Semi-retired Posted September 2, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 2, 2015 However....I know SOME guys LOVE to do the numbers........so.... Has anyone crunched the numbers on the mileage/kilometer-age range of a full tank of gas? I'd be happy to hear a number from anyone, as long as it's specified in either "miles" or "kilometers"......and defined as "from bottom of filler neck to reserve light coming on".......or "bottom of filler neck to stone, cold, empty!" Just curious how FAR this thing SHOULD actually go on "a tank" of gas. (And, yup, I know it all depends on whether you're hammering it on.....have a tail wind....got big Bertha riding on the back, with Fido and Junior in the sidecar, downhill/uphill, high altitude/Bonneville Saltflats...all those pesky "variables". I'm just looking for "average"....you know, average.) I know there's probably ample conversation buried SOMEWHERE in here....but I appreciate your patience in not making me dig for it! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps69 Posted September 2, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 2, 2015 Michael, Just a couple days ago our group went on a ride and I switched to reserve at 187 miles. About 40 miles of that was an escort so it was at 50 mph but the rest was at 70 or above. I was surprised that it did that good. I need to sync the carbs and do some more seafoam again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider Posted September 2, 2015 Share #3 Posted September 2, 2015 I wanted to know this too. So, I strapped a 1 gallon gas can on the luggage rack, filled the tank, and went for a ride. Without the extra gallon, I would have been walking at 211 miles. YMMV RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Michael, switched to reserve at 187 miles. ......need to sync the carbs and do some more seafoam again. Wow. That DOES seem good. That's 300 kliks (up here in metric-land) I was under the impression that I typically only get to around 250 kliks before my light wants to come on. Guess I'D better get myself some of that Sea Foam, too!! (Hey, Prairie Hammer, who synced my carbs way back at that MD? Wadn't you wad it?) :-) Edited September 2, 2015 by Semi-retired Blame Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videoarizona Posted September 2, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) 186 miles this past weekend when it started sputtering and I switched on reserve. Had 2 bars left on gauge. No light yet. Took 4.4 gallons, and I didn't top off. Stop filling when it gurgles near filler neck top. No vent holes...stock setup. 42mpg. That's 2 up, mostly 4th gear 55 to 65 mph in slight hills. Fun 2 lane ride. Previously, I get around 36mpg solo. So me thinks my wrist is being bad when I'm alone. Edited September 2, 2015 by videoarizona add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV1100SE Posted September 2, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) I posted a similar question a few years ago - http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?52074-How-far-can-you-go-on-a-tank-of-gas I also did a chart. From the chart... max fuel you can burn thru is 20.5 liters. I've taken mine down to a dry tank so I know. JUST made it to a gas station on our trip thru Montana a couple years ago. Edited September 2, 2015 by XV1100SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV1100SE Posted September 2, 2015 Share #7 Posted September 2, 2015 To get as much gas in the tank as possible...I fill it up to the neck, let it gurgle down (air escapes tank) then add more... and repeat until it doesn't go down any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard765 Posted September 3, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 3, 2015 I am getting about 265 Kms when the light come on and about 285 kms when I have to go to reserve.. I have pushed it to 360 Kms but do regularly 340.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted September 3, 2015 Share #9 Posted September 3, 2015 New Math is the way to help ya solve things.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted September 3, 2015 Share #10 Posted September 3, 2015 Answer is: Penzon=If one up or two up. Loaded or unloaded, flat land, average speed and so it goes. For me overall average loaded 2 up is right at 165-175. But when I have the boss a couple hours is about all I can get before I start hearing noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mover Posted September 3, 2015 Share #11 Posted September 3, 2015 I get from 275 to 300kms depending on backroad or freeway riding before the light comes on. Fillup afterwards averages 17 litres. Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonpkr Posted September 3, 2015 Share #12 Posted September 3, 2015 However....I know SOME guys LOVE to do the numbers........so.... Has anyone crunched the numbers on the mileage/kilometer-age range of a full tank of gas? I'd be happy to hear a number from anyone, as long as it's specified in either "miles" or "kilometers"......and defined as "from bottom of filler neck to reserve light coming on".......or "bottom of filler neck to stone, cold, empty!" Just curious how FAR this thing SHOULD actually go on "a tank" of gas. (And, yup, I know it all depends on whether you're hammering it on.....have a tail wind....got big Bertha riding on the back, with Fido and Junior in the sidecar, downhill/uphill, high altitude/Bonneville Saltflats...all those pesky "variables". I'm just looking for "average"....you know, average.) I know there's probably ample conversation buried SOMEWHERE in here....but I appreciate your patience in not making me dig for it! :-) You could probably figure about 38mpg avg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted September 3, 2015 I get from 275 to 300kms depending on backroad or freeway riding before the light comes on. Fillup afterwards averages 17 litres. Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk Thanks, Mark. I think I remember that the last time I clocked about 245 kliks I filled up afterward with 13 litres.......so, that sounds pretty consistent with yours. For some strange reason.....I keep getting the sensation that I'm refueling more often than I should be. (keep forgetting to keep more careful track....and as I say.....not a big numbers guy). Maybe I'm just having way too much fun and putting on more kliks than I think. (I know......THAT's what odometers BOTH OF THEM are for, right!?!) I'll just have to "knuckle down" and pay attention to the details.....maybe on my planned ride up to Ottawa later this month...when I have a good long road in front of me and some NON-stop-and-go running. Cheers~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted September 3, 2015 You could probably figure about 38mpg avg. And..........is that a good thing? I thought I'd seen lots of guys saying they're getting well over 40.....closer to 50. (am I out to lunch on that?....or is 38 in the ballpark for "normal"?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share #15 Posted September 3, 2015 I am getting about 265 Kms when the light come on and about 285 kms when I have to go to reserve.. I have pushed it to 360 Kms but do regularly 340.. Thanks for getting back, Wayne. I take your comment to mean you frequently ride over 50 kliks on Reserve?!?! Wow. Either you're brave.......or you carry a one-gallon can in your saddle-bag.....or you ride only in "gas-station-dense" terrain! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted September 3, 2015 I wanted to know this too. So, I strapped a 1 gallon gas can on the luggage rack, filled the tank, and went for a ride. Without the extra gallon, I would have been walking at 211 miles. YMMV RR YMMV fer shur! Thanks, Kelly. Now THAT's the kind of scientific research I guess I should have been doing. And now that I think of it......I TOO have a couple of small red cans I could stick in my saddle bags. I guess the trick is to throw the can on board only when I'm down to reserve....then head for Buffalo and back to squeeze the last 50-75 kliks out of her! (I'll feel a beer run coming on!! Beck's at $3.99 for a 4-pack of pints, at Rite Aid Drugstore. And those friendly Canadian border dudes virtually ALWAYS let you bring back 18 cans without duty. Now THAT's the kind of math I can get involved in! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardbog Posted September 3, 2015 Share #17 Posted September 3, 2015 Damn Gas Milage or Liters per 100Km , my gas milage is when I run out of gas i pull to gas station, simple as that. In average about 180 on fill up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard765 Posted September 3, 2015 Share #18 Posted September 3, 2015 Thanks for getting back, Wayne. I take your comment to mean you frequently ride over 50 kliks on Reserve?!?! Wow. Either you're brave.......or you carry a one-gallon can in your saddle-bag.....or you ride only in "gas-station-dense" terrain! :-) actually even though I'm on reserve the guage still has 2 bars.. I will ride till there are no bars or well into 1 bar most times.. Unless I'm on a trip or don't know where the next gas is going to be.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlm Posted September 3, 2015 Share #19 Posted September 3, 2015 I average around 30mpg. Speeds around 65mph. Some stop and go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mover Posted September 3, 2015 Share #20 Posted September 3, 2015 Thanks, Mark. I think I remember that the last time I clocked about 245 kliks I filled up afterward with 13 litres.......so, that sounds pretty consistent with yours. For some strange reason.....I keep getting the sensation that I'm refueling more often than I should be. (keep forgetting to keep more careful track....and as I say.....not a big numbers guy). Maybe I'm just having way too much fun and putting on more kliks than I think. (I know......THAT's what odometers BOTH OF THEM are for, right!?!) I'll just have to "knuckle down" and pay attention to the details.....maybe on my planned ride up to Ottawa later this month...when I have a good long road in front of me and some NON-stop-and-go running. Cheers~ A friend of mine with a RSTD likes to fill up as soon as the fuel gauge shows below 1/2. His reasoning is if he gets some bad gas then it's only a 1/2 tank of bad gas. If doing all day riding I usually fill up after the low fuel light comes on and by then my butt is ready for a change of position. I do pay more attention to fill up points though if riding in low population areas like Northern Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiehammer Posted September 3, 2015 Share #21 Posted September 3, 2015 (Hey, Prairie Hammer, who synced my carbs way back at that MD? Wadn't you wad it?) :-) Twern't me. I don't work on Second Gens. Afraid some of the eslowa virus might infect my First Gens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share #22 Posted September 3, 2015 Twern't me. I don't work on Second Gens. Afraid some of the eslowa virus might infect my First Gens. Is that like ebola....only slowa....as in, 2nd Gens are, SLOWER? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patmac6075 Posted September 3, 2015 Share #23 Posted September 3, 2015 Maybe somebody can check my math, but.....I usually get around 36mpg on average riding around town and about 43mpg if I'm strictly highway (did the run into Chicago yesterday...all highway = 42.79)...so by my cipherin' I should expect to get between 190 to 220 miles on a tank (1984 XVZ12DL 5.3 gal tank) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiehammer Posted September 3, 2015 Share #24 Posted September 3, 2015 Is that like ebola....only slowa....as in, 2nd Gens are, SLOWER? Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share #25 Posted September 3, 2015 Damn Gas Milage or Liters per 100Km , my gas milage is when I run out of gas i pull to gas station, simple as that. In average about 180 on fill up. You must have developed some great thigh muscles with the pushing you've done over the years!! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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