Im just wondering how far I should expect to go on a tank of gas without going into the reserve.

Thx

i generally fill @ about 240km in the city to 260km on the hwy gone as far as 280km before hitting the reserve

I get about 100 city miles, but then again I don't top off and I've rejetted+aftermarket exhaust.

Have a stock 04 E with just over 6000km (3720 miles) on the clock & i get around 340km (211 miles) before i hit reserve.

I just got mine, only checked it once
168 miles before reserve.

On a full tank I can go about 170 miles until I start getting nervous, and from what I've read that is high.

Is there some possibility that while in "on" or whatever the normal setting is that it is really drawing from the main and reserve? Thanks.

Don't forget we all have different gas tanks.  Pre/post 2001, and CA/non-CA means there are four different fuel capacities, right?

2001+ non-CA 5.3 gal
2001+ CA 4.9 gal?
pre-2001 non-CA 4.5 gal??
pre-2001 CA ??

On my 49-state 2001 I go about 240 miles on the street before switching to reserve.  About 160 miles on the track.

I have an '89, and I get 200 miles on it before I look for gas.  I have no reserve on my bike however.

My '05 goes about 220 to reserve.   I generally refuel by 200, so I don't hit reserve a whole lot.

For those in parts of the world other than the USA remember to bear in mind that a US gallon is slightly more than an Imperial gallon.
1 US Gallon = 0.833 Imperial gallon.

I got around 160 miles before I felt the need to refill.  Around 175 or so when I need to switch to reserve.

2001, not rejeted yet, I get between 165 and 180 before I gotta switch it...

I have a Y2K Model and I believe it holds approx. 4.5 Gallons. When I get 180 miles from fillup, I start freaking and looking for petrol. It will go further though. I run on reserve all the time as I have had fuel starvation probs (on run) since it was a little baby. I bought it new in the crate. Hope this helps. Wilson

2005 GS500F

350km doing highway

300km around town.

Wow. What am I doing wrong? I  only get 141 miles per tank on my GS500 2001. DAMN! That sucks. But then I only drive less than 10 mi per day mostly in 2nd and 3rd gear. Is something wrong with that? Also, what is the BEST gas to get? Should I use the 87 grade unleaded and from what company? It seems she runs badly on premium BP gas. She does okay with Citgo. Any suggestions?

Dude.........I believe my instruction manual says plain-ass 87 octane pretty much only. The only way I'd use premium is if I was in Mexico and that was all that was available. Brugh..........
If you are riding around town in 2nd and 3rd all day, then you'll get nowhere NEARLY the good gas mileage you should be getting. Just my thoughts on the subject.......and that holds true with ANY vehicle. Also...........idling through "wake zones" in a boat will EAT GAS. Hope this helps, Wilson
Night Night

Hm, I don't have the Suzuki manual but Clymer says to give it 87 Octane. Under the seat, though, there's a label that says to feed it 91 octane. Is the label wrong? The bike is a 1995 49-state.

Filled her up yesterday at 327 km and got almost 14 l in without too much wiggling. A little bit more than 14 l with the usuall voodoo. I guess that was pretty close call.

Quote from: pingpong on December 11, 2006, 10:10:59 PM
Hm, I don't have the Suzuki manual but Clymer says to give it 87 Octane. Under the seat, though, there's a label that says to feed it 91 octane. Is the label wrong? The bike is a 1995 49-state.

What country are you in?  Europe and Australia use RON, USA & Canada use (R+M)/2.  So 87 in US is the same as 91 in other places.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating

  Average of 200 US miles, the lowest I've ever hit res. was about 170 miles, and the highest was about 230 miles. It all depends on how spirited your riding.

Oh, I too have noticed BP's gas formulas to run poorly in the GS, my favorite place to fill up is Chevron, after many years I've become a believer of "Techron" , and they put in all their grades.