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Message started by dv8savagerider on 08/13/10 at 17:30:40

Title: Another question from a new savage rider
Post by dv8savagerider on 08/13/10 at 17:30:40

Just wondering how many miles people are getting on their tank of gas before having to switch over to reserve? I have been averaging around 100 is that good, bad, average? The bike is an 01 Savage with 3600 miles on it. Thanks for the input.

Title: Re: Another question from a new savage rider
Post by bill67 on 08/13/10 at 17:44:02

I go on reserve about mid 130 miles,I average about 63 miles to the gallon,I'm pretty close to stock and use 100% gasoline

Title: Re: Another question from a new savage rider
Post by ALfromN.H. on 08/13/10 at 18:02:10

I look for a gas station at 100 miles but I don't hit reserve until 120+ miles.

Title: Re: Another question from a new savage rider
Post by BuckHMCC on 08/13/10 at 18:08:56

1996 Savage. Stock except for 1/2 turn more CCW on idle circuit screw (essentially fixed the backfiring). Gets ~50 mpg. Looking for a gas station at 100 miles. My Bandit 1200S gets only about 3 mpg less.

Title: Re: Another question from a new savage rider
Post by Tanker2Biker on 08/13/10 at 18:23:50

Stock '97 & I hit reserve at almost exactly 100 miles, but I'm 6'2"325, so I'm asking a lot of it. ;D

Title: Re: Another question from a new savage rider
Post by alcoa on 08/13/10 at 19:37:37

With a wipe off marker I put my milage on my gas cap, so at about 120 miles I look to get gas. I get 61mpg.

Title: Re: Another question from a new savage rider
Post by Routy on 08/14/10 at 06:00:55

The general rule is 50mpg.
I live in 45mpg country, not a flat road here, some perdy steep.
But I did one tank at relatively flatter riding, and forced myself to stay out of heavy throttle range, and got middle 50s. IMO, no one gets 60+ and had any fun doing it ::)

Title: Re: Another question from a new savage rider
Post by bill67 on 08/14/10 at 06:51:25

Routy put that spacer back in and go to richer high speed jet and you will have more power and better MPG.

Title: Re: Another question from a new savage rider
Post by DrunkenDwarf on 08/14/10 at 07:12:39

343F3A3A6061560 wrote:

Routy put that spacer back in and go to richer high speed jet and you will have more power and better MPG.

I tried that. 155 main, full spacer. It didn't cruise well, had a bucking/surging issue at 1/8 to 1/4 throttle.

Putting a half spacer in did cost me some MPG, but it cruises much smoother.

To answer the original question: about 100 miles to reserve
More if it's highway miles, less if it's city miles or short rides.

-D. Dwarf