Fuel tank/size problem? Help!

[ARtraveler]

This is what I do.
I stick the nozzle all the way in and pump the fuel till it stops. That's normally about 3 gallons.
I then pull the nozzle almost all the way out of the tank. I fill it till I see fuel coming out of the air holes on the top of the filler tube.
I then look in the tank. if it's about a 1/2" to an 1" from the top I'm good. otherwise I keep filling it. I stop each time the fuel starts to come out the top holes.
As far as 189 miles, I don't think so. I normally get about 23 miles per gallon. I try to fill it each 100 miles

Can't verify 189 but went 184. It took 5.8 gallons to top it back off. I did not run out of gas. Not brave enough to do further testing. :roflblack:

 

[PistonBlown]

Ahhh now you know the reason why I have panniers, the only way I can get around the rural New Zealand at night is having them packed like this:


There was some bits of the TT2000 route last year where I had to do 400km between petrol stations.

This may be useful for you as well, its a map done by Skinny of the 24 hour garages in NZ:
http://www.thinman.co.nz/24-hour-petrol-stations/

The fill-up issue is a pain but as others have mentioned you can fit quite a bit more in, it just takes some patience and a slightly different approach while filling up to get that last bit in.

I've not done the Australian mod because I'm not brave enough - the idea of drilling near fuel vapours is too nerve racking for me

Also just to mention I've never got fuel figures near to our American friends. I suspect that's just because our sort of riding is so different as it's constant changes of speed, sharp cornering and hills. I also don't ride in a 'fuel efficient' manner;-)