Low fuel light comes on too soon mod, works.

[andyvh1959]

Thanks. I too have been bothered by a low fuel light coming on way too early. On my BMWs I know I can get 40 miles on the bike when the fuel light comes on steady. I like that on my BMWs I can easily go 200 miles before I even have to consider getting gas. So when I work on my VN1600 this winter I'll also rework the fuel sender to get something close to 30 miles to go when the fuel light finally comes on. I know my 1600 gets about 38mpg on average, so with a 5.5 gallon tank I'll reset the fuel sender so I can go over 180 miles before I know I REALLY have to get fuel.

One of the many things I like about my BMW 1200 is it makes 110hp, and still gets 48mpg on a regular basis. If I cruise steady on the highway it can exceed 50 mpg. But then, it has lots of electronic engine controls to achieve that along with a 12.0:1 compression ratio to squeeze out a lot of power and efficiency. The VN1600 compression ratio is much lower at 9:1.