Fast riding down to the alps and my consumption dropped to 37.3 mpg on the onboard computer, I reset it when I got to the twisties and it stayed around 51.3, big difference depending upon how it's ridden.
53.3 MPG intresting I hear you say....
- Thread starter Wreford Miles
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Does this worry you??
My ZZR only returned mid 30s despite the fairing being designed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace department.
Not one jot!!!!!
Everyone seems to be getting low to mid fifties, not worried, just curious.
However........I do cane the bejaysus out of it.
Not one jot!!!!!
Everyone seems to be getting low to mid fifties, not worried, just curious.
However........I do cane the bejaysus out of it.
Me too and I have fun....(46/7 mpg suits me fine as average for all types of riding)
Bendy toy
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I never get more than 48mpg. Town riding can get into high 30s private road tours low to mid 40s normal motorway high 40s.
The power commander won't help but I'd rather lose a few % in mpg than lose an exhaust valve.
The power commander won't help but I'd rather lose a few % in mpg than lose an exhaust valve.
What speed do you generally do on motorways?
I ask because when I'm on motorways if conditions allow I am generally doing between 80 and 90 and my consumption drops to high 30s as said above,
I've been riding back from the south of France the last 3 days, mostly fast N and D roads and my average has dropped from 51.3 to 48 now, I've been sitting around 70 to 80 out of the villages most of the time, (you've gotta love French roads)
I'm sure it'll be back to low 40s by the time I get home, motorway from arras to Calais, them M2 M25 M1 to get home.
Bendy toy
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I dong hang about and use the accel for overtakes. Drives are too myopic to be given a chance to not see me.
Bendy toy
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I only ever got high 30s when I sill had the O2 sensors and a coil was failing. That made it run very rich.
I don't hang about but to get that mpg on mine would need some serious bad boy antics
I don't hang about but to get that mpg on mine would need some serious bad boy antics
Bendy toy
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I also use posh petrol its sluggish on plain 95RON so that might be the answer.
I only run mine on the posh stuff as well, so that rules that out.
Bendy toy
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Maybe it needs a good session on a GS-911 and some ordinary service work to see where the issue might be. Just a thought - The GS OEM map runs the engine weak sometimes dangerously so (in terms of exhaust valves). Hilltop riches the mixture. But going for best power would make it run even more rich. Just a thought - no ill will intended towards Hilltop.
Bendy toy
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Yesterday filled with 26.5 litres after 245 miles of very not slow motorway. I was carrying a top case but no side cases.
BlueBird
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Keep it below 4.5k
I had my replacement engine remapped at hilltop as soon as I had put it in, I had a problem that took ages to find that turned out to be the tps,that also caused excessive fuel consumption and rough running, cured this and range went up, then it went down to low 40's,very concerned I was and looked at it,checked everything.
Result was that I was reveling in the super strong engine and FAT torque and gunning it all the time,this was also costing me increased tyre wear.
Now i have calmed down it has gone back to 54ish mpg in normal use
its so so hard not to play though
I had my replacement engine remapped at hilltop as soon as I had put it in, I had a problem that took ages to find that turned out to be the tps,that also caused excessive fuel consumption and rough running, cured this and range went up, then it went down to low 40's,very concerned I was and looked at it,checked everything.
Result was that I was reveling in the super strong engine and FAT torque and gunning it all the time,this was also costing me increased tyre wear.
Now i have calmed down it has gone back to 54ish mpg in normal use
its so so hard not to play though
That's roughly 42.25 mpg, on a par with what I get on fast motorways,
I generally get around 10 mpl, sometimes 11 sometimes only about 9 or slightly lower,
I just means that my tank range can vary from needing fuel at 280 miles or on a good day 380 miles.
In September on sustained fast (130kph) autoroutes I got my mpg down to 46 (two up loaded TC GSA). Normal, non-autoroute riding gave 50 ish on the same trip. I used 98 'super' the whole trip apart from one 'must do' fill where I had no other choice. At home, I get a bit more solo.
Bendy toy
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Yesterday's fill was 32 litres for 330 miles. It was a mixture of motorway (get me there now please), back roads and some A roads. I have a Power Commander that is running a bit rich so near enough 45mpg is about as good as I ever get. Short journeys are quite a bit worse really going for it motorway slightly worse. A-road two up with luggage will be high 40s.
