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Message started by TomG on 08/27/06 at 11:21:03

Title: Gas Milage
Post by TomG on 08/27/06 at 11:21:03

Hello to all: I'm just new to your site & bikeing. just bought a 2000 Savage and would like to know an eazy way to keep track of the fuel left in the tank ? I guess this sounds like a stupid question :What is the estimated milage I should be getting per mile? ;D

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by smokey02 on 08/27/06 at 11:45:28

I get 50mpg commuting on city streets, upwards of 55mpg if I do some freeway or mountain riding. I bought a little luggage lock at the 99¢ store and hooked it on one of the cable ties on the right handlebar. I dial in the last 3 digits of my odometer when I fill-up. Then when I have gone 110-120 miles, I listen for a sputter while riding or slowdown at idle, then switch to reserve, try to get fill-up again in next 20 miles.

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by TomG on 08/27/06 at 11:50:08

Great Idea! I'll give that a try.

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by thumperclone on 08/27/06 at 16:26:42

TomG wrote:

only stupid question is the one not asked...
i find a station every 100 miles or when switching to reserve, have yet to carry a gas can to see how far reserve gets me..

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by TomG on 08/27/06 at 16:45:50

Thanks. I guess if I would have done more reading in the forum I would have seen that I'm not the only one with this problem ??? I did get a few good idea's.

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by divecop on 08/27/06 at 16:57:53

I use a grease pencil and just write my mileage on the lens of the speedo meter...i usually fill up every 100 miles or there abouts...

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by cowboyupdjcarl on 08/28/06 at 20:36:26

New to the site but I have started filling up at the 100 mile mark no matter what!
that is my trip gage
12,300 fill it then I look down and see 12, 375 and I am planning a stop in 25 miles has worked great for me!

If I miss a fill up I do it as sson as possible and get back on track the next time the odo reads the double 00.

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by Island_Biker on 08/29/06 at 08:01:24

My odo is in kilometres so I fill every 150 kms. Like cowboyupdjcarl, if I get off track, I just fill on the next 00 or 50.

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by mickthelimey on 08/29/06 at 09:30:28

You could always open the the gas cap and take a peek,if you cant see the gas because it's dark in there,just light a match and hold it over the opening,a second later you won't care how much gas you have.

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by RadarORiley on 08/29/06 at 10:05:52

I always open the cap, tilt the bike back & forth to see how much is in there, maybe I need a match?

When I first started riding that was the only way to check our gas so it is an old habit, #2 daughter also checks her gas that way, Family Tradition :D

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by PerrydaSavage on 08/29/06 at 15:20:36

My bone-stock LS650 usually runs around 55 mpg ... have gotten a fair bit higher than this on a few Rides where I tend to keep the speed constant (usually between 55-65 kph @ 3rd & 4th gears).

I too use a 3 digit luggage lock to keep track of milage between gas-ups

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by jjn on 09/04/06 at 15:19:23

I don't have a Savage/S40, but don't they have a resetable trip meter/odometer? Just zero it at every fillup.Then you can write down the number of miles since the last fillup, devide by the amount of gas you took to fill it up, and you'll know what your getting in mpg.Then you can easily decide at what mileage you should refill it at.Too bad the tanks are small on these bikes, because from what I've read they get pretty good fuel economy.

jon in Puyallup, Wa. USA

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by 911radioman on 09/04/06 at 15:21:14

jjn wrote:

I don't have a Savage/S40, but don't they have a resetable trip meter/odometer?

No they do not.

Title: Re: Gas Milage
Post by magicfairy on 09/06/06 at 13:07:30

I use the luggage lock method as well. Works a treat. I glued mine on the brake resevoir with epoxy resin (tip, cover up the numbers, or glue might get in and they will never turn)
I have a rejetted (152.5) 2005 Savage and get between 160K and 180 K before hitting reserve when open road riding.
I aim to fill up at around 160K