Is anyone regularly hitting or breaking 200 miles or more per tank?

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Curt said:
Interesting stuff. The radius of my new K76's is about 320mm and the tread depth is about 9mm. When the tread wears down to the legal limit of 1mm, the 2010mm circumference of the tire will have decreased to 1960mm (2.5%). If the odometer is accurate now, later on it will read 100 miles after traveling 97.5 miles. Appreciable, but not really a tremendous factor in gas milage measurement.

Ever pushed a bike 2,5 miles, i did, and well its not funny...
And a knobby can have 2cm of thread, thats a real long push calculating the difference on a tank of gas...
And secondary problem there is you get to push it when tyres are New, and pushing a bike on brand new knobbies is well a very strange experience...

But it ain't a worldshocking amount 5%, until its stocked up on your mortgage...
 

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stevepsd said:
I modded mine by removing that stupid restrictor. http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=3156.0
It netted me a additional 29 ounces of fuel. BTW, when you run the tank dry, there is still 9 ounces of fuel remaining (in my tank anyway).
For those who want it in real money...

29 Ounces = just under 1 litre = about 10 miles, not worth "damaging" my motorcycle for (Until I end up pushing it 10 miles of course)

9 Ounces = about 1/4 Litre, that is pretty good, I tend to get 17.5L - 18L in when the light comes on at about 165 - 175 miles with 4.75 - 5.25L giving a range of 207 - 227 based on my fuel consumption to date.


Was thinking of throwing a petrol can in the top box and checking my range / tank capacity from "empty" at some point.
 

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While I am sure that we all have the same fuel capacity, (tank volume) and probably very similar consumption rates at given throttle openings, I am also convinced that the hardware that makes up the fuel gauge readings can vary from bike to bike.

On my beast the E-blink can almost be guaranteed to start at 173-177 miles. It is amazingly consistent. City or highway or mixed.

I rarely ride much after the mileage counter starts counting the E-miles. :)

At this point the tank will take 4.5-4.7 gallons, depending on how much effort I put into getting more fuel onboard after the first safety-shutoff of the silly epa-influenced fuel dispenser.

Like the fella who posted above, I wish my E-blink came on later. Would be nice if it came on about a half a gallon later. Which would be very close to 200 miles and 1 gallon left.

I probably should research how the tank hardware works. I suspect it could be adjusted some?




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rem said:
I haven't had to put any gas in my bike in almost 6 months. R ::012:: ::012::
LOL! too much time spent in Cam's garage and on my lift. ::015::
 

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I actually measured 56.5 mpg on a tank last week. It was a leg with low speed limits and too much traffic and no passing zones to build up a lot of speed. Got 55 mpg on another one that was similar.

Usually I get mid-40s, and I've seen it drop below 40 on interstates out west with high speed limits and headwind.
 

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Hey Moby,

When we were in CO with you last week I got as high as 58 and we were running pretty good speeds. As we rode home, the lower elevations resulted in lower MPG's for us. CO had the highest gas prices, though, so I guess it evened out.
 

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Now that I've got more miles on mine, my empty light starts blinking within 5 miles of 200 with just about every tank. That's almost always a 50/50 mix of city and non-city, and more often than not in Sport mode now. Every tank that doesn't include city commuting passes the 200 mile mark easily.

I'm very pleased!

That being said, if their was some adjustability within the fuel sensor, so I could make it blink E with exactly 1 gallon left, I would do that in a heartbeat.
 

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wildbd said:
Getting 46 miles to a gallon. Usually go about 220 to 230 miles on tank then fill up.
I figure that I too could get 220-230 a tank considering I am commonly getting 40-44 mpg manually computing it. But since my low fuel warning comes on so prematurely, I just can't get comfortable driving so long after it starts blinking.

Comes on at about 175. (as stated previously in this thread)
At that point it will take about 4.3-4.5 gallons. (depending on effort to squeeze more in)

That would indicate I still had about 1.5 gallons left. Which would end up getting me just as far down the road as you guys that get a much later warning. (warning closer to 200)

Up until this thread, I was actually thinking my led gauge worked properly because it seemed like each portion of the countdown was very close to 35 miles.

1st section is double sized, and will go out at about (70-75 miles)
2nd section 105-110 miles
3rd - 140-145 miles
4th- 175-180 miles (almost perfect for how mine behaves)
5th - this is the blinking portion - so because of the seemingly consistant nature of the first 4 "sections" of the gauge, I just can't talk myself into the last section being worth 50-60 more miles.

So can I really expect the TB's to still be able to pick up the fuel that is supposed to be in my tank? If so, how much you think is SAFELY available if the tank would hold 4.5 gallons added?

And has anybody gotten a good look at the mechanism that measure the fuel? Is it adjustable even a small amount?

I guess I could get a can of spare gas strapped on and go run the thing dry to find some answers. But this is the ONLY aspect of my bike that seems out of the norm for "the norm" defined on this forum.

