250 miles . . .

[bod]

. . . is what I squeezed out of the tank of my standard 12 GS!

Still had 9 miles left according to the computer, which is strange as I still managed to get 20.75 litres into a 20 litre tank? at a cost of 28.20p FFS!

No rush to try & beat it, but did quite enjoy sedate riding for a change!

Anyone done any better than this?

 

[robjet]

bloody hell I cant get more than about 180 miles from mine

 

[bod]

My light normally comes on about 180, can normally get 200 before I fill up!

Still beats any Jap bike I ever owned . . . worst was a Honda NS400 which did less than 20mpg, and used a litre of synthetic 2/stroke every tank full.
I once read this equates to 12mpg in fuel cost!

 

[bose]

28.20p we all need more milage with fuel at silly prices,your doing well to get that milage ,i fitted a accelerater module to my o8 1200gs and when in touring mode get 230 per tank with a few litres left in reserve,clocks say 61 mpg but normal riding it averages out at 48-50 mpg without pussy footing around and overbraking as the boxer has great engine breaking

 

[Rusty Bolts]

I put an accelerator module on mine and the MPG went down. I normally get about 54 MPG but it went down to about 48 with the accelerator module fitted. Most of my riding is dual carrigeway and fast A roads with about 2 miles of town work at each end.

 

[Mr K]

In Spain whilst bimbling got 299.9 out of a tankfull and it took 20.7 litres to refill = 65.7mpg

Had 3 miles left on the countdown.

 

[lunc]

In Spain whilst bimbling got 299.9 out of a tankfull and it took 20.7 litres to refill = 65.7mpg

Had 3 miles left on the countdown.

That's damn good. I'd have ridden about the forecourt a bit until it was 300.0

I've only managed a max of 212. I usually get over 200 miles a tank but I don't think that I'd try for another 100 miles at that point. It's a bit of a heavy bugger to push very far.

 

[Hexme]

In Spain whilst bimbling got 299.9 out of a tankfull and it took 20.7 litres to refill = 65.7mpg

Had 3 miles left on the countdown.

Wow that is good going

 

[bod]

That's damn good. I'd have ridden about the forecourt a bit until it was 300.0

I've only managed a max of 212. I usually get over 200 miles a tank but I don't think that I'd try for another 100 miles at that point. It's a bit of a heavy bugger to push very far.

I rode around the petrol station for half a mile, just to crack the 250.
300m is amazing - some serious dawdling going on there fella.

 

[smartbear]

filthy boxer

i have had 250miles from my 56plate gs as well
i did have the accellerator unit fitted but removed it when i noticed how much soot was being chucked out of the exhaust-the plate under the pannier was covered in it, the engine must be dirty inside also
It ran clean before & does again now its back to standard

 

[rodders]

2000 miles out of my tank so far






























































No mention there about not refilling

 

[TeaPig]

. . . is what I squeezed out of the tank of my standard 12 GS!

Still had 9 miles left according to the computer, which is strange as I still managed to get 20.75 litres into a 20 litre tank? at a cost of 28.20p FFS!

No rush to try & beat it, but did quite enjoy sedate riding for a change!

Anyone done any better than this?

In my commuting days I always just got 250 miles to the tank for nearly 15 years even though the tanks got smaller from the 1100's to the 1200 twin cam. In that time I learnt not to trust the gauge/computer reading as one bike showed empty with still well over 1.5 gallons in the tank. The others were more accurate and would go 50 miles past the yellow light before actually running dry

 

[Neil A]

Miles to go accuracy

I get down to indicated single figures on the miles left to empty indicator on my 2004 1200 GS (after approx 190 miles, usually), but then I run out of risk appetite and fill up. I've never managed to get more than 19 litres in, though, so one day I'm going to put a petrol can in the topbox and wait a bit longer to see if it actually runs out when it shows no miles left. Unless I panic first. I've actually got no need to push it to the edge, other than curiosity.....
Neil

 

[TheWarlock]

BMW mechanic once told me that if the tank runs dry it takes a minimum of seven (7) litres to prime the system again so a standard five (5) litre fuel can won't be enough to get you going again. Don't know whether it's true or not, (never tested it) but he never steered me wrong on anything else so I tend to trust him. Might be worth carrying two cans or a big one just in case.

 

[Stahlgewittern]

Get around 240+ after drilling filler neck to squeeze more juice in.

 

[Mr K]

BMW mechanic once told me that if the tank runs dry it takes a minimum of seven (7) litres to prime the system again so a standard five (5) litre fuel can won't be enough to get you going again. Don't know whether it's true or not, (never tested it) but he never steered me wrong on anything else so I tend to trust him. Might be worth carrying two cans or a big one just in case.

Nonsense: I'd had the tank off mine and it messed up the fuel gauge, so I ran out with supposedly 17 miles to go.
Pushed the cow quarter of a mile, filled her up, switched on, listened to it whirr etc for a couple of seconds and it fired straight up. Still got normal range out of the tank.

 

[alex_rsa]

23.16 litres

Normal GS with a drilled filler neck and the rubber removed. Managed to run out as I pulled into the garage forecourt and squeezed 23.16 litres in.

Regulary get 21 litres into the tank and 5 days riding is 205 miles so it means I can fill-up once a week. The mileage counter stops and zero and I have done another 10-15 miles by this time.

Not sure how much the tank will take without the mods but definiately more than 20 litres and the countdown is pessimistic.

 

[TheWarlock]

Nonsense: I'd had the tank off mine and it messed up the fuel gauge, so I ran out with supposedly 17 miles to go.
Pushed the cow quarter of a mile, filled her up, switched on, listened to it whirr etc for a couple of seconds and it fired straight up. Still got normal range out of the tank.

Ok. Not sure where the nonsense bit comes in? You ran out of fuel for whatever reason, you filled up which presumably took more than seven litres, and the bike started. How does this disprove my post?

 

[Mr K]

Ok. Not sure where the nonsense bit comes in? You ran out of fuel for whatever reason, you filled up which presumably took more than seven litres, and the bike started. How does this disprove my post?

Where is the 7 litres?

I put 21 litres into the "run-out" bike and it started straight away.

By your logic the bike should run-out with 7 litres in the tank, because the petrol only has to travel from tank to cylinders and I doubt there's even half a litre capacity in the lines, pump and injectors.

There's plenty of folk who've run-out and cadged a couple of litres to get going.

Maybe big BM cars with long fuel lines and multi-cylinder engines require a few litres priming, but 7 seems a lot anyway.

No offence intended.

 

[bod]

Where is the 7 litres?

I put 21 litres into the "run-out" bike and it started straight away.

By your logic the bike should run-out with 7 litres in the tank, because the petrol only has to travel from tank to cylinders and I doubt there's even half a litre capacity in the lines, pump and injectors.

There's plenty of folk who've run-out and cadged a couple of litres to get going.

Maybe big BM cars with long fuel lines and multi-cylinder engines require a few litres priming, but 7 seems a lot anyway.

No offence intended.


Yes! Surely if there is a fuel pump involved, you only need an egg cup full, as gravity plays no part?