52.3mpg !----is it stuck?

[Valley Boy]

Just come back from a nice long Weekend with missus on my TB to the Peak District. My bike reads average fuel at 52.3mpg, it has read nothing but 52.3mpg since after about 2 weeks since i bought it.
Do these things stick ?-------ps. Bike has done 2300 miles

 

[timeandtide]

Just come back from a nice long Weekend with missus on my TB to the Peak District. My bike reads average fuel at 52.3mpg, it has read nothing but 52.3mpg since after about 2 weeks since i bought it.
Do these things stick ?-------ps. Bike has done 2300 miles

Mine's exactly the same at nearly 20,000. . . and I have reset it a few times.
Makes me rather suspicious!

 

[mrjim130]

50.4 doesn't seem to make much difference how I ride.

 

[David Nimrod]

It's all bollox...

That stuff's for a car, surely

 

[Valley Boy]

It's all bollox...

I think you could be right !!

 

[rodders]

Just come back from a nice long Weekend with missus on my TB to the Peak District. My bike reads average fuel at 52.3mpg, it has read nothing but 52.3mpg since after about 2 weeks since i bought it.
Do these things stick ?-------ps. Bike has done 2300 miles

press reset.. it is averaging mpg over two thousand miles ,you will not see it change as quickly as if you reset it and then give it a thrash...

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

It's all bollox...

That stuff's for a car, surely

+1

FFS -since when did mpg ever come into riding a bike

Oh..............yeah when the 1200GS was incarnated with a trip computer

 

[bigkid2071]

lucky you, my new gsa is giving 48.5mpg but yes it does fluctuate based on how many miles you are averaging it over.

I always reset avg MPG and avg speed each time I fill up..

Been getting exactly what it says as well, been filling up with 20litres, mileage was 210 which works out at about 48mpg

I dont like the Tank Range though, even when full 33litres its only ever saying I have 230-250 miles!

But at 48.5 this would actually be closer to 350!!! which is what I used to see on the old '07 GSA

 

[Blobby]

...I always reset avg MPG and avg speed each time I fill up..

Likewise.

Ride as hard as I can one up - 39mpg
Typical average - 44mpg
Taking it very easy - 50mpg

 

[Paul S]

+1

FFS -since when did mpg ever come into riding a bike

Oh..............yeah when the 1200GS was incarnated with a trip computer

Not that anyone in the 11** section would ever be interested in fuel consumption

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23470&highlight=consumption
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259578&highlight=consumption&page=2
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=257114&highlight=consumption&page=2
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[cookie]

...the throttle probably is

 

[Nico]

49.5 mpg in 10,000 miles, never reset since new.

 

[Spike]

If you want to see what milage you get every trip you need to reset it everytime you start up.

easy to do go to trip and hold the button down for a couple of seconds and it will reset.

spike

And if you are getting 53 with the mrs on the back you need to twist the throttle a bit more lol

 

[Wapping]

For feck's sake Valley Boy, how difficult can it be?

Zero the trip meter.

Brim the tank.

Ride the fecking thing, with or without a pillion.

Brim the tank again.

Take a note of the mileage on the trip meter and the number of litres pumped in to brim the tank.

You will now have a rough idea of the number of miles you have covered per litre.

Repeat the process to give you a better sample.

After say three or four calculations you now have your average miles per litre. Most bikes do about 10 miles per litre as a rough rule of thumb, to give you a vague idea.

There is a website that will convert miles per litre into MPG if you struggle with the sums.

If you are getting fifty or more miles per gallon, then you or your Tripple Black (I have to guess) are either calculating it incorrectly or you are a flower presser of the first order. If the latter, we salute you.

Now, what numbers do you get?

 

[original_concept]

and breathe.... ahh..

 

[Wapping]

and breathe.... ahh..

Though Spike has told us how to record mileage travelled..... A useful post, but missing the one vital tip to include the volume of fuel used to cover the same distance.... Which was itself the key element of the OP's quest for enlightenment.

Me? I think it's quite possible the OP is getting 52.3 mpg (a worryingly exact number) indicated on his on-board computer, maybe for two good but very different reasons:

1. The thing is maybe totally inaccurate. See assorted threads on the garbage the on-board computer sometimes displays. A simple self-calculation of the MPG will address this possibility.

2. He is not twisting the throttle. See assorted threads about how some bods never race the engine or exceed 5000 rpm and just enjoy bimbling with their loved ones. Maybe he is one of those... Which is not a bad thing, of course. Again, a self-calculation of MPG will ease the worry lines from the OP's brow.



PS There is an entire thread (and others) devoted to the ever pressing matter:

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=290518

 

[Deleted account 251212001]

2400 miles.

49.4 first few months.
Started commuting in feb, More recently 44.8 day on day.

I can see why it appears stuck, i was thinking the same. does it recalc the figure every 1000 miles? Dunno, nothing in the manual.

 

[Wapping]

It's like watching a zoo or some bizarre film.

 

[original_concept]

I think we need an official Smartphone app to help cover this off.

It could also include details on the route, gradient changes, weather conditions, traffic density, perhaps even the pilot's mood, as this will effect the throttle usage.

All this data could be overlaid on Google Maps, as providing the data in a DB or a spreadsheet would be far too dry and boring.

 

[Blobby]

Love it.

Also need to factor in wind direction, atmospheric pressure, altitude, tyre pressures/type and type of engine oil used as oil is always a popular topic on here.