adding a fuel guage

[micpec]

I get around 240/245kms before reserve and can stretch with 25-30kms extra untill empty.

Is your carb jetting set correct or maybe too rich?

[royster81]

Forgot to say I'm all stock as far as jetting/filter/air box goes and a cut system with ART can.

[manicguitarist]

I don't think it runs too rich...the bike runs *really* well. Never stutters or anything. No smell of unburnt fuel out the back. Very occasional (i.e. maybe twice per tank full) pop & bang though on the over run when I've been pushing *really* hard. The bike has done 3000miles this year so far and not skipped a beat. Aside from new tyres and fuel it hasn't needed anything. Ok - I've done stuff to it, but it hasn't **needed* anything.

I plan on doing an oil & filter change at 6000miles - but aside from that, just keep feeding her petrol & tyres.

Maybe I'm too eager with the throttle - after 17yrs on an R1...the 400's power delivery doesn't worry me...

This bike **REALLY* rocks.

[manicguitarist]

^^ Edit to the above - just remembered that the bike *did* need some work on it aside from fuel & tyres - I had a fork seal replaced a couple of weeks ago. Oh yeah, and new brake pads....

[JZH]

If I really wanted a fuel gauge on my NC29/30/35, what I would do is find another small Honda model from the same '90s era that had a fuel gauge (sorry, don't know of any!), buy a complete tank, buy a fuel gauge, and hope the NC29/30/35 tank could be modified to fit the sender (they install from the bottom) and there was some place to put the gauge. The parts are simple. Getting them to fit somewhere they were not intended to be (and look OEM) is the trick.

Ciao,

[Neosophist]

If I really wanted a fuel gauge on my NC29/30/35, what I would do is find another small Honda model from the same '90s era that had a fuel gauge (sorry, don't know of any!), buy a complete tank, buy a fuel gauge, and hope the NC29/30/35 tank could be modified to fit the sender (they install from the bottom) and there was some place to put the gauge. The parts are simple. Getting them to fit somewhere they were not intended to be (and look OEM) is the trick.

Ciao,

fuel sender on my honda helix fits in from the top of the tank, but the arms quite long and the tank is square.

probably better to get a modern unit thats smaller and get a dial you can calibrate if you want accurate results.

but as others have said, its not really worth it for a 10 litres or so tank with a couple of litres reserve, just ride it till it hits reserve and change over and get some fuel, if you do this a few times and zero your trip meter when you fill up you will soon get to know rougly how far your bike can go before it needs to be refulled.

[royster81]

its not really worth it for a 10 litres or so tank with a couple of litres reserve, just ride it till it hits reserve and change over and get some fuel, if you do this a few times and zero your trip meter when you fill up you will soon get to know rougly how far your bike can go before it needs to be refulled.

I think he's hit the nail on the head. A lot of work for something modern looking that has the potential to not work 100% where as once you get used to resetting the trip and going off it your grand.