Anyone else dealing with this sort of Gas Mileage?

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I do exactly the same as BK911 with one exception. I fuel up at 150 miles, give or take a little. Like ARtraveler, I also learned a good lesson that I'll never forget. A nice rancher's wife helped me out and gave me gas from one of her tractors.

As long as they follow the EXACT SAME FILL-UP PROCEDURE EVRY TIME then the results will be the same, ie. the EXACT mileage for that fill-up will be known .... and that info is vital to know your avg. fuel MPG's .....Mike :thumbup:

 

[EdMat]

If you figure the true average over a few thousand miles. the slight variation in where you fill too will even out and not matter.

 

[ARtraveler]

As long as they follow the EXACT SAME FILL-UP PROCEDURE EVRY TIME then the results will be the same, ie. the EXACT mileage for that fill-up will be known .... and that info is vital to know your avg. fuel MPG's .....Mike :thumbup:

Another very good point. I always filled my tank to the same level each time. I would fill until it shut off automatically the first time. Pull the nozzle out of the tank, continue filling to the filler ring. Then, let it drain down for a second or two--refill to the filler ring one final time, and DONE.

There are so many things that affect mpg that keeping as many things the same as possible will help you to get a more accurate average mpg. I don't believe in decimal points to the 4th or 5th point. IMO, that is only fooling yourself. I always rounded to the nearest whole number.

 

[Snoking1127]

I barely stick the nozzle in the upper ring. Fill to the second time it spits at me.

 

[Allen42]

I do it in three stages:

1. Nozzle almost all the way in (all the way at Chevron, and it kicks off immediately) until clicks off;
2. Nozzle in about 2" until clicks off;
3. Nozzle out enough where I can see fuel level around tip and do micro clicks until I can see fuel about 1" from filler hole.

Then I tap tap tap tap the nozzle; turn it over so it faces upward; tap again to make sure it's not dripping; then carefully move it away from all paint.....

Not saying that's good or best, it's just what I do to get it as full as possible.

 

[2dogs]

You can't use my or BK911's procedures at these new fuel pumps. The pumps flow the fuel so fast that you can't top off after the first automatic shut off. I've wrestled with these dam things until I'm blue in the face. I've tried I don't know how many ways to stuff that extra gallon in and at the new speed and volume, the pump won't allow it. So, I fill up at the older mom & pop stations that have the older pumps. If you cut a 1" slot in a square piece of tin it will help hold back that rubber condom on the pump nozzle and make the last gallon go much easier on the older pumps.

 

[RayBJ]

If you want to defeat the 'condom' used on many pumps look into one of these.
https://mccuff.com/

I use the Sport model.

 

[jjc54]

I have one more observation that I have noticed. Some of the gas stations have a slant to the apron and I have noticed that if my bike is in a nose up orientation I will be able to put more gas in. I thought I was getting tremendous gas mileage but only on that fill-up. In a nutshell don't depend on data from a single tank. The more data you have the more confidence you will have in your data. Luckily my warning light is pretty consistent and conservative as I have been in areas where stations are far and few and knock on wood I have never ran out.

 

[jjc54]

Is there any danger of damaging the evap canister by excessive topping off? I damaged mine on my car where it needed replaced on my Ford Focus. Luckily it was covered by warranty.

 

[Knizar]

I don't believe you can over fill the 2020RT + to effect the engine. If I can get it in the tank it's good to go!
My 2cents worth,:thumbup: Bill

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Is there any danger of damaging the evap canister by excessive topping off? I damaged mine on my car where it needed replaced on my Ford Focus. Luckily it was covered by warranty.

The V-twin Spyders had IMHO a design flaw in/to the EVAP system the placement of the hoses allowed Gas to enter it and contaminate it ..... it was fixable (I have pics in an album that showed how) ..... the 1330 engined Spyders had/have a different hose configuration, so it's not going to happen on those .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[bikerbillone]

Is there a danger to over filling, say 'almost' to the cap?

 

[bikerbillone]

I asked the question above about over filling, but reading yours, 'filling to the lip', answers my question.
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[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I asked the question above about over filling, but reading yours, 'filling to the lip', answers my question.
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Using the " reply with Quote " feature , will let everyone know ... what post you are referring to ..... Mike :thumbup:

 

[bikerbillone]

I'll keep that in mind, referring to your post #11.

 

[2dogs]

Does anyone remember when our gas tanks didn't have a gas gauge? How'd we ever get along without one? Remember removing the gas cap and sloshing the gas back and forth to judge how much gas we had? Yeah. One of my dirt bikes had a transparent tank so I knew pretty close to just how far I'd have to push it. Thank the Lord most of us don't fly airplanes.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Does anyone remember when our gas tanks didn't have a gas gauge? How'd we ever get along without one? Remember removing the gas cap and sloshing the gas back and forth to judge how much gas we had? Yeah. One of my dirt bikes had a transparent tank so I knew pretty close to just how far I'd have to push it. Thank the Lord most of us don't fly airplanes.

:agree: .... but remember those tanks had a REAL RESERVE valve on the tanks :roflblack: :yes: ..... Mike :thumbup:

 

[jfischer]

Does anyone remember when our gas tanks didn't have a gas gauge? How'd we ever get along without one? Remember removing the gas cap and sloshing the gas back and forth to judge how much gas we had? Yeah. One of my dirt bikes had a transparent tank so I knew pretty close to just how far I'd have to push it. Thank the Lord most of us don't fly airplanes.

Most of my 2-wheeled motorcycles didn't have a gas gauge for sure. You just learned about when you'd run out and go by trip odometer. Or when they sputtered you flip to reserve and start looking fast for a gas station!

 

[2dogs]

:agree: .... but remember those tanks had a REAL RESERVE valve on the tanks :roflblack: :yes:..... Mike :thumbup:

Oh boy, do I! Just enough to get you to the next gas station, hopefully. Don't make too many hard left turns or you'd have to make a hard right to get that little bit of gas back over to the petcock before it ran dry. Those were the good ol' days, weren't they? "Late for school again, I see?" "Yep, I ran outta gas." "Again?!" "Ahhhh, yeah."

 

[jfischer]

If you figure the true average over a few thousand miles. the slight variation in where you fill too will even out and not matter.

I recorded every fill-up on Fuelly. Had a nice running average over lifetime of the bike. One goofy fill-up doesn't change things much when you've got 20,000 miles of history