Increasing the range of my 2010 GS?

[topbanana]

Love my 2010 1200GS, great bike. I use it for commuting and the tank doesn't quite take me to and fro twice. Probably about 10 miles short. Now when I picked it up, another customer in the showroom mentioned a trick to improve the range by drilling out part of the tank. Is this worth doing?

Also, is there a reserve after an indicated 0 miles? I've only had it down as far as 7 miles before

 

[Timolgra]

Love my 2010 1200GS, great bike. I use it for commuting and the tank doesn't quite take me to and fro twice. Probably about 10 miles short. Now when I picked it up, another customer in the showroom mentioned a trick to improve the range by drilling out part of the tank. Is this worth doing?

Also, is there a reserve after an indicated 0 miles? I've only had it down as far as 7 miles before

Put a gallon can on the back and find out, they vary....oh and don't drill in the wrong place

 

[david a hall]

Use two filling stations, or move nearer to work

 

[rob mac]

Use two filling stations, or move nearer to work

Now play nicely Dave! Timolgra's got the right idea, I've ridden well past the "- - -" which the range shows on the display on a few occasions. The other way is to see how many litres it takes to brim it when the range shows "X miles left" and subtract that from the tank capacity then you know how much was truly left, ergo, how far you really had left.

 

[Tarka]

So you`ll bugger about and feck about in order to gain the '10 miles short' of a double commute.

And then still need to refuel anyway.



So how about stop being a tit,save all the arseing about,and just fill the fecking tank before it gets to the mythical reserve beyond ZERO FUEL ????

 

[The G Man]

Be bold

2009 GS SE.

I routinely go just past the ---, covering three days of a 70 mile per day round-trip commute + some short local journeys.

My record is 25 miles after the ---. Sadly not planned with the safety net of a fuel can on the back - however the petrol station had the decency to be at the botton of a hill, rather than the top.http://www.ukgser.com/forums/images/smilies/augie.gif

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[Micky]

So you`ll bugger about and feck about in order to gain the '10 miles short' of a double commute.

And then still need to refuel anyway.



So how about stop being a tit,save all the arseing about,and just fill the fecking tank before it gets to the mythical reserve beyond ZERO FUEL ????

You're getting very grumpy these days Steve

 

[BBB61]

So you`ll bugger about and feck about in order to gain the '10 miles short' of a double commute.

And then still need to refuel anyway.



So how about stop being a tit,save all the arseing about,and just fill the fecking tank before it gets to the mythical reserve beyond ZERO FUEL ????

A useful contribution

 

[Tarka]

A useful contribution

More useful than some,actually.


As I said,what happens when a double commute is achieved,eh???

Or two and a half...or a triple ??

There`ll still be a need to refuel,won`t there ??


If the riding was in the middle of the Gobi Desert or similar,then that`s where increased range and associated ideas may be a pressing need.

I wouldn`t class a Wokingham commuter in the same way

 

[Tarka]

You're getting very grumpy these days Steve

Is it any fecking wonder ???

 

[theop]

if they are like the old motors, they l improve with miles... Say 5k miles later they will be more economic.... Mine improved at least 10% over time...

 

[Rob Farmer]

if they are like the old motors, they l improve with miles... Say 5k miles later they will be more economic.... Mine improved at least 10% over time...

There ya go. A proper answer

 

[BBB61]

More useful than some,actually.

No, it was about as much use as a one legged man in an arse kicking contest A genuine question was asked and you priovided a less than helpful and unnecessary reply.

As someone who has never owned the 1200 and doesn't like them you have to wonder why you are "contributing" in the 1200 section.

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

The 1200GSA '10 has a vent in the tank neck insert so you can fill it to the brim, no benefit drilling any holes.
Holes worked on the old 1200 and the 1150 neck insert.
Speed has a big effect on the consumption.

 

[(RIP) Johno23]

Trade it in for a GSA

 

[hatzyian]

Question no one has asked, What is the mileage you fill up at??

 

[karnevil]

Question no one has asked, What is the mileage you fill up at??

Thats just what I was wondering!
I've had 274.** miles to a tank on a trip down from Scotlandshire and filled up at Malton fully loaded and m-way speeds(which in this country to stay within the law are 85-95MPH)but the bike still hadn't spluttered but was well over the Yellow-flashing-triangle-of-being-parked-at -the-side-of-a-road-waiting-for-a-truck-looking-like-a-tit warning light.Bike around a year old and not that many miles on it.


Anyhow some tips.
1.Free wheel on down hill sections(turn engine off)
2.Turn off engine at Traffic lights(You should manage about 4 sets in quick succession before the battery is flat)
3.If you find yourself at a junction,waiting for traffic,lights etc,and there is a footpath cutting across the corner of said junction AND provided you are turning in that direction.Dismount,again switching off and push the bike along the path.
4.If you find your commute takes you thru built up areas of say shopping streets and the civillians are moving more freely than you AND you cannot filter again dismount SWITCH OFF and push along the path.

ADDENDUM:
DO NOT PUSH ALONG A PATH NEAR A PETROL STATION.PUNTERS WILL THINK YOU HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL AND CALL YOU AN IDIOT OR WORSE STILL THINK YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE POOR WORKING CLASS TYPES.

 

[rickyxsara]

I have ridden 20 miles past the 0 if this helps.

 

[david a hall]

I do factor cheaper fuel into the equation, the more we buy fuel from the cheaper stations the more the price comes down. or it should any way !!!!

 

[Micky]

Is it any fecking wonder ???

Errrr mmmm aaaah errrr No, not really