Happens to everyone once in a while. Be careful about giving it too much gas, she will surprise you off the line if you do!

And it doesn't help at all that your friction zone is way the hell out there at the very end of the lever and only a millimeter thick!

Adjustable levers are the ticket. I was messing around with my Pazzo's. Obviously depending on where you have it set to, the friction zone changes.

You guys raise a good point about the levers. I contemplated getting adjustable levers, but thought maybe I just wasn't used to the clutch yet.

On another note, I don't know if this is the norm. My low fuel light came on so I fueled up. Took a little over 2 gals. After 60+ miles, it came on again. Does that sound about right? My riding has been a mix of city and freeway riding. I'm not revving it hard since I'm still in the break in period.

30mpg is a little low compared to most Monsters, but not impossible.  The question is, why does your light come on after only 2 gallons?  Is the tank really that small?  I thought the range on my 695 sucked.....

Adjustable levers are the best!.....especially if you have small hands.

Once I got adjustable levers, I never stalled my bike.....or maybe it's just cause I got a little more experience on the bike.


I really only stalled 4 times in over 2 years.

Quote from: mmakay on November 12, 2008, 01:56:04 PM
30mpg is a little low compared to most Monsters, but not impossible.  The question is, why does your light come on after only 2 gallons?  Is the tank really that small?  I thought the range on my 695 sucked.....

I get 45-50mpg on my S2R-1000

I manage about 35-40 MPG on my S2R1000 (mostly city). Even if you were really thrashing the 696, 30MPG seems pretty low.

Quote from: sfarchie on November 12, 2008, 12:26:38 PM
Thanks for the tip! I usually just look down at my bike like what happened?  Okay, I thought stalling was a newb thing so I'm kinda glad to hear it still happens occasionally to seasoned riders.

Makes me feel better too. People behind you expect you to take off 0.0001 sec after light turns green.

I'm gonna call the dealer and ask about the mileage. It surprised me as well to see the light come on so quickly.

I'm fairly sure I'll get the adjustable levers. I'll give myself a little more time with the stock levers and gaining more experience. I'm sure the latter is more the culprit than the levers.

Maybe the low mileage is due to the extra throttle you've been using to keep from stalling?

^^sounds like a good plan.

You need to put more miles on to get a more accurate idea about fuel mileage.  Average out a few tanks.

Quote from: msincredible on November 13, 2008, 02:28:13 AM
Maybe the low mileage is due to the extra throttle you've been using to keep from stalling?

^^sounds like a good plan.

You're probably right!    And the fact I love the sound may contribute to some subliminal messages telling my right hand to twist more.

Quote from: sfarchie on November 12, 2008, 01:47:25 PM
You guys raise a good point about the levers. I contemplated getting adjustable levers, but thought maybe I just wasn't used to the clutch yet.

On another note, I don't know if this is the norm. My low fuel light came on so I fueled up. Took a little over 2 gals. After 60+ miles, it came on again. Does that sound about right? My riding has been a mix of city and freeway riding. I'm not revving it hard since I'm still in the break in period.

I got the Pazzos, and I love them... helps with both clutch and brake control.  It's great to have the friction zone right where you want it.  It helped immensely on slow-speed maneuvering.

On my 696, I usually get about 130 miles from a full tank to where my fuel light comes on.  When I fill it, It takes a hair less than 3 gallons.  Are you filling up right to the collar, or are you jamming the filler nozzle down as far as it'll go?  In any case, 30mpg seems really low.

I'm getting about 150 mpg on my M696. I usually fill 2.8 gallons back in. This has been consistent for the last 4 fills. I'm usually riding at 5 to 6 K rpm.

Quote from: Binary on November 13, 2008, 08:55:29 AM
I'm getting about 150 mpg on my M696.

Ah . . . I don't think so.