2014 Deluxe Fuel Tank

[sourdough44_imp]

I’m out riding in Utah, trailered to Salt Lake. The question is my fuel tank, my research shows 4.5-4.6 Gal or so. It seems like something is off. I’ve driven twice, got down to one ‘flashing’ bar on the fuel gauge. With this I then went to the station, 2.88 gallons later it was full to the brim.

We only had one longer leg between stations, carried extra fuel , no biggie.

I’ll look into it more, thought I’d ask here.

[mvk24_imp]

I dont believe the deluxe came in black as it looks in your pic.

Someone else will chime in but to me yours looks like an EX from the front.

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

[Cormanus]

The bike looks like a black 2014 standard to me. The 4 into 1 pipes is a give away. The standard’s tank is 3.9 gallons US compared to 4.6 US gallons for the DLX.

[mvk24_imp]

Yea good catch i didn't even look for the exhaust.

By his gas fill up number it sounds right where I would be with a low fuel light fill up and I have an EX

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

[sourdough44_imp]

Thanks, that would explain most to me. I have the 6 speed gear indicator, and the rear anti-skid looking metal assembly on the wheel. For some reason I was thinking deluxe, with the bugger tank.

Even with my 2.9 gallon & then back full, that seems like a fair bit of fuel to give one bar & flashing on the fuel gauge. Our longest stretch is over, 160+ without fuel, good now. My partner carries 2 gallons also.

[mvk24_imp]

Yes the fuel gauge seems to be less accurate as it gets lower. Think I've seen on here that it seems to have to do with the shape of the tank.

I have been loaded up on the interstate in Maine and my fuel light light was on for like 50 miles before I could find a gas station that was open I could not believe I didn't run out of gas.

I think I went around 175 or 180 miles on that tank and I was fairly loaded up with camping gear.

I hate how when the fuel light comes on it starts counting down "miles remaining" but jumps from like 55 miles left to 40 to dashes, etc. and I have no option to look at anything else on the mileage data.


I rather fill my tank, ride in a straight line until I actually run out (bring spare fuel bottle). And mark that mileage. So that I will always know I can go "xxx" amount of miles give or take to empty and just disregard the fuel light on touring trips.

With some of my older trucks the fuel level senders would start acting up but I always knew I should get about 200 miles to a tank for instance before I need to fill up. So I knew the mileage was more accurate than the fuel gauge.

2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca

[Gone in 60]

I've never actually looked at the fuel gauge on my CB. There's no supplemental warning light when it gets low (at least the '13 doesn't). I just fuel up every 150 miles to keep it safe.

[Cormanus]

On the 2010-13 bikes the last bar starts flashing black/red when you are really low. How many miles/kilometres you then have left depends on how far you’ve travelled when it starts flashing. See http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11741

[Lord Popgun]

That anti-skid thing on the rear wheel is the pulser ring for the speedometer. Your bike does not have anti-lock brakes. Bikes that have ABS have rings on both wheels.

[sourdough44_imp]

Thanks again, normally not an issue in WI.

I did notice today, with one flashing bar, it starts showing distance to out of fuel.