S10 Fuel Consumption Thread

[markjenn]

We have a 'miles to empty' display?

We have a count up "miles on reserve" display. When the last segment of the fuel meter is left and the low-fuel light comes on, an additional fuel reserve tripmeter (labeled "F"on the dash) is started. You can toggle between it, the odometer, and two other tripmeters using the left button. It disappears a couple miles after re-filling the tank.

I prefer a count-up "miles on reserve" display to a count-down "miles to empty" display because I prefer the bike make no assumption about how many miles you have left on reserve. I have a BMW which has a count-down display and when I glance down and see it has switched, I'm never sure whether it happened a mile ago or ten miles ago and the amount it estimates on reserve varies.

As an aside, I have run my bike until it sputters and it went 50.4 miles on reserve.

- Mark

 

[Sir Cum Navigate]

I am having trouble with the "miles to empty" display. It seems to never go below 160-180. Even if i am running empty. The tripmeter is around 200-220 when the F-meter kicks in.

Does anyone else has this p

160 to 180 . Seems like your looking at the engine temperature. ( right button ). Mileage is the ( left button ). cycles thru a. total miles, b. trip 1, c. trip 2, and also F. starting from 0 miles when you start consuming your last gallon of gas. I have gone 42 miles with easy throttle and made the gas station before. Once I wicked it up to a 100 a couple of times and I ran out of gas at 26 miles on the F meter. Sir Cum Navigate.

 

[Blaine]

Spirited riding on the Hwy, will give me upper forties and lower fifties mpg. When I did a tank with about 50 miles logged off pavement @ 20-30mph in first and second gear, it went down to 43....I'm always in S mode, and use premium fuel. I'm a happy person. BTW, it is calculated with actual gallons used and odo milage, not the onboard computer.

 

[Rasher]

Done a much longer test on mine now over 500 miles, mixed roads (equal amount of Motorway / A-Roads / B Roads and a few single track lanes) two-up with the luggage fitted.

Bike showed 46.5mpg (UK) I measured the fuel top-ups at 44.5mpg, assuming the milometer is accurate - it appears to be within about 2% compared to the Sat-Nav (much more accurate than speed which seems abou 7% out)

This is almost exactly 10 miles to the litre with the fuel light coming on at about 170 miles and the bike taking about 17L suggesting a good 50 miles left on reserve (about the same as others reported when run-dry testing)

Compares well with the GS which was about the same across a large number of miles, the GS was better at low speed by 2-3 mpg (lots of slow speed riding in lower gears like when on mountain roads) and worse at high speed by 2-3mpg (90mph cruising on the Motorway)

Nice to have an easy 200 mile range under all conditions

 

[Monty]

Hi folks,

Just got back from a camping trip. Bike loaded up with gear and passenger, mainly country roads at up to 65mph, computer display shows 55.7mpg. Very pleased with that.

Has an Arrow silencer and a switched clutch mod I used regularly to do some overtakes. Otherwise stock.

Regards,

Matt

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[viewdvb]

What the fuel consumption readout says on most vehicles is a work of fiction. The only sure way is to check fuel fillups against miles travelled. A recent long Euro trip got 51 mpg (UK) overall, best day was 56mpg, and worst was 44 (all autobahn blasting). I'm more than happy with that.

 

[Yamaguy55]

Not wanting to be a wet blanket, but gas has become so seasonal and/or regional, that often what works for one may not work for anyone else. One of these days when I'm feeling flush with cash, I'm getting a can of VP T4 and seeing what happens.
Octane only means resistance to detonation, not fuel mileage or power. Whatever you're running could be lower octane, still no knock, and have more power/less economy, or any other combination.
I'd really like to see the ethanol go back to corn based booze where it belongs. 8)

 

[cbrunsw]

4.2l/100km indicated over a 1400km 3 day ride. My calculated consumption was 4.1l/100km so the display is pretty close. This is about 67imp mpg or 56 US mpg. Travelled with a buddy on his DR650 so we only averaged 100 to 110 kph through the BC Rockies. Slow but great scenery!

 

[twinrider]

Riding mostly city miles with ~5 miles of freeway on my 12 mile commute. Struggling to get better than 38. Using the instant MPG gauge I was able to get just over 40. High so far in 1000 miles is 42.5. S vs. T mode seems to make little if any difference. I find the 50mpg reports baffling, I dream of that kind of mileage. I need to get the bike out of town on a trip to see if things improve.

Hello everybody.
My S10 is always on Sport mode. Most of the time I ride in the city (NY) and I ride pretty agressive. In the city computer shows average 30.5 m/g and actually it is around 26 m/g. On ride that I did outside city I also kept it on S mode and it showed 42 m/g average and I calculated 38.5 m/g. I always use 93 octane gas.
I weight 238 lbs. and have no accesorries on bike.

Relieved to see I'm not the only one getting crap mileage. CO set at 4, mostly riding in SS mode (clutch mod), otherwise S mode. Commuting to work this week through city traffic I got a lousy 14.27 kpl (33.5 mpg). I'm wondering myself whether it's the clutch mod, the cold weather or am I simply hammering it more. I'm suspecting a combination of all three. ::26::

 

[Mick]

Gooday,
I have not been on here for a while, but after todays fuel range triumph I thought I should report in.

I have a commute of almost exactly 100Ks (real not indicated) and have managed to do it 5 times on one tank. The tank took 21.3 Litres to fill.
There was an indicated 94KM after the fuel gauge started flashing, 514Ks indicated on the trip meter (actual distance 500K) and indicated economy of 3.9 l/100k (actual 4.3).

