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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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When do you hit reserve?
192 miles for me 48mpg
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Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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I hit reserve at 230 miles depending on how hard I ride.
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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wow not bad 57.5
what kind of riding do you thrive on?
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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Not many twisties here so it's mainly open roads.
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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wow not bad 57.5
and do you fill your tank to the top? are your roads rough like alabama's?
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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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.
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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fill it to the neck
yeah i sit on mine and give it just a little breathing room..not much though
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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I don't know if this is the reason that I get better mileage but I use synthetic oil.
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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synthetic
i just turned five thousand and am going to try the rotella syth. on my next change. cant wait
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ninjette.org member
Name: bogdan
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki Z750 Posts: 244
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I do not understand....it is more than 300 km. How big is your tank?
Or you don't mean city riding ?
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Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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Name: Craig
Location: Silicon Valley, CA USA
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That is where I typically flip to reserve as well for my combo around town/freeway riding.
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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4.8 gallons
4 gallons main, .8 reserve for america pre gen anyways
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ninjette.org member
Name: bogdan
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
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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.
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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no good with the conversions lol
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Google is your friend.
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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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. |
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ninjette.org member
Name: bogdan
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki Z750 Posts: 244
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Yes, I though so... until Google calculate me a 45 MPG. Then Alex explained to me that this about Imperial gallons.
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ATGATT Squid Killer
Name: Chad
Location: So. Cal
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): '06 CBR600 Posts: 189
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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?
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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.
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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. |
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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wow
thats bad mileage there i was figuring mine would be at the lower end
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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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
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Name: Michael
Location: Southern NM
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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.
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Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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^^^^^^^^^^^ Now that is some excelent mileage.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Name: Michael
Location: Southern NM
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Thanks!
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ninjette.org member
Name: bogdan
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
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389 kilometers / 241.71 miles , entirely open road.
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ninjette.org member
Name: Brandon
Location: Mobile, AL
Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Ninja EX250R Posts: 156
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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.
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Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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The 15T helped my mileage out quite a bit.
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
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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
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Location: SF Bay Area
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I saw zero difference in mpg going from the 14-tooth to a 15-tooth on our pre-gen ninjette.
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Name: Rick
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The takeoff from a dead stop is a little bit slower but realy not very noticeable.
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ninjette.org member
Name: Brandon
Location: Mobile, AL
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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.
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ninjette.org member
Name: Jerry
Location: California
Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2007 EX250 Posts: 178
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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. |
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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I got 178 on my last tank 44.5 mpg
thats still better than my 351w in my f-150 lol
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Name: Chris
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220 to 235 ish mixed local/highway driving staying under 75mph with stock sprockets.
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ninjette.org member
Name: Yancy
Location: Redmond
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 225
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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...
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North Alabama Mtn. ryder
Name: Nate
Location: Alabama
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537
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i got 244 (61 mpg) out of my last tank i hadnt seen 200 untill now
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ninjette.org member
Name: Bob
Location: Park Ridge, IL
Join Date: Jul 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Posts: 74
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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? |
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ninjette.org member
Name: Yancy
Location: Redmond
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Or am I wrong? |
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ninjette.org member
Name: Bob
Location: Park Ridge, IL
Join Date: Jul 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Posts: 74
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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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