One European Sportster forum posted that a 2.1 peanut tank could get 132KLM before it ran dry--that's 89 miles.

that's 89 miles...I go farther than that for a beer sometimes and no there wasn't a gas station.

In the end I think I have to apply 1970s procedures in riding Spinner. I make a list of gas stations and the times they are open, carry a lot of singles and quarters and ride accordingly. And in so doing I out-distance every Electra Glide I know...

I'm at the magic point with Spinner's engine. Broke-in enough for stellar performance and tight enough so that a complete rebuild is miles away. I just turned over 7,400 miles. At 50 miles a per spin, that's quite a lot for a local scooter. The service writer told me I out-distance most Electra-Glides.

(Edit: At this rate I will log more than 7k to 8K miles during the five month riding season we usually get, and that includes the late start we got here for cold and wet weather. I should supercede 15K overall on Spinner by autumn. The service writer states that the average Electra-Glide runs up 3K to 4K per season. During that same period, that touring bike will break 8K overall, at best. Yikes! Increase your mileage--buy a smaller bike, it worked for me.)

In fact, my wrench is watching tire wear!

I'm not thrilled with the slim choices for fuel tanks, but it might become moot. I'm destroying the stock shocks, I'm pushing the tires to death, and I hate the crappy cheap spoked wheels the bike came with. I told the wrench that if the tire goes he should change-out the wheel, as well. I think the winter build will change-out the shocks just in case Spinner takes on The Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge...

Oh, she might, but this morning I got up and yesterday's gym muscles were screaming! Sturgis? Oy, I'll be lucky to make the west side of Madison today! If there wasn't free coffee at the dealership I might not go south today, either...

As most of you know, I have a love/hate relationship with Spinner's fuel tank. I love the look of the old school Sportster peanut tank, I just hate the mileage. Topping off the tank with a fuel cuff is the only way to play it safe right now. I know, I know, I'm not the poster-boy for logical thinking...

Anyhoo, last fill I topped off the tank to the spout by accident, no cuff. Perfect fill. No splatters, no over-fill, just fuel right to the gunnels. Lucky shot.

I'm home mid-day now, I rode right after going to the gym and then down to the shop without topping off. Beautiful morning, so I hit the slab and just putted. At 45 miles, I just didn't want to be bothered with getting off, so I passed up an off-ramp. The next one was a bit of a ways off, so I decided to circle there. I figured if I could get back to Hwy 151 I'd decide on a plan then.

Now my record before the warning light is 57.3, so I was a bit surprised when I passed 57 miles--and the 151 turn off--with no light. So, now it's a game! I kept on the slab. The next off-ramp was a big sweeper to old Hwy 30, so I decided that would be the place to exit. However, I still was going strong, no pops or wheezes when I hit Stoughton Road. I could re-join Hwy 151 going through town, so I turned there.

I did all of the tricks. I stayed in the tallest gear I could, I gauged stoplights and stayed moving. I granny-shifted out onto the highway, always poiting towards my home gas station.

I got to 60.7 when the light flipped on! A new record!

However, I was still a ways out from the station. I knew that I had pushed a head-wind on the slab, with many miles over 70 MPH. While you cannot drain an EFI tank, even if I could that's only 85 miles per tank, at best. You sure don't want to ever go beyond 70 miles unless you're wearing comfortable shoes for pushing a dead bike. But have no fear, I floated into the station at 66.3 miles. Both the longest trip to a warning light, and longest span without a fill.

Oh yes, I had a blast, and that's all that counts. Kind of makes Black Betty feel like a Gold Wing!