I can't believe that you are only getting around 50 miles to a tank. The MoCo website states 42 city 57 hw fuel capacity 2.1 gallons. I would think that with the new mods you would at least get min 40 mpg. When you go to full up when your low fuel light comes on how much are you putting in? Could it be that the reserve light comes on early when you still have maybe 1 gallon in the tank.

I would check to see how much you are filling up when you hit 53 miles. If you have no gas left then you need to talk to the dealer about that.

Anyway I think that the 48 is the nicest sporty that they make.

Way ahead of you. Right now my mechanic Ryan is checking into how a Nightster tank can be made to fit a 48, still utilize 'under mirrors' and get a 'faux' paint job identical to the original 48.

The only difference in the 48's mirrors is the location. They can be easily turned around and become standard mirrors, and in a pinch, that's okay. I would prefer the original look and profile.

Hey, who's leg do I have to hump to get someone to rig posting bigger pictures? There's details on my bike--and no doubt on other people's--where a bigger view would be helpful.

You only have a 2.1 gal tank. If you only get 45 mpg and the light goes on at 53 miles then you have aprox. 35 miles plus .1 of the 2.1 left in the tank and .1 is 4.5 miles if my math is right. The tank isn't that big, so I would think that the most usable arena for this bike is city where there is plenty of fuel all over. Again Hot Bike but not for the long haul.