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il67bp Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 173	Gas gauge for the savage? 10/27/08 at 20:40:26 i ran out of gas today on the highway. i know it was a dumb thing to not pay attention to my gas levels but id like a gas gauge anyway. is there any on sale or one that anyone has? i saw one guy had drilled two holes in the tank and connected a tube to see the gas.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28380 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #1 - 10/27/08 at 20:58:53 None that I know of....
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Chopped Senior Member Offline Hurts Like hell when you shoot yourself! Posts: 499 Stafford, VA Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #2 - 10/27/08 at 21:02:00 I remember seeing that... I need to find that thread so I can make the mod to mine!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28380 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #3 - 10/27/08 at 21:17:25 What if you just take a "Y" off the petc0ck and loop a clear line up into gas cap... saves drilling the tank. Fugly!...I ain't gonna' do it, but it might work... Make a pretty one and I'll want one too... Good luck.
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Educatedredneck Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Posts: 458 Hampstead, Maryland Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #4 - 10/27/08 at 21:29:12 What happened to the old method of just filling up the tank after 100 miles of riding??
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Re: Gas gauge for the savage?
Reply #5 - 10/27/08 at 21:48:16

As often as these bikes need gas, how is it possible to not know its time for gas? Flashing brake lights, tachs, gas gauges, sheeshaMoondo, its just the simnplest little thing out there with a Big Fat piston in it. If theres someone behind me, I watch them close, if they act like they dont see me I weave & hit brakes & make the light flash a few times at odd intervals. I ride the heck out of it & change gears when it sounds like I should, almost 20,ooo miles & no pieces poking out yet. I look in the tank before I leave the house if I cant tremember the mileage at last fillup. Its a rude, crude Fun machine, why Complicate things? Spend that frilly $$$ On hop up stuff & Get Down!

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troglobil Junior Member Offline '08 S40 Posts: 86 Winder, GA	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #6 - 10/28/08 at 08:18:15 I zipped tied a plastic tube to the cables on handle bar risers. Keep a grease pencil in it and write mileage on brake fluid resevoir at each fill-up. some where between 100 and 120 miles later get gas.
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sjaskow - FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 364 Frozen Tundra of MN Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #7 - 10/28/08 at 10:14:15 I use a white or green crayon to write the miles on the speedo face. Works kind of like a trip odometer that way.
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #8 - 10/28/08 at 16:41:48 There used to be manual trip counters back in the day, when cars were equipped sparsly. You could glue them to your dash board. I tried to find one of those, but no avail.
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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #9 - 10/28/08 at 21:30:11 I've found the easiest way is to fill up every time the odometer passes the next 100 mile increment..I start looking at xx90 miles which , with the 20 miles the reserve holds, usually gives me plenty of time.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28380 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #10 - 10/28/08 at 21:44:44 ralfyguy wrote on 10/28/08 at 16:41:48: There used to be manual trip counters back in the day, when cars were equipped sparsly. You could glue them to your dash board. I tried to find one of those, but no avail. A lot of us just use a small luggage lock...mines zip-tied to the right mirror mount.
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vtail Senior Member Offline life's short, ride fast Posts: 408 Portland,OR Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #11 - 10/29/08 at 10:40:44 when the Sigma tripcomputer ($25 with lots of other functions) gets to 90 miles I start looking for a gas station.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 5821 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #12 - 10/29/08 at 18:12:12 3 digit luggage combo lock at the dollar store...cheap and it works... no ty wrap needed lock it to your cable of choice...in 11000 miles never hit combo
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12639 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #13 - 10/30/08 at 03:08:09 I'm lucky as my daily trips are fairly short -- I just fill up every Saturday.
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Chopped Senior Member Offline Hurts Like hell when you shoot yourself! Posts: 499 Stafford, VA Gender:	Re: Gas gauge for the savage? Reply #14 - 10/30/08 at 07:58:43 just run on the "On" position until it starts to cut out and then turn it to "PRI" Until I can find a Gas Station! Worked so far!
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