fuel economy?

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iwannadie · Mon May 23, 2005 10:06 pm

my mileage also depends of course on what kind of riding i do. most of the time its in traffic low gear high rpms and alot of stopping and going with alot of acceleration. usually short trips too wasting gas warming the bike up for longer than my actual ride time is really kills the mileage. cruising 6th gear with no stopping obviously sends the mileage through the roof.

doesnt help my bike has a stage 1 jet kit on it either.

TheReaper · Tue May 24, 2005 2:00 am

Thanks for the input guys. I figured the biggest reason was me getting used to working the throttle/clutch. We've all seen it, new riders tend to give it a little gas while creeping out the clutch. So I knew a good part of it is my riding. That's improving though and I noticed my second tank lasted longer than the first so there are signs of improvement.

Chitlin · #13 Unread post by **Chitlin** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:19 am

I have a 2005 Suzuki Katana 600 and I am getting about 47 mpg in town. Haven't tested the mileage yet on the highway.

iwannadie · Wed May 25, 2005 12:59 pm

Chitlin wrote:I have a 2005 Suzuki Katana 600 and I am getting about 47 mpg in town. Haven't tested the mileage yet on the highway.

i think the jet kit really killed my gas mileage ;\
that and all the really short trips, i let the bike warm for 5 minutes or more then ride only 10 minutes. i went for a long ride last night on a full tank i rode almost 100miles and the fuel gauge didnt drop at all so i was happy with that at least.

Gummiente · Wed May 25, 2005 1:37 pm

TheReaper wrote:We've all seen it, new riders tend to give it a little gas while creeping out the clutch..

True, but unless you're doing stop/starts every 50ft that isn't going to impact your gas mileage very much. The engine is new and, as others have already mentioned, it will use more fuel until things loosen up a bit. Then the mileage WILL improve.... as long as you refrain from jack rabbit starts, stoplight burnouts, full throttle acceleration tests, etc, etc.

Not that I'm accusing you of doing any of that - I'm just saying, ok? Chances are you took a different route at lower speeds with less traffic lights on your second tank of fuel, which would result in better fuel economy.

TheReaper · Wed May 25, 2005 3:31 pm

That makes sense, and true I was doing a lot of different things with the 2nd tank than the 1st. Not overly concerned, still gets better than my trcuk, I was just curious. I'll watch it over the months and see what happens.

allawybiker · Wed May 25, 2005 5:48 pm

Makes sense. I also think that because my area is hilly I won't get as good a mileage as I initially anticipated. Lots of stop signs, stop lights, slow traffic, and up/down hills!

Telesque · #18 Unread post by **Telesque** » Wed May 25, 2005 6:14 pm

allawybiker wrote:Makes sense. I also think that because my area is hilly I won't get as good a mileage as I initially anticipated. Lots of stop signs, stop lights, slow traffic, and up/down hills!

Hold that clutch in on the down-hills!

Itzamna · #19 Unread post by **Itzamna** » Wed May 25, 2005 8:44 pm

Telesque wrote:
allawybiker wrote:Makes sense. I also think that because my area is hilly I won't get as good a mileage as I initially anticipated. Lots of stop signs, stop lights, slow traffic, and up/down hills!
Hold that clutch in on the down-hills!

That's actually illegal, but did do it once through the Rockies, since I was buying gas with change for 1000 miles. Thank god for Toyota's. Never would of made it otherwise. Rolling down a mountain on an interstate, going 100 mph in neutral, and left headlight out is not fun. Not that I'd know or anything.

icariz83 · #20 Unread post by **icariz83** » Thu May 26, 2005 5:10 am

I am getting 51-54mpg but my bike is still being broke in. I think after I put on the blueflame it should steady around 50.