YESTERDAY IT WAS SUNNY AND 70 DEGREES SO IT WAS RIDE TIME HERE IN NOTHWEST ARKANSAS. ME AND MY BROTHER MADE THE USUAL BUFFALO NATIONAL FOREST UP TO HARRISON BACK THRU EUREKA SPRINGS RIDE AND ALL WAS GREAT. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS FOR A CHANGE WHEN WE STOPPED TO GET GAS MY BIKE READ 101 ON THE ODOMETER AND THE FUEL TANK FILLED AT EXACTLY 2 GALLONS. I SMILED AND MY BROTHER SHOOK HIS HEAD AS HE KEPT ON FILLING HIS SUZUKI M109 FOR 2 MORE GALLONS. AROUND TOWN I USUALLY GET ABOUT 38 BUT HAD NO CLUE IT COULD SQUEEZE 50 OUT OF IT. IS THIS NORMAL FOR THIS BIKE? LANCE
Lance, I have seen a few folks whom get 50 regularly. Riding style and how the bike is equipped can effect the fuel economy quite a bit.
PS, all caps is considered shouting.. :lol:
My highway gas millage experience has been 55-60 MPH is about 45- 50 miles per gallon but when you put the RPM's above 5000 your gas miles goes way down 35 to 40 miles per gallon.
OHHH!!!! that must be why.... my RPMs are usually above 5k. lol I average 33 city, 38 hwy (with a tail wind). I did get over 40mpg with gear and wife loaded on a slow hill country ride.
Sunny and 70 8) ? It snowed here again today before turning to a dreary mid-40 degree rain...Virtually April and the best ride so far was last Wednesday when it hit 48 degrees. I have weather envy...
I get 50mpg pretty regularly; I think leaving the factory lean jetting alone helps in the mileage.
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He's just covering for those of us who are hearing impaired on this site!!!
Some of the most fun riding I do is on back, usually rough, ranch roads here in the Hill Country. Average speeds on these roads is probably 40-45 mph. Even with the Cobra pipes, DD jets, and K&N Filter, I get 50 mpg on these rides. :-)
When I get up on the highway, it drops to mid 40's. Once against a killer headwind, I got only 38.
I average between 45 and 50 regularly, even when I ride aggresively. I think the bright red color on the 96 lets the bike go faster without using as much gas!
Thanks for all the info everyone. .... Lance
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He's just covering for those of us who are hearing impaired on this site!!!
WHAT??? :P :shock: :P
Curtis
Lemmessee now... been tracking me bike's mileage on a spreadsheet for the last 1000 miles (in lieu of a social life) and...
I am averaging 41.1 mpg. Low was 33.9 mpg towards the end of December and the high was 47.9 recorded last June. The high figure came after a 90 minute jaunt in the ever-shrinking rural areas north of Atlanta. My typical ride is a 22 miles round trip commute which has been about 25% highway riding at 70 mph and 75% suburban backroads at 40-45 mph. Most gas stations around here have recently switched over to E10, and I have noticed about a 1-2 mpg dip in mileage since then.
I TOOK A RIDE YESTERDAY .BACK ROADS CURVY & SOMEWHAT HILLY .I WAS IN NO HURRY SO I WAS RUNNING 60-70 MPH. BIKE IS STOCK WITH BAFFLES REMOVED I GOT 54.7MPG.
Due to these I decided to check mine again. Got 30mpg on this last tank. :sad:
On highway, between 70-80mph, ~37-40. Avg. 85mph and headwind~27. City~36. Not near as good as the '82 got.
Brad Badgett
1996 VF750C
Quote from: DG on April 02, 2008, 09:14:30 AM
Due to these I decided to check mine again. Got 30mpg on this last tank. :sad:
Not good at all..............I get better than that with more weight and twice the displacment. Hope you're able to diagnose the problem. :? :(
Curtis
Quote from: marty9 on April 02, 2008, 08:06:46 AM
I TOOK A RIDE YESTERDAY .BACK ROADS CURVY & SOMEWHAT HILLY .I WAS IN NO HURRY SO I WAS RUNNING 60-70 MPH. BIKE IS STOCK WITH BAFFLES REMOVED I GOT 54.7MPG.
What Gen and size?
My bike is a 1999 750 I was in no hurry . Most of the time i was running about 65. I would let it climb to 70 or so down the hills. When i got back to dequeen I had traveled 64 miles. I put in 1.17 gal. this mileage.I don't think will be the norm because I don't usually baby my bike like this. I was very easy on the throttleI will take a normal ride with some friends & report back.
Thanks everyone for all the input. I guess my bike is running about average with everyone else's. 50mpg when drove easy. ...Lance
Man,
Based on the number y'all are posting my mileage stinks in the mid 30's Maybe I need some carb work? Or should I back away from 6000 rpm :lol:
Took a great ride sat. Left dequeen about 12:30 rode 71 north to mena rode over the mountain,back down to hwy 4 & back to DeQueen. My son was home from collage he rides a 600 cbr.We rode 158 miles we wasn't racing but we wasn't babying ether.I got 55.36 mpg. We had a wonderful ride.