RE: Fuel range? - 4

I always insist on paying for fuel in Groats. An excellent currency and sadly missed.

I am also so old and slow that I seem to get about 62 mpg (Imperial) most of the time but I rarely go on motorways and am more happy chugging along rural roads humming to myself.

I found on fillup the range is around 250 miles, and for "normal" riding for me which is an even mix of 70ish/40-50ish/town riding for miles each way, so you are looking at mid 50's mpg, however recently when cruising 80-90 (unsually in Rain engine mode) it appeared I was consuming fuel at twice the normal consumption e.g. 2 miles of fuel range for every 1 mile travelled. It is also unusual that on my return journey through town (in Rain mode) the consumption was high considering the very careful/modest riding thru town.

My long term average fuel consumption is 4.6 liter per 100 km's. (That's metric for those living in the Medieval Ages) so it's possible to do almost 400 km (that's metric too) on a single tank. Best ever but boring was 3.8 liter/100 km. I start looking for a gasstation after riding 300 km's (same here again). Oh, and I avoid highway's.

Tazzing around = 160-180 miles
Touring = 200-230 miles

I've ridden circa 10 miles with the range bar at zero.....but would not have wanted to risk it any further!

Recently I did a trip on the french alps, and I tested the fuel range reliability. I was able to run for 475 km before refill. I also checked the remaining fuel when the fuel range become zero. It was at least 0.5 liter.

The tank volume is about 18.7 liter.

Are you sure?

That's 26.38km/litre or 16.4miles/ litre which is 74mpg.

Did you push it up the hills and coast down

After reading all 4 pages of this thread, I've determined that there are far to many values and methods in this world for determining the fuel range. My motto is ride until you see the little blinky blinky come on to tell you to start looking for a filling station. Stick.

The most I did is 388 kms. I didn't know that area and I was happy to get to the closest station. I had 5 kms left on the range and I put in 18.4 liters. I average on 11,200 kms 4.6 liters to 100 kms.

Zitat von Stick Rockwell im Beitrag #53

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My motto is ride until you see the little blinky blinky come on to tell you to start looking for a filling station. Stick.

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Zitat von Fugly im Beitrag #51

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Are you sure?

That's 26.38km/litre or 16.4miles/ litre which is 74mpg.

Did you push it up the hills and coast down

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #52

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Zitat von folagana im Beitrag #50

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Recently I did a trip on the french alps, and I tested the fuel range reliability. I was able to run for 475 km before refill. I also checked the remaining fuel when the fuel range become zero. It was at least 0.5 liter.

The tank volume is about 18.7 liter.

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375km (233 miles) maybe, 475km (295 miles) no way

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Zitat von Stick Rockwell im Beitrag #53

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After reading all 4 pages of this thread, I've determined that there are far to many values and methods in this world for determining the fuel range. My motto is ride until you see the little blinky blinky come on to tell you to start looking for a filling station. Stick.

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Zitat von midlife crisis im Beitrag #58

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+ 1

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I was doing easily 350+ kms on a hot day (40 degrees Celcius) with the cruise control @110kmh, before starting to worry about a gas station. It could probably do 20-30 kms more put I did not want to push my luck. I bet it could do even better on a cold day.