When do you hit reserve?

nate-bama · June 18th, 2009, 02:22 PM

192 miles for me 48mpg

Snake · June 18th, 2009, 02:29 PM

I hit reserve at 230 miles depending on how hard I ride.

nate-bama · June 18th, 2009, 02:32 PM

what kind of riding do you thrive on?

Snake · June 18th, 2009, 02:33 PM

Not many twisties here so it's mainly open roads.

nate-bama · June 18th, 2009, 02:34 PM

and do you fill your tank to the top? are your roads rough like alabama's?

Snake · June 18th, 2009, 02:37 PM

Oh yea all the way to the neck...especialy if I am heading out on a trip. Set the bike on center stand and fill till it almost overflows.

nate-bama · June 18th, 2009, 02:40 PM

yeah i sit on mine and give it just a little breathing room..not much though

Snake · June 18th, 2009, 02:42 PM

I don't know if this is the reason that I get better mileage but I use synthetic oil.

nate-bama · June 18th, 2009, 02:45 PM

i just turned five thousand and am going to try the rotella syth. on my next change. cant wait

bogdanb · June 18th, 2009, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake

I hit reserve at 230 miles depending on how hard I ride.

I do not understand....it is more than 300 km. How big is your tank?
Or you don't mean city riding ?

Snake · June 18th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bogdanb

I do not understand....it is more than 300 km. How big is your tank?
Or you don't mean city riding ?

My tank is the standard 4.8 gallons and when I hit 230 it is from open road riding. No city stop and go traffic.

2WheelGuy · June 18th, 2009, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake

I hit reserve at 230 miles depending on how hard I ride.

That is where I typically flip to reserve as well for my combo around town/freeway riding.

nate-bama · June 18th, 2009, 03:13 PM

4 gallons main, .8 reserve for america pre gen anyways

bogdanb · June 18th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake

My tank is the standard 4.8 gallons and when I hit 230 it is from open road riding. No city stop and go traffic.

I understand... My last trip was 210 kilometers - 7.10 liters = 3.5 ltr / km
How much it this ? 67 ? I always do make a mistake with Imperial and US gallons.

But when I drive in Sofia in a heavy traffic - I hit the reserve at 250 km.

nate-bama · June 18th, 2009, 03:18 PM

no good with the conversions lol

kkim · June 18th, 2009, 03:19 PM

Google is your friend.

Snake · June 18th, 2009, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bogdanb

I understand... My last trip was 210 kilometers - 7.10 liters = 3.5 ltr / km
How much it this ? 67 ? I always do make a mistake with Imperial and US gallons.

But when I drive in Sofia in a heavy traffic - I hit the reserve at 250 km.

I just looked into my owners manual and 4.8 gallons = 18 literes.
1 mile = 1.6 kilometers

you will have to the rest of the math from there.

bogdanb · June 18th, 2009, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

Google is your friend.

Yes, I though so... until Google calculate me a 45 MPG. Then Alex explained to me that this about Imperial gallons.

ASecretNinja · June 18th, 2009, 04:41 PM

I hit reserve today at 168 miles which is obviously way below everyone else, and what it has been up until now. I thought I filled it up pretty close to the top last time. Could a new exhaust system (perhaps leaking) be responsible for a drastic drop in MPG?

sombo · June 18th, 2009, 05:27 PM

Ok, got your answer for you. 210km = 130miles and if you figure it at 4.8 gallons that's only 27mpg. Here's the site I use for conversions which is an excellent site to use.

And for your 250km part it would be about 38-39mpg.

Metric conversion.

nate-bama · June 18th, 2009, 06:13 PM

thats bad mileage there i was figuring mine would be at the lower end

nate-bama · June 19th, 2009, 06:25 PM

in my laid off boredom ive developed a new goal im shooting to beat our european friends low mileage i ride a 35 mile route daily speed limits about 55 for most of it..what can i say im borerd

Verus Cidere · June 19th, 2009, 11:03 PM

Wow, I new my MPG was good, but never thought it was this good. I've been getting about 65 MPG on every tank for the past few months.

