Tank Range
- Thread starter Sgt Bilco
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Must be reading in Klicks
Are you actually getting 620 miles to a tank?
I wish
Because we are only trundling through the country at between 50 and 70mph, the range just keeps going up. In reality, I can get around 500 on a good day if I pushed it and that's with the shite, but cheap, petrol they have in the US and Canada. It has 10% ethanol which hits fuel consumption.You really notice an improvement when you can get full fat fuel with no ethanol and the bike runs a whole load better
Even the ancient coal fired 1150's were joining in and Packer was up near 60mpg at one point.
so the petrol is cheap,next you"ll be telling us its sunny and you havn"t seen rain for weeks
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Time Traveller
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mpg is always different in the US of Eh? cos they have 16fl oz to a gallon, so lower mpg.
But that doesn't explain it saying 620 miles tank range - that's nuts. that is,
But that doesn't explain it saying 620 miles tank range - that's nuts. that is,
stabtherasher
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Mine often shows up 620 when I fill the tank - kilometres that is. I don't get that around town but have gotten well over 500k on a long run. 2007 GSA.
AberdeenAngus
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Duh......saw the title of this thread and thought it was about Bovington.
Smashing picture Bilco.
Smashing picture Bilco.
us miles shorter than uk ones, just like their inches.
The bike doesn't know it's US gallons
The reason for the high reading is riding round at sensible speeds on brilliant roads with no traffic. $4 per also helps the warm feeling
In reality, I can get around 500 on a good day if I pushed it and that's with the shite, but cheap, petrol they have in the US and Canada. It has 10% ethanol which hits fuel consumption.
You really notice an improvement when you can get full fat fuel with no ethanol and the bike runs a whole load better
Even the ancient coal fired 1150's were joining in and Packer was up near 60mpg at one point.
When buying gas in North America some jurisdictions do add ethanol, especially those who produce a lot of corn or grains (politics at play). Here in Ontario (central Canada) ethanol is added to the low and mid grade (up to 10%). When buying high grade (91 or higher) there is no ethanol added. The pump will state this. 87 octane gas is around $1.20/liter and 91 around $1.30/L.
kirky1298
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Filling up in the US I'm regularly getting a range on the trip computor of 620 on my ADV
I'd be happy with that from my 13 gallon car tank .
bmwrich58
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I have a 1200 GS ADV....Best I ever got was 48mpg's (US)...as in Miles Per Gallon...
and thats at speeds 55 mph or lower...
Stateside....128 oz's make one US gallon or 3.78lt
1 quart is 32oz or 946mL
4 quarts make one US gallon.
1.30lt of Candian gas is "roughly" $4.90 a gallon american.
and thats at speeds 55 mph or lower...
Stateside....128 oz's make one US gallon or 3.78lt
1 quart is 32oz or 946mL
4 quarts make one US gallon.
1.30lt of Candian gas is "roughly" $4.90 a gallon american.
Time Traveller
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I can't even get 250 miles out of a tankful in my car!
70mpg from my 320d BMW Efficient Dynamics, gives a tank range of 850+ miles before I have to get out an mingle with the peasants
2009 f1200gs is typically getting about 52 mpg UK gals, (errr 42mpg US galls?) and a tank range of about 220 (I've never actually worked it out properly - both area according to the trip computers...which I appreciate aren't always accurate)
Typically on the bike though I am cutting cross country on little back roads so its up and down the box - I haven't actually had the chance to do a more sedate main road run for any distance to see what the mpg is like then.
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