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kman.45
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
Posts: 65
Location: Knoxville Tennessee USA
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 Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:11 am Post subject: stupid fuel tank question |
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dumb question I'm sure. Fuel tank capacity is 12.5L (3.3 gallons) with 2.5L reserve? 12.5L is total capacity correct, not 15L? Sure seems that way as my first ride yesterday saw reserve at 193Km, total of 225Km, put in 3.15 gallons..yikes.
45 mpg seems kind of sad, guess being on the gas all day makes the ol' single use up the fuel.. |
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DAVID THOMPSON
Joined: 23 Nov 2003
Posts: 1118
Location: Parkersburg, West Virginia usa .You know the PARTS have been SHIPPED when the MAIL MAN knocks
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:27 am Post subject: gas |
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the sad truth is most bikes get crappy mileage
my saxon tour is about 48 to 52mpg in us gallons(28-34hp)
my rt125 60 to 70 (14hp) with 16x52gearing.... stock is 16x49
my old 63 bmw r50 s 55to60 but wind it up and let it roar(80mph)
all day and look at 45mpg (36hp)  (3.36 rearend gears)
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dgunther
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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Location: Marietta, GA
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:37 am Post subject: |
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I find that I usually get about 100-105 miles of commute riding before I have to switch to reserve. At that point, it will hold between 2.5 and 2.6 gallons. That comes out to 42MPG - my BMW R1100RT gets better than that, but my VFR gets about the same. Of course, both those bikes are fuel injected with complex engine management systems.
It seems that the stop and go city riding is worse than just arsing about on the twisties. Yesterday, I got about 40 miles into a tank, pulled in to top off and it only held .8 gallons (I was expecting to be at LEAST half empty the way I'd been riding) - so that comes out to 50MPG. |
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Sourcer
Joined: 01 May 2006
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Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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