Do you carry spare fuel in your cage??
I have found that the gauge in my Spyder (2014 RT-L), is as accurate as any fuel gauge that I've ever seen in a vehicle.
The only time I've ever had a reserve tank was on my first two motorcycles that didn't have fuel gauges. If you have a fuel gauge and an idea of how far you can go between fillups, you shouldn't need a reserve tank.
2013 STL SE5 BLACK CURRANT
SpyderPop's: LED bumpskid
SmoothSpyder: dualmode back rest
T r * * LED:foam grip covers, Tricrings, FenderZ,
brake light strips, wide vue mirrors
Rivico SOMA modulation brake leds
sawblade mowhalk fender accents
minispyder dash toy
Lid lox
KradelLock
Pakitrack
GENSSI ELITE LED H4 headlights
FLO (Frunk Lid Organizer)
BRP fog lights, trailer hitch & 622 trailer (with its own list: Spyderpops Lighted Rear Bumpskid, LineX protection on sides, led trim lighting amber front& red rear, stand& tongue handle)THX Cruzr Joe!
(pics in album)
SENA 20S EVO
Hi all just got 1 question... Like a motorcycle dose the spyder have a reserve gas tank?? I liked have a reserve tank for that extra piece of mind!
The "reserve" on older bikes wasn't a separate tank, the petcock had two feeds going to the carburetor, the On setting was designed so that when the level got to a certain level it was below the filter screen and would not feed to the carb. The reserve setting chose a feed that allowed fuel to flow until the tank was empty. Fuel injected bikes have a different fuel system and no longer have a reserve setting.
Clifford Fargason
2013 Spyder RTL
2007 Royal Star Venture
...... Fuel injected bikes have a different fuel system and no longer have a reserve setting.
And fuel injection systems REALLY don't like being run dry (ie. until the tank is empty) so it's best to look for fuel fairly soon after that low fuel warning light comes on!!
I thought it was a fair question. That is why I came on the site, to find an answer to that exact question!
It was; and it still is . Glad you found the answer you were after, even if it wasn't necessarily the answer you wanted to to hear!
But please, be aware that before your post, the latest post in this thread was made back in Dec 2015 So you probably shouldn't expect all of the links &/or products suggested to still be around &/or in exactly the same form, & some of those posting earlier are no longer ryding &/or with us...
Last edited by Peter Aawen; Today at 03:47 AM.
Reason: 5 :-/
All motorcycles have a “reserve”. In the old days you turned the fuel petcock down for normal riding and up to switch to reserve.
For most new bikes the light comes on and warns you that you’re low. It’s then that you are on “reserve”. I’ve let it go to where I don’t have any miles left of gas but have gone another 20 miles and had a half gallon left. I don’t do it often as it can burn up the fuel pump.
Susie - 2021 F3 Limited
2018 RT-Limited with 19890 miles
'13 Spyder ST-L with 21k miles
'04 GL1800 with 91k miles
'97 GL1500 with 87k miles
'95 GL1500 with 102k miles
'89 GL1500 with 96k miles
'83 GL1100 with 117k miles
'81 Honda Silverwing with 36k miles
'79 Kaw 400LTD with 26k miles
GWRRA - 40yrs - Life Member
AMA - 42 yrs
Just remember, if common sense is so common, why do few people have it?
Though we have the warning light I do miss having to manually change to reserve.
For me for some reason a fuel light coming on just produces anxiety while turning the tap onto reserve when the engine stutters has a sense of reassurance.
Mind you on my RS with the Aux tank fitted I could do 300km+ before the fuel gauge even started to move which meant the main tank became one huge reserve:-)
Though we have the warning light I do miss having to manually change to reserve.
For me for some reason a fuel light coming on just produces anxiety while turning the tap onto reserve when the engine stutters has a sense of reassurance.
Mind you on my RS with the Aux tank fitted I could do 300km+ before the fuel gauge even started to move which meant the main tank became one huge reserve:-)
can am spyder reserve tank???
I liked have a reserve tank for that extra piece of mind!
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by steriltech
Otherwise get 
Good Question
So you probably shouldn't expect all of the links &/or products suggested to still be around &/or in exactly the same form, & some of those posting earlier are no longer ryding &/or with us... 
Love it!!!