I don't know why or what made it happen, but I hit reserve between 260 and 270 miles! I can easily get over 300 miles on one tank!

Sorry if I sound braggy, I'm just excited that my bike is better than I thought.

Snake · June 20th, 2009, 04:18 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^ Now that is some excelent mileage.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Verus Cidere · June 20th, 2009, 02:18 PM

Thanks!

bogdanb · June 28th, 2009, 09:37 AM

389 kilometers / 241.71 miles , entirely open road.

Obsidian · June 28th, 2009, 11:08 AM

I do mostly high speed interstate riding (80-90mph) and I like to juice the throttle and get in front of the cars at lights.

My city is STUPID for people not looking when they merge so I negate that effect and get in front of everyone. Plus my city is VERY stop and go.

I switch to reserve pre-emptively at 150 miles. I make sure to fill up at 200 mile mark. I normally put it 3.5-4 gallons. I don't really care about the mpgs as they are OBVIOUSLY better than the car i normally drive.

50mpg is good enough for me. I hoping the 15t will up it a little bit though.

Snake · June 28th, 2009, 11:37 AM

The 15T helped my mileage out quite a bit.

nate-bama · June 28th, 2009, 11:48 AM

Hey Snake Ive been wanting to drop my revs a bit..after going to a 15 whats the difference like launching the bike is it much slower? Im a little concerned because im like 220lbs

Alex · June 28th, 2009, 11:50 AM

I saw zero difference in mpg going from the 14-tooth to a 15-tooth on our pre-gen ninjette.

Snake · June 28th, 2009, 11:50 AM

The takeoff from a dead stop is a little bit slower but realy not very noticeable.

Obsidian · June 28th, 2009, 12:03 PM

The most I noticed for the take-off when I changed the sprocket is I have to give it just a bit more gas. She can bog down a bit easier now but it's nothing you shouldn't easily get adjusted to.

Jerry · June 28th, 2009, 12:08 PM

Reserve usually around 220 miles. It's a Cali bike so I fill it to the bottom of the filler neck.

Generally, around 60-63 mpg, by mental calculation...it's 93 miles round trip, I usually put in 3 gallons or less.

nate-bama · June 28th, 2009, 12:13 PM

I got 178 on my last tank 44.5 mpg
thats still better than my 351w in my f-150 lol

sometimesido · June 30th, 2009, 12:45 PM

220 to 235 ish mixed local/highway driving staying under 75mph with stock sprockets.

beowuff · June 30th, 2009, 03:51 PM

I don't hit reserve. I put it away in the evening with a full tank so I'm ready the next time I ride. When I'm out on a trip, I fill up between 150 and 200 miles, just to make sure I don't run out somewhere...

nate-bama · July 3rd, 2009, 08:24 AM

i got 244 (61 mpg) out of my last tank i hadnt seen 200 untill now

bobaab · July 17th, 2009, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beowuff

I don't hit reserve. I put it away in the evening with a full tank so I'm ready the next time I ride. When I'm out on a trip, I fill up between 150 and 200 miles, just to make sure I don't run out somewhere...

You should probably hit reserve every so often. Water has ways of getting in and can start accumulating in the bottom of the tank. I recommend you run with reserve once in a while if you don't normally do so...

I always fill up before I have to hit reserve, but I've gone 240 miles w/o switching. I always get 65mpg every fill, and that is about 65% city and 35% highway driving. My total commute is 50 miles in and out of Chicago and I take the highway in the morning and local roads when I leave.

If you are getting less than 55 mpg, either you are riding around in 10k rpm or maybe there is something wrong with the bike?

beowuff · July 17th, 2009, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobaab

You should probably hit reserve every so often. Water has ways of getting in and can start accumulating in the bottom of the tank. I recommend you run with reserve once in a while if you don't normally do so...

