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| Seat Tester Joined: Jun 2008
Bike: 2006 Blue M50
Location: Brunswick Ohio
Posts: 82
| Fuel blinky light used to go on at around 170 miles. Today it started blinking at 192 miles. Could this be the result of the windshield? This would be the first full tank through it since I put it on. It isn't one of those big road king goldwing type, but it is a tiny sporty one angled the same as the forks. Any thoughts?
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| In The Zone ![]() Joined: Apr 2007
Bike: Suzuki GZ250
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 2,556
| Yes, could be. Then again, maybe not! A properly sized and positioned shield will often increase your mileage just a tad.....because the total wind resistance is less than when it was hitting you in the chest. Sounds like you did it right.
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| Fender Buffer ![]() Joined: Apr 2008
Bike: 2007 Suzuki M50 Limited
Location: Noble OK
Posts: 436
| are you filling up from the same station that you filled up last time? Same gas, etc..
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| Found second gear by accident ![]() Joined: Jul 2008
Bike: 2008 Suzuki Boulevard M50
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 303
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Is over filling a problem? I fill it up to just below (about 1/4 inch) the bottom of the neck in the tank. The salesman told me to fill it only up to the top of the sheet metal you see inside.
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| No Significant Other ![]() Joined: Jul 2007
Bike: 2006 grey suzuki M50
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Posts: 2,331
| safest was is to fill it up on the sidestand and the gas just touching the bottom of the neck... i fill until it hits the bottom of the neck on the right side... i've never spilled any fuel in twisties or due to heat... (gas around here is usually at about 15 degrees celcius and it can expand a lot in the summer heat) overfilling isn't a real problem, if you like to have fuel all over a hot engine and on your crotch as per blinky, my manual says it comes on at about 3litres and stays on at 1.5 litres... so.. that's about 0.8 gallons for blinky, 0.4 gallons for solid on... the most i've ever ridden it was about 190 miles (blinking, but never on solid... i had a little more than 1/2 gallon in the tank left it really depends on the riding style and properly inflated tires... windshields and fairings can greatly improve your gas mileage... think goldwings have those fairings just for the speakers? (well.. maybe around 1966-70 Craig Vetter started making fairings for bikes (series 100 and windjammer series) at any rate, windshields and fairings reduce the drag coefficient... it's all up to shape/size and unless you have a wind tunnel handy, it's hard to tell if you are increasing your drag or reducing it anyhow... this guy is responsible for the 470mpg bike... and that was in 1985 Craig Vetter
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| In Training ![]() | My experience with large fairings is limited to Slipstreamer Enterprise and National Plexifairing models as well as their smaller sized fairings. On several bikes I've found that a fairing increases gas mileage and one with lowers does even better. That seems counterintuitive, but I think the reason is aerodynamics. A ride on an unfaired bike is terrible from that standpoint. Covering the upper body helps and lowers extend the coverage to some of the lower body as well. I've recorded about a 2 MPG increase by adding a small fairing and another 2-3 MPG when adding a fairing with lowers. Ray Nielsen, in Minneapolis and going for a ride today! |
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| Clunked into first gear ![]() Joined: Mar 2008
Bike: Silver '06 M50
Location: NE NC
Posts: 229
| I added the Memphis Shades Pop Top (it's fairly small, but at 5'7" i fit behind it no problem) to my M and noticed an immediate jump in mpg from about 45/46 up to a steady 52.5 mpg. I ride an almost equal mix of backroads and highway, with maybe 10% city driving. Like others said, I believe it has to do with the aerodynamics of it all, if you think about it the rider on a bike is a giant kite, the windshield directs most of the wind around that kite.
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| No Significant Other ![]() Joined: Jul 2007
Bike: 2006 grey suzuki M50
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Posts: 2,331
| from what i read, drag coefficient on a bike is like 8 square feet, when on cars it's much lower... a sports bike has about the same drag coefficient as a pickup... even if i don't get better mileage... at least i don't get battered around when i'm at 55+mph
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| Ditch Magnet ![]() Joined: Apr 2008
Bike: 2008 Suzuki M50 Grey and Black
Location: California
Posts: 196
| I bought a PopTop and installed it but my gas mileage went to hell. The bike felt so wonderfully stable and solid that I ended up driving in excess of 100mph the whole time. Took it off when I got home though cuz it's summer and it's hot up in Cali. Also, I love the way the wind feels even at speed w/o windshield.
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() | Quote:
![]() Blinky visits me at 130 miles, and I do mostly freeway miles-generally about 70mph and try to stay easy on throttle | |
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| Seat Tester Joined: Jun 2008
Bike: 2006 Blue M50
Location: Brunswick Ohio
Posts: 82
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130 miles?? You get way crappier mpg than I get. I routinely get 200-210 miles out of 3.7 +/- gallons. 1/3 city 2/3 highway on premium unleaded. Is your engine mod'd?? I'm stock as far as engine, pipes, and breathing.
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| In Training ![]() Joined: May 2007
Bike: 06 M50, 06 Ducati ST3s, 07 Honda cbr600rr
Location: SoCal
Posts: 134
| If I stop right away after the light first comes on, it takes 2.9 gallons. My mileage routinely is 48-52 for mostly highway riding (commute). My windshield is usually sitting in the garage and I use it on longer trips.
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| Fender Buffer ![]() Joined: Apr 2008
Bike: 2007 Suzuki M50 Limited
Location: Noble OK
Posts: 436
| the first and last time I let it get down to blinky light - it stopped blinking when I finally got to station (probably gas shifted around or I was on a hill when it was blinky) but anyways, it was at 180 miles and needed about 4 gallons of gas.
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| In The Zone ![]() Joined: Apr 2007
Bike: Suzuki GZ250
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 2,556
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Sorry!
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| Newbie Joined: May 2007
Posts: 6
| I just put mine on last week too. I installed the factory sport shield because I picked it up at cost $225+tax btw. I was getting about 54 MPG so I will let you know what I get now. I drive back and forth to work about three times a week on the bike but it will still take a few weeks to fill it back up. Last edited by flboxerboi; 07-10-2008 at 02:16 PM. |
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