Question about Gas Mileage

[ActionJax]

Hey everybody. I'm just curious if I'm getting good gas mileage on my 83. I'm averaging about 150 miles on a full tank of gas. Is that about average? Or can I do better?

[Venturous Randy]

Hey everybody. I'm just curious if I'm getting good gas mileage on my 83. I'm averaging about 150 miles on a full tank of gas. Is that about average? Or can I do better?

 

Your bike holds 5.3 gallons when empty. How much gas are you putting in at 150 miles?

RandyA

[friesman]

Depending on speed, windspeed and loading it varies, but most of the time I am around 150 miles from full in the neck (with the bike standing straight upright) until the light comes on.

 

Brian

[ActionJax]

Well, then it sounds like I'm doing pretty good. Yes, the tank if full and I start the tripo. When the warning light comes on I'm at about 150. Just wanted to see if that was about average. Sounds like it is. Thanks.

[Greg S]

Pulling a trailer, two up, full luggage, cross country - 130 miles until the red light comes on.

[Greg S]

Forgot to mention, 1983 Venture.

[Flyinfool]

'88, 150 miles till the red light, then takes exactly 4 gallons to fill to the top.

[Keemez]

Most of us should be capable of around 180 185 190 195 miles before we should REALLY start worrying. I ran out at 220 a couple weeks ago in a mixture of 65 and 55mph speed limit highways.

[Patman]

I just got 220 kms from 12 litres, works out to 47 mpg. This was my first fillup on my new to me 1984 Yamaha Venture Royale.

[Snaggletooth]

I've always been pretty happy with mine. I hit the reserve light usually around 160 and have had some great days hitting 226 before I topped off. That is moderate speeds 55-65 on back roads and just cruising it.

 

But today I ran down to Kansas and Missouri to see some friends and had the bike loaded down with tools, cooler, trunk bag and everything I could carry. I was running Interstate at 75mph, or better headed into the wind, about 13 to 20 mph and it only pulled an average of 34.5 in 635 miles.

 

Not unusual at those speeds and conditions but I was hoping for a little better.

 

But your numbers sound about average for the bikes.

 

Mike

[chukzelda]

85 Venture and I'm getting 38 MPG for my last 2 tanks. Mostly commuter miles. I find this to be pretty good gas mileage considering modern tour bikes are not doing much better (40 mpg ish).

 

peace,

Chuk

[motorcycle_1300]

Mostly up and down my driveway, ocassional midnight road test, almost ready to go back on the road

 

my 2007 midnight consistantly gets 45 to 50mpg, only exception was when I rode out to Billings, dropped to about 35 in the high country

 

Al

[TRnCO]

on my '86, the light usually stays on right around th 160 mile mark. I often ride between 205 and 210 before fueling up during my normal work commute week and have about .3 or .4 gal. left in the tank.

[reddevilmedic]

im getting about 200 a tank also, depending on cruising conditions. around town, much less. i ride it hard, rarely seeing 4th.

[greg_in_london]

I'm not going to say anything.

[Keemez]

Most of us should be capable of around 180 185 190 195 miles before we should REALLY start worrying. I ran out at 220 a couple weeks ago in a mixture of 65 and 55mph speed limit highways.

 

I just did this again between yesterday and today... sort of. Filled up yesterday with 10% ethanol junk from Mobil (I almost always run ethanol free if I can), didn't get gas today until 220.6 miles and still only took on 4.805 gallons. That comes out to 45.9mpg. However, almost every bit of that was under 65mph with quite a bit of it being under 60. Been said lots of times before- speed does make a huge difference.