I'm sorry, but that doesn't make any sense to me... They both pull gas from the same tank... It's just that the reserve tube is lower in the tank then the regular tube. Are you suggesting I run the tank out of gas? And even if I did that on reserve, thus stranding myself somewhere, there would still be liquid in the tank. Even the reserve tube doesn't grab ALL the liquid from the tank... The only way to remove all liquid would be to pull the tank off of the bike and drain it...

Or am I wrong?

bobaab · July 17th, 2009, 11:18 AM

What I meant was, with the tank still full, you can switch to reserve to get rid of the small amount of water/other contaminants to pass through. This is to prevent a time when you really need to switch to RES, just to find you're sucking in mad amounts of contaminants.

You are right about the petcock...here's an article explaining what I mean:

http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/How_far..._%22reserve%22

June 18th, 2009, 02:22 PM	#1
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	When do you hit reserve? 192 miles for me 48mpg Last futzed with by nate-bama; June 18th, 2009 at 02:32 PM. Reason: mpg

June 18th, 2009, 02:32 PM	#3
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	wow not bad 57.5 what kind of riding do you thrive on?

June 18th, 2009, 02:34 PM	#5
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	wow not bad 57.5 and do you fill your tank to the top? are your roads rough like alabama's?

June 18th, 2009, 02:40 PM	#7
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	fill it to the neck yeah i sit on mine and give it just a little breathing room..not much though

June 18th, 2009, 02:45 PM	#9
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	synthetic i just turned five thousand and am going to try the rotella syth. on my next change. cant wait __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

June 18th, 2009, 02:29 PM	#2
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	I hit reserve at 230 miles depending on how hard I ride.

June 18th, 2009, 02:33 PM	#4
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Not many twisties here so it's mainly open roads.

June 18th, 2009, 02:37 PM	#6
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Oh yea all the way to the neck...especialy if I am heading out on a trip. Set the bike on center stand and fill till it almost overflows.

June 18th, 2009, 02:42 PM	#8
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	I don't know if this is the reason that I get better mileage but I use synthetic oil.

June 18th, 2009, 03:13 PM	#13
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	4.8 gallons 4 gallons main, .8 reserve for america pre gen anyways __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

June 18th, 2009, 03:18 PM	#15
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	no good with the conversions lol __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

June 18th, 2009, 03:19 PM	#16
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	Google is your friend.

June 18th, 2009, 04:41 PM	#19
ASecretNinja ATGATT Squid Killer Name: Chad Location: So. Cal Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): '06 CBR600 Posts: 189	I hit reserve today at 168 miles which is obviously way below everyone else, and what it has been up until now. I thought I filled it up pretty close to the top last time. Could a new exhaust system (perhaps leaking) be responsible for a drastic drop in MPG?

June 18th, 2009, 05:27 PM	#20
sombo Newb..... on a steeek! :D Name: Mike Location: Windermere, FL Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Harley Davidson XL883L Sportster Superlow Posts: A lot.	Ok, got your answer for you. 210km = 130miles and if you figure it at 4.8 gallons that's only 27mpg. Here's the site I use for conversions which is an excellent site to use. And for your 250km part it would be about 38-39mpg. Metric conversion.

June 18th, 2009, 06:13 PM	#21
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	wow thats bad mileage there i was figuring mine would be at the lower end __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

June 19th, 2009, 06:25 PM	#22
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	new goal in my laid off boredom ive developed a new goal im shooting to beat our european friends low mileage i ride a 35 mile route daily speed limits about 55 for most of it..what can i say im borerd __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

June 19th, 2009, 11:03 PM	#23
Verus Cidere ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Michael Location: Southern NM Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '91 Honda CBR600 F2 Posts: A lot.	Wow, I new my MPG was good, but never thought it was this good. I've been getting about 65 MPG on every tank for the past few months. I don't know why or what made it happen, but I hit reserve between 260 and 270 miles! I can easily get over 300 miles on one tank! Sorry if I sound braggy, I'm just excited that my bike is better than I thought. __________________________________________________ 1991 Honda CBR600 F2, White/Gray, D&D slip-on exhaust, tail integrator, gel grips, Custom undertail.