Sad thing is I coulda learned a lot myself while I rode a second S10 for several thousand Kilometers in Australia. But that's just it.......everything was in metric. So my tired old man brain couldn't\didn't even try. :)
 

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snakebitten said:
1st section is double sized, and will go out at about (70-75 miles)
2nd section 105-110 miles
3rd - 140-145 miles
4th- 175-180 miles (almost perfect for how mine behaves)
5th - this is the blinking portion - so because of the seemingly consistant nature of the first 4 "sections" of the gauge, I just can't talk myself into the last section being worth 50-60 more miles.

Sad thing is I coulda learned a lot myself while I rode a second S10 for several thousand Kilometers in Australia. But that's just it.......everything was in metric. So my tired old man brain couldn't\didn't even try. :)
We buy fuel in litres and travel in miles, also working out fuel consumption in mpg, all very confuding.

I like to know approx ranges on the bars as well, my blinking is in line with yours at about 170 - 180 miles, based on my typical 9.5 - 10 miles to a litre, and a typical fill at this point of 18L - I do wonder if Yamaha claim 4L on reserve but set the warning very conservative - I have taken a few cars 10 or more miles further after the remaining miles have dropped to Zero (not on purpose) so suspect manufacturers give a fair bit of leeway.

This would suggest another 50 - 60 miles left if you can drain down to nothing, but personally assume the last litre may not be useable (BMW claim the GS to have 19L of useable tank capacity from a 20L as-new tank) either way I reckon 40 miles is easily possible on the blink light, which in most civilised regions is more than enough, and in sparsely populated areas I tend to fill up whenever I see fuel with anything under half a tank remaining.
 

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Rasher said:
We buy fuel in litres and travel in miles, also working out fuel consumption in mpg, all very confuding.

This would suggest another 50 - 60 miles left if you can drain down to nothing, but personally assume the last litre may not be useable (BMW claim the GS to have 19L of useable tank capacity from a 20L as-new tank) either way I reckon 40 miles is easily possible on the blink light, which in most civilised regions is more than enough, and in sparsely populated areas I tend to fill up whenever I see fuel with anything under half a tank remaining.

Well i've tested it emperically, the absolute limit is 97 kms (60 miles) on reserve before running DRY...



But thats not braking for corners riding style "wer brenst ist feige" resulting in 1:21.7 (50.5 Mpg?)
 

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I can get 200 out of a tank with a decent remainder as long as I am not at high speed on a motorway (freeway to you foreigners). I was almost put off buying the bike when I read a review that said the tester had got only 38 mpg UK (less than 31mpg US) riding hard. Riding hard? What sort of abuse was he handing out? I have never managed less than 43mpg UK (35 mpg US) at high speed into a strong headwind and normally expect 50 mpg UK (40 mpg US).
 

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snakebitten said:
I figure that I too could get 220-230 a tank considering I am commonly getting 40-44 mpg manually computing it. But since my low fuel warning comes on so prematurely, I just can't get comfortable driving so long after it starts blinking.

Comes on at about 175. (as stated previously in this thread)
At that point it will take about 4.3-4.5 gallons. (depending on effort to squeeze more in)

That would indicate I still had about 1.5 gallons left. Which would end up getting me just as far down the road as you guys that get a much later warning. (warning closer to 200)
Im getting similar results. I never used the onboard milage computer, all my calculations are at the pump. The best I've ever gotten was 46 mpg/ all highway/65-85 mph/ with a weeks worth of camping gear. In town always 39-42 mpg. In town my warning light comes on @175-180 miles and takes 4.5 gals so right about 38.8-40 mpg.
 

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I generally do parkway driving and get about 38 mpg. At about 180 miles I am already showing low fuel warning for 10 miles. When I fill up the tank takes only 4.4-4,5 gallons. The dealership tells me that the setting for the low mileage warning is often incorrect.
 

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I frequently get 200 miles to the tank. The "reserve" is pretty deep: I've never added more than 4.5 gallons after the dash starts barking at me. Of course, when I'm heavily using the throttle, it doesn't go anywhere near that far. I tend to have the dash average fuel mileage readout between 48 and 50 most of the time, sometimes getting up as far as 52. I know it is Imperial gallons, but that still isn't bad for a heavy bike with a big engine on out hills and mountains around here.
Now, when I go riding with Koinz and his brother in law, I don't get anywhere near that mileage. ::26::
 

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Yamaguy55 said:
I frequently get 200 miles to the tank. The "reserve" is pretty deep: I've never added more than 4.5 gallons after the dash starts barking at me. Of course, when I'm heavily using the throttle, it doesn't go anywhere near that far. I tend to have the dash average fuel mileage readout between 48 and 50 most of the time, sometimes getting up as far as 52. I know it is Imperial gallons, but that still isn't bad for a heavy bike with a big engine on out hills and mountains around here.
Now, when I go riding with Koinz and his brother in law, I don't get anywhere near that mileage. ::26::
Ya, neither do I :D but I still have a huge grin. ;D
 
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