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F3 Gas Mileage
OK, I know you don't buy the F3 to be a gas mizer. BUT... Just out of curiosity, what are people getting for MPG? I'm sitting at 30MPG at 860 miles on the odo.
Also, what does Eco mode do? The best I can see is that it tells you when to shift but does nothing else.
Thanks
Ron
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2000 miles and i'm get'n 39 mpg......
yours will improve as well...
OH, i'm burning NO ETHANOL gas btw.... the REAL STUFF ONLY....
dp
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1600 miles and 34.2 mpg overall. I've run the last several tanks on Eco Mode. I do like to twist the right grip a bit too much!
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2017 Can Am F3-L (current ryde)
2015 Can Am F3-S (previous ryde)
2012 BMW K1600 (previous ride)
2016 Can Am F3-T (wife's)
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It varies . . . .
. . . . in town it is 30 to 31 mpg. On my longer trips - 55 (mph plus) for 25 to 50 mile stretches, 35 to 37 mpg. I am just under 2k total miles.
Our gas has ethanol in it. I have not tried Eco yet.
Tom
2008 GS SE5 -> 2013 STS SE5 -> 2015 F3-S SE6 . . . Still riding & smiling.
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averaging 38 mg with 3206 of my gas miles tracked (I'm over 3400 -- ready for service!)
We now have His and Hers Spyders!
Current Spyder: White 2015 F3-S SE6
His Spyder: White 2015 F3 SE6
Previous Spyder: 2012 RT Limited SE5 -- 30,300 miles
Previous rides: Kawasaki & Honda
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Interesting..!!
should get better cause I get 33 mpg's on my RS... but then your not broken in till over 3,000 miles...
Gene and Ilana De Laney
Mt. Helix, California
2012 RS sm5
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I've been getting about 30-32 MPG with as low as 26 MPG (a ryde up to Tahoe) and as high as 36 MPG. I have a heavy wrist, though. I'd rather have more fun and fill the tank more often. I'm at 1800 miles and counting...
2022 Spyder RT SEA-TO-SKY Mystery Blue... (bought new May 2023, a work in progress...)
2015 Can-Am Red F3-S, SE6
CalSci shield, Elka stage 5 rear shock, stage 4 front shocks, Akrapovic silencer, BajaRon Bar, Roadster Renovations vibration dampener, Tricled LED headlights and auxiliary lights, driver floorboard, driver and passenger backrests, Tricled Safety Led package, Shad BRP/SH36 side cases, Baker built luggage rack, Tricled Rear run/brake/turn signal led, Tricled LED piezo brake bullet strobe, JDM Astar LED bulbs for rear and front lights, Airhawk seat pad, USB power outlet
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Originally Posted by Capt_Ron
OK, I know you don't buy the F3 to be a gas mizer. BUT... Just out of curiosity, what are people getting for MPG? I'm sitting at 30MPG at 860 miles on the odo.
Also, what does Eco mode do? The best I can see is that it tells you when to shift but does nothing else.
Thanks
Ron
Just done a ride from SC to Sebring, FL. Averaging around 36 at home but this trip was 39.6 and I am sitting at 2200 miles on bike. Used Eco Mode (Electronic Overdrive?) on Interstate running.....
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Thanks a bunch. I'll wait and check it again when I reach 2500+ miles. I just hit 1000 so it shouldn't take long
I'm sitting at about 31 mpg around town.
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Originally Posted by dreid999
J
Just done a ride from SC to Sebring, FL. Averaging around 36 at home but this trip was 39.6 and I am sitting at 2200 miles on bike. Used Eco Mode (Electronic Overdrive?) on Interstate running.....
My dealer told me that ECO mode changed ECU calibrations, etc., etc. I think the fact is that all it does is recommend optimal shift rpm for better mpg. My wife used it yesterday on a ride and said that it suggests extremely early shifts and gets into top gear quickly......economical, but no fun!
2015 F3 (wife's)
2014 Indian Vintage
2019 AMG C43 cabrio
1966 LS1 Corvette restomod
1956 Corvette survivor (wife's)
1941 Chevy hotrod truck
2023 Corvette Z06
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That makes sense for economy. So, for a given turn of the throttle, you get less fuel delivered. (just the opposite of what a car with sport mode usually does)
2015 F3 (wife's)
2014 Indian Vintage
2019 AMG C43 cabrio
1966 LS1 Corvette restomod
1956 Corvette survivor (wife's)
1941 Chevy hotrod truck
2023 Corvette Z06
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F3 Gas Mileage
Hi all, Just turned the F3 odometer over 1,250 miles on my last ride. Getting between 39 and 44 miles per gallon. The high thirties is up in the mountains chasing two wheeled motorcycles through the twisty stuff. The mid forties is out cruising around doing some sight seeing. I've only used eco mode a couple of times, that sure takes away from throttle response. Real nice that we have a 7 gallon gas tank.