June 20th, 2009, 04:18 AM	#24
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	^^^^^^^^^^^ Now that is some excelent mileage.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

June 20th, 2009, 02:18 PM	#25
Verus Cidere ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Michael Location: Southern NM Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '91 Honda CBR600 F2 Posts: A lot.	Thanks! __________________________________________________ 1991 Honda CBR600 F2, White/Gray, D&D slip-on exhaust, tail integrator, gel grips, Custom undertail.

June 28th, 2009, 09:37 AM	#26
bogdanb ninjette.org member Name: bogdan Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki Z750 Posts: 244	389 kilometers / 241.71 miles , entirely open road. __________________________________________________ Please, excuse my English, I am a foreigner, we even do not use the same alphabet around here.

June 28th, 2009, 11:08 AM	#27
Obsidian ninjette.org member Name: Brandon Location: Mobile, AL Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Ninja EX250R Posts: 156	I do mostly high speed interstate riding (80-90mph) and I like to juice the throttle and get in front of the cars at lights. My city is STUPID for people not looking when they merge so I negate that effect and get in front of everyone. Plus my city is VERY stop and go. I switch to reserve pre-emptively at 150 miles. I make sure to fill up at 200 mile mark. I normally put it 3.5-4 gallons. I don't really care about the mpgs as they are OBVIOUSLY better than the car i normally drive. 50mpg is good enough for me. I hoping the 15t will up it a little bit though. __________________________________________________

June 28th, 2009, 11:37 AM	#28
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	The 15T helped my mileage out quite a bit.

June 28th, 2009, 11:48 AM	#29
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	Hey Snake Ive been wanting to drop my revs a bit..after going to a 15 whats the difference like launching the bike is it much slower? Im a little concerned because im like 220lbs __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

June 28th, 2009, 11:50 AM	#30
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I saw zero difference in mpg going from the 14-tooth to a 15-tooth on our pre-gen ninjette. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

June 28th, 2009, 12:03 PM	#32
Obsidian ninjette.org member Name: Brandon Location: Mobile, AL Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Ninja EX250R Posts: 156	The most I noticed for the take-off when I changed the sprocket is I have to give it just a bit more gas. She can bog down a bit easier now but it's nothing you shouldn't easily get adjusted to. __________________________________________________

June 28th, 2009, 12:08 PM	#33
Jerry ninjette.org member Name: Jerry Location: California Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2007 EX250 Posts: 178	Reserve usually around 220 miles. It's a Cali bike so I fill it to the bottom of the filler neck. Generally, around 60-63 mpg, by mental calculation...it's 93 miles round trip, I usually put in 3 gallons or less.

June 28th, 2009, 12:13 PM	#34
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	I got 178 on my last tank 44.5 mpg thats still better than my 351w in my f-150 lol __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

June 30th, 2009, 12:45 PM	#35
sometimesido ninjette.org sage Name: Chris Location: Norcross, GA Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 250R Posts: 772 Blog Entries: 14	220 to 235 ish mixed local/highway driving staying under 75mph with stock sprockets. __________________________________________________ my flickr™

June 30th, 2009, 03:51 PM	#36
beowuff ninjette.org member Name: Yancy Location: Redmond Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 225	I don't hit reserve. I put it away in the evening with a full tank so I'm ready the next time I ride. When I'm out on a trip, I fill up between 150 and 200 miles, just to make sure I don't run out somewhere...

July 3rd, 2009, 08:24 AM	#37
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	i got 244 (61 mpg) out of my last tank i hadnt seen 200 untill now __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

July 17th, 2009, 11:18 AM	#40
bobaab ninjette.org member Name: Bob Location: Park Ridge, IL Join Date: Jul 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Posts: 74	What I meant was, with the tank still full, you can switch to reserve to get rid of the small amount of water/other contaminants to pass through. This is to prevent a time when you really need to switch to RES, just to find you're sucking in mad amounts of contaminants. You are right about the petcock...here's an article explaining what I mean: http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/How_far..._%22reserve%22

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