Gas mileage?

[John Bates]

I got 47.5 and 47.9 on my first two calculations.

24,500 miles and no mods on this bike.

[scratch]

Maintain a steady throttle position, don't gas it when going uphill, get up to speed before you get to the hill. Go slow enough to maintain a steady throttle (not always the best idea, but I find that the people who go around me trip the light for me so when I get there I just cruise on through...).

[gazingwa]

Commuting and around town playing, I just got about 75 mpg and it was cold on many of those trips.

I have not modded the bike, but I don't know what the original owner did.

96 with 5600 miles

[John Bates]

Interesting:

I averaged the figures that Cal reported here =about 49 mpg.

and

averaged eleven calculations reported by individuals on this forum = about 51 mpg.

Pretty close aren't they?

[number1]

i will have to do the calculations when i get another tank full. but the question that i have is that i have an 04 gs500 and i was wondering what octane i should run in ive been running 89 in it but tonight i forgot and but 87 in it is that going to hurt it. if so which octane should i use.

[John Bates]

......... which octane should i use.

My Suzuki owners manual says 87 octane.

[number1]

so does it matter or should i start running 87 instead of 89

[weaselnoze]

87

[number1]

ok so ill start running 87 octane thanks for the help

[callmelenny]

I got 55 with 87 (that cost 1.99) on my 98 on 5/5