2013 CB1100 MPG

[the Ferret]

The one real gripe I have the range of this model.About 150 miles
per tank.Plus the fuel gauge red light goes on too early.Like with around
a half tank.Then the red light blinks with .9 stiil in the tank.

wow..that is one thirsty bike. Mine goes on flashing reserve between 131 and 148 and I have gone 180 miles on a tank...then again I don't have a bunch of performance mods and ride like a granny for the most part.

Which means 45 miles per gallon.Which is what the bike
should get.But my red light comes on and I have about a half
tank left.Red light comes on and I find a gas station and
it takes 2 gallons or slightly more.

Which means 45 miles per gallon.Which is what the bike
should get.

No it doesn't ..you can't figure mileage until you know how many gallons it took to refill.

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....New+record

[rboe]

Well it is a darn good educated estimate. We know about how many gallons are consumed when the blinky light goes on, the bike tells you how many miles. A fill up will just confirm it.

[the Ferret]

Well it is a darn good educated estimate. We know about how many gallons are consumed when the blinky light goes on, the bike tells you how many miles. A fill up will just confirm it.

I agree but some peoples blinky light goes on at 87 (keyfyoozed) and some at 141 ( mine)

in the example above I just said how many miles I went to blinky light and filling up, without giving the info as to how much it took to refill it, and Foolardi said 45 mpg when it was actually 56.8 mpg once all the info was known. Big difference between 45 and 56.8( more than 30%) Even bigger diff between kens mid 30's and my mid 50's. ( more than 50% difference)

[rboe]

Ah, I was unaware that there was such a huge delta between bikes.

[kenfyoozed_imp]

Have roughly 25 miles since fill up and still have all the bars. At my currrent mid 30s mpg, each bar above the blinking light ( 4 bars ) should represent 22.5 miles. I know this gauge shouldn't be linear, but still going to check and see.

[Deanohh_imp]

Wait until guys start with the new gage with the miles countdown til empty...they'll be going crazy. ..... I got this many miles after it got to zero.... But I should've had this much left...... Then I ran out of gas and why can't they make a good gas gage and this is an expensive bike and they lied about tank capacity and they should be sued and I had to push it and on and on. There'll be mmilage, fuel gage, blinker, and countdown......and they'll still run out of gas and blame Honda for it.

[_imp]

The one real gripe I have the range of this model.About 150 miles
per tank.Plus the fuel gauge red light goes on too early.Like with around
a half tank.Then the red light blinks with .9 stiil in the tank.

wow..that is one thirsty bike. Mine goes on flashing reserve between 131 and 148 and I have gone 180 miles on a tank...then again I don't have a bunch of performance mods and ride like a granny for the most part.

Which means 45 miles per gallon.Which is what the bike
should get.But my red light comes on and I have about a half
tank left.Red light comes on and I find a gas station and
it takes 2 gallons or slightly more.

Which means 45 miles per gallon.Which is what the bike
should get.

No it doesn't ..you can't figure mileage until you know how many gallons it took to refill.

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....New+record

Which means 45 miles per gallon.Which is what the bike
should get.

No it doesn't ..you can't figure mileage until you know how many gallons it took to refill.

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....New+record
I've had this argument a few times.Once with a guy who
swore he knew exactly how to figger mileage.
When one goes to calculate how many gallons they put back in
as if used that says nothing about how they rode { fast or slow
or inbetween }.In order for any mileage to be reliable one would have to ride in exactly the same way { same road and mpr and
revs }. Don't forget that revs is what determines how fuel efficient
an engine.

Have roughly 25 miles since fill up and still have all the bars. At my currrent mid 30s mpg, each bar above the blinking light ( 4 bars ) should represent 22.5 miles. I know this gauge shouldn't be linear, but still going to check and see.

Those bars are a complete joke.Why are they even there.
The Rune has bars also.But it's a state-of the art digital
speedo and fuel gauge.I know pretty much what each bar
represents per fuel usuage.Roughly 40 miles per bar.
Sometimes 50 depending on my riding style.

Well it is a darn good educated estimate. We know about how many gallons are consumed when the blinky light goes on, the bike tells you how many miles. A fill up will just confirm it.

I agree but some peoples blinky light goes on at 87 (keyfyoozed) and some at 141 ( mine)

in the example above I just said how many miles I went to blinky light and filling up, without giving the info as to how much it took to refill it, and Foolardi said 45 mpg when it was actually 56.8 mpg once all the info was known. Big difference between 45 and 56.8( more than 30%) Even bigger diff between kens mid 30's and my mid 50's. ( more than 50% difference)

I agree but some peoples blinky light goes on at 87 (keyfyoozed) and some at 141 ( mine)

in the example above I just said how many miles I went to blinky light and filling up, without giving the info as to how much it took to refill it, and Foolardi said 45 mpg when it was actually 56.8 mpg once all the info was known. Big difference between 45 and 56.8( more than 30%) Even bigger diff between kens mid 30's and my mid 50's. ( more than 50% difference)
First of all you're not getting 180 miles per tank range.
Forget all about this 56.8 number.
No way ... No how.You need to do a little research.
Check out past bikes over the years and what kind of
miles per gallon.
It is my firsthand experience that Harley guys loves to
brag about their mileage.Because it is totally subjective.
It is sometimes ALL BIAS. Actually it's a hoot to hear bikers
run on about the mileage they get.
Even if you rode an entire tank never exceeding 2700 rpm
I doubt you'd get over 50 miles per gallon.But maybe.
That would also mean no traffic light stops and no stop
signs.Where you are using fuel but putting no miles on
the odometer.

[the Ferret]

Of course you are right foolardi and your experience trumps all.

[_imp]

Of course you are right foolardi and your experience trumps all.

I'm merely suggesting for CB owners to not run around
and boast about getting over 56 miles per gallon.

A motorcycle gets anywhere in the range of 30's to
40's.Seldom 50's.
Generally speaking the lighter the bike and smaller the engine
the better the mileage.Like a Honda Nighthawk 250 which
tops out at 70.Or a Honda Shadow VLX at 57.
The Honda Shadow Aero at 53.
All entry level bikes.Like the CB 1100.

[the Ferret]

Well maybe I can get you to figure this higher math for me cause lord knows I don't want to make a laughing stock of myself...

I filled the bike up...drove 142 miles. It hadn't gone to flashing reserve yet. I pulled into a gas station and refilled the tank and it took 2.5 gals to refill

On the very next tank the flashing reserve light came on at 142 miles. I drove and additional 29.4 miles for a total of 171.4 miles and refilled the tank and it took 3.1 gallons to fill.

Both times filled on the sidestand to the same level in the neck of the tank.

So please...you do the math for me and tell me what kind of mileage I am getting.