January 22nd, 2012, 08:11 PM | #1 |
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How many miles do you normally go per tank?
I'm going about 180 miles before I'm at 10% fuel left.
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January 22nd, 2012, 08:18 PM | #2 |
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January 24th, 2012, 09:46 AM | #3 |
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Is this inclusing your reserve of .8 gallon or just the 4 gallon main tank? I regularly run through my entire tank since having spent so much money re-doing my original one from years of abuse.
I don't do gas mileage either as I'm not a spendthrift, poor or Scottish. However you have tweaked my interest and I would like to know. Problem; I have no guages on my motorcycles. What do you get per gallon in city, on highway and half and half? |
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January 24th, 2012, 11:20 AM | #4 | |
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January 24th, 2012, 11:32 AM | #5 |
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I can go 200 miles easily on a tank. And it seems like I was one of the lucky few who managed to get a bike with a properly working fuel gauge. Each quarter mark on my gauge pretty much equates to 1 gallon of gas. And when I'm right at the bottom mark on the gauge, it takes just under 4 gallons to fill it.
EDIT: This is about 80% city 20% highway riding. Not sure how it is for everyone else, but for me, my mileage drops on the interstate. I rode my bike from Lafayette to Houston which is about 250 miles. And I had to fill up at about 170 miles. And it took 4.5 gallons to fill.
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January 24th, 2012, 02:45 PM | #6 | |
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January 24th, 2012, 03:03 PM | #7 |
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It was just the other day when I really wanted to keep tabs on what my bike's health. Although it does feel like the mpg's do go down on the highway.
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January 24th, 2012, 03:36 PM | #8 |
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I am my honest mechanic. I don't track city v highway, just bulk averages. I use a simple iphone app for all vehicle maintaince.
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January 28th, 2012, 09:35 AM | #9 |
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I'm 60 so I live in a do it yourself world, literally not figuratively. But I do get your point and no harm no foul brother. I made a decision long ago to stay true to myself as I was at that time. No cells, cables, still no EFI even, and my son is provided with all you know of I'm sure. I hack shite out on his computer and hack is what I am as well. Peace out man.
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January 29th, 2012, 04:01 PM | #10 |
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I haven't gone very deep into a tankfill so far as I have been testing fuel economy modifications as I install them . However , when my bike was unmodified it got between 65-72 mpg so I could have easily gone 280 miles on a tank ( 70 mpg X 4 gallons= 280 ) . With my current mods I'm over 76 mpg so I could easily go 300 miles. I hope to get over 400 miles on a tank.
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January 29th, 2012, 04:10 PM | #11 |
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I am currently hitting 59 mpg. Just went 278 on my last tank with a little gas left. I am calculating my MPG using the amount of fuel I usually fill up to.
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January 29th, 2012, 04:55 PM | #12 |
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How the balls are you guys getting these high mpgs? I cruise at 4k and shift at 6k. I'm getting 52 to the gallon.
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January 29th, 2012, 05:25 PM | #13 |
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190 a tank but she is moded i check the air and needed some ill be back to see what i got w/the correct psi
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January 29th, 2012, 06:11 PM | #14 |
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I fill up 3.5 gallons (needle starts getting below the 1st mark and close to empty)...150 miles only. Then again, I ride at 10k RPM or above. And being 210lbs doesn't help either.
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January 29th, 2012, 08:16 PM | #15 |
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Yeah I'm kind of the same way. I do quite a bit of freeway driving so i'll be up at 12k RPM. Plus I think when I installed my Area P exhaust and got it jetted it really killed my mpg. But I don't know, maybe I need an oil change. I'm waiting till I hit 3500mi until I change to synthetic. Only at ~3300
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January 29th, 2012, 08:20 PM | #16 | |
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January 29th, 2012, 08:50 PM | #17 |
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For the freeway riders, do you guys ride fully tucked?
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January 29th, 2012, 08:58 PM | #18 |
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January 29th, 2012, 09:10 PM | #19 |
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January 29th, 2012, 09:36 PM | #20 |
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I get 225 @ 70-80 highway
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January 29th, 2012, 09:59 PM | #21 |
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January 29th, 2012, 10:04 PM | #22 |
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I put about 5000 miles a year on that bike, I never get less than 200 per tank. Highway or city, always about that much.
