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Message started by flcruzr on 07/12/08 at 08:59:21

Title: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by flcruzr on 07/12/08 at 08:59:21

Hello, I was just wondering what your personal mileage per tanks were averaging??? I seem to be getting about 110 miles per tank, is this about the same for everyone else???

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by aebooze on 07/12/08 at 10:27:54

i usually get about that before I have to switch to reserve then i just go fill up.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by skrapiron on 07/12/08 at 10:29:12

I go as low as 98 and as high as 140 per tank. It depends on the temps, the quality of the gas, the speed at which I ride and if I'm riding in alot of hills or on relatively flat ground.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by 1st2know on 07/12/08 at 11:26:34

Lately, 120 miles before I reach down for the petc0ck - I've been coasting a lot lately (gas=$4.40 a gallon).

When I'm accelerating from stoplight to stoplight it begins to sputter at 80 miles.

My rides are mostly in town and the "summer mix" gas in Illinois is really crappy. May thru August we have to use gas with an ozone reducing additive - it's more expensinve and inefficient.

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Post by 1st2know on 07/12/08 at 11:37:11

Where does a tank get you these days?

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by dropoutjohn on 07/12/08 at 12:20:28

I stay on "Res" on a dare because i get almost exactly 150 miles per tank. i keep it tuned-up...

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by Jerry Eichenberger on 07/12/08 at 14:14:03

I haven't hit reserve yet. I fill up every 100 miles, as the odo hits an even 100 mile increment. There's a good gas station a mile from my home, so I have no trouble waiting till it hits every 100 miles.

Last fill up was 57.55 mpg.

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Post by barry68v10 on 07/12/08 at 17:22:26

I don't have a reserve anymore. I try to fill up every 115 miles or so, and get about 55-58 mpg with current mods.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by T Mack 1 on 07/12/08 at 18:08:57

110 to hit reserve (like clock work) I'm getting about 48-50 MPG, almost all city driving... varies by depending on the fun factor.

Took an hour and a half ride and got 54 mpg.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by Educatedredneck on 07/12/08 at 20:23:09

Got about 125 miles out of the tank today when I had to switch to reserve. Checked my tank before I left work, looked like I had enough to make it home, got about halfway and had to make the switch on the fly at about 65mph. He He I figured that out real quick. Decided I didn't feel like pushing it home, so I got gas within 2 miles of making the switch. And yes, I remembered to switch it back. When I'm just riding to work, I fill up every 3rd trip, works out to be about 115 miles more or less. I LOVE THIS BIKE!!!! I had one of my best rides today. SWEET!!!!

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Post by Skid Mark on 07/12/08 at 20:59:58

I'm averaging 54mpg (US Gal) doing both Hi-way & City driving.

It realyy doesn't get any better than this. Fun to ride and economical too!!!

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by Jay on 07/12/08 at 23:03:37

I'm averaging 55mpg US. I switch to reserve at about the 90 mile mark, just to drain some of the gas from the "bottom" of the tank. I usually fill up about every 100 miles, so I rarely need to go to reserve.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by BurnPgh on 07/12/08 at 23:09:51

I dont actually know how much I'll get before I hit reserve because I've only had to once. I generally fill up at the 100 mi mark no matter what. The one time I hit reserve I had filled up at the 80 mi mark(ex 10580mi as opposed to 10600) so when it finally started acting funny I didnt even think that i was near reserve. I cursed assuming my clutch was slipping badly all of a sudden. That all started at about the 90 mi mark (didnt think to take note of it) so i geuss 100-110. doin the math I get between 45-55mpg in a hilly area doing lots of 65+ mph runs.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by drums1 on 07/14/08 at 19:45:08

My old '87 gets about 120 per tank. And I run on RES all the time, too. I ran her dry twice now, not paying attention. Both times within 2 blocks of gas station. Also, I'm in Wisconsin, near lake Michigan, and we have the same crappy "summer blend" as in Illinois. I should mention I'm running very lean right now due to stripped mixture screw.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by prsavage on 07/15/08 at 01:10:50

I don't really pay much attention to how far I go on a tank, I just fill up as soon as possible after switching to reserve. Yesterday though I switched to reserve on my way to work and mentally noted the odo reading and ran out of gas on my way home after 48km running on reserve mostly at 80km/h. Lucky I was riding with a coworker and we were less than two blocks to his house.

So 48km is my reserve limit.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by Rogue_Cheddar on 07/15/08 at 10:01:26

I'm averaging around 50 mpg since I rejet to a 152 and 55. Stock used to average around 55 - 57 mpg, but the bike is running so much better now, so I'll take that trade. I switch reserve only when it starts to sputter which is usually around the 100 mile mark.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by sjaskow on 07/15/08 at 11:18:21

I get about 115-120 to the reserve, but I usually get it around 100 miles because it's convenient. Three days of to-and-from work is 102 miles. If I get it in the afternoon, it's 102 miles and in the morning, it's about 100 since it's about a mile to the closest gas station from work. :)

And I'm at about 56 mpg.

Title: Re: What is your mileage per tank?
Post by troglobil on 07/16/08 at 19:34:47

My bike only has 325 miles on it. but so far both fill ups showed that I was getting 70 mpg

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Post by Duane on 07/16/08 at 21:04:20

So far this season has been 55 mpg plus. Just got over 6K on 03 bike.