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Scott from FL, now in Maine
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« on: October 26, 2014, 10:13:50 AM » |
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Okay this may sound crazy or maybe it's just me. I bought my second Valk a year ago and the tank always seemed larger to me than the first tank. I finally got around to checking in to it and I find on line my model GL1500CD shows the same fuel quantity as the Interstate model? Seeing this I partially lifted the tank and i find there is a fuel probe in the tank!!! Now I want to know if it is possible to buy an after market gauge to go with this.  Anyone have info on this?? Thanks friends. |
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gordonv
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2014, 10:48:05 AM » |
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http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,63829.msg622303.html#msg622303larue posted this almost half way down. bought a moteseen fuel guage, its a minuture exact match to the OEM tech and speedo and its plug and play I've only heard of the CF model with the IS tank, so I feel someone else swapped the tanks.
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Scott from FL, now in Maine
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2014, 11:09:49 AM » |
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Thanks for the info on the gauge, I will check it out. As for the tank everywhere I check on the web tells me the same thing. That the deluxe model I have comes with the larger tank. Either way i am very happy to find the larger tank.  |
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2014, 11:40:29 AM » |
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Thanks for the info on the gauge, I will check it out. As for the tank everywhere I check on the web tells me the same thing. That the deluxe model I have comes with the larger tank. Either way i am very happy to find the larger tank. I have a '01 CD model. It has the 5.3 gallon tank. I think you got lucky that someone put an I/S tank on it. They go for pretty big $. |
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2014, 02:13:37 PM » |
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Autometer sells a fuel gauge. Its a 2 1/6" gauge....a bit larger than motsons gauge and matches the valk's gauges perfect.
I just bought a couple online from Summit Racing.
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John Schmidt
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a/k/a Stuffy. '99 I/S Valk Roadsmith Trike
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2014, 04:18:31 PM » |
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Hey Scott, where you been old friend? Re. the tank, if it has the sender mounted on the bottom of the tank then it's an I/S unit. As for there being a "deluxe" model, no....not really. I've had an Autometer gas gauge on mine for about ten years with nary a problem. When you set it up regardless of which one you buy, make sure the bike is upright or you'll get an erroneous reading(or erogenous, depending on how big a kick you get out of it).  |
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Tailgate Tommy
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« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2014, 01:53:57 PM » |
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Thanks for the info on the gauge, I will check it out. As for the tank everywhere I check on the web tells me the same thing. That the deluxe model I have comes with the larger tank. Either way i am very happy to find the larger tank. I have a '01 CD model. It has the 5.3 gallon tank. I think you got lucky that someone put an I/S tank on it. They go for pretty big $. I agree, my 2003 GL1500CD that I purchased new only has the 5.3 tank -darn it! |
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Scott from FL, now in Maine
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2014, 02:41:43 PM » |
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Guess I just got lucky!! LOL Thanks for the info, I'll check out Autometer next, Motosen is expensive and hard to get a hold of! I am still hanging in there John, but life keeps me very busy!! Glad to see your still here and kicking!  |
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2014, 05:47:29 PM » |
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Guess I just got lucky!! LOL Thanks for the info, I'll check out Autometer next, Motosen is expensive and hard to get a hold of! I am still hanging in there John, but life keeps me very busy!! Glad to see your still here and kicking! Oh yeah, just not kicking quite as high these days but still on the green side of the turf. |
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