Well, I just had to throw on my reserve at about 330 Kms (2006 GSF).  Its been cold here though so Ive been spending gas warming it up,hehe.

Im running 87 octane and it seems to run fine.  I do notice in the manuel it states differant octane requirements but I think it depends where in the world you are as there are differant qualities of gas.  It mentions here in Canada that we can sue 87 and thats what Im gonna use.

On my 93' I'll usually hit reserve right around 150 and not push it much past 180-190.
(thats getting 52 or so MPG)
-ash

Quote from: Chuck on December 12, 2006, 07:46:14 AM

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

I'm from Cali, but the bike originally was from Chicago. I'm using 87 right now without any problems, so I'll just stick with that until something comes up.

Well that's weird then.  A GS definitely never needs 91 octane.

Quote from: Chuck on December 12, 2006, 03:00:26 PM
Well that's weird then.  A GS definitely never needs 91 octane.

Well, unless you've modified the crap out of your little GS's air cooled engine in ways that people should only dream of. 

Smart Ass Punk. You do know WHY "they" call you people Yanks don't ya?

It's because it's so damn cold up North, all you Yanks can do is sit inside near the heat and "yank on it".   

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAget it??

 Well sort of, when it gets  below 0' F you've got do do something to keep the blood flowing. 

Errr "Yanks" actually is a term referring to Americans not Canadians.  Now, if you had said "Canuck" that IS a term referring to both one of our under funded hockey teams and to those that live in the great nation of Canada.

Alot of the US actually has the same weather that we do.  Not sure why alot of Americans think we live in igloos.  I guess thats just someone letting their ignorance show. 

Bul.........?? WTF are you talking about??

Are you on CANUCK CRACK?

Not that this has a damn thing to do with anything BUT..........down here in the Bananna Republic
of South Louisiana, we don't have alligators in the backyard either (but they are some miles away).

I was talkin' to the transplanted Yank over in Florida. Down here anyone that lives in Shreveport, LA
is a yankee. Where I come from anyone that lived in Memphis was a Yankee. Of course this was all in
good fun just to show how REALLY SOUTHERN we WERE (where we resided). Oh, and two more things.
f%$k YOU.                  Love, Wilson

On my 02 GS I get 220-240 miles in the summer and about 200-220 miles in the winter untill I hit reserve and it takes 4 gal to fill if I hit a station shortly thereafter or can go another 50 miles looking for one.  Have a 5.3 gal tank.

I get a very consistant 60 mpg average summers in all kinds of riding and that drops off to about 55-60 mpg winters.   All on 87 octane. 

Bike is stock, why screw up something that works.

Exactly. Precisely. With respect, Wilson

You need to get out more.  Talk like an adult not a street punk.

I ran my bike to empty once by mistake.  It's an unmodified K2 and I got just over 400km out of it before it coughed, spit, choked and died.  That was when I learned the hard way what the PRI setting is for.  It was also during a long trip where most of my riding was conservative highway.  I usually fill at around 250km now just to be on the safe side.

Haha, yeah i guess that is what PRI is for.

Luckily I had a friend about 15 minutes away with a gas can.  There was a huge black cloud moving toward me at a high rate of speed  .  I since found out that if you have a CAA Plus membership they will bring out gas for a motorcycle and not just a car.