Manawatu Rant n Rave

[manwithav8]

Doubt the r6 could do that maybe 10L/100km lol

The dirty big thumpa monster is getting better consumption than that... getting around 6L/100km

[cowboyz]

I get around 6.5-7. Unless I get a little throttle happy. worst recorded so far is 11.3.

[manwithav8]

I get around 6.5-7. Unless I get a little throttle happy. worst recorded so far is 11.3.

hahah we all like that I think.. My tank holds as little 15.5L full though...

[NZsarge]

He he, i'm getting about 45 -50 MPG what ever that is in metric.

[manwithav8]

He he, i'm getting about 45 -50 MPG what ever that is in metric.

Well your getting pretty good milage dude....

5L/100km... So if your tank is 15L you can trust you should get around 300km to the tank... They way you twist on the Ace is doing damn well lol

[NZsarge]

Well your getting pretty good milage dude....

5L/100km... So if your tank is 15L you can trust you should get around 300km to the tank... They way you twist on the Ace is doing damn well lol

That's a cruisey pace figure, 19 litre tank, fuel light comes on at 240 - 250 km and I usually put 15 litres if I gas up when the light first comes on....

[manwithav8]

That's a cruisey pace figure, 19 litre tank, fuel light comes on at 240 - 250 km and I usually put 15 litres if I gas up when the light first comes on....

ok so my calculations are a little out lol.... My fuel light comes on around 220km and I put 13-14 litres in so I estimate I could get 250ish maybe more at a squeeze...

[yod]

285km from 16.5 litres so pretty similar - that was 2 up but I dont think it makes much difference

edit: so i should be able to get about 360 from a tank

[manwithav8]

285km from 16.5 litres so pretty similar - that was 2 up but I dont think it makes much difference

edit: so i should be able to get about 360 from a tank

Out a 5l gas can in your pack and just keep going till she coems to a halt.. 5l should be enough to get you to another fuel spot... That way you will know exactly what your milage is..

I am going to soon, just keep riding until I run out....

[Supertramp]

Out a 5l gas can in your pack and just keep going till she coems to a halt.. 5l should be enough to get you to another fuel spot... That way you will know exactly what your milage is..

I am going to soon, just keep riding until I run out....

That sounds like fun I must do that one day.ride with my mates and see who can go the furthest without running out.be good fun to see how uneconomical my bike is lol. I think I can only get 200 to the tank never too sure.I know I can get 57 km after the fuel light comes on but not sure how much is left in the tank at the time.never realy took much notice how much gas I put in either bout 25 of 98 useualy fills me up from 50 km into fuel light

[manwithav8]

That sounds like fun I must do that one day.ride with my mates and see who can go the furthest without running out.be good fun to see how uneconomical my bike is lol. I think I can only get 200 to the tank never too sure.I know I can get 57 km after the fuel light comes on but not sure how much is left in the tank at the time.never realy took much notice how much gas I put in either bout 25 of 98 useualy fills me up from 50 km into fuel light

I only want to do it so I can get a definate figure. That way, I should never run out of gass (fingers crossed) Will fill up to the brim then ride... When I get to the fuel light then I will put the gas can in the pack and then it is all on lol

[cowboyz]

why not fill the tank. reset the odo. go for a ride. then next fill take notice of how far you have been and how many litres it took to fill up. Then you dont have to run out of gas. Then you can work out how big your tank is and how far it will go.

[manwithav8]

why not fill the tank. reset the odo. go for a ride. then next fill take notice of how far you have been and how many litres it took to fill up. Then you dont have to run out of gas. Then you can work out how big your tank is and how far it will go.

aaahh good thinking grasshopper but, there would be nothing worse than doing your calculations and being a little out.. Even a 2km walk to the gas station is nothing but a pain in the ass IMO. This is the the most accurate way give or take due to how happy the throttle hand has been on rides..

[Supertramp]

this is all good in theory but in practice its never going to be thesame. To ride "normaly" for a whole trip could me the differnce in traffic and even wind speed would make a diffrence (all be it slight) in fuel consuption.but it would just be good fun to see how far I can get up the country without filling up.

[banditrider]

why not fill the tank. reset the odo. go for a ride. then next fill take notice of how far you have been and how many litres it took to fill up. Then you dont have to run out of gas. Then you can work out how big your tank is and how far it will go.

Ah...maths, tricky...

this is all good in theory but in practice its never going to be thesame. To ride "normaly" for a whole trip could me the differnce in traffic and even wind speed would make a diffrence (all be it slight) in fuel consuption.but it would just be good fun to see how far I can get up the country without filling up.

It's well worth working out what ya machine will do in different circumstances especially if you're planning a decent ride and need to plan fuel stops. For eg on my old Bandit I knew that at a reasonable pace 300km was no worries but if I was gouging on her the gauge would start flashing at around the 270km mark. Even better now - I am often riding with my mate who has a Bandit and I know that the Concours can go further so if we plan stops at 300km it's no worries for me.

Most I ever put in the Bandit's 20L tank was 19.8L and I'd had to coast down a hill as she was cutting out coming over the top. Good thing I knew there was a gas staion at the bottom...