How much milage on a fuel tank
#6
Pretty crappy mpg isn't it? That's less than 50 mpg. Those big bmw adventure bikes get 50mpg. Heck, there are cars that get 50 mpg. Our little quarter liter engines should be able to do better. Oh well, lots of smiles per mile.
#7
On my D-Tracker, I get 66-68 mpg in town. Best I got once was 71 mpg. I´ve been riding around 110-115 miles before I have to make a gas stop and still have some left.
I´ve been logging it since I got the bike from the dealer last February. It´s a quick and easy way to know if there´s something wrong going on.
I´ve been logging it since I got the bike from the dealer last February. It´s a quick and easy way to know if there´s something wrong going on.
Last edited by Malves; 04-12-2011 at 04:05 PM.
#8
On a 1.9 gallon tank, reserve is set at 1.4 gallons. Meaning there is 0.5 left for reserve.
So 88 miles on 1.4 gallons comes out to 62 mpg.
When completely stock, I was hitting 70 mpg.
#9
I read 80 miles to reserve and then 30 more until dry, worse case from above. So 110/2 is 55.
Remember that our odos are 10% off too. = 49.5
Why not 100 mpg? Even a solid 60 is **** poor. Just the way it is I guess, I get 15 in my pickup.
The KLR650 guys claim to be well into the 50s as well.
Remember that our odos are 10% off too. = 49.5
Why not 100 mpg? Even a solid 60 is **** poor. Just the way it is I guess, I get 15 in my pickup.
The KLR650 guys claim to be well into the 50s as well.
Last edited by Highbeam; 04-12-2011 at 05:19 PM.
#10
I read 80 miles to reserve and then 30 more until dry, worse case from above. So 110/2 is 55.
Remember that our odos are 10% off too. = 49.5
Why not 100 mpg? Even a solid 60 is **** poor. Just the way it is I guess, I get 15 in my pickup.
The KLR650 guys claim to be well into the 50s as well.
Remember that our odos are 10% off too. = 49.5
Why not 100 mpg? Even a solid 60 is **** poor. Just the way it is I guess, I get 15 in my pickup.
The KLR650 guys claim to be well into the 50s as well.
In terms of technology, our bikes are still stuck in 1981. They have crude inefficient carbs on very basic engines. If our bikes had computer controlled fuel injection, variable valve and cam timing, computer controlled engine diagnostics, etc. We could probably get a lot more mileage out of them, but our bikes would cost $12,000.