Better fuel range than the old GS

 

[Checkswrecks]

^^^
54.7-60 mpg is quite good.
I'm guessing not a lot of starts & stops, at a typically constant 80-90 kph?

 

[Kelvininin]

I think this is all relative. I traded my KTM A990 for the S10... The KTM mustered 32 mpg on a good day with the wind at its back. So far my S10 is averaging 40 mpg... pretty happy with that, not the 48 mpg my Victory Vision gets, but much better than the 18 my F150 gets, and still better than the A990.

 

[Mick]

^^^
54.7-60 mpg is quite good.
I'm guessing not a lot of starts & stops, at a typically constant 80-90 kph?

You got it. A pretty flat, straight run with no stops from home to work.

 

[GrahamD]

I'd really like to see the ethanol go back to corn based booze where it belongs. 8)

High compression engines is where it belongs. Not these 11:1 things. If E100 becomes readily available I might do something "interesting" with the old S10, because it will be old by then.

 

[eemsreno]

Here in Iowa, 89 octaine with 10 % ethinol is our lowest price fuel. The Tenere has drank it just fine for 41,000 miles. I run it in everything but my 2 strokes. [they get premium]
My old XS1100 has been drinking ethinol for 185,000 miles.

 

[Cal24master]

After riding the S10 for a few months, I think I have a good handle of the fuel mileage under a variety of conditions. In riding on twisty mountain roads, it will usually get about 40-45 MPG. Commuting on the freeway at about 65-70 it gets about 43-45. On the highway it really depends on speed and wind conditions. Have gotten from over 50 (riding about 55-60 with a tail wind) to about 30 MPG (going fast into a strong, probably 30 mph head wind).

Keep in mind the following, that I have found with not only the S10, but just about every bike I ever owned:
1. I live in California, we have crap gas here. You can usually figure about 5 mpg more in states with decent fuel.
2. Fuel mileage is completely a matter of right wrist control, of which I have little.
3. My fuel mileage is based on GPS mileage, not the odometer, which I have to say sucks on this bike. It adds about 2 miles every 25 miles. The speedometer seems to be 5 mph high at any speed. Why the hell can't Yamaha put a accurate speedo and odo on a motorcycle???????

 

[Smellyhound]

In general my understanding is the Japanese bikes tend to run about 6-8% off on their speedometers. My Strom is consistent with that, my ST is consistent with that, a co-workers Strom is as well. That being said, I asked a State trooper what was more accurate (my GPS or my speedometer) he stated that the GPS is more accurate. Now, as far as mileage goes, I think at times its one of those things that tends to sometimes lend itself to exaggeration. yes there are variables, but Ive had Harley riders I rode along side, try and tell me they got the same mileage as me. Yet, I have a half tank left, and they need to fill up. Something aint right. My Strom would consistently get 52-56 on 89 Octane traveling under 65mph If I bumped the throttle up, my mileage went down considerably (about 40-45 mpg avg) traveling at 70-80 mph.
Taking into account my ST is twice the bike in displacement, I figured my mileage would be half. Well... initially it was, sort of. I was getting 38 mpg avg mixed commute of street and highway (t still definitely prefers the highway). My last count was about 44 mpg all highway 65-70 mph. I have religiously run 90 Octane ethanol free fuel, and added either Yamalube additive or StarTron as a stabilizer. I havent seen much difference in using Sport or Touring mode really. I keep my TCS set on 1 as it suits my style. While I miss my long distance mileages of the Wee, I LOVE the power I have at my disposal. There's a trade off with everything. I think 40-45 mpg is just about right.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

I decided to check the mileage on both the Teneres this morning. Pretty consistent between the two bikes.





Much like my tire life, I never seem to get the same mileage as everyone else.

I don't mind, it keeps me happy >

 

[RsZk]

Did anyone experience better mileage after the 5000km service with the throttle sync etc. or after a certain mileage on the engine?
My main concern is km per tank. Still used to the RT which I could ride for almost 500km per tank. This one blinks at me around 280-300km and then I'm not sure how many more Km I can get before sucking vapors! I've read thru the posts, and really it depends on the wrist action :. I haven't done any real long saddle rides yet, but need to be sure as we are going on a 5000km ride to Vancouver Island and then Hyder Alaska real soon. FYI I have 1200km on my SuperT now and just had the 1000km service done.

 

[Don in Lodi]

Did anyone experience better mileage after the 5000km service with the throttle sync etc. or after a certain mileage on the engine?
My main concern is km per tank. Still used to the RT which I could ride for almost 500km per tank. This one blinks at me around 280-300km and then I'm not sure how many more Km I can get before sucking vapors! I've read thru the posts, and really it depends on the wrist action : . I haven't done any real long saddle rides yet, but need to be sure as we are going on a 5000km ride to Vancouver Island and then Hyder Alaska real soon. FYI I have 1200km on my SuperT now and just had the 1000km service done.

How many gallons do you put in @ 300km? You know you have at least 5.5 gallons or 21 litres. Unreachable fuel, air pocket, nozzle, blah, blah... 300km is 186 miles for us. That usually leaves in the neighborhood of a gallon in the tank when the count up starts.
Average 40mpg=4.6 gallons used. One gallon left(@least). That's another 40 miles, or 60 some-odd kilometers. So figure 220 miles or 350km before you're sucking air. That's just a good round number. Some days you'll get better mileage, some days worse. You are going to have to do the math for your application. Your wrist might be averaging 36mpg... or 48. Many here, mine as well, will do 40mpg day in and day out.