Reserve range

[MVent03]

I really don't see how these people are getting 65+mpg. When I first got my bike, I rode it like a grandma for the first 500 miles and the best I ever saw was about 55mpg. And that was pretty much all flat highway.

[mister]

My latest refill works out to 60 mpg.

All depends on how you ride, the roads your ride on, wind conditions, tires, accelerations from stops and so on. PLUS, the brand of fuel in some cases.

Michael

[KnuckleBallz]

I must be doing something wrong....I usually have to switch over by 140 

[Phil B]

My latest refill works out to 60 mpg.

All depends on how you ride, the roads your ride on, wind conditions, tires, accelerations from stops and so on. PLUS, the brand of fuel in some cases.

Michael

I dunno about that. Mine has been pretty solidly 56, even when I'm doing ultra-conservative long freeway riding.
Is there an "imperial gallon vs metric" thing going on here?

[adidasguy]

#5072

Is there an "imperial gallon vs metric" thing going on here?

According to the book for 89-00 tanks:

Capacity including reserve: 17.0 L (4.5/3.7 US/imp gal)
Reserve:  3.5 L (3.7/3.1 US/imp quarts)

So the reserve distance is simple math. If you get 60 mpg, then the max. distance on 3.7 quarts (0.925 gallons)  would be 55.5 miles.

[Phil B]

#5072

Is there an "imperial gallon vs metric" thing going on here?

According to the book for 89-00 tanks:

Capacity including reserve: 17.0 L (4.5/3.7 US/imp gal)
Reserve:  3.5 L (3.7/3.1 US/imp quarts)...

Well, your post answered the original question. But indirectly, it also kinda answered the threadjack question of overall mpg rating
If it takes 4.5 US gallons, to 3.7 "imperial gallons"... then 55 mpg with US gallons, should come out to be

  (55 * 4.5)  /3.7 == hey lookie there, 66 mpg.

So yeah, i'm guessing all the people reporting 66mpg are outside the US sphere of petrol influence.

[adidasguy]

#5073

When highway riding or more long distance riding (rather than lots of start/stop and on/off) I do get 65+ mpg US type gallons.

[Phil B]

#5073

When highway riding or more long distance riding (rather than lots of start/stop and on/off) I do get 65+ mpg US type gallons.

@#$#@$!!!!!!

Okay now I want to know what the heck is wrong with my bike, too

[mister]

When I did my mpg thing I just used 4 liters to a gallon. Which is about half way between US and UK gallons.

I got 24 km per liter.

4 times 24 is 96km per 4 liters. 96km is 60 miles.

In UK terms I got 67.5mpg
In US terms I got 55.5mpg

I'm not losing sleep over whether it's 50 or 60 or 65 US or UK. It's all good enough and close enough to each other for me. 

Michael

[BassWoW]

I get 65+ US MPG on 40 to 75 mph. I'm not bombsquading the highway either. I just keep and easy fun pace not slow granny speed. Its constant ; not many stops.

[Phil B]

Wow
What mods?

[BassWoW]

Completely Stock.  but I use the premium gas.

[iclrag]

Completely Stock.  but I use the premium gas.

I'm willing to bet its the gas, i use Primo to  i figure at 5.3 gallons (i think that was how much my first fill-up took) the extra 10 cents even up to 40 cents is worth it, both because of MPG and how it runs. I always found it worth it to run primo in my bikes (plus some gas stations put engine cleaner in their premium gas)