Hi Guys, Ive just taken delivery of my 2017,burgandy 1700 Thunderbird and have to say it's by far the nicest bike I've owned! I do have a couple of questions for Thunderbird owners, firstly I've just filled up with fuel and done almost 3 miles but it's still not showing on the fuel gauge secondly what kind of range would I expect to get from a full tank? (would be handy to know if the fuel gauge is buggered!)
Hi Willy, good choice. The fuel gauge does take a bit of time to register, especially I suspect if it's been left empty for a bit. Give it a few more miles and see if it kicks into life before you go routing around for a problem. In terms of distance on a tank it really depends on the type and style of riding but I would expect anything from 150 to 200 miles. Edit: If it doesn't work then fill it do 150 miles then fill again and see how much goes in. That should give you a ball park figure.
Thanks for the warm welcome guys... I will do a few more miles on it to see if the fuel gauge comes to lif !
Hi Mate & Welcome to the Forum My recently acquired Sprint ST fuel gauge shows full for ages so have no confidence in it, so I set the trip back to zero each time I fill up, when the trip gets to 110-120 miles I will look to fill up, then note how many litres, take that off what the tank holds overall & you should have a pretty good idea of overall tank range.
Welcome in Willie T HV is correct it does take a while this is what Triumph themselves say in the manual - "After refuelling, the fuel gauge and range to empty information will be updated only while riding the motorcycle. Depending on the riding style, updating could take up to five minutes" Great choice of bike and looks real nice and short Tors already fitted, along with the heated grips
Hi and welcome. I've had a couple of these brilliant bikes but just found the clutch lever really heavy when in traffic or commuting. Enjoy...
If I'm honest David I found the clutch quite heavy too, I'm hoping that it will be a case of getting used to it but we will see, aside from that I'm loving the bike
Thanks to everyone for the welcome... I'm already starting to think about what bits to add to the bike! I'm definitely interested in a set of panniers so if anyone has any recommendations it would be good to hear
Willie T Welcome to the family. Great intro and what a stunning steed. Great picture thanks for sharing. My Bonnie 900 is the same on the fuel gauge. You ride for miles then all of a sudden you look and its quarter the way down. Regards & Ride Safe Joe.
Thanks Joe... I'm not too worried about the fuel gauge, I'm sure I'll work out the range.. I've honestly never owned a bike with so much torque! Open her up and it Takes my breath away! Long may it continue.. Thanks again to everyone for such a warm welcome