I Want More MPG

[ippo]

That's 54mpg (Imperial) right?

Remember, us Yanks use the smaller US gallon.

I forgot you fellas are backward(he he) We work on 4.54609 litre to the gallon, What you work on?

    * 1 nestegallona (USA) = 3,785 l=liquid gallon
    * 1 gallona (Iso-Britannia) = 4,54609 l
    * 1 kuiva gallona (USA) = 4,405 l=try gallon

[Red01]

That's 54mpg (Imperial) right?

Remember, us Yanks use the smaller US gallon.

I forgot you fellas are backward(he he) We work on 4.54609 litre to the gallon, What you work on?

One imperial gallon is approximately equal to 1.201 U.S. gallons.
One imperial gallon is exactly 4.54609 litres, whereas one U.S. gallon is exactly 3.7854118 liters.

Why the differnce?  The American Colonies adopted the British systems for measure that were in place at the time of thier revolution.  America adopted what was then known as the "wine gallon" (also known as the Queen Anne gallon, 231 cubic inches) for all fluids in an effort to simplify the system.  The Brits changed their system to be more uniform in 1824 and adopted a new 160 fluid ounce imperial gallon (277.419 cubic inches) as their standard, close in size to the "ale gallon" (282 cubic inches) in use at the time.  One exception was for wine sales, which were still by the 128 ounce wine gallon, so they could get more tax money on wine sales. 
Seems like those colonial rebels were smarter... they could tax everything on the smaller gallon. 

Probably more than you wanted to know, eh? 

Now give me an ale gallon of ale! 

[andrewsw]

Man, my mileage sucks. I get about 34mpg in the 400. But it's re-jetted, K&N filter and got the full Yosh exhaust. I suppose I gotta do something about that, but still, it's fun!  I think a big part of that is a combination of a natural tendency to go about 80 mph and being naked. I guess a little bubble fairing is worth a couple of MPGs.

ANyone else got mileage stats for a 400? I seem to recall my 91 got similar mileage as well. oh well.

[Ray Mooney]

I average about 45 mpg with a pretty conservative riding style. I stay at 65 indicated (probably more like 60) on the highway, and generally shift quickly up to 6th to keep my revs low. My commute is about 56 miles round trip. In town I'm a little more aggressive, but not much. I do stay in the powerband in case things get hairy, but still manage mid-40s with regular gas, no mods.

[CWO4GUNNER]

Absolutely, all true. But what has been lost and worthwhile is the MPG and with today's lighter and stronger bikes and variety of small OHV lawn & garden engines, one should be able to come up with a real fun bike for the price of used parts. Oh by the way my B1250 gets an honest 46 highway MPG, which begs the question why I would mess with it to increase performance as Suzuki must have taken this into great consideration. 

In fact there are allot of companies out there that are developing small attachable motors for multi speed bikes and since humans only put out .25 to .35 HP (Armstrong) to power a bicycle imagine what a 2 HP motor would do for a bike that weighs only 10-20 pounds.

Isn't that pretty much how motorcycles got started in the first place?
Several of today's motorcycle manufacturers got their motoring start doing this... Suzuki, Honda & Ducati to name a few off the top of my head.

[aussie john]

That's 54mpg (Imperial) right?

Remember, us Yanks use the smaller US gallon.

I forgot you fellas are backward(he he) We work on 4.54609 litre to the gallon, What you work on?

One imperial gallon is approximately equal to 1.201 U.S. gallons.
One imperial gallon is exactly 4.54609 litres, whereas one U.S. gallon is exactly 3.7854118 liters.
Thanks for the history lesson,and i`m not being sarcastic, quiet interesting, the extent of my knowledge is, i use a spoon to eat porridge!!  Well in the big picture, i get 190MLS to reserve

Why the differnce?  The American Colonies adopted the British systems for measure that were in place at the time of thier revolution.  America adopted what was then known as the "wine gallon" (also known as the Queen Anne gallon, 231 cubic inches) for all fluids in an effort to simplify the system.  The Brits changed their system to be more uniform in 1824 and adopted a new 160 fluid ounce imperial gallon (277.419 cubic inches) as their standard, close in size to the "ale gallon" (282 cubic inches) in use at the time.  One exception was for wine sales, which were still by the 128 ounce wine gallon, so they could get more tax money on wine sales. 
Seems like those colonial rebels were smarter... they could tax everything on the smaller gallon. 

Probably more than you wanted to know, eh? 

Now give me an ale gallon of ale! 

[Red01]

Were you gonna say something, John? 

[aussie john]

Yes i was, but my nerd box,due to our telecommunications, which is substandard fails all the time, was going to say thanks for the history lesson, and i`m not being sarcastic, the limit of my knowledge is , i use a spoon to eat porridge, bottom line, i get, 190MLS to reserve.

[skorekaj]

Hi guys, im abit of a n00b but if your not fussed with loosing power, i think that chaning sprocets size at the front and or back would give you more mpg (depending on how you size it) if your doing alot of highway milage and by that keeping the rev low.
Normally i go around 60-80 on the motorway, but yesterday to test my new mra screen i cained it down the road at a minimum of 110-145 mph.
i had half a tank (3 bars) but when i got of the highway (only 3-4 miles) my tank indicator was at 1. normally i dont se a drop like that with revs like ~4000 = 75mph (on my sak8

[aussiebandit]

Yes i was, but my nerd box,due to our telecommunications, which is substandard fails all the time, was going to say thanks for the history lesson, and i`m not being sarcastic, the limit of my knowledge is , i use a spoon to eat porridge, bottom line, i get, 190MLS to reserve.

190 miles or 190 kilometers?  By my reckoning 190 miles is approximately 305 kilometers.  I can only get that sort of 'milage' out of my 02B12 on a long highway run at a constant 110-120 km/h, around town I'm lucky to get 190 kilometers until I have to switch to reserve.

[aussie john]

Thats right,305 klms, if your an aussie,and you know QLD, i can go from Brisbane to Gin Gin, 355klms, and it takes 18L, thats sitting on the speed limit.

[aussiebandit]

That's pretty good milage, what do you get around town?

[aussie john]

That's pretty good milage, what do you get around town?

Always get about 250-260 to reserve, and thats after been dynoed with yosh pipe, K&N filter, if i get up it, town 220, hi-way 250 to reserve.

[jeffw]

05 b12s, (minus fairing for now), HS jet kit (stage 1), HS exhaust, synthetic, 5 degree advancer and I routinely get 43-45 MPG during my 42 mile commute, mixed back road and freeway, not gentle on the throttle, but not super agressive.  Roughly 200 miles per tank, with reserve of 30-50 miles left at each fill.  Regular gas.

[aussiebandit]

That's pretty good milage, what do you get around town?

Always get about 250-260 to reserve, and thats after been dynoed with yosh pipe, K&N filter, if i get up it, town 220, hi-way 250 to reserve.

I must be very heavy on the throttle, there's no way I could get 200 to reserve around town, 220 to empty maybe.