Katie Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Ok, a bit of a latecomer to this thread but, here goes. Just picked up my new (to me) 2015 VFR800F and am commuting 140 miles a day on it. Question is, has anyone got less than 210 miles in normal riding (ie some fast, some busy town stuff but not track)? I ask as I am trying to decide whether to be brave and not fill up before I set off home tonight! Oh, loving the bike :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StubyDoo Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 My commute is single A roads and I'm getting 180 to the last bar on the gauge. My average is 44mpg when I work it out and the trip computer says 41. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted April 12, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, Katie said: Ok, a bit of a latecomer to this thread but, here goes. Just picked up my new (to me) 2015 VFR800F and am commuting 140 miles a day on it. Question is, has anyone got less than 210 miles in normal riding (ie some fast, some busy town stuff but not track)? I ask as I am trying to decide whether to be brave and not fill up before I set off home tonight! Oh, loving the bike :) Where you live there are always loads of fuel stations so I wouldn't worry. You will get at least 30 miles after the light comes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 11 minutes ago, fink said: Where you live there are always loads of fuel stations so I wouldn't worry. Ha, you wish! We have lots of roads and lots of vehicles but the other bit is mostly missing from my route. If I get this wrong I could be looking at a 10-15 mile walk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Talking of which, when does the fuel gauge start flashing? Is it when there is one bar left or is when that bar has gone and the bit that has 'E' on it flashes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatshoutybloke Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 As soon as it's finished the second-to-last bar, the last bar starts flashing and the fuel light comes on. Got to that point this morning as it happens, 203 miles after the previous fill-up. I reckon on a max of 30 miles after that but I've never put it to the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted April 12, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 12, 2017 Is there no Average Fuel Consumption readout on the dash of the F model? There is on the X model. Makes it easy to work out tank range, irrespective of when the last bar starts flashing. Mine has always been pretty accurate so I can easily work out when to fill up, which is usually with around 10 miles left on my 101-mile commute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StubyDoo Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, Skids said: Is there no Average Fuel Consumption readout on the dash of the F model? There is on the X model. Makes it easy to work out tank range, irrespective of when the last bar starts flashing. Mine has always been pretty accurate so I can easily work out when to fill up, which is usually with around 10 miles left on my 101-mile commute. Heyup Skids, I didn't get the owners manual with mine so I don't know what features I'm missing out on. How are you work it out - just using the average against how much you put in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 1 hour ago, fatshoutybloke said: As soon as it's finished the second-to-last bar, the last bar starts flashing and the fuel light comes on. Got to that point this morning as it happens, 203 miles after the previous fill-up. I reckon on a max of 30 miles after that but I've never put it to the test. Okay, that's helpful. I've been watching the gauge go down ( ) and it seems to be about 30 miles for every bar so I may have to stop before I hit the 210 miles mark. Now, where's that google search for petrol stations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatshoutybloke Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 40 minutes ago, StubyDoo said: Heyup Skids, I didn't get the owners manual with mine so I don't know what features I'm missing out on. How are you work it out - just using the average against how much you put in! Here you go... https://www.manualagent.com/honda/2014-vfr800fe/owners-manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted April 12, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 12, 2017 4 hours ago, Katie said: Ha, you wish! We have lots of roads and lots of vehicles but the other bit is mostly missing from my route. If I get this wrong I could be looking at a 10-15 mile walk... Counted at least 13 in a 10 mile radius of Oxford. Sure beats my closest of 44miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted April 12, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 12, 2017 3 hours ago, fatshoutybloke said: As soon as it's finished the second-to-last bar, the last bar starts flashing and the fuel light comes on. Got to that point this morning as it happens, 203 miles after the previous fill-up. I reckon on a max of 30 miles after that but I've never put it to the test. It's about that reckon I had just about half a litre left in from a rideout last year. Can't remember the mileage exactly but counting down from the light flashing was scary. It's the only time on a group rideout where I skipped the "stop every 100 miles "for fuel rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted April 12, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 12, 2017 2 hours ago, StubyDoo said: Heyup Skids, I didn't get the owners manual with mine so I don't know what features I'm missing out on. How are you work it out - just using the average against how much you put in! If you go to Honda Australia you can download an owners manual from there. In fact google 2014 vfr owners manual and the link will come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted April 12, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 12, 2017 6 hours ago, StubyDoo said: Heyup Skids, I didn't get the owners manual with mine so I don't know what features I'm missing out on. How are you work it out - just using the average against how much you put in! Easy m8....10 miles/litre average consumption is 208 miles on the X (20.8 litre tank). For every .1 mile/litre above that, it's an extra mile on the tank. Clearly these are very rough figures which vary the further away you get from 10mi/lt but they're good enough. Tomorrow, I will fill up with 204 miles done and 9 miles remaining. I only ever fill to full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriverDave Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 6 hours ago, Skids said: Is there no Average Fuel Consumption readout on the dash of the F model? There is on the X model. Makes it easy to work out tank range, irrespective of when the last bar starts flashing. Mine has always been pretty accurate so I can easily work out when to fill up, which is usually with around 10 miles left on my 101-mile commute. Yes, there is an Average Fuel Consumption readout (in addition to the utterly useless Instant Fuel Consumption readout). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted April 12, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, DriverDave said: Yes, there is an Average Fuel Consumption readout (in addition to the utterly useless Instant Fuel Consumption readout). Well in that case, it's easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Ok, went for it and reached 193 before the light came on. Must say,it was a relief to see it was so clear when hitting reserve, I imagined myself hammeriing along the fast lane of the M40 and feeling that 'oh shit' lurch that tells you there is roughly 3 seconds of fuel left... Filled up at 200 miles and got 18.4 litres in so more than happy with that :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rectaltronics Posted April 17, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2017 On 4/12/2017 at 5:27 AM, Katie said: Talking of which, when does the fuel gauge start flashing? Is it when there is one bar left or is when that bar has gone and the bit that has 'E' on it flashes? In my experience the low fuel warning comes on reliably at about one gallon remaining. On 4/12/2017 at 6:52 AM, Skids said: Is there no Average Fuel Consumption readout on the dash of the F model? There is on the X model. Makes it easy to work out tank range, irrespective of when the last bar starts flashing. Mine has always been pretty accurate so I can easily work out when to fill up, which is usually with around 10 miles left on my 101-mile commute. Mine has that. It resets when I reset the A trip meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted April 18, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 18, 2017 In that case I don't understand why folk are having difficulty. Noticed a possible misunderstanding on my quote above....my commute is 101 miles per day so I fill up every 2 days at around 203 miles giving me around 10 miles to empty using 10.5 miles per litre average fuel consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 How many litres does the 8th gen tank hold? If you got 18.4 litres in that means you had how much left? On my old 6th gen I could swear if not stuck in traffic or hammering it on a hot day I could probably stretch the reserve out anywhere from 60-70 km. It's a 22 litre tank, officially 3 litres left when reserve starts flashing and the only time I was ever worried was somewhere in a desert landscape in Spain, the petrol station we planned to use was closed... and we made it to the next and I still had a litre left. The bowser my mate used to fill his 4th gen actually marked 21.2 litres served. 4th gens have a 21 litre tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted April 19, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted April 19, 2017 F-model is 21.5 litres, X-model is 20.8 litres. So at 10 miles/litre average, the F should do 215 miles, the X 208 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 So with 3 litres left he still had up to 50-60 Km up his sleeve. In Europe not usually a problem. In the USA or Australia it could very well be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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