WGREGT Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Super: 257 miles, and it took only 4.84 to fill it comes out to 53 MPG, which is....amazing. And also about 20 MPG MORE than I have ever gotten. And after all those miles, the tank only took 4.84 to fill it, which means you had almost (.97) a full gallon left. Which is amazing again. If you had run it dry that puts you at about 310 miles for the full tank...another amazing thought (esp. when I get about 170-180 to a tank.) Including Recal now....these numbers are quite astounding to me. Wow. That's it. I'm buying a 1 gallon plastic tank for the rear rack this week. I gotta see what I can get. Too curious now. I gotta see what's at the end of that last flashing bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Belfry Posted September 16, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 16, 2014 That's it. I'm buying a 1 gallon plastic tank for the rear rack this week. I gotta see what I can get. Too curious now. I gotta see what's at the end of that last flashing bar. That's a good method for bikes with carbs, but aren't evil things supposed to happen to your fuel pump, injectors and catalytic converter if you run a 6th gen dry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfunkomatic Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I've run out of gas completely twice - about 30,000 kilometres ago. Still going.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGREGT Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Naaahhhh....I drained this bike early on after I bought it. Didn't know what the flashing bar meant. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud786 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Super: 257 miles, and it took only 4.84 to fill it comes out to 53 MPG, which is....amazing. And also about 20 MPG MORE than I have ever gotten. And after all those miles, the tank only took 4.84 to fill it, which means you had almost (.97) a full gallon left. Which is amazing again. If you had run it dry that puts you at about 310 miles for the full tank...another amazing thought (esp. when I get about 170-180 to a tank.) Including Recal now....these numbers are quite astounding to me. Wow. That's it. I'm buying a 1 gallon plastic tank for the rear rack this week. I gotta see what I can get. Too curious now. I gotta see what's at the end of that last flashing bar. Is this on an 07, are you sure you bike is running right, seems it would have to be severely lean to see that kind of mileage or run only the interstate at 45 mph. The best Ive ever seen with concrete tires and 100 degree temps with all highway was about 46 or 47 mpg, and that was about 7 years ago, before they changed U.S fuel and before I ran stickier tires. most my riding nowdays is tight track based and I see about 37mpg, I can cross 42 mpg range nowadays with a lot of open high speed sustained stuff. But your 10 mpg beyond that, so either severely lean or something weird. Just not normal from seeing years of the averages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfunkomatic Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It's a 2005. Nothing out of the ordinary and not running lean. Check my fuelly link below, I consistently get over 40 regardless of terrain. Maybe it's riding styles. The distances are confirmed by GPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud786 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Over 40 is not abnormal, I was referring to over 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfunkomatic Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Over 50 is a rarity. Not entirely sure why this has happened on a few occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted September 17, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 17, 2014 The best I've recorded from my 6th gen was 46 mpg (on the interstate) and the worst 33 (flogging it over Beartooth Pass). For mixed / spirited riding it's usually around 42. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer wpbarlow Posted September 17, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 17, 2014 2006, 212 miles- mostly secondary roads at a pretty good pace with about 60 highway miles at 75-85. The red was blinking for at least about 45 miles iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Conedodger Posted September 17, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 17, 2014 2006, 212 miles- mostly secondary roads at a pretty good pace with about 60 highway miles at 75-85. The red was blinking for at least about 45 miles iirc Man, I wish we had your gas prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer wpbarlow Posted September 17, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 17, 2014 Man, I wish we had your gas prices! NJ does have relatively low gas prices. And the best part is when you get gas for the car, by law they have to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 With breathless anticipation, today I attempted to solve the receding gas question. Or at least try like hell to see how full is actually full. While riding, the last bar began to blink, and I decided today was the day. Bike on centerstand, like I always do. Filled it quickly to the top of the neck, only to watch it recede again. I did the "twist the bars back & forth thing" like you guys suggested to see if that did anything for me. Not much. It still receded, still took more gas. After 2-3 more minutes of adding dribbles over & over, I got to the point to where one side of the filler neck was right at the top, and one side was about 1/8" from the top. Made sure not to spill or overflow any, and couldn't add any more without having it spill over into the OUTER flow area (still inside the tank itself.) Have you payed your attention to volume of gas you were able to add this way? That's the main thing i'm curious about - is there a point to spend those extra 2-3 mins filling up ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPfan Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I just did a 2101 mile five day trip. The mileage varied widely, but so did the riding, both speed and terrain. My longest single ride between stops was 202 miles and I still had 2 bars lit. I added 4.65 gallons at that stop. My shortest was 180 with the red light flashing and added 4.21 gallons at that stop. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Conedodger Posted September 19, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 19, 2014 I just did a 2101 mile five day trip. The mileage varied widely, but so did the riding, both speed and terrain. My longest single ride between stops was 202 miles and I still had 2 bars lit. I added 4.65 gallons at that stop. My shortest was 180 with the red light flashing and added 4.21 gallons at that stop. Weird. Weird...you had to add more gas when more bars were lit?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGREGT Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 2006, 212 miles- mostly secondary roads at a pretty good pace with about 60 highway miles at 75-85. The red was blinking for at least about 45 miles iirc Man, I wish we had your gas prices! I was at $3.94/gallon when I posted on page 5. What you got to say about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPfan Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I just did a 2101 mile five day trip. The mileage varied widely, but so did the riding, both speed and terrain. My longest single ride between stops was 202 miles and I still had 2 bars lit. I added 4.65 gallons at that stop. My shortest was 180 with the red light flashing and added 4.21 gallons at that stop. Weird. Weird...you had to add more gas when more bars were lit?! Yes, i found it very confusing. I compared mileage numbers with the other bike on the trip and we were at very similar totals, but totally different fuel used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted September 21, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 21, 2014 I close the gas cap after fill up, then shook the whole bike today and then re open gas tank almost got .2 more gas in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGREGT Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Have you payed your attention to volume of gas you were able to add this way? That's the main thing i'm curious about - is there a point to spend those extra 2-3 mins filling up ;). I didn't see the numbers, but it was worth the additional time to me. Next time I'll check and see how much more I can get in this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Duc2V4 Posted September 23, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 23, 2014 Did another fill up yesterday that took me to the point of blinking single bar. 180 miles. Single bar left 195 miles. Flashing single bar 202 miles. Filled up with 4.75 gallons again. Based on these numbers, I'm getting roughly 42 MPG. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Conedodger Posted September 23, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 23, 2014 I was at $3.94/gallon when I posted on page 5. What you got to say about that? Ouch! We were at $3.65, but is down about 10 cents today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGREGT Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Based on these numbers, I'm getting roughly 42 MPG. I'd surely be happy with 42 MPG. I put another 10 miles on mine today. Still have all the bars. I've got like 45 miles on this tank so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soichiro Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I went 52 miles with light blinking, 6th gen. It took 5.5 gallons. No sputter or anything and it was in the mountains. My gauge is so pessimistic. If I fill up as soon as the light blinks its always 4.8 gallons. Ive had the fuel pump out of one and it seems like it will pick up almost all the fuel. My gauge goes down 1 bar almost instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted September 25, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 25, 2014 Absolutely the best. My 6th gen can't go that low of gas without sputtering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted September 25, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 25, 2014 My gauge goes down 1 bar almost instantly. My 08 takes about 12-14 miles to lose the first bar, but the 2nd last usually goes for 30-40 miles. Luckily, with an average consumption of ~45 miles per gallon (Imperial), I know my 22 litre tank will get me 220 miles before dying (there are ~4.55 litres per Imperial gallon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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