Whats wrong now?

[SpyderGirl]

Since I got the update on ours, at about 23K miles, I have noticed an increase in gas mileage. The best we ever did was 40MPG, but that was only once, from Flagstaff to Phoenix which is mostly all downhill.

I am at about 50 miles on my current tank and only that little triangle at the top is gone off my fuel gauge. Before it would be at least that plus the full bar below it.

And we typically ride 2 up all the time with some gear.

 

[VaughnCat]

Tinker Bell?

What is gas mileage? I changed my read out to kilometers just so I could feel better at every fill up. . . .

 

[SpyderWolf]

What is gas mileage? I changed my read out to kilometers just so I could feel better at every fill up. . . .

That is an interesting idea. I must admit that I have not taken the time to calculate my mileage at all since ryding the Spyder. :dontknow:

 

[M2Wild]

That is an interesting idea. I must admit that I have not taken the time to calculate my mileage at all since ryding the Spyder. :dontknow:

It's a toy to me ... so when it comes to play time, just top off and go.:thumbup:

 

[FANG]

What I have noticed is that after a fill up the gas guage drops slowly until you reach a half a tank then it DROPS LIKE A ROCK. So gas mileage can also depend on when you fill up also. Best I ever did was 38 mpg highway miles on a stcok spyder. Changed to a larger windshield and the best I can do is 30 mpg of course who can find real gas any more. Ethanol has done us all in.

 

[dltang]

What I have noticed is that after a fill up the gas guage drops slowly until you reach a half a tank then it DROPS LIKE A ROCK. So gas mileage can also depend on when you fill up also. Best I ever did was 38 mpg highway miles on a stcok spyder. Changed to a larger windshield and the best I can do is 30 mpg of course who can find real gas any more. Ethanol has done us all in.

I am glad you said this. I tried to tell my husband this and he laughed at me. He asked how the spyder knows which half the tank you are on. I told him I don't know but I have a feeling if I always filled up at half a tank instead of going to empty, I'll bet I get better mileage. I am now going to have to give this a test run.

 

[Desert Spyder]

What kind of sending unit in the tank do they use to measure the fuel? A float or some sort of sensor? I remember in cars they use a float so after a fill up the MPG always appears great because the float is actually submerged.

 

[bjt]

I am glad you said this. I tried to tell my husband this and he laughed at me. He asked how the spyder knows which half the tank you are on. I told him I don't know but I have a feeling if I always filled up at half a tank instead of going to empty, I'll bet I get better mileage. I am now going to have to give this a test run.

:roflblack:

 

[wukka]

Disc brakes are very simple to replace on a car (at least on my cars). Should they be done at a dealer (which is 30 minutes away), a motorcycle mechanic (2 minutes), or the driveway (8 hrs to get off the couch)?

Automobile rotors are pretty beefy and are more difficult to warp. The rotors on the Spyder are thinner and the littlest amount of pressure applied to the wrong place would put a noticeable warp in them. And they are ex-pen-sive to replace. So my recommendation would be to take it to the dealer.

 

[NancysToy]

Tank gauges may or may not be linear in response, but most modern ones are - except at each extreme end. The tanks themselves vary in shape, top to bottom, so the gauge response can be different in one part of the tank than the bottom. Think of a cylindrical tank laid on its side. The top and bottom fourths hold a fraction of the middle two fourths.

 

[SpyderWolf]

What kind of sending unit in the tank do they use to measure the fuel? A float or some sort of sensor? I remember in cars they use a float so after a fill up the MPG always appears great because the float is actually submerged.

I think it might be a float, because I have had times when going up a steep hill I would gain a bar on the gauge.

 

[txknight67]

My brother would check his gas mileage every time he filled up, So to drive him nuts [in a brotherly way] I would add a little gas to his tank. Then when he would start bragging how great his gas mileage was, i stopped adding gas. I thought he was going to rip his engine apart to find out why the mileage dropped.

Do you have a Brother?:roflblack:

You ain't right!:roflblack:

 

[PCBeachBum]

I just got back from a club poker run and rode 114 mi on 2.4 gal for 47.5 MPG. Whats wrong with my bike? It usually gets 25...

Tail Wind?

 

[PCBeachBum]

My brother would check his gas mileage every time he filled up, So to drive him nuts [in a brotherly way] I would add a little gas to his tank. Then when he would start bragging how great his gas mileage was, i stopped adding gas. I thought he was going to rip his engine apart to find out why the mileage dropped.

Do you have a Brother?:roflblack:

:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[Desert Spyder]

Tail Wind?

Actually I rode in more head and cross winds average 15-25 mph. Guess the :spyder2: was having a brain fart or something.

 

[scudrunner]

Actually I rode in more head and cross winds average 15-25 mph. Guess the :spyder2: was having a brain fart or something.

So you were running methanol???