RT 1330 MPG ??

[Mad Mac]

Are you sure you have not changed your driving style?
Length of rides, shorter rides take more fuel?
Where you ride, more city driving?
Have you changed windshield or other accessories?
Your mpg was very good to start with. Are you sure your calculations are correct?
Oil level? Too much oil will reduce power and mpg.

Rides haven't changed. The wife and I went for a 200 miler yesterday and we got 38 mpg. I think Bob D. may have the right idea about the winter blend fuel issue. That could be it right there. I just get excited easily at my age and try to enjoy every minute of it while I can and no I'm not going to see my doctor if it last more than 4 hrs.:yes: Thanks!! MAC

 

[SpyderSteveFL]

I've pretty much stopped tracking mileage and just enjoying the ride. When I get to 1 bar I fill up regardless of how many miles on the trip od. But I agree the mileage goes to hell on the hwy over 65-70. Lucky to get 160-180 miles on hwy but have gone like 220 miles if just cruising locally < 55 mph. In town alot of stop and go its kinda like the hwy with a range for < 160ish miles.

Those of you getting milage in the high 30's or even 40's, are you riding a 1330 RT series, and are you listing milage as highway mpg where you run at 70 mph or faster?

These bikes get thirsty at anything over 65, even if it is all highway miles.

Solo, all highway at 75 ish, 160 miles between fill ups and seeing low 30 mpg.

 

[Mad Mac]

Mac like you I'm an x- goldwinger ......... my concern isn't what your MPG's are ............ it's the CHANGE ... When there is that big a difference something major has occurred ........ On the race track they expect to get " X " amount of laps , if there is a difference of even TWO laps they have a heart attack , they know something has happened ..... I know you aren't a racer but the principle still applies ..... Gas mileage is a Barometer for engine performance ....... it's not always about being thrifty ( cheap :roflblack: ) ...... What does a Doctor ask when you come in ???? " where does it hurt !!!!! .......... Mike :thumbup:

I can relate to what you are explaining because I used to be a desert racer and yes, I had to know how far I could go at race speeds on a 4.5 gal. tank so I could set my pit crews up during a 500+ mile desert race. Because it can get pretty lonely stuck out at night in the middle of the neveda/calif. desert watching your competition fly by. But back on topic, I feel that Bob D. may have the answer I'll have to wait and see. Again thanks and now I need to go out in the shop and dig for the 8 zerk fittings on the front susp. because the wife is threatening me with bodily harm if I don't get out of the house !!:shemademe_smilie:MAC

 

[Mad Mac]

:agree: This could just be the results of a "Winter Blend" that is affecting your fuel economy...

Bob, I think you might be on to something here. I might have jumped the gun on this one. Toooo much time on my hands and the mind starts to over think things. Thanks!! MAC

 

[Bob Denman]

So far... 38.354079 mpg. :thumbup:

 

[Easy Rider]

Bob, I think you might be on to something here.

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And the guy who suggested it first might be too !! :thumbup:

 

[ARtraveler]

So far... 38.354079 mpg. :thumbup:

Can't you take this to a few more decimal places? :roflblack::roflblack:

I would say 38 and be done. :roflblack::roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

pps: You ARE talking to the most anal-retentive idiot in this place... nojoke

I had been averaging just over 39.3 mpg, until last year's high-speed dash to Missouri.
At 85 mph and up: these things really suck! (the fuel down!!).

 

[SpyderDriver]

So far... 38.354079 mpg. :thumbup:

Plus or minus .0000005

 

[cmar157]

I have only been getting around 25 - 28 MPG's for my 1st 800 miles on my 2016 RT. I must be heavy on the throttle, it is all about having fun.

 

[willey]

I ride until the fuel light comes on and then I fill it up and go on down the road. That is usually around 170 to 200 miles, and it will take about 5 gal.

 

[ARtraveler]

pps: You ARE talking to the most anal-retentive idiot in this place... nojoke

I had been averaging just over 39.3 mpg, until last year's high-speed dash to Missouri.
At 85 mph and up: these things really suck! (the fuel down!!).

Just pulling your chain. You have seen my comments before concerning mpg. So many variables, ball park to the exact mile is close enough for this accountant. What others do :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

 

[Mad Mac]

Are you sure you have not changed your driving style?
Length of rides, shorter rides take more fuel?
Where you ride, more city driving?
Have you changed windshield or other accessories?
Your mpg was very good to start with. Are you sure your calculations are correct?
Oil level? Too much oil will reduce power and mpg.

Stock windshield, 5.5qts. during oil/filter change, not much city driving, no short hops. open road country driving on flat ground (no mountains in Wisc.).And yes my calc. are correct, I just don't split tenths of gals. or miles per. So I think I'll give it a month when they change over to summer fuel and see. Thanks- MAC

 

[south GA Farm Boy]

Guys, there is a big difference in winter blends of gas. When we drive our car in the western and northern states, the MPG drops and we have to add octane booster to keep the engine's normal power.
Here in the South we must have a different fuel. Our first trip on our new 2016 RT Limited riding 2 up showed 42 MPG on a 245 mile trip! Last week, I rode it without my wife to get it's laser alignment, and I rode it harder with a hard headwind and only got 38 MPG! But I do think from my traveling in cars that there is a difference in blends. I have tried several brands of gas before I retired driving 65,000 miles per year, and Shell seem to give a little better MPG! That my two cents!

 

[wd8ajj]

On my 2014 RT I get about 37 avg on it and 32 pulling my trailer. On 650 Burgman only got 49 so 37 to 40 not bad with a 2x size engine.

 

[mtbear]

Last years riding season I avg. 40mpg no matter how I rode. 2015 RT Limited.
mtbear :spyder2:

 

[ARtraveler]

Last years riding season I avg. 40mpg no matter how I road. 2015 rt limited.
mtbear:spyder2:

:agree: x 2

 

[Ramg66]

I have only been getting around 25 - 28 MPG's for my 1st 800 miles. I must be heavy on the throttle, it is all about having fun.

Same here, and I try to take it easy, but I get excited sometimes.

 

[PapaHotel]

Quit your complaining. I got 22 MPG two up towing a trailer in to 38 MPH headwinds. Going to fifth gear made the bike run happier, especially up hills or trying to get through a Semi's bow- wave, but the mileage was the same in either gear.

 

[tjmonty32]

As a new Spyder owner I wanted to see how many miles I could actually get from a full tank of gas (2012 RT w/ 34k miles). I purchased a used Spyder last year with 30K miles on it. Put a gas can (1 gallon) in the right side storage area for when I ran out of fuel. Got on the highway and drove. About 140 miles were above 75 mph, the remaining were at 69 mph. At 155 miles the gas light came on. I ran out of gas at 201 miles. When I originally filled up, I put in 5.1 gallons in the tank, guessing there was 1.5 gallons (92 octane) at that time would give me the 6.6 stated full tank size. This gave me 30.5 mpg.
This experiment taught me a few things:
1. What my fuel gauge actually looks when it is empty (well past the "E")
2. That I can get 200 miles to a tank, maybe more depending on speed and other conditions.
3. When the fuel light comes on, I have 40 - 50 more miles until empty, again depending on speed and other conditions.
4. Although I can use 87 octane, I am now keeping away from it due to the ethanol content, recently had a bad experience with bad gas and the ethanol only made it worse. Mileage went down to 25 mpg.
5. I try to use Shell, Mobile and those providers who use cleaning additives to their fuel mix and I don't go below 91 octane.

Hoping to improve and get better mileage as I learn and go forward.