I took my 2010 M1100S on a 200 mile ride today. I checked my gas milage very carefully. I was riding with 2 friends, one on a Busa the other on a SV1000. The ride was "spirited", lots of twisties and hit over 100 Mph a time or two. I got 47.3 the first tank and 53.5 the second. I can't complain about that!
Both tanks were ethanol free. Ill check ethanol gas later.
Altitude makes a massive difference on my air-cooled engine.
At ~5k, I get about 40 on a regular basis. At 8-10k, I get 50-ish even riding faster than normal.
Jebus, my 4 valver gets 35 mph maybe. My Ford Fiesta gets better.
LA
Quote from: LA on September 23, 2012, 04:34:14 PM
Jebus, my 4 valver gets 35 mph maybe. My Ford Fiesta gets better.
LA
Only 35 mph?
The thing on the right...twist it. :-*
I do most all my riding between 6000’ and 12000’ and never get less than 50 MPG on a S2R1K
Quote from: BlackdogGS on September 22, 2012, 09:40:37 PM
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Both tanks were ethanol free. Ill check ethanol gas later.
What is this "ethanol free" gas you speak of? ;D
Commuting, in a stop-n-go traffic, I get only about 33 mpg. I've yet to see the gas consumption on open road.
Lol ;D
Who cares abt gas when u ride!! it's all abt pleasure.. I don't even know how many miles I get from the bikes... I compensate the gas my monsters drink [wine] with my jetta which gets abt 47mpg highway..
Gas mileage is important when opportunities to fill are far apart.
100 miles for 3 gallons is a pretty good planning factor, but in that mileage was less than two gallons.