RE: Fuel range? - 3

I consistently get 180 miles of mixed riding per tankful. That includes the 10 miles reportedly left when I lose my bottle and fill it up again. A sports tourer should reliably do about 220 miles per tank.

I think generally our bodies say time to have a break we'll before the RS runs dry it's an age thing for most of us I think 😂

Zitat von duccrazydave im Beitrag #28

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"So no one is mentioning the other side of the coin here. How full do you fill up? I have drilled the dip tube at the filler neck and stuff everything I can into that tank. You never know what's going to happen at the other end of your ride. More gas is always better."
I always fill to just below the bottom of the filler neck. But the RS is the most difficult bike I've owned to fill without splashing fuel. The tank base seems designed to splash fuel back out of the filler neck, unless you pump very slow.

"I have drilled the dip tube..."
What's the purpose of that, Bob?

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I notice my range is calculated on refill to 260 miles with "normal" riding, which for me is a 50/50 mixture of carriageway and town riding. I find that quite accurate, the fuel warning appears at @60 miles and I've run it down to leave about a litre a half left(according to refill) and I see an average of 53mpg.

Have just done a 1500 mile tour of Europe and I averaged 65 mpg (UK) so a tank range of ~ 250 miles, I was filling up at around 180 miles.

.... and my 2,200 miles to Germany consumed 160 litres, so I make it 62.5 mpg. Very mixed roads.

Not surprisingly, the dashboard often read a better figure at times. I’m happy with an easy 220 mile range.

I rarely reached 200 miles before filling, so haven’t bothered with drilling the tank filler neck to squeeze a few more cc in.

I don’t find filling to be a problem. Long ago I drilled the filler neck on a GS as it did need some help to fill more easily.

I just came back (some hours ago) from a round trip to Spain and Portugal. It was the first time that I ever used E5/E10 fuel. I spent lots of hours riding around 40 degrees Celcius. Even with the best fuel I could find over there, the RS can do slightly less than 5l/100km on the cruise control at 110 km/h, depending on the altitude profile. I could safely do more than 350 kms on a tank being filled up to the top as much as it goes. I'm short, and I weight 75 kilos. This is roughly equivalent to 47 miles per gallon. I don't know how you guys manage to pull 62 miles per gallon.

Different gallon, US or Imperial

I used Google gallons

Zitat von Aussie Import im Beitrag #38

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Different gallon, US or Imperial

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #41

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #40

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Zitat von Aussie Import im Beitrag #38

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Different gallon, US or Imperial

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I asked that question in post 9.........

However, I'm curious to know which countries (other than the US) actually sell gas in units of measure other than liters.

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None that I have travelled in.

However, in the UK we still use miles for distance and I do not know anyone who calculates fuel consumption in metric. Imperial gallons to the mile are used in vehicle showrooms, consumer guides and pub bragging.

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It is entirely possible to determine consumption by Furlongs per hogshead.
a Hogshead is 238 litres. A furlong is 201.168 metres.
An average consumption for the RS is 5.6 litres per 100 klm.
So....
the nominal distance that can be travelled per litre is 17.85 klms. A hogshead of petrol should therefore get you 4,248.3 klms. Converting the klms to furlongs, you would travel 21,118.16 furlongs.
Dem Camptown Races were only 5 miles long....do dah do dah.

Zitat von Aussie Import im Beitrag #43

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It is entirely possible to determine consumption by Furlongs per hogshead.
a Hogshead is 238 litres. A furlong is 201.168 metres.
An average consumption for the RS is 5.6 litres per 100 klm.
So....
the nominal distance that can be travelled per litre is 17.85 klms. A hogshead of petrol should therefore get you 4,248.3 klms. Converting the klms to furlongs, you would travel 21,118.16 furlongs.
Dem Camptown Races were only 5 miles long....do dah do dah.

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The two tanks of fuel I have run got over 200 miles with 35 miles still showing to empty. I wasn't riding in econo mode either. I'm ok with 220 miles.