I wish you had made the fuel tank 2 gallons larger, and added a fuel gauge.
I wish you offered vastly taller windscreen options.
What are YOUR wishes?
I wish you offered vastly taller windscreen options.
What are YOUR wishes?
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Engine temperature is available in the menu. But you can also hide certain ones you don’t want so check if yours was hidden this way. I have date, engine temp, instant MPG & volts hidden, so it makes switching thru ones you do want easier. I do wish it had ambient temp. I have that on my GSA and love having it (I ride year round, so it is very useful).Like others have said, more range. My low fuel warning comes on consistently at 110 miles.
A way to make the stock fish tail exhaust a little louder without going custom and cutting and welding.
A more comfortable seat. I have the "comfort" seat and my butt doesn't care for it for more than 40 minutes.
A kickstand that isn't a reach to pop up. It's a reach for me at 5'10 and for my sweetie who is short it's out of her reach.
A gauge that swaps the date for the temperature or something more useful. I have never been on a motorcycle and thought "Gee, I wish my speedo would tell me the date!". Where as engine or air temperature would be more useful.
I've never checked, but I've always assumed that you leave someplace between a quarter and a half gallon out if you fill up with the bike on its stand. That could easily account for 20 miles. I've also never really paid attention to miles between tanks or mileage in general other than what the display shows. The lean of the bike on its stand is pretty steep. Has anybody checked to see how much more you can get in the tank if you fill the bike up when it's completely vertical? I've been too lazy to straddle the bike and keep it upright while filling so far.Engine temperature is available in the menu. But you can also hide certain ones you don’t want so check if yours was hidden this way. I have date, engine temp, instant MPG & volts hidden, so it makes switching thru ones you do want easier. I do wish it had ambient temp. I have that on my GSA and love having it (I ride year round, so it is very useful).
I’ve not had my low fuel come on any earlier than ~130 miles & I almost exclusively ride back roads. 110 would suggest about 34MPG, which I wouldn’t expect unless it was a sidecar rig. Last weekend I did highway coming back from a day trip and was surprised I was still getting about 50MPG on the display when I got home as I refueled just before getting on the highway. I’m usually around 40-45 on the display depending on how heavy my throttle hand is, but measured at fuel fill ups have been about 42MPG overall. If I mostly did highway at 50MPG suggested on the display, I might not expect the low fuel light till 160 miles.
That could do it. I straddle all my bikes when refueling to maximize fuel going in and to have consistent tracking across tanks. I also keep track of every tank on each bike in Fuelly, so I’ve got ~10 years of good data on mileage. Thus far, the R18’s displayed average tracks pretty closely to the measured at fill up mileage.I've never checked, but I've always assumed that you leave someplace between a quarter and a half gallon out if you fill up with the bike on its stand. That could easily account for 20 miles. I've also never really paid attention to miles between tanks or mileage in general other than what the display shows. The lean of the bike on its stand is pretty steep. Has anybody checked to see how much more you can get in the tank if you fill the bike up when it's completely vertical? I've been too lazy to straddle the bike and keep it upright while filling so far.
Where is the engine temperature? How I get there? ThanksEngine temperature is available in the menu. But you can also hide certain ones you don’t want so check if yours was hidden this way. I have date, engine temp, instant MPG & volts hidden, so it makes switching thru ones you do want easier. I do wish it had ambient temp. I have that on my GSA and love having it (I ride year round, so it is very useful).
I’ve not had my low fuel come on any earlier than ~130 miles & I almost exclusively ride back roads. 110 would suggest about 34MPG, which I wouldn’t expect unless it was a sidecar rig. Last weekend I did highway coming back from a day trip and was surprised I was still getting about 50MPG on the display when I got home as I refueled just before getting on the highway. I’m usually around 40-45 on the display depending on how heavy my throttle hand is, but measured at fuel fill ups have been about 42MPG overall. If I mostly did highway at 50MPG suggested on the display, I might not expect the low fuel light till 160 miles.
I still do it on my GSA which is a 9 gallon tank! It can do 300 miles between refills, but honestly if a bike can do 100-150 miles per tank, I’m fine with it as that aligns with a good time to take a break anyway."I straddle all my bikes when refueling to maximize fuel going in and to have consistent tracking across tanks."
