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Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:34 pm
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #30Zitat von azqkr im Beitrag #29Zitat von L2RKE im Beitrag #27 No, they are proper US gallons, but of course. LOL |
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Zitat von Boxerboy55 im Beitrag #28 Got home yesterday and my “true” brim to brim fills over 5 days and 1200+ miles was 60 mpg.
Carpe Diem!
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Set off this morning to Sainsbury's York with 26 miles to go showing. Got there and it was 26 miles, but the countdown had gone to 0 five miles earlier. Filled up with 17.6 lt, a record! Wow! that was close. |
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I took the bike for a short trip to Ireland 2 weeks ago, while the fuel-panic-buying fiasco was in full swing in the UK. Now, I live 190 miles from the ferry terminal at Fishguard, and had a Cunning Plan to brim my tank before leaving, to ensure I wouldn't need to try and find fuel en route, by siphoning off a gallon from my car. After much frustration the day before leaving, trying to do this with zero success, Auntie Google advised me that these days most modern cars are nobbled with (eg) bits of mesh to prevent hoses being stuffed down the filler cap. KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS |
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Zitat von oldbikemart im Beitrag #33 Your figure of 26 miles range was of course based on your riding style the day before or whenever you last rode and you will have started your Sainsbury's journey with a cold engine and perhaps some idling before setting out. So not surprising that your range figure dropped. P.S. I am still trying to get a handle on how much my range will drop with E10. Any attempt a research is hampered by the fact that E5 is "up to" 5% and E10 "up to" 10%. So you have no idea whether E10 is 5% or 8% or 10%. A more productive bit of research might be for the consistently cheapest E5 branded petrol. Any thoughts on that?
19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage
13 Plate F800GT with full luggage Past loves: Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX, Yamaha FJR1300 |
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Yes, Placido, and today was 3 degrees colder than Sunday. The productive part of the ride was to get super unleaded at Sainsbury's for 35.9ppl, pretty damn good. As for the inevitable criticism of going 52 miles to get it, I was going for a spin anyway. Only rode 120 miles in Sunday's good weather to BMW Club AGM so felt the need for a bit more. |
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Zitat von oldbikemart im Beitrag #36 You what now? 35.9p?
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Sorry, 135.9 ppl Still a good price tho! |
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Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #35Zitat von oldbikemart im Beitrag #33 You'd hate my S1000XR. They didn't bother changing the fuel level sensor from the RR. When you fill the bike it says, "range 155 miles" and proceeds to stay there for some time. As an example, I filled up in Clitheroe, rode to Long Preston, stayed overnight and then rode home on the same tank. I had 9 miles left on getting to my local Sainsbury's. I did 191 miles. The awful rain on the M66 etc probably slowed me enough to make the trip on one tank as poor visibility had me down to 50mph. As for "cheap" E5. Both Tesco & Sainsbury's seem to charge 7p a litre more for their super unleaded. I guess the Tesco Momentum with the claimed superior additive package might be better value. Shell charge a lot more than 7p a litre for their supposed V-power super duper stuff. I buy E10 at branded stations. Spam goes here |
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #39 For an average day out riding I stick with E10 but Freddiefruitbat's tale illustrates when E5 is valuable - 190 miles to the ferry. I would want to set out with a tankful of E5. That way if there is a hold up en route or I set out later than expected then I am covered to get to the ferry come what may with a litre or two to spare. Chris 19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage |
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Thanks, Wessie. I have been experimenting with different fuels for a couple of months and Tesco super is looking best for consumption and possibly engine response too. My local Jet E10 is good too. Esso, Shell, BP and Jet super are no better and not worth the extra cost for me. |
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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #42 It's interesting how fuel octanes and ethanol can change by regions in the US. Part of it has to do by elevation. In the Midwest USA 87 AKI without ethanol is very common. We also have 87 AKI with 10% ethanol which costs about 30 cents more. We now have 88 AKI with 15% ethanol. 89 is usually 10% ethanol 91 is usually ethanol free 93 is 10% ethanol I don't know the octane rating for E85 (85% ethanol) In your picture is the pump mislabeled? Is the 89 with ethanol supposed to be 91? Seems strange to have 89 ethanol free cheaper than 89 10% ethanol. Lee |
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #43Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #42 That's a WaWa convenience store pump near the Hermy's BMW shop north of Reading, PA. The Yuasa and Deka (East Penn Mfg) battery plants are not that far away. It's the only place I've seen mid-grade non-ethanol and at a price less than E10 of equivalent AKI. It was the same last May. WaWa is a convience store chain in eastern PA and the coffee is pretty decent. I live further west and the available E0 is 87AKI and it's more expensive than E10 87AKI. E15 88AKI is readily available, but the minimal difference in price doesn't make it attractive to me for any of my vehicles. Supposedly, my car can handle E25, but needs 91AKI. I think your new R1250RS will also handle higher ethanol blends, but I don't know about AKI requirements. Pre-COVID I was travelling along Lake Erie in Ohio and E0 87AKI was nearly $1 more than E10 87AKI in that area. As long as it's 89AKI, I'll pay for the BTU difference (~3%) of E0, but not more.
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