365 miles from a full tank.... Is that possible

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Having filled up this morning my calculation for miles from the tank comes in at just under 365 miles. Now I have been really trying to get as much from the tank as possible. Can this be right???

Anyone else had similar?
 
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My 24k miles average was 55.3mpg, and best ever tankful came in at 64.9mpg. So at 5 gallons to full (I think from memory), my best achieved full tank would have been 324 miles. I wasn't in dawdle along mode on that run, but it was done on near empty roads in the north of Scotland.

If you filled the tank, ran it to just about empty and that was 365 miles later and range was your aim - you've done well.
 
Regularly do 540 kms on a 06 with a modified filler neck= about 340 miles 54 mpg. Takes 29.5 liters to fill from running on fumes. Standard tank has 27 ltr capp. Not the 25 that all the bike mags say. 1150 has 25. Just shows you the amount of "research" these people do. Funny how they ALL seem to make the same error. Or is that because their all owned by the same group? Mostly JJH
 
May just be possible if the tank was well brimmed and the bike ridden quite steadily, I've managed over 300, maybe 320
 
I averaged 59mpg in the States and over 300 miles to a tank at a steady 75mph most of the time. I'm not sure I could repeat that in the UK - my RT is averaging 50.4mpg here.
 
Most economical bike for the cc I have ever had - Real average 58.7 mpg over 4,040 miles last year (4 months) ..... computer reads about 1 mpg high generally.
I suspect having 60,000 miles on it helps ............. and it goes like stink when required.
so yes ... it's possible (just)
 
I average 55 MPG on my current RT but seem to need to fill up every 260 - 280 miles tops.

On my old RT (a 2005 12) I was getting the same mpg but seemed to only have to top up every 320 miles. :rolleyes:

In my (strange) mind I feel like I was getting better value out of the old bike as I didn't have to top it up so often. :rob
 
Tank Range

My 2011 RT has an empty to full capacity of 26.84 litres that'll be 5.91 galls.
In 20,000 miles, my worst consumption has been 49.49 on two occasions, 65 a couple of times. Overall it's been 55. ... So a tank range of 325... And the computer lies. It's showing a couple of mpg better.
Rgds. Dave
 
My GSA never gets more than 10 miles a litre (45 ish mpg) I know its got the aerodynamics of a house brick but is the RT really that much better?
 
Cortina said:
Most economical bike for the cc I have ever had - Real average 58.7 mpg over 4,040 miles last year (4 months) ..... computer reads about 1 mpg high generally.
I suspect having 60,000 miles on it helps ............. and it goes like stink when required.
so yes ... it's possible (just)
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I totally agree..my 2010 RT SE has been very consistently up in the very high 50's /low 60's over the last 3 years . Ok I ride at the NSL, but don't exactly hang around completely The aerodynamic of the RT must be a real player in this respect for the fuel consumption to be so good . A brilliant bike all round
 
Bendy toy said:
My GSA never gets more than 10 miles a litre (45 ish mpg) I know its got the aerodynamics of a house brick but is the RT really that much better?
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Yes - not only is it better on fuel, but it's also much quicker, both under acceleration and on practical top speed :thumb2
 
Hey, just think... you could do a mile a day for a year, before refuelling! What larks.
 
Agreed, but:

Timaloy said:
I average 55 MPG on my RT

On my old RT (a 2005 12) I was getting the same mpg
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I have covered well over 320 miles on a full tank, so I know the figure to be achieveable, but will there be any pleasure in doing so?

I normally look for fuel at 200, and definitely get worried at 250.
If BMW didn't fit a gearbox with such awful ratios in it, 350 would be easily achieveable in normal riding.

A five and a half speed close ratio gearbox designed for drag racing is most unsuitable for everyday road use. A 3 speed gearbox with 1st and top where they are and one half way in between would actually be just as easy useable as what we have at present.
At present, First is so high that taking off on a hill with a passenger on board means a cloud of smoke from the clutch, and bike revving it's nuts off in sixth.
A nice overdrive 6th would have been brilliant, and provided a massive fuel consumption bonus.
Myke
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Fully agree with you Myke, especially as regards the high 1st gear (note that Police Spec bikes have a lower 1st gear). Last summer whilst climbing up the Bealch na Ba towards Applecross we where met by a Motorhome coming down who would not give way and forced me to stop. It was only the combination of Clutch slip and Wheel Spin (gravely road surface) that allowed us to get under way again, albeit with the stink of a burning clutch !!.
 
Are the unwritten rules of the road not that the person descending the hill gives way to the person ascending? Apart from being basic manners is it not just common sense?
 
You're right there Tim, I think it was a case of I,m bigger than you so I,m coming through. If you have ever been over that particular pass you will know that it can be a bit dodgy in places especially "two up" on a Tourer.
 
On a slightly different tack

Timaloy said:
Are the unwritten rules of the road not that the person descending the hill gives way to the person ascending? Apart from being basic manners is it not just common sense?
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3 friends were on bikes in the Scottish Highlands on a single track road.
As All UKGSers are aware, on one of these roads, when you see a vehicle approaching, the first one to come to a layby must pull in to let the other past.
My colleagues met a German Coach, fully laden, which failed to do so, and there was no room even for a bike to pass. There they are, head on, 3 bikes and a German coach, with beautiful hostess sitting beside the driver and a microphone at her lips explaining to the passengers what was happening.
The coach driver gestured to the 3 bikers to get off their bikes, turn them and let him through.
My friend Felim, the lead biker, made eye contact with the hostess, pointed at the driver, and then made a hand gesture indicating that the coach driver indulged in masturbation.
The entire coach burst into laughter as the hostess translated the symbolism to the passengers.
Myke
 
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