Never really did this with my Road Glide as it has a bigger tank (6 gal) and a fuel gauge (gasp!) and it was heavy. I just started doing this on my Classic and you're pretty spot on. About 1/2 gallon however.... keep a keen eye out as it fills the neck really fast.
The FE doesn't have engine temp, Luis. Just a light if things get too hot. It's the source of considerable annoyance.Where is the engine temperature? How I get there? Thanks
Now you made me double check. Both my PDF manual and the printed manual that came with the bike show the engine temperature as an option. I had assumed it was disabled on mine & since I'd didn't care about seeing it, didn't explore further, only disabling other things I didn't want.The FE doesn't have engine temp, Luis. Just a light if things get too hot. It's the source of considerable annoyance.
I wish....hmmmmm...I wish that the headlamp was lower and longer and that the speedometer was integrated into it. I wish that there was a way to change to GP shifting. I wish that there was a simple way to stop the various flashing lights on my dash.
I had my R18 out on Saturday, and sure enough the low fuel light came on right at 110 miles. It's almost crazy how consistent it is. It wasn't convenient to stop, so I went another 25 miles before filling up and it took 3.5 gallons. That works out to 38.5 mpg, which is pretty close to the 39 mpg average my dash shows. Now I've only got 10 or 12 tanks through it so it may get better over time. Maybe mine burns more fuel because of my Bren tune. Of all my bikes, I ride the R18 the easiest. It's not a big deal, just notable.Engine temperature is available in the menu. But you can also hide certain ones you don’t want so check if yours was hidden this way. I have date, engine temp, instant MPG & volts hidden, so it makes switching thru ones you do want easier. I do wish it had ambient temp. I have that on my GSA and love having it (I ride year round, so it is very useful).
I’ve not had my low fuel come on any earlier than ~130 miles & I almost exclusively ride back roads. 110 would suggest about 34MPG, which I wouldn’t expect unless it was a sidecar rig. Last weekend I did highway coming back from a day trip and was surprised I was still getting about 50MPG on the display when I got home as I refueled just before getting on the highway. I’m usually around 40-45 on the display depending on how heavy my throttle hand is, but measured at fuel fill ups have been about 42MPG overall. If I mostly did highway at 50MPG suggested on the display, I might not expect the low fuel light till 160 miles.
As tommymck pointed out above, if you are filling on the side stand, you could get an extra 1/2 gallon by straddling the bike when filling. Even at 38.5 MPG, that'd give roughly an extra 19 miles range.I had my R18 out on Saturday, and sure enough the low fuel light came on right at 110 miles. It's almost crazy how consistent it is. It wasn't convenient to stop, so I went another 25 miles before filling up and it took 3.5 gallons. That works out to 38.5 mpg, which is pretty close to the 39 mpg average my dash shows. Now I've only got 10 or 12 tanks through it so it may get better over time. Maybe mine burns more fuel because of my Bren tune. Of all my bikes, I ride the R18 the easiest. It's not a big deal, just notable.
Now you made me double check. Both my PDF manual and the printed manual that came with the bike show the engine temperature as an option. I had assumed it was disabled on mine & since I'd didn't care about seeing it, didn't explore further, only disabling other things I didn't want.
I just went down to the garage & started the bike up and went thru the display settings to see if it was disabled. While I can see the instant MPG, date & volts are hidden, there isn't an option for engine temperature contradicting what both the printed and PDF manual says. Additionally, it seems I can't change the temp unit (C or F) either (which is also in the manual), likely since the temp display isn't available.
So both the manual & I were wrong in saying engine temperature is available to display.
Thanks Todka, sadly I was 99% sure our R18 doesn't have itThe FE doesn't have engine temp, Luis. Just a light if things get too hot. It's the source of considerable annoyance.
I wish....hmmmmm...I wish that the headlamp was lower and longer and that the speedometer was integrated into it. I wish that there was a way to change to GP shifting. I wish that there was a simple way to stop the various flashing lights on my dash.
Alright Krate, we can all wish for the moon, man. Doesn't mean it's happening. Heck, it's human nature to want to push the boundaries of what's possible. To go into uncharted waters. To seek that which has eluded countless intrepid engineers. I get it. But a fuel gauge is crazy-talk! Such a thing has never been done! Never! Fuel goes in, the engine runs, that's all we know!Fuel Gauge ?