[rainking12]

Cost me $11.89 to fill up (3.661 Gal X 3.249 / Gal). I got 162 miles from my last full tank.

I got 44.25 miles to a gallon. [:M6]

It cost me 7 cents a mile

 

[fclark]

Originally posted by rainking1978
Cost me $11.89 to fill up (3.661 Gal X 3.249 / Gal). I got 162 miles from my last full tank.

I got 44.25 miles to a gallon. [:M6]

It cost me 7 cents a mile

Man i never get that good of mpg. I have an 06 636 as well. Usually i get to about 140 before the fuel light comes on. Once it made it to 159 but thats the best i ever got. Still can't complain though my car only gets about 15-18

 

[Vodkazmaslom]

wow...i get 70 miles per tank

 

[fclark]

Originally posted by Vodkazmaslom
wow...i get 70 miles per tank

jeez man how do you ride? you must not let the rpm's get below 10kvery often

 

[gefvxd]

I ride mine hard and my fuel light never comes on before 135.....pretty good considering how im on it all the time. Not many mods either....only an akra slip on and jumper mod.

 

[BrandonM7]

Originally posted by rainking1978
Cost me $11.89 to fill up (3.661 Gal X 3.249 / Gal). I got 162 miles from my last full tank.

I got 44.25 miles to a gallon. [:M6]

It cost me 7 cents a mile

I get abour the same. Factoring in the $9k for the bike, the $670/yr insurance, the $200/yr tag, and maintenance costs, I should start saving money on gas in about 155 years. That's good to know - at least that means I wasn't lying to my wife when I gave that reason for wanting a new bike. [B)]

 

[hoser]

my light comes on at 120 miles + / - 5-10 miles... and i run it hard...

 

[Vodkazmaslom]

i ride my bike hard, but it could be running rich with my full system and air filter, hopefully the powercommander will fix that issue!

 

[TurboABA]

Originally posted by gefvxd
I ride mine hard and my fuel light never comes on before 135.....pretty good considering how im on it all the time. Not many mods either....only an akra slip on and jumper mod.

That's sounds just like mine.
Exact mods too. The most I've gone on mine before topping up was 165 and I still had about 1/2 gallon left.

 

[Vodkazmaslom]

actually come to think of it, every bike i had got around 60-80, all 600cc new bikes (2005 r6, 2004 R6, 2003 ZX6R, and 2005 ZX6R) and you guys say you ride them hard, then i must ride them much harder

 

[JCP636]

my light comes on between 100 and 115 never after that, and i use it mostly as a comuter. I can't imagine getting 160 before the light coming on.

 

[rainking12]

How can the same bike fluctuate so much? Anywhere from 80 to 160 before light turns on. That's just amazing to me.

 

[calen636]

My light used to always come on between 110 and 120 but lately it's been lasting until 140 to 150. I wonder if mileage is getting better as miles go up because I'm riding it about the same. Have about 3500 miles on it right now.

 

[stylin97]

Originally posted by hoser
my light comes on at 120 miles + / - 5-10 miles... and i run it hard...

same here.

 

[yellosuzku]

My last tank lasted me 181.6 miles, I averaged 45.8 mpg I think. That's mainly just cruising back roads @ 50-60 mph, with occasional hard twists on the throttle. I must say that the tank was pretty low,I think it took 3.9 gallons to fill. You guys must ride like maniacs!

 

[PBrider]

Originally posted by rainking1978
How can the same bike fluctuate so much? Anywhere from 80 to 160 before light turns on. That's just amazing to me.

Depends on the mods and type of riding. You don't see very many of these new bikes unmodded. Also, depends on the maintenance that the people do. Dirty airfilters and unchanged oil will eat up the gas too.

 

[rkm625]

Originally posted by fclark



Man i never get that good of mpg. I have an 06 636 as well. Usually i get to about 140 before the fuel light comes on. Once it made it to 159 but thats the best i ever got. Still can't complain though my car only gets about 15-18

that means your getting 140 miles on 3.5 gallons.... so thats 40mpg. next time you fill up devide your miles by how many gallons it takes to fill up that time.

 

[BrandonM7]

Originally posted by rainking1978
How can the same bike fluctuate so much? Anywhere from 80 to 160 before light turns on. That's just amazing to me.

Maybe a lot has to do with the flexibility of the engine. If you're chugging along on a surface street at 40mph, you could be in any of the 6 gears. I'll be in 6th, lugging along at 3k rpm. But then I see someone else obviously in 2nd or 3rd, turning 3 of 4 times that many revs. Don't know, just a thought. Because I don't really take it too easy on my bike -- I don't ride like I'm on a race track, but once I get out of traffic and into the country, I dance around in the 10k+ range quite a bit. Obviously not as much as some folks, though.

 

[tweakmon]

I DON"T REMEMBER WHEN MY LIGHT WOULD COME ON!

[:M71][:M71][:M71][:M71][:M71][:M71][:M71][:M71][:M71]

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!

 

[GingerNinja]

Originally posted by fclark



Man i never get that good of mpg. I have an 06 636 as well. Usually i get to about 140 before the fuel light comes on. Once it made it to 159 but thats the best i ever got. Still can't complain though my car only gets about 15-18

try not red lining when in 1, 2, and 3rd gears. If you drive it hard gas just seems to disappear.

I seen a diagram somewhere where it showed maximum fuel efficency and max rmp per gear and you can get 45-50 mpg