2020RT remaining gas in tank

[ARtraveler]

When you zero trip A or B the mileage accumulated on the gauge is zeroed. The big number remaining in the circle is how many approx. miles left. When you add gas, the additional miles are calculated based on your mpg reading. When done adding more gas, you should end up with 250 or so miles in the circle. Mine consistantly show 270 miles to go. The total includes what was still there plus what you added.

The miles used at the beginning should now show zero.

Total miles is how many you have put on the Spyder...that gauge does not zero out.

 

[Steve W.]

You will not be able to reset "Total". That is the distance your machine has covered since it was sold. Just like the cars, trucks and motorcycles you have had before, that is "the odometer". "A" and "B" are merely two trip meters.

On my van, I don't have to reset any trip meters to reset the MPG numbers. After filling the tank (to whatever level desired), I just reset the MPG display, it will start at ZERO, then do its calculations based on distance traveled and how much fuel went through the injectors. The "Distance to Empty" (on my van) does not seem to change until I fill the tank to at least half its capacity, and it seems to be based on what the recent MPG has been and the estimated fuel level in the tank.

I have no idea how much (if any) of this might apply to a Spyder, as ours does not have this feature, but it might shed some light in a different corner and someone might figure it out.

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[BeRight]

When you zero trip A or B the mileage accumulated on the gauge is zeroed. The big number remaining in the circle is how many approx. miles left. When you add gas, the additional miles are calculated based on your mpg reading. When done adding more gas, you should end up with 250 or so miles in the circle. Mine consistantly show 270 miles to go. The total includes what was still there plus what you added.

The miles used at the beginning should now show zero.

Total miles is how many you have put on the Spyder...that gauge does not zero out.

OOPS - I was thinking that total was trip A + trip B instead of Bike's total miles - thank u I would have still been playing with display

 

[BeRight]

When you zero trip A or B the mileage accumulated on the gauge is zeroed. The big number remaining in the circle is how many approx. miles left. When you add gas, the additional miles are calculated based on your mpg reading. When done adding more gas, you should end up with 250 or so miles in the circle. Mine consistantly show 270 miles to go. The total includes what was still there plus what you added.

The miles used at the beginning should now show zero.

Total miles is how many you have put on the Spyder...that gauge does not zero out.

I think some of my 80+mph riding has tanked my gas mileage - so probably why I could only get 220.

I try to mix it up with highway and backroads - need to work on more backroads when I have time

 

[JayBros]

I think some of my 80+mph riding has tanked my gas mileage - so probably why I could only get 220.

I try to mix it up with highway and backroads - need to work on more backroads when I have time

While mine is approaching geriatric age as a 1330 I've found that time above three grand rpm, nothing measured, just watching the tach over time, is a determining factor in the mileage on that particular tank of gas.

 

[ARtraveler]

I think some of my 80+mph riding has tanked my gas mileage - so probably why I could only get 220.

I try to mix it up with highway and backroads - need to work on more backroads when I have time

80 mph will contribute to lower mileage for sure. Optimum mileage is usually achieved in the 3300 - 3500 range. When you get over 65 mph, the mileage will go down.

 

[BeRight]

While mine is approaching geriatric age as a 1330 I've found that time above three grand rpm, nothing measured, just watching the tach over time, is a determining factor in the mileage on that particular tank of gas.

Thank u for info. - very interesting - I am rarely below 3k RPMs - the bike seems more responsive to changes when in the 3200-3500 range, for things like necessary maneuvers and passing.

In fact I shift based on lower 3k's. Maybe I should tone it down a bit.

I know that 80s mph (4Ks rpm) bike takes huge gulps of gas.

 

[billybovine]

As I said in post 27. Doing a reset in the total screen does not reset the total miles. It does not reset the engine hours either. It does reset, top speed, average speed and, the important one for this thread, miles per gallon number.