I'm thinking that once it's broken in, I'll fill the tank , put it in eco mode, head on out for a casual ride and see if I can stretch it up to 50mpg! It would be great to be able to say "I got 50mpg"! After that I don't think eco mode will get much use. I guess the other side of that coin would be to go out and ride it like a hooligan for a tank, see how bad I can make it get? Probably be more fun too!
John C
Peyton
CO USA
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Just a thought... my Rotax engine didn't really break in until 10,000 miles.
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Got almost 8,000 miles on it now and still getting around 30 MPG. It has not changed much.
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2017 F3L here, ridden 2-up about 65-70% of the time. Between us, my lady and I weigh 360#. Just over 16,000 miles on the odo now. We ride in Ontario during summer, Florida during winter (and the mountains of TN, NC, WV, VA in between). Pretty much day trips, anywhere from 100-300 miles (we haul it by tag trailer between ON and FL). Rarely if ever use Eco mode, but have always bought 91-93 octane gas. Average experience has been around 39-40 mpg; best was 43.5 mpg US gal. (BTW that's over 50 mpg if you calculate in Imperial gals; works out that we average 6L per 100 km in Canadian lingo). MPG experience has been pretty constant over the 3 years of ownership, ryding mostly on back country roads, staying away from Interstate unless unavoidable. We're not speed demons, but not pokey either - 60 mph +/- is pretty normal. We like challenging trips through rolling land and in the twisties. Weather does affect mpg performance, as does occasionally pulling our light Fibrotech m/c trailer - that can drop mpg by 20%. Overall, I'm rather disappointed when I get as low as 37-38 mpg; much happier when it's 41-42; anywhere in between is pretty much 'Ho-hum' average, and what we have come to expect. It's been pretty routine for us to do gas stops at every 250 mi/400 km and still have some left in the tank. There are 9 bars on the fuel indicator of my dash; I figure each one of them is good for about 25 mi. or 40 km of distance without concern. Hope this helps.
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2017 F3 Ltd. Intense Red Pearl/Metallic Black topside
2017 F3Limited , lowered brake pedal Intense Red Pearl w. Metallic Black topside
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30 MPG here... but I ride it like I stole it. None of that Eco mode for me!
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F3-S MY2018, 35mpg that's over a 12.000mi record.
No ECO mode for me.
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2019 F3-S with 3200 miles. Best around 34 mpg and worse around 27 mpg at 75 mph freeway speeds. All at solo riding.
2022 RT Sea To Sky
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2015 F3S - Super Aggressive Solo Ryder - I Ryde hard and fast - I average 26-27mpg. My Victory Vision with the same riding style does about 40mpg. But then my Wrangler JKU on 35s is getting like 13-14mpg - so I suppose it's all relative.
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2012 Victory Vision
2016 Spyder F3S
2019 Spyder RT Limited
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2016 F3S, also riding pretty fast when I get the chance but still 34.8 MPG. Not bad but using 95/98 octane.
Forgot to mention that this is an average over 25000 miles.
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At 1000 miles, I tested mpg. I got 32 mpg on the first tank. Was running the F3 at higher rpm's (4000 ballpark). The next tank I backed off a bit and kept it at 3500 or slightly less. That upped my mpg to 37 mpg. I am using 97 octane with 10% ethanol.
Shortly coming up on 2000 miles. I will test the mpg again. I am expecting a slight increase. It seems to take about 3000 miles...before the mileage settles in. WARNING, WARNING, WARNING...there can and will be variations.
Currently Owned: 2019 F3 Limited, 2020 F3 Limited: SOLD BOTH LIMITEDS in October of 2023.
Previously : 2008 GS-SM5 (silver), 2009 RS-SE5 (red), 2010 RT-S Premier Editon #474 (black) 2011 RT A&C SE5 (magnesium) 2014 RTS-SE6 (yellow)
MY FINAL TALLY: 7 Spyders, 15 years, 205,500 miles
IT HAS BEEN A LONG, WONDERFUL, AND FUN RIDE.
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