Another mpg thread

[Bfromla]

Ok just curious if most of you reset trip meter per tank of gas? If so & you happen to notice what mileage do you get for that first peg or two ? & overall tank mileage. Im doing well with mine I hope but this last fill up used 2pegs in only 30miles?(caught me off guard as I dont see that till next day useally) Just seemed odd ,I will have to do more accurate study for my next tank. Taking note of the variables, I could be just crazy too. Fyi milage @ 24,527 had service done reciently @23,746m. Have had no problems ,just wondering & trying to keep up. opcorn:Thx

 

[JCGammack]

Mileage, what mileage.

Most of the time I do reset the trip tick at fill-ups. The first bar goes out around 30 miles. The rest go a bit quicker. When my wife and I are traveling we fill at about 120 miles. The farthest I have gone on one tank is 180 miles.

When we first got the Spyder (2014 ST-Limited) I checked the mileage a few times. I was disappointed so I never checked it again. I figured that I was going to either ride the Spyder or worry about the mileage. So I ride. Gas it when it needs it and motor on.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

GAS - PEGS !

IMHO, those " pegs " = a SWAG.....to me they are meaningless as far as estimating gas mileage....I already have figured out what I average in MPG's and that is what I use when travel......I rarely see the GAS light go on, because I know when it's going to go on, and gas up accordingly.......But if it does I also know approx. how far I can go before it gets critical................and even then I carry 15 miles worth of extra gas with me.......Mike :thumbup:............ and yes I always reset one of the trip meters

 

[pegasus1300]

I never try to measure my mileage by the fuel gauge. I use my trip meters and past experience. From tests I know I can go 160 miles before I am sucking air. When I travel I use trip A for fuel mileage and Trip B for total mileage traveled. I do reset Trip A on every fill up. When I hit 140 miles I start looking for a gas station.

 

[Pampurrs]

I also use trip A for fuel mileage computations, and trip B for miles traveled. Whenever I fill up, I get the receipt and write on it the miles from trip A before reseting it. When I'm at home, I gather up the receipts and divide the miles by the the amount of gas consumed. I like to stay on top of my gas mileage.

I was getting 35 MPG, but the last several tanks have dropped down to 30. Maybe it's the cooler weather? :dontknow:

Pam

 

[Highwayman2013]

Been getting 32 mpg lately but the last tank I ran it pretty hard in a lot of wind which dropped it to 27.

 

[kbwitt]

[QUOTEprobably do to more additives added to fuel in winter months.purrs;1060493]I also use trip A for fuel mileage computations, and trip B for miles traveled. Whenever I fill up, I get the receipt and write on it the miles from trip A before reseting it. When I'm at home, I gather up the receipts and divide the miles by the the amount of gas consumed. I like to stay on top of my gas mileage.

I was getting 35 MPG, but the last several tanks have dropped down to 30. Maybe it's the cooler weather? :dontknow:

Pam[/QUOTE]

It is probably due to more additives put in the fuel in winter months. It is such a joke they claim it burns cleaner, very little but the lower fuel milage you burn more gas so we are putting more into the air.
Kenn

 

[GeorgiaBill]

I reset the B trip meter at fill ups and the A trip meter for each trip. Don't pay much attention to the fuel gauge until around 1/4 left where it drops very quickly. At 1/4 I display the B trip meter, knowing I'll get around 200 miles per tank and plan to get fuel around 180 miles.

There is a web site where many vehicles are tracked, but presently only 249 Can-am/Spyders are tracked out of 100,000 sold.

http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/can-am/

Can-Am Mileage Reports

There are 249 Can-Ams from 29 different models with reported gas mileage parked at Fuelly

-Bill

 

[jaherbst]

All depends on your comfort level. I look for gas after 180-190 miles. Pretty much avg. 40 mpg. Will easily run 240-250 miles on tank if your not juicing it every time you accelerate and follow loosely the ECO mode.

2013 avg. 32 mpg. Your riding style has a lot to do with your gas mileage. Not so much two up or even trailer.

Jack

 

[Chupaca]

As I see it..!!

the configuration of the gas tank swing of the sending unit and angle of the ryde change the read. Ryding slopes/hills as much as we do we don't rely on the guage as much as the trip meter. Even after hitting level ground it takes a bit for the guage to catch up. Someimes we stop for lunch at three bars and and when we leave we have four....I know when the light comes on I have 30+ miles to find a watering hole and if I can't I know I have left the continental US...:roflblack::roflblack: but I do still have a liter bottle in the frunk. Never needed it for myself but have helped others a couple of times....:thumbup:

 

[4 MARIE]

I like to stay on top of my gas mileage.


I prefer staying on top of my Spyder. I guess if you are using your mileage as a diagnostic tool,
uh, okay. When folks ask me about mileage, I only really know that it "isn't great", and any compact car
will do better. (and start when you turn the key)
It's a PERFORMANCE machine, and the largest factor in mileage is the right wrist.

