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| Newbie Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1
| Hey guys i had a quick question. I was wondering how gas milege is on a suzuki sportsbike riding on highways? I dont know too much about bikes since I joined the forum. Ive ridin my friends cruiser bike and have the basics down and am planning to buy in the future. Thanks for all the help!!
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Jun 2004
Bike: 04 GSXR 600
Location: Lake George, NY
Posts: 1,288
| Not exatly sure......I almost always have to get gas at about 130 miles but my riding is all over the place (back roads, highways etc). My guess is to expect less mileage on highways only because your rpm is usually higher at 70 than normal cruising around town. Most likely im wrong because I honestly have no idea......that just makes the most sense to me.
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| Sit speling cheker ![]() Joined: May 2004
Bike: 2003 Marauder 800
Location: Fairview Heights, IL
Posts: 1,668
| He must have meant 150 miles per tank.
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Apr 2005
Bike: 2002 V-Star 650
Location: Winston Salem, NC
Posts: 1,253
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Yeah, that's in town too.
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| Sit speling cheker ![]() Joined: Mar 2004
Bike: GSX-R 600 K1
Location: Northants,UK
Posts: 1,631
| I get 100 miles or less from full to when the 'fill-up' light starts to flash.
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| Puddle Runner ![]() | 2000 GSX-R600. My 1.1gal warning light comes on at 150 miles EACH tank [give or take .5 mile]. That translates to 41 mpg. That's mainly city riding, some highway. I can probably push it to 190 or 195 miles per tank, if I want to risk running the tank dry.. but I hear that's bad for any engine, to let your gas get so low. Something about condensation... anybody know? |
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| Et cetera ad nauseum ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,305
| WTF? The first reply is nonsense (150 mpg? Sure.) and the next three are tank range (completely useless without mentioning the tank size). I get 40-44, depending on how I'm riding that day. My tank is 20L (about 5 gallons), and I get just over 200 miles if I really stretch it.
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| Puddle Runner ![]() | The reason I didn't mention my tank size is because NO ONE runs the tank down to 0.0 gallons! That's why I translated it into 'miles per gallon'. 4.7 gallon tank - 1.1 gallon [warning light] = 3.6 gallons. 150 miles until the warning light comes on, would be 150 / 3.6 = 41.7 mpg. |
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| Et cetera ad nauseum ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,305
| Yeah, you're the only one who offered useful info. I didn't mention your post.
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Aug 2004
Bike: 2004 GSX-R600 (Blue/White)
Location: ALABAMA
Posts: 1,113
| On a full tank (meaning the fuel comes barely into the base/neck of the tank while the bike is straight up), Interstate riding I get between 117-119 miles before my light comes on...& yes the speed of riding varies greatly. Other riding which includes a lot of stops & go's on all kinds of roads, I get between 105-110 before my fuel light comes on.
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| Seat Tester | i get about 160ish miles to my tank wich is 4.5 gal, but i fill it up when the warning light comes on and i ussually fill up around 3.3-3.8 gals... i did the math one day and got 163 miles to 3.8 gals wich is 42mpg. thats city driving/twistys/romping on it. your suppose to get better gas milage on the highway since your not reving the motor thro stop and go traffic, but i made a 180 mile round trip on the highway and my warning light came on about 20miles outta town...
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| Et cetera ad nauseum ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,305
| Cripes, they're still doing it.
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: Apr 2004
Bike: '05 Boulevard C50
Location: Central Kentucky
Posts: 3,208
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| In Training ![]() Joined: Jul 2005
Bike: 2003 GSXR-600
Location: PA
Posts: 113
| Im right in line with the bunch of you...my light comes on somewhere between 160-170 miles at which time i fill up (3.7-3.8 gallons)... I average between 42-44mpg combining all types of my riding. And rowdyred...thats not per tank..
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| Muscle Biker ![]() | I average about 40 mpg ... it's not too suprising that my 1400 is thirsty. I usually fill up at around 300 km (185 miles), and drop in about 18 liters (4.75 gallons). The tank has a 22 liter (5.8 gallon) capacity, but I've never had to put in more than 20.5 liters. My car also averages about 40 mpg ...
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: May 2005
Bike: 05 M50, 06 CBR600F4i
Location: Sitting on the can... duh!
Posts: 3,160
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| Newbie Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 24
| Yeah I made a mistake by saying 150 mpg whoopie woo. I dont think it was that hard to interpret what I meant dont be a freakin English teacher.
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