Another day , another challange

[Santa-2512]

And today's WTF!

Riding home tonight , fuel gauge reading full as i left work ...

1 mile later at the lights its reading half....

As i pull off its back to full, only to drop to half at the next roundabout ..

ok fuel gets used, and if the mpg is to be believed, i should have gone through two gallons at an

average of say 35mpg so 70 miles or so give or take

Ive done 24! FFS

Its mainly the work run, 7 miles each way with occasional stops but 24?? 12mpg??

My 3.0 scooby does 19 ffs!!!

Or are the fuel gauges a black art, and i should rely on the trip meter?


Mart

 

[Bendy toy]

You need to piezo zap your fuel strip or the local pikeys are nicking your petrol.


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[Santa-2512]

You need to piezo zap your fuel strip or the local pikeys are nicking your petrol.


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Piezio zap? please explain

 

[Lord Snooty]

Your fuel strip is or has failed, common fault as it is a piece of shite, I am on my third. Trust the trip meter.

 

[Tractors are go]

Don't trust the fuel strip; it is powered by gremlins.

Easiest way; fill up, zero trip meter along with computer.

You've gone 70 miles, ave fuel consumption 35mpg you've used 2 gallons or 9L. If it's a gsa look to fill up in another 4 gallons, 18L or 140 miles.

All things being equal.

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[DeuceBG]

Don't trust the fuel strip; it is powered by gremlins.

Easiest way; fill up, zero trip meter along with computer.

You've gone 70 miles, ave fuel consumption 35mpg you've used 2 gallons or 9L. If it's a gsa look to fill up in another 4 gallons, 18L or 140 miles.

All things being equal.

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35 mpg doesn't seem like a lot.
I regularly get 320 - 350 on a Full Tank, approx 45 - 48 mpg.
I don't exactly nurse the Bike along so have a got a particularly economical one?

 

[Tractors are go]

You must have;

I'm averaging about 36mpg and no the brakes are partially sticking !

Although with swmbo onboard it magically increases to around 55mpg.

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[Tractors are go]

Oops, are not sticking.

Dooh

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[DeuceBG]

You must have;

I'm averaging about 36mpg and no the brakes are partially sticking !

Although with swmbo onboard it magically increases to around 55mpg.

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I must admit I don't spend much time with the Rev Counter over the 5k Mark but I don't "Bimble" either.
Even my old 1150 used to return mid-late 40's.
I'm always Solo Riding so maybe that helps, who knows?

 

[Tractors are go]

My r1100r gives around 50 ish and 60 on a long run.

Although my gsa is making 105bhp at 7200rpm, which is high for a hexhead.

Like most, I just put fuel in it, as and when required.

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[DeuceBG]

Like most, I just put fuel in it, as and when required.

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Likewise, I just like to keep Tabs on the Economy.
A significant drop in Mileage gives a fair indication of any developing Issues.

 

[The bigun]

If your only getting 36 mpg from a 1200 there's something wrong with it

 

[Tractors are go]

I think it probably has something to do with my riding !!

When I'm IAMing I get 50ish.

Then again my Trophy 12 gives 37 no matter how I ride it

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[DeuceBG]

I think it probably has something to do with my riding !!

When I'm IAMing I get 50ish.

Then again my Trophy 12 gives 37 no matter how I ride it ��

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If it's the old Model Trophy , they were notoriously bad on Fuel Mileage.
The new ones are far better, usually mid-late 40's IIRC.

 

[Tractors are go]

Old one; but with a non standard Daytona engine. I was advised if I fit set of smoothbores I will get another 10-15mpg increase and more bhp too.

The £2•5k sort of put me off.

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[SteveM]

You need to piezo zap your fuel strip or the local pikeys are nicking your petrol.

I'm with Bendy on this one. It's probably the pikeys

 

[mark2jag]

really??

My 15 plate WC is doing 49 to 53 MPG on a regular and not particularly gentle 30 odd mile run along M4 / and b road journey to work...Think I should consider myself lucky...

 

[KP100]

I am also getting much better fuel consumption .. On a 2004 bike. SOmthing sound off...

http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/bmw/r1200gs/2004/brokenarms/551400

 

[Wreford Miles]

2 pages already!

The gauge is faulty - ignore it or fix it
What MPG are you getting, don't assume and post about it - brim it, zero it, ride it, brim it, read it, do the maths

Plan on using the trip for your gauge, tips:
If the above maths show less than 45 MPG something is up or you are shite at maths
Normal is 47-53 outside of this you are either an exceptional fast rider, an old duffer or a cack handed fool
GS's drink the most when at high speed cruising an awful lot if that's 90+

 

[Bendy toy]

The fuel strip is a pair of resistance strips inside a plastic sleeve. One conductor is powered and heats up which warms the adjacent conductor. The fuel level chills the strip so the measured resistance varies with fuel level. Electronic magic does the rest.
It should be a fantastic system but the strips are notoriously unreliable.
I've fitted a sliding float gauge to my GSA. Nothing special but funnily enough it works.

I average around 45 mpg with a lot of "quick" dual carriageways which drop the average. It's got the aerodynamics of a house brick so getting too enthusiastic can really drop the mpg figures.

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