Author Topic: problem with fuel economy (Read 4659 times)

snofrog · « **on:** April 20, 2006, 05:50:49 PM »

during the week for the commute I usually get mid 40s mpg . but during the weekend I only get in the low to mid 30`s HHHHMmmmmmm

mike · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2006, 06:14:50 PM »

need a governor on your throttle hand

Tundrahog · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2006, 06:50:43 PM »

You must turn more corners on the weekend. When the bike is leaned over, the contact radius of the tire decreases, therefore you don't travel as far with each revolution of the tire. Thus lower gas milage.

Can you tell I work with a bunch of Engineers?

Vidrazor · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2006, 09:15:19 PM »

I've always wondered is people actually care how much milage they get from their bikes...

smooth operator · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2006, 06:56:57 AM »

I wasn't too hard on mine the last couple of rides. I was with a couple of Harley buddys,and I still only got around 33-35 mpg.

jfudo · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2006, 03:34:49 PM »

Weekend riding tends to be a bit more spirited than commuting in my experience...

And I do care about my mileage, which is why I've been riding my wife's Ninja 500 to work for the last week. 60 miles round trip at 55mpg compared with around 35mpg for the bandit...about $2 a day in gas, not to mention her tires last twice as long.

jbrough7 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2006, 05:02:27 PM »

jfudo: My broher-in-law has a ninja and i kinda looked at them when i bought the 650 bandit. I really liked them but thought they were just a bit 'old' after sitting on a bandit. thought the twin was great.

I , too, am interested in better mileage. My 650 now has 800 k. on it . at first, i was getting only 185 clicks out of $15 worth of gas! Now, I have settled back a bit with my riding and more clicks have maybe loosened everything up so I get 285! Magazine says 355 and that would suit me fine!

You're lucky you can hop from a bandit to a ninja!

Jim

Have Blue · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2006, 01:18:01 AM »

Was out for a ride today of 210 miles at speeds between 50 and 90 primarily.
gas milage on the 03 B12 came out to 52 mpg. I was shocked. :-) I'm going to keep checking it though, that just seems too good. LOL

Blue

IcyChaos · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2006, 04:50:19 AM »

how many gallons is the size of the 2000 Bandit 1200S , 1G.

is it 19 liters?? = 5 gallon, is that including the 4.5 liter/1 gallon reserve?

Just curious because my gas mileage is Scary bad... I have never got over 100 miles before switching to reserve.

txbanditrydr · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2006, 10:27:01 AM »

Recently rolled over 20,000 miles on the Bandit and it seems like it's just now getting broken in. Fuel mileage has stabilized for some strange reason. I could vary widely between 35 - 45 mpg depending on road conditions and riding style. A couple of weeks ago in Arkansas I flogged it real good... tight corners, fast straights, lots of antics that usually get the aforementioned 35 mpg and somehow I ended up at 42 mpg for that tank. I haven't dropped below 40 since.

It really has me thinking that suspension mods are going to take precedence over engine mods.

Red01 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2006, 02:04:21 PM »

Quote from: "IcyChaos"

how many gallons is the size of the 2000 Bandit 1200S , 1G.

is it 19 liters?? = 5 gallon, is that including the 4.5 liter/1 gallon reserve?

Just curious because my gas mileage is Scary bad... I have never got over 100 miles before switching to reserve.

Yes, the 1G has a 19L or 5 US gallon tank, and that includes reserve.
The 2G has an extra 1L of cpacity, and it's all in the reserve part of the tank.

jbrough7 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 30, 2006, 05:30:20 PM »

Maybe you were just in a gnarly mood for the week and were gunning it a lot? I just broke mine in a couple of weeks ago so I was zipping her up in every gear every chance I got. I only got 155 km. on one tank!!!

But now I'm calmer and get 355 or about 210 miles (2006 650 G3) and her mileage is up to 3000km.

Jim

IcyChaos · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2006, 03:22:53 AM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

Maybe you were just in a gnarly mood for the week and were gunning it a lot? I just broke mine in a couple of weeks ago so I was zipping her up in every gear every chance I got. I only got 155 km. on one tank!!!

But now I'm calmer and get 355 or about 210 miles (2006 650 G3) and her mileage is up to 3000km.

Jim

I wish. I think thats just my gas mileage.

I guess 25-26 miles per gallon is what my bike gets. Has stage 2 jetting pods and full yoshi exhaust.
course I gun it everywhere, why else be on the bike?

jbrough7 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2006, 07:10:40 AM »

I think if you have a 1200 and zing it all the time that sounds about right. My 650 gets about the same when I ride hard....what's that old line about paying the fiddler?

Jim