I get anything between 110 - 155 miles before refilling. That's refilling on the centre stand and going approx 10 miles with the refuel light on. I,d say the 155 would be the sort of riding you mention.
also how much fuel are you putting in? The capacity is 18 litres with a 4 litre reserve in that so anything less than 14 litres means the light may be coming on too early.
slparry wrote:also how much fuel are you putting in? The capacity is 18 litres with a 4 litre reserve in that so anything less than 14 litres means the light may be coming on too early.
slparry wrote:31 mpg jeepers somethings not right at all, and unless you have one of the modified tanks you must have been on vapours if you got 18 litres in??
Before various mods my 11S was doing 120 - 150 miles to light on permanently. Within about 20 miles of 'permanent on' the light always illuminates when first started, having been resting on the sidestand. Soon goes out though. TBH it's always seemed to do the best mpg when being ridden briskly and making full use of the rev range (e.g. 47mpg during last year's Southwest shindig at Minehead).
I have no centre stand and find that it's a bugger to fill on the sidestand. Due to the design of the filler neck the last bit takes an age - in fact I've never yet had the patience to brim it. I suspect that there's always a 1 or 2 ltr gap at the top.
Why not keep a log of fuel usage vs mileage in order to work out a mean mpg? There's no need to try to brim it each fill, unless maximum range is important to you. As long as you follow the same routine you'll get a reasonably accurate idea. I slosh it in until the auto shut off is triggered and then one extra squirt - every time. You could do worse than use 'fuelly.com' to monitor fuel usage. It's a free application and all the sums are done for you. Do this for 3 or 4 fills and you should have a good idea of what your bike's using.
Incidentally, I once managed 52 miles with the fuel light on - was driving Miss Daisy and sweating mind...
I very rarely get more than 120-130 miles to light on and have had it come on at 90 once but that was caning it on the motorway!!, I have done the holes in the filler neck mod and always fill the bike sitting on it upright. if I fill up as soon as the light comes on I can never get much more than 14-15 litres and fuel is around 38 mpg. I have laser/chip, K&N, lennies pipe and an accelerator thingy fitted which throws more fuel in so maybe on the rich side.
Al.
White/red BMW R1200R Sport
Shiny Red Honda Civic
Shiny Silver MR2 vvti Roadster. Going to be sold
White Peugeot Boxer Camper Conversion.
Battle scarred Suzuki Burgman 125,(Mrs Als) going to be sold
Suzuki VanVan 125
I'll run it for a while & get some figures together , so I know where I am .
Having run bikes on Km clocks for absolute years & used to getting about 220 before the thing ran onto reserve , remember when you had a little tap & had to turn it 180 degrees , so in my mind 125 m seems a bit low .
But doing the maths .... I guess 200 km is not really that bad .
& yes , I was running it in 3rd 4th quite a bit yesterday , not red lining but giving it a healthy squirt corner to corner .
Has the bike got a modded tank? there are a few around where did you get the bike?
Al.
White/red BMW R1200R Sport
Shiny Red Honda Civic
Shiny Silver MR2 vvti Roadster. Going to be sold
White Peugeot Boxer Camper Conversion.
Battle scarred Suzuki Burgman 125,(Mrs Als) going to be sold
Suzuki VanVan 125
) on A & B roads around Herefordshire / Forest of Dean area .
