Fuel records keep falling

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I just looked it up, in April I was averaging 50 mpg and going on flashing reserve at 126 miles and wondering if I could go 150 miles before empty.

Now I'm averaging 55 mpg and going on flashing reserve at 146 miles, and not empty at 180 miles.

Not riding any differently. Motor must be breaking in, loosening up. The small fuel tank is no longer the big concern for me that it was when the bike was announced. Don't get me wrong...I still wish it had a 5 gallon tank, but at 180 miles per tank, I no longer fear I will run out of gas before finding a station.

Wish I knew how Honda measures or figures the volume of this tank. Is 3.9 gals a usable figure? Or is the usable figure actually less because the fuel pump is located in the tank? Is the pick up for the fuel pump low in the tank? How much usable space do we lose by filling the bike up on the side-stand vs filling on the center stand?

Has anyone tried filling on the side stand, then standing the bike up straight to see if they can get more fuel in?

I tell you my bike is most definitely loosening up and running better after just 200 miles. I am just loving that big brick of an engine. I got about 44 mpg on my first fillup. BTW I would be cautious about overfilling; the bike doesn't like it. The tank needs a good bit of airspace for emissions control. I had gas "boil" out of my tank the first time I filled it; I think the nozzle autoshutoff was faulty to some extent but the tank does not seem to tolerate overfilling. Second fillup was no issue.