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Craniac
05-16-2014, 03:50 PM
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Antelope on the way:
88433

Wildflowers in the Desert
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The Iris Farm in Hondo NM
88435

Now I have to go get gas.

Tango
05-16-2014, 03:53 PM
:thumbup:

ARtraveler
05-16-2014, 04:12 PM
Way to go!--I will bet you ended up putting in about 5.8 or so gallons.

Craniac
05-16-2014, 04:37 PM
The pump stopped at 4.96 so I topped it off to 5.04. Thought I would live dangerously.

Bob Denman
05-16-2014, 05:12 PM
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_75.gif 36.1 mpg! :2thumbs:

ARtraveler
05-16-2014, 05:22 PM
Great mileage. You did better than I thought. :yes::yes:

m109anc
05-16-2014, 07:40 PM
:bowdown:Went on a ride last weekend, put 241 miles using ECO mode, put in 6.1 gallons very nervous the last ten miles :bowdown:

Silvervette05
05-16-2014, 07:57 PM
All right guys my bride and I are(hopefully) going on a ride Sat or Sun I think I can beat that
And when I say guys I, mean any riders of a spyder :thumbup:

Silvervette05
05-16-2014, 07:59 PM
Oh by way, that is great mileage. :thumbup:

crazyspyder
05-16-2014, 07:59 PM
Thats GGRREAt gas milage. I am jealous...:p

bruiser
05-16-2014, 08:41 PM
I haven't been in Ruidoso/Hondo area since 1979. Love that area, or at least I did. I probably wouldn't recognize it now. That's really good mileage.

Chupaca
05-16-2014, 09:05 PM
that's great..did you enjoy the ryde or worry if you were going to make it...!! :roflblack: great photos from along the way...:thumbup:

Craniac
05-16-2014, 09:13 PM
The last 50 miles I drove a little slower than the speed limit of 70. Hondo is the last place to get gas before roswell.


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missouriboy
05-17-2014, 09:41 AM
I just did my longest tank ever: 172 myles, 5.34 gal, 32.2 mpg. It was a rare wind-free day!

That's on a 2012 RTL SE5 two-banger, with 123 myles of that being 2-up.
Was yours on a 1330, or what? :dontknow: 36.2 is greeeeaaaaat mileage! :yes:

Craniac
05-17-2014, 12:05 PM
2013 ST.


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stillriding
05-18-2014, 09:03 AM
Feeling somewhat adventuresome last week, I decided to ride until the low fuel warning light came on. But the light never came on despite a 214.2 mile trip! I don't recall how much fuel it took, but I think it was around six gallons. I have gotten as high as 39.8 mpg on a tank. Usually I'm in the 35 to 38 mpg range. I ride solo (but I'm a big solo). Love the 2014.

otter28169
05-18-2014, 09:19 AM
The other day I got 128.6 miles on 2.95 gallons. I was running ethanol free 91. I went to another station on the next fill up and got nowhere near that type of mileage. I am going back to the Valero in Norwich to get the "good stuff" again. I am under the impression that the second tank of fuel might not have been ethanol free.

Just sayin'...........

doug1950
05-18-2014, 01:43 PM
Just arrive in Knoxville TN. from Houston TX. and average 175 miles to a take on my 2012 limited

billybovine
05-18-2014, 07:30 PM
34 mpg (US gallon) is fairly normal for me. I don't get below 32 anymore and last year I got 39 on one tank. Today I got 296.4 kms (184.2 mi.) when I stopped to fill up with gas. Put in 19.61 L (5.18 US gallons). That works out to 35.5 mpg. The ECM update did not hurt the gas mileage any and it runs much better. No more hesitation on acceleration and no more flooding out and stalling on a cold weather startup.

I think you should this kind of gas mileage all the time.

jaherbst
05-18-2014, 08:11 PM
Obviously the ST gets better gas mileage than the RT because it is lighter. I get 31-32 on my RT at 65-70 MPH. 30 with the trailer on. I consider that good enough for me.

At 75-80 the MPG drop about 2MPG on my 2013 RTS SE5. A lot has to do with your style of riding and you will get better gas mileage if you use Cruise Control as much as possible.

PW2013STL
05-19-2014, 03:10 AM
Congrats on a good ride and great gas mileage :thumbup:

Got to say my mileage is finally there also. Fridays ride was 33.5 MPG at around 1000 miles on the :f_spider:. Saturdays ride was 38.6 MPG with over 1300 miles on the :f_spider:

:yes::yes::yes:

oldguyinTX
05-19-2014, 06:00 AM
The pump stopped at 4.96 so I topped it off to 5.04. Thought I would live dangerously.

OMG you topped off your tank?? Don't let "them" know.

Craniac
05-19-2014, 08:32 AM
OMG you topped off your tank?? Don't let "them" know.

Like I said, I was living dangerously!

Cleg
05-19-2014, 09:01 AM
I just did my longest tank ever: 172 myles, 5.34 gal, 32.2 mpg. It was a rare wind-free day!

That's on a 2012 RTL SE5 two-banger, with 123 myles of that being 2-up.
Was yours on a 1330, or what? :dontknow: 36.2 is greeeeaaaaat mileage! :yes:

:congrats: just wondering what fuel were you using, 87,89 or 93 octane and how much 'ethanol' was in it... Best I have done with my '12 LTD SE5 was 30.789 mpg, 2 up and easy riding using 89. I think the supplier is adding more than the 10% Ethanol :gaah:which certainly takes away from what we should get, but what can be done about that... Anyway, great mileage. thanks

gnirtsnod
05-19-2014, 08:25 PM
Just arrive in Knoxville TN. from Houston TX. and average 175 miles to a take on my 2012 limited

This is the only way I'd try to get 175 miles on a tank full.

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Now that I look at the picture of the spare can in the frunk, the whole image appears to be a gas-guzzling monster. How true...!