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MPG for RS Sport
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ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Most average 30-31 mpg.
How many mpg? Set a tripmeter to zero at fill up. Always fill up to the same level--most do it to about a quarter inch below the fill ring. Divide the total miles driven by the number of gallons it takes to refill. It will take a few fill ups to develop a pattern. Example: drove 150 miles between fillup. Took 5.3 gallons to fill. 150/5.3 = 28.3 mpg.
How many mpg? Set a tripmeter to zero at fill up. Always fill up to the same level--most do it to about a quarter inch below the fill ring. Divide the total miles driven by the number of gallons it takes to refill. It will take a few fill ups to develop a pattern. Example: drove 150 miles between fillup. Took 5.3 gallons to fill. 150/5.3 = 28.3 mpg.
spydaman60
New member
i'm guessing she didn't need the math course :joke: but she might be one of those that can't fill it all the way sometimes and that is giving her different mpg every time she checks it. mine sometimes is 34 mpg and other times 28.5 mpg. not sure I drive it that much harder or if I do that many more hills, but it isn't constantly the same!:thumbup:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
At fill up, set one of the trip meters to zero or record the odometer reading. When filling, insert the nozzle just into the fill baffle, and fill slowly, especially toward the top. Fill manually, do not use the automatic feature of the nozzle. Stop filling as soon as gas begins to spurt out the vents in the fill ring. You can top it off until it spurts a second time, but no more. If you try to top it further or fill faster you will just push gas over to the emissions canister and it will be wasted. When you fill the next time, divide the trip meter reading or odometer difference by the gallons filled. That is your gas mileage. Rezero the trip meter, and do it all over again. Best to look at an average of several fills rather than one or two. Mileage may vary greatly depending on riding style, road conditions, speed, stop & go traffic, wind, mountains, etc.
Motorcycledave
Active member
Milage.... yea right
27 MPG tops
27 MPG tops
Texmac1011
New member
Enough mpg's to get to the next gas station
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
These days, I try not to assume much. I gave my answer based on the information given by by OP.
spyderdips
New member
fuelly.com
Sign up on fuelly.com and then keep a record everytime you fill up. It will give you all the statistics that you can think of.
Sign up on fuelly.com and then keep a record everytime you fill up. It will give you all the statistics that you can think of.
otter28169
New member
I average 30mpg most of the time. The only time it dips into the high twenties is when I have a passenger on board while I am riding at a "spirited" pace.
Just sayin'............
Just sayin'............
spydaman60
New member
right on with the not assuming too much these days!!!:thumbup::thumbup:
happyspyder2039
Active member
the 09 RS I had did 25 in town/36 HWY
Bob Denman
New member
:shocked: All of this Math on a Saturday morning... I'm trying to get my riding face screwed on good and tight! :shocked:
billybovine
Active member
When I had my 09 GS I Would rarely ever get over 30 mpg. I did do some experimenting to see what would affect it.
Fuel, regular or premium made no difference, but ethanol dropped the mileage. 10% ethanol, mileage dropped 5 to 6% compared to regular with I don't know how much ethanol.
High speed driving 60 mph and higher dropped the mileage. The higher the lower.
A big surprise to me was keeping your rpms as low as possible made the mileage suffer. I could lose 15% over how I would normally drive.
Another surprise was engine temperature. Driving in cool conditions with temp gauge showing 3 bars most of the time the mileage would drop 4 or 5%. In cold conditions showing 2 bars most of the time it would drop 20%.
I hope this helps answer your question.
Fuel, regular or premium made no difference, but ethanol dropped the mileage. 10% ethanol, mileage dropped 5 to 6% compared to regular with I don't know how much ethanol.
High speed driving 60 mph and higher dropped the mileage. The higher the lower.
A big surprise to me was keeping your rpms as low as possible made the mileage suffer. I could lose 15% over how I would normally drive.
Another surprise was engine temperature. Driving in cool conditions with temp gauge showing 3 bars most of the time the mileage would drop 4 or 5%. In cold conditions showing 2 bars most of the time it would drop 20%.
I hope this helps answer your question.
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