 

[BeRight]

As I said in post 27. Doing a reset in the total screen does not reset the total miles. It does not reset the engine hours either. It does reset, top speed, average speed and, the important one for this thread, miles per gallon number.

Ok - so let me play this back to make sure I'm understanding: resetting trip A and B (zero) also automatically resets top speed/average speed and miles per gallon???

 

[billybovine]

Reseting trip A. Resets top speed, average speed and fuel mileage for trip A only. Resetting trip B does the same for trip B only. Same for Total only. Those 3 sets of stats are not the same and calculated separately.

 

[Gwolf]

I have been riding motorcycles for 60 years and do not even know how many I have owned. I have never bought a bike because it got good gas mileage nor even asked how many MPG one got. More likely to ask how fast it will go or how many seconds zero to 60.

 

[Fatcycledaddy]

I have been riding motorcycles for 60 years and do not even know how many I have owned. I have never bought a bike because it got good gas mileage nor even asked how many MPG one got. More likely to ask how fast it will go or how many seconds zero to 60.

I must be missing something, I don't see where anyone said they bought a motorcycle because of the good gas mileage it gets.

The question was how many gallon tank it actually has and the MPG so that you know how far you can ride between fill ups.
Wanting to know if the miles to empty is accurate is for the same purpose, how far can I ride between fill ups.

If you are always running highways it is not that big of a deal. When you run all back roads it makes a big difference on whether you can make it to the next town and station shown on our route, or whether you need to drive 10 miles out of your way to the closest station to you.

Even though we route out most of our trips, we very seldom take every road we have routed. If a road looks good, has a scenic or byway designation, and is headed in the general direction we are traveling, we quite often will take it. Knowing how many more miles we can travel before empty allows more freedom to do that. When you have 1/4 of a tank and the sign 90 miles to next service and you don't know how far you have left to go, you might not take that route and then miss out on a view or road of a lifetime.

 

[Mikey]

Most people after a few fill up's and keeping there mileage and watching there driving style will have a clue on what's going on, and act accordingly wouldn't they? When it comes to MPG, don't matter what your driving, you have to go threw the steps, and it will be a little different for each driver, because we all drive different! My 2 cents, for what it's worth!! Drive it and figure it out, happy trails!!!:cheers:

 

[RogWalton]

Wow! That display does NOT exist on my RT -- just a soft grey circle.

If you go thru your menu there is an option to display 'miles to go'. I think it's within the settings menu.

 

[bikerbillone]

I don't remember seeing that on my 20 RTL either, strange! I need to review my owner's manual.

 

[Jimmur]

I don't remember seeing that on my 20 RTL either, strange! I need to review my owner's manual.

See post #32

 

[ollicat]

Has anyone thought about using the hitch as a carrier for a 2 gallon gas can? That could be very helpful in unfamiliar areas and give great peace of mind.

 

[bikerbillone]

Thanks Jimmur, not easy but I got it. hyea: Not so sure I could do again, but maybe

 

[Gwolf]

I know people who have rode the Alaskan Highway. Some of them had the specialty aux fuel tanks that bolt to a rack and others have just strapped 2.5 gallon fuel cans on the rack with the luggage. Some might worry about being rear ended with fuel tanks on the rack. Some of the people who carried them were asked about it. They said if they were hit hard enough to cause a fuel explosion, they would hardly be anywhere near the bike when they landed anyway.

There are plenty of options for aux fuel tanks for motorcycles.... https://www.google.com/search?tbm=i...hUKEwjin5-Xu4LsAhWLjVkKHZerBOMQ4dUDCAY&uact=5

I have one of the fuel pack tanks. I think it is 2.5 gallon. I use it for the generator and camper, but never carried it on the bikes. I have carried several of the 32 oz MSR Fuel Bottles.

 

[JayBros]

In my world tracking, or attempting to track, mpg on individual tanks of gas is ONLY to give me an idea how many miles I've to play with when the low fuel light comes on.