(16-06-15, 11:07 PM)sinto link Wrote: [quote author=Frosties link=topic=17339.msg199801#msg199801 date=1434492092]
Same here with breather opened up. Get about 190 before light comes on and good for easy 25 miles after - fills about 18 litres. 90 mph on motorwayfor 30 odd miles then ducking and diving round London.
That's the problem :lol
You should keep it to 89 :rolleyes then you'd get about 220 :rollin
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89mph :eek I'd have to drop to 5th :lol
Those are my principles...if you don't like them I have others.
(16-06-15, 11:05 PM)Freza link Wrote: [quote author=sinto link=topic=17339.msg199787#msg199787 date=1434491078]
[quote author=Freza link=topic=17339.msg199785#msg199785 date=1434490994]
I get 250km (155 miles) on my 03 foxeye, then reserve light comes up.
I guess something's wrong then?
I drive pretty hard though.
I wouldn't say anything is wrong, why do you think so?
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Well everybody else gets 250 miles, I get 250km... that's 100 miles difference...
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Eh? That doesn't figure as your using two different measurements :eek
250mi= 402.3360km
Colin
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)
Mine has the 22ltr tank and to be honest im not that anal about mpg, I just tend the fill up around the 180 mile mark and brim the tank.... maybe I should push it ...just to see like. Then I can be as my signature suggests.... :rolleyes :lol
Same here with breather opened up. Get about 190 before light comes on and good for easy 25 miles after - fills about 18 litres. 90 mph on motorwayfor 30 odd miles then ducking and diving round London.
That's the problem :lol
You should keep it to 89 :rolleyes then you'd get about 220 :rollin
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89mph :eek I'd have to drop to 5th :lol
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:rollin :rollin
Colin
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)
(16-06-15, 11:10 PM)sinto link Wrote: [quote author=Freza link=topic=17339.msg199803#msg199803 date=1434492318]
[quote author=sinto link=topic=17339.msg199787#msg199787 date=1434491078]
[quote author=Freza link=topic=17339.msg199785#msg199785 date=1434490994]
I get 250km (155 miles) on my 03 foxeye, then reserve light comes up.
I guess something's wrong then?
I drive pretty hard though.
I wouldn't say anything is wrong, why do you think so?
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Well everybody else gets 250 miles, I get 250km... that's 100 miles difference...
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Eh? That doesn't figure as your using two different measurements :eek
250mi= 402.3360km
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(16-06-15, 11:30 PM)sinto link Wrote: Are you sure your in kms? Your speedo might be showing kms but your odometer could be showing miles or vice versa, worth checking fella
Kms.
After 250 km of city driving, the light comes up.
Out of city driving I get around 300-350km tops.
(16-06-15, 10:04 PM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=crickleymal link=topic=17339.msg199768#msg199768 date=1434487509]
Mine's a 98 so must be 18 litre. If I'm getting 150 miles to 11.5 litres I should easily be able to get another 50 miles before refuelling. I think I'll test it out at the weekend rather than on the motorway on my commute
Are you riding it or pushing it? :lol
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Heh! Steady cruise up the motorway at something approaching the speed limit. Although I'm not saying which side of the speed limit I'm approaching :lol
I'm going home to Cornwall on mine Friday & going to try a different approach and fill it to the brim from petrol station 1/2 mile from work (Basingstoke) then see how close to Falmouth I get before the light comes on.
(18-06-15, 01:05 PM)Robbie8666 link Wrote: I'm going home to Cornwall on mine Friday & going to try a different approach and fill it to the brim from petrol station 1/2 mile from work (Basingstoke) then see how close to Falmouth I get before the light comes on.
So 225 on 22 litres? You'll piss it, just have faith in your bike Rob
Those are my principles...if you don't like them I have others.
(18-06-15, 01:19 PM)Frosties link Wrote: [quote author=Robbie8666 link=topic=17339.msg200063#msg200063 date=1434629119]
I'm going home to Cornwall on mine Friday & going to try a different approach and fill it to the brim from petrol station 1/2 mile from work (Basingstoke) then see how close to Falmouth I get before the light comes on.
So 225 on 22 litres? You'll piss it, just have faith in your bike Rob
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should do if I don't be tempted to open her up on A30!!lol
normally travel from Portsmouth to Basingstoke then get as far as services at Oakhampton on tad under 3/4 tank but to be honest need a leg stretch after the 3 hours!! lol
Commuting Fordingbridge to Portsmouth 45 miles each way I could always be sure to get 2 1/2 days from a full tank = 225 miles. On an 01. It certainly seems that anyone else I ride with is the first to stop for fuel.
I'm wondering if there is something wrong with my 01 (Y) FZS I picked up a couple of weekends ago. I have a short commute of 6-7 miles each way which obviously won't help but the light comes on at 105 miles, however I can only squeeze maximum 11l back in, which based on this thread means I still have another 9 litres left?!
My early experiences on an RS125 with a dodgy fuel gauge, therefore frequent embarrassing breakdowns, taught me to be religiously devout to obeying the mileometer! I got similar mileage from my GSX600F so am used to it and driving a modern diesel car, where the consequences are a bit worse if you run out, I struggle to ignore the light
(18-06-15, 02:38 PM)Robbie8666 link Wrote: [quote author=Frosties link=topic=17339.msg200064#msg200064 date=1434629969]
[quote author=Robbie8666 link=topic=17339.msg200063#msg200063 date=1434629119]
I'm going home to Cornwall on mine Friday & going to try a different approach and fill it to the brim from petrol station 1/2 mile from work (Basingstoke) then see how close to Falmouth I get before the light comes on.
So 225 on 22 litres? You'll piss it, just have faith in your bike Rob
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should do if I don't be tempted to open her up on A30!!lol
normally travel from Portsmouth to Basingstoke then get as far as services at Oakhampton on tad under 3/4 tank but to be honest need a leg stretch after the 3 hours!! lol
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So Rob tell us.....did you make it or bottle it :lol
Those are my principles...if you don't like them I have others.
Ok, so I did a little experiment... basically I went for a ride. 218 miles later with a bit of bimbling and hooning.. the gauge has just dropped under the bottom line but the light has not come on... so I now know how far I can go. :-)
well my arse gets numb after 100 ish miles if on a steady ride and if i`m on a mission dog fight or plain holligan then i`m pretty knackered after 100 miles or so
so all in all after 100 miles ish i need a break and to be honest most petrol stations have a toilet so makes sense to take a break take a wee-pooh have a drink and fill up
just my theory and seems to have worked for last few years
or vice versa, worth checking fella
