share your fuel efficiency findings - create a fuel efficiency matrix

[ducati_nolan]

I have an 01 with Uni filter, 40 pilots 145 mains (I think  ) stock header with big glasspack can (from a yz426)

In the city, (usually beatting on it) 57mpg
70-80mph indicated on the freeway 57mpg
when everything was stock 55mpg

Just so you guys know, I checked my speedo with a GPS and it reads about 10% faster than the GPS so we're all probally seeing slightly optimistic readings.

[Boris]

I've got a '94 totally standard, probably with a dirty air filter. I've only used one tank full, commuting in rain and frost.
I got 105 miles for about 8.5 litres which I think works out at about 56mpg (uk)

[GSRider]

When my 2000 GS was still relatively stock - shimmed needles, -1 on the front sprocket, I was normally getting 47 mpg - that is an even mix of city, highway, and severe flogging.

When I am just flogging the piss out of her, I drop to about 40 mpg.
Best I ever got was 67.3 mpg. That was highway, a constant 90km/h for HOURS on end.

I'll report findings when the weather gets better with the new configuration I have.

[Wrecent_Wryder]

43

[WREX]

question on this - are you guys running stock size front tires or any different sizes like (like 80 series for example)?  stock size tires will give the speedo about a 10% increase in speed from actual, effecting total distance covered, effecting the fuel econ. calculation.  Only a bit, but still good to understand when comparing.

thx

[nightrider]

I have a 2004F, mostly city riding, stop and go. I haven't been tallying it but it seems I average from 43-53 mpg, although this is just an estimate. Also I have about 2-3 minutes warmup and revving with each cold start in this season, so that's worth a couple miles per gallon easily. 

Someone mentioned in a thread awhile back that 1) 87 octane is the highest octane GS's can utilize, and 2) ethanol additive is unusable by our engines. Anyone care to elaborate... is it just my imagination or does it run a little better with plus gas, and I haven't noticed any ill effects from the ethanol?

[krypto35]

I have a 2004F, mostly city riding, stop and go. I haven't been tallying it but it seems I average from 43-53 mpg, although this is just an estimate. Also I have about 2-3 minutes warmup and revving with each cold start in this season, so that's worth a couple miles per gallon easily. 

Someone mentioned in a thread awhile back that 1) 87 octane is the highest octane GS's can utilize, and 2) ethanol additive is unusable by our engines. Anyone care to elaborate... is it just my imagination or does it run a little better with plus gas, and I haven't noticed any ill effects from the ethanol?

lets start a whole new post for this one!  Also an interesting topic

[domas]

Model year :2001
K&N drop in no restrictor, Jets - 17.5/60/132.5, Aftermarket exhaust ( full system but not so sporty), 2 needle clips up from stock. Riding is city only, stop and go, quick rushes to 60mph, lane splitting etc. I get almost constant 45 MPG.

Same riding,  K&N drop in WITH restrictor, with jets - 17.5/60/115 (yes, european emission controls castrated bike to 115, poor thing was suffering), and stock needle position i was getting 49 MPG.

[nArKeD]

I got 44MPG on the last fill up.  '01, K&N, V&H, Rejet.  Mix of city and highway biased towards city.  Almost all trips are under 20 miles.