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January 29th, 2012, 10:15 PM | #24 |
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133 -____- I fill up at 100
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January 30th, 2012, 07:43 AM | #25 |
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jeremy....my fuel indicator, on emppty, has near a gallon left.
Just yesterday, a 60 mile ride indicated half gone when I had 3++ gallons left. 200, 225 iswhen I usually fill and I'm never much more than 4 gallons. Riding faster than 80,,,,say 90, 90+ for a long distance pushes it down into low 40mpg. mY lowest mileage was 140 to empty buy I was going over 90 all the way. I run 15-41 sprocks and that actually shaves a few mpg off. Stock gear..you can count on at least 250 per tank in my experience |
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February 4th, 2012, 10:28 PM | #26 |
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I'm getting pretty close to that 400 mile tank range; I got a 104 mpg tankfill today ( 194.1 miles / 1.86 us gal. = 104.35 mpg. So in theory I should be able to go over 400 miles pretty easily with the pre-gen's 4.8 gal. tank.
Akima, that's 125.2 mpg UK |
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February 4th, 2012, 11:11 PM | #27 |
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February 5th, 2012, 08:04 AM | #28 |
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I fill up around 200 miles and usually pump about 4.1 gallons. Most of my riding is around town and on the highway less than 70 mph.
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February 27th, 2013, 06:57 PM | #29 |
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I didn't get the mileage on this tank because my Koso reset midway but this is the most I've ever put in my tank at once.
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February 27th, 2013, 07:32 PM | #30 |
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Did 300.1 mpg on 4 gallons on the last tank, 283 miles on 3.8 gallons the previous tank. Stock bike except for 15/42 gearing and cruise at 70 mph on the highway.
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March 1st, 2013, 01:35 PM | #31 |
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Im 5'10" 205lbs
Carbs are shimmed and snorkle is removed, slip on exhaust. Before I shimmed the carbs I was averaging 65 mpg, now I am lucky to be at 50 mpg....WTF 70% highway, 30% city. Half tuck when 70+ mph |
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March 1st, 2013, 01:41 PM | #32 |
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i use to get like 220 per almost 4 gallon fill up but my chain and sprockets are starting to go and when i road it real hard a few weeks ago i got 198 miles with a 4.1 gallon fill up. But without riding that hard i usually get 200 with a 3.7 ish fill up
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March 1st, 2013, 03:40 PM | #33 |
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I wring the hell out of my bike; typically I'd get anywhere from 48-52 mpg but I always fill up at around 160 because I'm chicken like that.
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March 1st, 2013, 04:31 PM | #34 |
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Mine is modded but I am small. I always fill up before 220 miles on a tank, and I've yet to run out. I haven't had the balls to push it past that and probably won't ever. lol
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March 1st, 2013, 04:44 PM | #35 |
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I ran my 2011 250 dry at 177 miles back in October last year. That equated to 36.7 MPG. Oops. It was a fun ride though
I usually fill up the 300 before each Sunday ride with anywhere from 150-200 miles on the previous tank. I'm pretty certain it could get 230-250 miles per tank easily. |
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March 1st, 2013, 08:48 PM | #36 |
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What is the name of it, I have been wondering about one of those for a while now.
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March 1st, 2013, 10:41 PM | #37 |
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Depends what settings my efi is on. On eco mode, I can pull 68 mpg easily. On rich mode, I can get 57 or so. With a gutsy right hand, I can get that down to 50 easily.
I also have no reserve, so I don't like to push the mileage too far. I just fill up every 200-220 miles and call it a day. So I guess in short, I get 220 miles to a tank. |
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March 2nd, 2013, 04:27 AM | #38 | |
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Haven't rode the thing too much yet since I got it in November but I suppose I'll get used to looking at 3/4 as a full tank lol. |
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March 2nd, 2013, 08:11 AM | #39 |
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I can normally go 200 miles before having to switch to reserve and look for a gas station.
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March 18th, 2013, 02:25 PM | #40 |
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