Gas Mileage?

[the Ferret]

Yesterdays fill was 206.3 miles and 3.58 gal for 57.62 mpg

[Randy B]

I am convinced that you have a genie hidden in your motor just pushing on the pistons to make the bike move...grrrr.

[Pauley]

All downhill with tailwinds?

[Motogeezer1949_imp]

If one is getting good gas mileage, one is not riding hard enough LOL!

[dBuster_imp]

Yeah some still having the magical 1100's with the amazing gas mileage. My poor mileage played a part in my trade in getting only 38-39 miles per gallon just wasn't good when I was reading others getting these amazing stats. Now with my new vulcan and having put on over 1500 miles in two months I am averaging over 62 miles per gallon.

Sorry for straying from the topic of the 1100's gas mileage.

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[Pterodactyl_imp]

After 23000 miles an average of 41.2 mpg. That would be about 80% touring, remainder big city riding.

Cheers

[the Ferret]

I am convinced that you have a genie hidden in your motor just pushing on the pistons to make the bike move...grrrr.

All downhill with tailwinds?

If one is getting good gas mileage, one is not riding hard enough LOL!

I've often said my mileage is good because of how and where I ride. I ride fairly easy but steadily .... Between 45-60 and mostly 50-55 on back country curvy 2 lane roads with no stop lights and few stop signs and very little shifting actually. With the 14 DLX I seem to be turning around 2500 rpms most of the time. These roads start the moment I leave my drive way and many times I will ride 75 miles and not see anyone in front of me, nor anyone behind me.if I ride to town to the post office it's maybe 3 miles and 2 stop lights. The grocery is the most congested place I ride to probably, right thru the middle of the next town.. 6 miles and 4 traffic lights. Busy place lol. Other than that I head out to the country to ride.

Oh well, right now I am 27 miles shy of riding 17,000 miles so far this year ( on 3 different bikes) so think I'll throw on some gear and go for a ride before it rains.

[Henrik_imp]

Wow Ferret, those are some insanely low mileage figures! I have had to convert your results to metric to understand the results, and from your report above you did 331km and then put in 13.55lt. That boggles the mind! Yesterday I filled mine up, and grated the bike is still very new but I have subsequently been riding it very carefully, and I filled 12lt after doing 230km.

My consumption 5.2l / 100km, or 45.2 mpg.

Your consumption 57.62mpg or 4l / 100km

Simply incredible. You get a range of 430km or almost 270 miles!!

[the Ferret]

Just got in from a " very typical" morning ride... 43.3 miles. Rode the CB 1100. Paid attention to several things. Highest speed was 60 mph. Highest rpm was 3250. I went 12 miles before I saw an oncoming car, 19 miles before finding a car headed the same direction I was riding. I pulled a U turn and rode another 13 miles before getting behind another vehicle. Followed them 1 1/2 miles and they pulled off on a side road and I never was bothered by another car for the rest of the ride. Never saw a car in my rearview mirrors. Lots and lots of curves and elevation changes. What a great place to live and ride. Outside temperature right now is 70.5 degrees. I'm now at 17, 016 miles for the year.

Put the CB away, getting out the Majesty and heading to a pharmacy about 12 miles away to pick up a script. So far the rain has held off.

Henrik I have ridden 225 miles and still had over a half gallon left according to refill calculations. I figured safe outside limit 240 miles, but I don't want to push lol

Btw Ridem32 over on the UK board had gotten over 62 mpg I believe and several here has gotten over 60. Of course some have gotten under 40 as well lol

[Henrik_imp]

Those are some truly impressive figures. Mind you, I am already happy with 45mpg because that is already way better than my Corsaro could do.

No matter, I really am loving my new bike! Every time I get off it, all I want to do is go for another ride.