.
As Foolardi said: "But a fuel gauge that is that far off from telling how much actual gas is in the tank does not make it easier to improve gas mileage."
Not sure how a fuel gauge can make it easier to improve gas mileage...
To me the only way to improve gas mileage would be changing riding habits, keeping the wind to your back, getting a wind screen to help with aerodynamics, lightening the bike and rider, using some clothing that reduces drag from wind, but never a fuel gauge...
Oh wait I got it! The fuel gauge Foolardi is referring to, or is expecting it to act like, lets out electrical charges to shock you into changing your riding habits, tucking into a more aerodynamic riding position, turning to keep the wind at your back, etc...
How much gas is in a tank does not determine how far you can go on a gallon or pint or liter of gas, hence the fuel gauge telling you how much is there doesn't determine how far you can go per gallon. You could have a tank that only holds a pint and in the end your math to get the miles per gallon works out to be the same. Change your tank out for a smaller one or a larger one and keep your riding habits the exact same and I bet your miles per gallon remain the same.
Once again though, this is quite hilarious! Like someone mentioned this is almost as good as a thread on oil!!!
What kind of gas mileage did you get?! Before and after the re-wire!
I have heard it all! Now it is known! some secret technology built into that fuel gauge. or any fuel gauge for that matter.
As Foolardi said: "But a fuel gauge that is that far off from telling how much actual gas is in the tank does not make it easier to improve gas mileage."
Not sure how a fuel gauge can make it easier to improve gas mileage...
To me the only way to improve gas mileage would be changing riding habits, keeping the wind to your back, getting a wind screen to help with aerodynamics, lightening the bike and rider, using some clothing that reduces drag from wind, but never a fuel gauge...
Oh wait I got it! The fuel gauge Foolardi is referring to, or is expecting it to act like, lets out electrical charges to shock you into changing your riding habits, tucking into a more aerodynamic riding position, turning to keep the wind at your back, etc...
How much gas is in a tank does not determine how far you can go on a gallon or pint or liter of gas, hence the fuel gauge telling you how much is there doesn't determine how far you can go per gallon. You could have a tank that only holds a pint and in the end your math to get the miles per gallon works out to be the same. Change your tank out for a smaller one or a larger one and keep your riding habits the exact same and I bet your miles per gallon remain the same.
Once again though, this is quite hilarious! Like someone mentioned this is almost as good as a thread on oil!!!
(12-04-2013, 04:52 AM)Deanohh_imp Wrote: That reminds me of when I was on the way back from Sturgis on my old hog. It had quite a good crusing range because I had made the gas tank myself out of a fender from a '41 Buick. It was somewhere around Billings when it started to sputter so I threw the petcock into reserve and the sediment in the bottom of the tank was sucked out and stuck the needle valve so that the carb overflowed and caught fire and burned up the wires, leaving me and the old lady stranded. Luckily, I carried a roll of wire and some butt splices. Borrowed some pliers from the fire department and rewired the basics there on the side of the road so that it would run, but I had no lights. My old lady, who had been struck by lightning the night before while riding all night, was still a little shakey and didn't want to ride the rest of the way, went into town and caught a plane back to Seattle, leaving me to fend for myself. So I fired up that ol pan head, which I had modified to run 4 valve and 2 spark plug heads, and ran it nonstop wide open all the way to Seattle and actually made it to the airport ahead of her plane in time to give her a ride the rest of the way home.
What kind of gas mileage did you get?! Before and after the re-wire!