22-12-12, 08:36 AM
Steve
" you canny change the laws of physics"....
much of the reason for poor fuel consumption is the way you rev the engine.The stock gen2 is very revvy , needing a lot of revs all the time. It shocked me when I had mine how much different it was to the gen1.HOWEVER...there are things you can do, as if you have an ivanised gen1 and use it hard , it too will drink the fuel.Its all down to throttle use.Its a 1000cc petrol converter , the harder you use it , the more fuel you will use.I find it easier to be throttle cautious on a gen1 cos it has much more low rev torque. The power curves for both bikes cross at around 10k rpm, the gen2 having less all the way up to then.So you need to drop a cog on the rear sprocket , check yer air filter is in tip top condition, and try to short shift instead of screaming.
It is possible with mods for a gen2 to achieve similar fuel consumption to a gen1 on a tour, I have proven this with Dek who rides a gen2, when we have ridden on euro tours together . At fuel stops we generally put the same quantity of fuel in each bike for any given speed.Much of the time we are cruising at legallish speeds, and both bikes have similar consumption , around 45 mpg.... The gen2 suffers from a smaller tank though.
However once we get on the motorway and speed ups, consumption drops quite dramatically. At 100 mph its only around 35 to 40 mpg.
My GS has an accurate fuel trip computer and its consumption varies from up to 60 mpg at 55 mph( gentle touring) to 38mpg at 100 mph.....big engines used hard will drink fuel.
" you canny change the laws of physics"....
much of the reason for poor fuel consumption is the way you rev the engine.The stock gen2 is very revvy , needing a lot of revs all the time. It shocked me when I had mine how much different it was to the gen1.HOWEVER...there are things you can do, as if you have an ivanised gen1 and use it hard , it too will drink the fuel.Its all down to throttle use.Its a 1000cc petrol converter , the harder you use it , the more fuel you will use.I find it easier to be throttle cautious on a gen1 cos it has much more low rev torque. The power curves for both bikes cross at around 10k rpm, the gen2 having less all the way up to then.So you need to drop a cog on the rear sprocket , check yer air filter is in tip top condition, and try to short shift instead of screaming.
It is possible with mods for a gen2 to achieve similar fuel consumption to a gen1 on a tour, I have proven this with Dek who rides a gen2, when we have ridden on euro tours together . At fuel stops we generally put the same quantity of fuel in each bike for any given speed.Much of the time we are cruising at legallish speeds, and both bikes have similar consumption , around 45 mpg.... The gen2 suffers from a smaller tank though.
However once we get on the motorway and speed ups, consumption drops quite dramatically. At 100 mph its only around 35 to 40 mpg.
My GS has an accurate fuel trip computer and its consumption varies from up to 60 mpg at 55 mph( gentle touring) to 38mpg at 100 mph.....big engines used hard will drink fuel.