 

[Trekster]

<snip>

I was getting 35 MPG, but the last several tanks have dropped down to 30. Maybe it's the cooler weather? :dontknow:

Pam

Yes, once the refineries switch over to their "winter" blend, the gas mileage goes right in the toilet. I always notice the drop in my Honda CRV too. I haven't had my :spyder2: F3S long enough to check mileage yet - but just from what I've "seen" so far, it will not come close to the mileage I used to get on my Fat Bob. Oh well, as another poster said; ...I didn't get the Spyder to worry about MPG... I got it to ride, and will fill it up when it needs gas. :roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

I use the trip odometer for deciding when to tank-up. :thumbup:
At 190 miles; I start looking. At 220; I start getting nervous! :shocked:
39.5 mpg average for over 9,000 miles.

 

[STELLING MAN]

TRIP METER

I set my trip meter back with every fillup, that way I can tell by the mileage when to start looking for gas..

 

[ARtraveler]

The comment about "winter blend" is right on. Mileage is also less for me.

I am in the habit of re-setting trip meter A every time I fill up. My trip meter B is actually used for trip mileage.

How many miles per notch on the gas gauge is kind of a useless measurement. It does seem to be more miles on the first two and then less on the balance. Most cars gauges operate the same.

For me, its the total mileage involved not how the gauge appears to be operating. Like most, on my 1330, I can count on 210 miles or so before the refill light goes on. On the 998, we can get about 150 before the refill light goes on.

In either case, I am ready for a stretch anytime after a hundred miles these days. A gas stop makes for a good stretch.

 

[gypsy_100]

I am in the habit of re-setting trip meter A every time I fill up. My trip meter B is actually used for trip mileage.

For me, its the total mileage involved not how the gauge appears to be operating. Like most, on my 1330, I can count on 210 miles or so before the refill light goes on. On the 998, we can get about 150 before the refill light goes on.

I envy you your high mileage figures on the 1330. On our 2011 998 RT we got 30.5 mpg average for 40K miles. So 150 miles for a 5-gallon fill-up was a comfortable range for us. On the 2014 RT, over 8K miles we averaged 36.0 mpg so a comfortable 5-gallon fill-up is 180 miles. How you get 210 without running on fumes is beyond me. More power to you.

I do exactly the same with A and B odometers. However, I rely on both mileage and gauge readings in deciding when to fill up. Mileage varies a lot from tank to tank (speed, wind, types of roads, types of riding, and how full you got it the last time) so I do keep an eye on the gauge to be prepared for the occasional low-mileage tank. Both of my RT's gauges behaved similarly in dropping slowly for the first half and then quickly the second half. On the 1330 I can go 100-130 on a "half" tank of gas and think I'm going to set a record but then the bottom always falls out on the second "half".

 

[ES44AC]

I get 32-35 mpg @ 2,400 miles on my 2015 RTS SM6.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I reset Trip A at each fill up. I figure there is the equivalent of about 12 bars on the gauge, 2 invisible at the top, 9 visible, and 1 invisible at the bottom. Each bar represents about 12 miles or so. The first one goes out at anywhere from 30 to 50 miles depending on how close to overflowing I fill the tank. When the last one disappears I figure I better get gas within about 25 miles at the most or I'll be walking. I generally fill up at around 110 to 120 miles, but have gone as far as 160 miles.

 

[Bfromla]

[QUOTEprobably do to more additives added to fuel in winter months.purrs;1060493]I also use trip A for fuel mileage computations, and trip B for miles traveled. Whenever I fill up, I get the receipt and write on it the miles from trip A before reseting it. When I'm at home, I gather up the receipts and divide the miles by the the amount of gas consumed. I like to stay on top of my gas mileage.

I was getting 35 MPG, but the last several tanks have dropped down to 30. Maybe it's the cooler weather? :dontknow:

Pam

It is probably due to more additives put in the fuel in winter months. It is such a joke they claim it burns cleaner, very little but the lower fuel milage you burn more gas so we are putting more into the air.
Kenn[/QUOTE]:agree: & is what im trying to avoid. I know I do high teens whem on ethanol mix & 22-30's on pure gas (e-free)harder to find so I tryto keep reguar intervals. Thx everyone the info hlps:thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

It is probably due to more additives put in the fuel in winter months. It is such a joke they claim it burns cleaner, very little but the lower fuel milage you burn more gas so we are putting more into the air.
Kenn

:agree: & is what im trying to avoid. I know I do high teens whem on ethanol mix & 22-30's on pure gas (e-free)harder to find so I tryto keep reguar intervals. Thx everyone the info helps:thumbup:[/QUOTE]
It's probably the fuel mixture, AND the fact that they fuel injection has to richen itself up during the colder weather...
(Colder, denser air always requires a denser charge of fuel... nojoke)