Average throttle position

[Kaybe]

Ride in a different gear?

Also my comment offers an opportunity to queue the whiplash comments

 

[BigKev67]

Are we talking twistgrip position or amount of fuel going into the engine, . In the old days they were the same thing but not with ride by wire and engine modes

 

[CPJS]

What makes you say that? Why would it "eventually average" 13% when he zero'd it this morning then rode 300 miles and it says 20%

Can anybody with a 1250 offer any info?

Because a single 300ml ride is not the average it is a graph spike. Following somebody always needs more throttle as your playing catchup.
Don't worry about it, no-one cares, just ride the thing.

 

[Mr Derek]

Ride in a different gear?

Textiles or leathers?

Makes a difference, doncha know!

 

[SBD]

Come on guys, it not wank material or cock measuring. I was simply trying to work out why a 1200 lc does 600 miles at 13% and a 1250 states 20% on the same run at the same speeds.

might be different calibration constants on different bikes?

Unless the actual throttle position is digitally encoded.

 

[UturnTony]

I haven't a fuggin clue what's going on here.

Me neither Stu. I don't look in here much and when i do i'm reminded why i don't

 

[Giles]

Ride in a different gear?

Also my comment offers an opportunity to queue the whiplash comments

If you're genuinely curious as to why you and your buddy are showing different throttle %'s but are on the same bike doing the same journey, the answer will be in gear selection. Lazy style high gear = lazy throttle response. (Lazy in a good way!). A busier style in a lower gear = busier throttle and using it more.

 

[roundincircles]

Hi guys.
I have a 2016 1200 that now has 37k miles on the clock. I ride in a spirited manner, very rarely letting the revs drop below 4,000. Ever since i got the bike my average throttle position on the garmin has been either 12 or 13%. It doesnt matter where i go, or who i ride with, never alters.
This weekend I've been up to Newton Stewart and back with my pal, he has just got a brand new GSA with 700 miles on it when we left Sunday morning. So i led all the way, 600 miles, only about 50 of those miles on dual carraige way or A road, all the rest on the best twisties. So we rode together never seperated by more than a car or maybe 50m.
So here's the strange part. My pal is also riding the bike above about 3500 rpm up to about 7000, and his average throttle position is 20% !!
He told me this after the ride up, so i made sure he zero'd it for today's run home, and again 20%. Why would that be? Is it a shift cam thing? What do you guys get?

Stu

I have looked at this a couple of times after thrashing around the Alps and it was either 13% or 18% both on a 1250 GS and DVT Multistrada, Surprised me but then looked at the physical travel on the throttle and realised how you turn it very little due to changing up the gears compared with the 100% capabilty.....if that makes sense....

 

[ChazzyB]

WOT everywhere and control the speed by slipping the clutch.

 

[M30SJM]

I was leading on my 1200, my mate was following on his nearly new 1250, not really playing catch up as there was very little traffic.

I was only curious because the 1250 is supposed to be a more torquey motor is it not?

I have in the past quoted this figure when the odd guy has tried to feed me a bullshit tail about how fast he is or how he did this or that, usually when you've been on the same ride, quoting 13% normally stops them in there tracks.

Stu

 

[tanneman]

That explains it. As Giles and I have said, being lazy with the gears or trying to stay with you can have an impact on the average. Best is to swap bikes and ride the same route. Compare it then.

 

[ChazzyB]

might be different calibration constants on different bikes?

Unless the actual throttle position is digitally encoded.

I suspect its the position mapping on newer bikes. Make the throttle need more turn for the same output; helps headline fuel consumption figures.

 

[Bem]

Mine shows as 1% and I have NEVER been overtaken by a 1200 or 1250.
These facts confirm everything.