MILES PER TANK

I start looking for a station around 100 miles. Certainly don't want to be out in the middle of nowhere past that. Usually puts me around 35 mpg.

I remember hitting 220 miles with the stock jets and tune of the engine. After a valve adjustment, rejet, coils, electronic ignition. I hit 150 to the tank now. It runs a hell of a lot better. No more morning sickness, faster warmups, and throttle response is way better. KZ 650 B1

I ride my '85 GPz550 daily to work, about 60 miles round trip. Most of it's open freeway, but the initial 20 minutes of city streetlights throw off the true open mileage i could get. 150 miles before flipping it to reserve on my 4.8 gallon stock tank. Petcock works just fine. I cruise about 75-85 depending on traffic. Stock? Somewhat. K&N Pod Filters, Stage 3 Jetting, Accel Coils and wires, Iridium Spark Plugs, 4-1 Supertrapp Street System(baffled but uncapped, shaken but not stirred :woohoo: ), 130/70-18 rear tire(120/80-18 stock), and one tooth down in the front. I don't putz around either.

I was amazed at the gas mileage on the track bike pictured in my avatar. 227 miles in 2 days, and never went through a 1/2 a tank on day one, and only topped off for day 2. I was riding it hard, and keeping the revs above 6K. Moriwaki Exhaust, Stage 3 Jetting, and K&N Pod Filters too.

My 76 900 gives me about 150Mi at about 36MpG before it conks out and my GPz1100 givs me about 260mi at about 46.5MpG. This is based on daily trips to and from work 78Mi round trip. 33% city 67% Highway. The distance has been measured on a GPS.

Stock 650 B2 I get about 150 miles on the main tank and about 20 reserve.

around 130 KM the old girl need more go go juice. the old girl is a 72 900 w/ a 1105 kit and 29 smoothies

130kM that's 79 Mi. That's 17.5 MPG. My Jaguar XJR 4.2L Supercharged 418BHP V8 gets 20MPG. :blink: :blink:

otakar wrote:

130kM that's 79 Mi. That's 17.5 MPG. My Jaguar XJR 4.2L Supercharged 418BHP V8 gets 20MPG. :blink: :blink:

Yeah! but does it rev to 10000 RPM:side: :laugh:

i like to know where the gas stations are at all times .....thats how my gas milage is.....:woohoo:

i get 90 to 100 miles and i'm starting to get nervous i don't like to push bikes that much, i have a smaller ltd tank and a 1075 with 29mm smoothies and .395 cams also my typical cruising speed is about 80-85mph so my mileage would be better if i didn't ride like a tool.

And never trust your expectations. I'd take those long trips on the MKII and usually got 40mpg, but got as low as 30 and as high as 50mpg and I always rode the same on the interstates at 70mph. Riding with a rainsuit on used to kill my mileage, I guess the rainsuit is like a wind sail. Headwinds, even those unnoticed can cut 5-10mpg. I like to fill up at 100 miles to be safe, but only in areas I'm familier with, otherwise more planning is needed. I've ridden several places where there was no gas for over 100 mile stretches, so if you "only" have 75 miles on a tank you would definately want to fill before proceding through those roads.

i went for spin one time on my 2 stroker with a tracy body (very small tank) on a 60 mile loop. i ran out of gas and my buddy road ahead on his zed to a gas station and brought back 3 liters of gas in used 1 lt oil containers. from then on that bike was strictly in town and fill up before i go anywhere.