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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    On the Devil's Spine trip, my SV averaged about 31 mpg, but that was trying to keep up with liter bikes and FJRs for hundreds of miles.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    Quote Originally Posted by Drano View Post
    On the Devil's Spine trip, my SV averaged about 31 mpg, but that was trying to keep up with liter bikes and FJRs for hundreds of miles.
    My SV1000 wasn't very good on fuel either. I was averaging low-mid 40's. Also had to ride that bike harder than the connie for a given speed.
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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    @45 on the Pornstar w/mods ('02 gsxr600)

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    Quote Originally Posted by BC14 View Post
    My SV1000 wasn't very good on fuel either. I was averaging low-mid 40's. Also had to ride that bike harder than the connie for a given speed.
    Yeah, on that trip I was WOT most of the time so I didn't expect to get the usual mileage from her, but I was still quite shocked when my fuel light started flashing around 120-130 miles. Under normal riding she does really well, I don't normally see a light until roughly 180-190 miles and have gone 20 miles past that only to find I still had 1/2 gallon to spare. Aaron's SV1000 generally needed to refuel aound 140-150 miles too.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    I get can get 40 - 48 on my mostly stock 2009 R6. I converted to a 520 chain and a -1 +1 sprocket change without any noticeable drop in MPG. I would have been OK getting 30s after the gear change because it makes the bike so much better!

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    Getting about 6-8 miles per Gallon. ( 1/4 mile at a time) and the best part is that the fuel I have to run costs $8.75 per Gallon.
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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    46 on my 13' 636 with ethonal free 91, only has 3,100 miles tho.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    I routinely see 40-50mpg when cruising between 70-80mph according to the live MPG readout on the Speed Triple. The Triple can guzzle fuel when riding hard. I don't have an exact # on my 600RR, but I can say I have seen over 150 miles on a tank in the canyons riding what I will call "keeping Clovis in sight pace."

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    I love burning petrol. The R1 is running rich with the new full system so I have dropped down to around 25mpg lol. But oh how I love that sound.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    47 MPG on the Z, that's mainly highway commuting. I even went +1 up front, but that hasn't given me much of an improvement. I'll probably go back to stock when I replace the chain.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    I get around 45-50 mpg on my '13 Ninja 650 depending on how hard I ride it.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    Quote Originally Posted by Generic View Post
    47 MPG on the Z, that's mainly highway commuting. I even went +1 up front, but that hasn't given me much of an improvement. I'll probably go back to stock when I replace the chain.
    41 on mine, stock chain/sprocket, aggressive with the throttle, 320 lb rider, and no windshield because of bad bobble head at highway speeds.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    Very presently surprised with the new Guzzi V7. The first tank returned 64 MPG.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lomax View Post
    Very presently surprised with the new Guzzi V7. The first tank returned 64 MPG.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    Quote Originally Posted by Clovis View Post
    Also 06 FJR. Only mod is a twin brothers slip on exhaust. 38MPG.

    I also only get 3000 miles out of a set (front/rear) of Pilot Road 2s

    I have the Road 2s as well and I have somewhere around 10k on mine and they're good for another 2-3k. I do mainly highway cruising with it. I get around 47mpg cooking down the highway, but today I kept it at 80 and the indicator said 52 and was climbing. It is usually about 2-3 mpg optimistic.

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    Highway, getting usually around 52. Mix highway and street, about 46

    Big change from my Superchicken, which gets like 30...

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    my new busa averages about 44mpg riding to work as long as I stay off the throttle. my last busa saw as high as 52 mpg on a long trip I took that was mostly highway.
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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    Quote Originally Posted by usmcab35 View Post
    my new busa averages about 44mpg riding to work as long as I stay off the throttle. my last busa saw as high as 52 mpg on a long trip I took that was mostly highway.
    Wow, you get way better mileage than my buddy in Kansas who has a stock busa and only gets like 29-31mpg.

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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    Quote Originally Posted by j0ker View Post
    Wow, you get way better mileage than my buddy in Kansas who has a stock busa and only gets like 29-31mpg.
    mine only has a k&n filter, those 4 tipped spark plugs and tires aired up to manufacture spec. this is based off my stock mpg thing on my dash so who knows, but I have a speedo healer and everything seems to as accurate as gps. need to get the pc3 for this thing soon to smooth it out a bit more.
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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    My bike is untuned, super shit mileage lol
    average about 35mpg and if I'm in the city a lot it drops to like 25-30. Race gas I get about 85 to a tank hahah
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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    2011 KTM 690 enduro: with dirt wheels & fuel injection mapping on #1 I get 75-80mpg
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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    '12 RSV4 gets around 25-30.
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    Re: What is your fuel mileage?

    I averaged 66 MPG on a two day trip last week on my FZR. Speedo seems accurate, fill up same way every time, stock gearing, stock rear tire is a 140 and I run a 150, so maybe it's a bit taller but I always get crazy good mileage on her.
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