05-20-2015, 02:12 PM
So far with six tanks my mileage computer has been within a few MPG. The other day, however, I purposely tried to get the best mileage I could on a ride. There was no wind and I stayed at 50-55MPH, just puttering around the farms near my house. The mileage computer reported 58MPG but my actual was 67.9MPG!
I am very careful with calculating mileage. I use the same pump and I park the bike so the sidestand rests on a little metal circle next to the pump. I fill the tank to where the gas just touches the lower lip of the filler neck. I never get the full six bars showing on the fuel gauge. It is always five.
I know all of that sounds tedious but I play it like a game. There are times I like to rip around like a whirling dervish and there are times I like to meander around and get lost. Fortunately where I live there is very rarely any traffic so I can ride at my own speed.
I run no-ethanol 87 octane gas. At 50-55MPH the bike is turning 2,250-2,500RPM. Even with hills and stuff the bike is very smooth and never lugs. I shift right before 3,000RPM and I try to keep the bike above 2,000RPM at all times. I was told once that 2,000RPM was the minimum speed for good oil circulation in the upper end of the engine. I don't know if that is true but it works for me.
My fuel stats: http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/honda/c...zzy/363319
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I am very careful with calculating mileage. I use the same pump and I park the bike so the sidestand rests on a little metal circle next to the pump. I fill the tank to where the gas just touches the lower lip of the filler neck. I never get the full six bars showing on the fuel gauge. It is always five.
I know all of that sounds tedious but I play it like a game. There are times I like to rip around like a whirling dervish and there are times I like to meander around and get lost. Fortunately where I live there is very rarely any traffic so I can ride at my own speed.
I run no-ethanol 87 octane gas. At 50-55MPH the bike is turning 2,250-2,500RPM. Even with hills and stuff the bike is very smooth and never lugs. I shift right before 3,000RPM and I try to keep the bike above 2,000RPM at all times. I was told once that 2,000RPM was the minimum speed for good oil circulation in the upper end of the engine. I don't know if that is true but it works for me.
My fuel stats: http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/honda/c...zzy/363319
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