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(09-09-2013, 04:17 AM)dBuster_imp Wrote: Boy I want your bikes!!! I get to a flashing after only 103 or so miles! Maybe I have a smaller tank?! Or something... Sad thing, I have yet to put in more than 2.8 gallons of gas at a time, i believe... And each time I am showing to be full bars on the fuel display.
But I do not think I could get 150 miles... Sad... But then again I am all city commuting miles and no really long trips. But still my mpg suck right now!
Most of my driving is city/suburb daily commute as well. Mine starts flashing usually between 110-120. I start getting nervous and get gas around 130ish at this point. I can tell you riding it under it's own power is MUCH more fun than pusing it!
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(09-09-2013, 04:17 AM)dBuster_imp Wrote: Boy I want your bikes!!! I get to a flashing after only 103 or so miles! Maybe I have a smaller tank?! Or something... Sad thing, I have yet to put in more than 2.8 gallons of gas at a time, i believe... And each time I am showing to be full bars on the fuel display.
But I do not think I could get 150 miles... Sad... But then again I am all city commuting miles and no really long trips. But still my mpg suck right now!
Hmm, that does seem low. The worst I've seen in total stop and go, 2 mile segment trips is 42 mpg. You must be showing it the whip!
It does, though, make a big difference from what it gets on tanks that include at least some "highway" miles.
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Most of my riding is just riding in the country 45 to 60 mph. Not many stops and starts, just cruising where there are no people, no cars, no traffic. 5 th. gear, 3000 rpms or less. Just riding.
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(09-09-2013, 06:28 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Most of my riding is just riding in the country 45 to 60 mph. Not many stops and starts, just cruising where there are no people, no cars, no traffic. 5 th. gear, 3000 rpms or less. Just riding.
I'm so jealous!
Someday...
My parents have a house in Tryon, NC which is close to those kinds of roads. I need to get up there with the bike for an extended stay.
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Keep in mind, all, that you should always see a recent "Weights & Measures" calibration sticker on the pump. That's really the only way you can reasonably assume that the "gallon" you just pumped in really is a gallon. Otherwise, this whole business of mpg-tracking is senseless.
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Hmm, good point-never really thought about that. Guess I just assumed it would be illegal to falsely advertise an incorrect amount. Of course human nature has proven that if people can get away with something they usually will...
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The reason that the gas "settles" could be that the over-fill is draining down the evaporation tube into the EVAP canister. just around the bottom of that tube in the filler cap area there is a shelf with a hose that sticks up out of it. It's part of the Evaporative Emission Control System for the US bikes. That's why the manual warns to not over-fill the tank. If you have a copy of the service manual you can see a diagram of the system on page 1-33.
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Hmmm see that in the diagram. Wonder how much that little canister will hold? And how much gas can vaporize thru it.
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Good info, XeNoSCR. I like a full tank as much as the next guy, but I don't want to douse any pollution control equipment. I don't have my service manual yet, but I'll definitely want to study the EECS diagrams when I get it.
Thanks!
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Update: Got 197.2 miles out of that tank and I could still hear at least some sloshing before filling up today. With about four fill and settles, it took only 3.36 gallons. I wonder how accurate the pump was at the previous station where it took 3.95 gallons, though being off by 10% would be *hugely* out of calibration for a gas pump, I'd think.
In any case, breaking 200 miles on a full tank seems doable. My riding was neither hard nor thrifty - a lot of 40 - 80 mph riding, but definitely hilly terrain and some windy conditions.
