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marine5317 Full Member Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 181 Lecanto,FL Gender:	$4.95 gas gauge 08/07/09 at 10:53:42 Got this at Walmat for $4.95. No zeros but I just use the next digit. I refuel at 120 milels just before I hit reserve. Ride Safe Marine5317
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JohnBoy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 825 Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #1 - 08/07/09 at 11:15:29 Much Thanks here! And I love your easy access mounting approach. JB
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Duane Senior Member Offline Creatively Maladjusted Posts: 335 Terra Plane Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #2 - 08/07/09 at 11:25:52 I've got that same bike chain on my bicycle. I went with one of the $15 bicycle computers on my motorbike though. It has a trip with a reset, spedometer, & a bunch of stuff I don't use. It works great for keeping track of my 100 miles from tank to tank though.
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Gary On A Savage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Only 15 mins riding could save you $$$ in Dr bills Posts: 941 Fresno, California Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #3 - 08/07/09 at 13:12:05 Looks cool... although I would forget to turn it every mile. I'll stick to the bike computer.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #4 - 08/07/09 at 13:18:15 LOL!.... almost lost my drink up my nose!....
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #5 - 08/07/09 at 14:27:48 Now I know why I went with the bike computer!!! You'd wear out a lot of thumbs on your gloves with Gary's method.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #6 - 08/08/09 at 08:15:14 Wheres the "E",, where's the "F"? I thot gauges measured volumes. This looks a lot like a trip meter to me. Man, you playin me? Huh? You PLAYIN me Booooy? gonna GITCHYEWW
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Stimpy - FSO Serious Thumper Offline SuzukisSavage Int'l Division Posts: 1203 Germany - formerly SD, SoCal Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #7 - 08/10/09 at 13:15:07 brilliant, need one of those
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Spiff Full Member 2005 No Login Offline Your favorite band sucks! Posts: 127 In the Spiff Bunker Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #8 - 08/10/09 at 13:52:02 I'm very impressed ... by the fact that you keep your bike in your house!
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serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #9 - 08/10/09 at 13:58:04 I'll say it again. A gadget for me is unnecessary. 2.6 gallon tank of which the .6 is reserve. 50+ mpg times 2 gallons = 100+ miles. Fill up every time the speedometer reads xxx50 and you don't have to have another gadget.
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Re: $4.95 gas gauge
Reply #10 - 08/10/09 at 14:33:29

serenity3743 wrote on 08/10/09 at 13:58:04:

I'll say it again. A gadget for me is unnecessary. 2.6 gallon tank of which the .6 is reserve. 50+ mpg times 2 gallons = 100+ miles. Fill up every time the speedometer reads xxx50 and you don't have to have another gadget.

So, out there in the boondocks you find a gas station (with gas) within a few clicks of xxx50 every time? Huh

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serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #11 - 08/11/09 at 05:10:39 Of course I don't always get to fill up right on the 50. It's just my trigger to know it's time to fill up. I do nearly always fill up within + or - 3 miles of xxx50. I have never run out of gas, and I seldom hit reserve. If I do, I've still got 25-30 miles to find a "fillin' station" as my dad used to call it.
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Duane Senior Member Offline Creatively Maladjusted Posts: 335 Terra Plane Gender:	Re: $4.95 gas gauge Reply #12 - 08/11/09 at 05:18:40 But after that your 50 would be off Unless you just like to stop at the gas station all the time. Wish we had a common easy tank swap. I've seen a few on here but all require a good deal of fabrication.
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Re: $4.95 gas gauge
Reply #13 - 08/11/09 at 05:33:02

Duane wrote on 08/11/09 at 05:18:40:

But after that your 50 would be off Huh

Unless you just like to stop at the gas station all the time. Wish we had a common easy tank swap. I've seen a few on here but all require a good deal of fabrication. Sad

I get gas when I get to the 00 mark. Sometimes I do have to go a few miles over the 100, but sometimes I stop before I actually get to the 100 mark. Sometimes it takes a little more than two gallons and sometimes it takes a little less. Over all, it evens out, it is just a guideline. Only very rarely do I go to reserve, but by then I am looking hard for gas. Sad

I think we are making this alot harder than it needs to be. Wink

I have two tanks in my truck and the gauge is off on the rear. If I ignore that, I can still get into trouble. A gauge is more of a guide (like 100 miles is for some of us). I can hear you now, "I can't be out of gas, the gauge still shows a little." Sad

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Re: $4.95 gas gauge
Reply #14 - 08/11/09 at 05:34:22

Duane wrote on 08/11/09 at 05:18:40:

But after that your 50 would be off Huh

Unless you just like to stop at the gas station all the time. Wish we had a common easy tank swap. I've seen a few on here but all require a good deal of fabrication. Sad

Okay, so my 50 is a 53 this time. Next time it's likely to be a 50 again. Smiley

I've thought about a larger tank, but on long trips I really welcome the "excuse" to stop every hundred miles or so. Wink

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