That F**KIN fuel gauge !

[Dezidero]

recent 2500 mile blast round Switzerland etc last week i was getting a flashing 'E' around the 160/170 mile mark and on refuellin i was putting in 16-18 litres. Only had the bike for 4 weeks so still finding the ins and outs ...... so main question is is it a 21 or 23 ltr tank ? how far do you guys get on the flashing E ? Is the gauge to be trusted ??

as for the twisties and mountain passes the S10 definately is the dogs danglies

 

[streaky]

recent 2500 mile blast round Switzerland etc last week i was getting a flashing 'E' around the 160/170 mile mark and on refuellin i was putting in 16-18 litres. Only had the bike for 4 weeks so still finding the ins and outs ...... so main question is is it a 21 or 23 ltr tank ? how far do you guys get on the flashing E ? Is the gauge to be trusted ??

as for the twisties and mountain passes the S10 definately is the dogs danglies

Its 23lts and you can get 200miles to the tank no bother and yes fuel guage is accurate

 

[Ban_6]

I reckon mine will do 220 including reserve.

I will be honest, I expected it to be more frugal but its not bothering me that much.

You're right, take the back box off, disengage the TSC and stick in in "sport". Different bike.

 

[IainMac]

I've had 50miles on reserve and if taking it easy out of town I think 60miles plus is possible, but I've also had 30mile on reserve to running "dry" when commuting in a vigourous manner around town etc. Note I've never seen much more than 21.75 litres in a refill so suspect the last litre and a bit is a bit out of reach for the pump pick-up.

 

[GS Bloke]

I always thought reserve was good for about 20 miles so good to know it has a bit more.
The best I have had is 210 before reserve but usually it's approx. 195

 

[Ban_6]

I always thought reserve was good for about 20 miles so good to know it has a bit more.
The best I have had is 210 before reserve but usually it's approx. 195

thats not bad, reserve is 4 ltrs apparently


I must run the thing dry from reserve to see what I get. That means carrying petrol, not a big fan of that, got nout secure to put it in except a back box.

 

[Monty]

On a recent 3000 mile European bimble, averaged well into the 50s mpg overall and into the 60s when wafting around the mountains, all 2-up and with the Holan wheelie bins fitted. Able to get well over 200 miles before the reserve when riding gently too.

This is after the ECUnleashed reflash, and I think that has improved things quite a lot.

Matt

 

[Rasher]

You're right, take the back box off, disengage the TSC and stick in in "sport". Different bike.

Get an ECU Flash = VERY DIFFERENT BIKE!

On a recent 3000 mile European bimble, averaged well into the 50s mpg overall and into the 60s when wafting around the mountains....

This is after the ECUnleashed reflash, and I think that has improved things quite a lot.

Me too, the Unleashed Flash has picked up at least 2-3mpg in pretty much any conditions, at high speed it is quite poor, an indicated 90mph two-up fully loaded has it in the low 40's, but 80mph (about what I do on UK motorways) brings it up to around 50.

Mine only takes about 17L when the light comes on, I never trust the last litre to allow the bike to run, and assume perhaps if I spent another 5 minutes cocking around another litre may go in at fill up time, so take it as running a useable 21L from a "quick" to brim fill.

Many folks in the states have run them dry and confirm 50 miles on reserve is easy enough, I have done 30+ miles of steady riding on reserve and still only got 19.5L in the bike so reckon if you cruised at around 60mph you could eek 60 miles on reserve.


My tour gave me the following daily mpg's (from the computer which I reckon is about 4-5% on the happy side)

45 / 48 / 55 / 48 / 49 / 54 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 54 / 56 / 54 / 57 / 52 / 47

I rarely saw the fuel light (only on motorway days) as in the mountains you could get to 200 miles without the light coming on so would have loads of opportunities to fill up before running low.

The best (57) was on a run up and down part of the B500 in the Black Forest, now ruined by many 43mph zones (ridden at an indicated 60-65) and the average speed was 49mph on the run.

The days riding mountain passes all averaged mid-low 50's with average speeds barely above 30mph and rarely involved running above 4th gear.

The 45 was 8 hours of UK and French Motorways, 495 miles of which 450+ were motorway.

I would not think it would do better solo, as when two up I ride a bit smoother.

For a standard bike I would reckon 2-3mpg lower if ridden the same.

hooning around on faster local roads where I live will often bring it down to mid 40's and see the light on at around 165-175 miles, with an easy 40 in reserve.