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UPDATE: I drive a 2003 Shadow Spirit. It was jetted by Dyna Jet and has cobra pipes. I ride single, weigh 185 lbs, have a windshield and medium-sized bags on the bike.

I filled up and drove a total of 99 miles before my tank went dry (including the reserve). It's a 3.6 gal tank. Everything I can find says I should get 36-42mpg. Even on the low end, I should be able to get 130 miles before running dry. I'm getting closer to 26mpg!

If I ride only in the city, I get about 120 miles before having to switch to reserve. On the highway, I typically have to switch to the reserve as low as 56 miles into a tank of gas. Shouldn't I get better mileage on the highway? I am getting as much as 50 miles less on the highway than in the city, which doesn't make sense to me.

This bike only has 2,200 miles on it, so I can't understand why it's not getting better performance.

pyropig wrote:my F-650 GS has a 210 mile range before the light comes on, 280 till it hits reserve, and about 310 before Im bone dry.

Holy smokes! I get to about 175 miles on my Dakar and the light comes on. Never pushed it to see how far it would go before I was actually empty.

I found that I am getting 51+ MPG on the highway . I be happy with that .
Kind regards, Wizzard

My tank holds 5.8 US gallons and got 53mpg in period tests. I routinely do better, sometimes on a real easy day as high as 60, but usually about 55. I do not baby it, generally. Occasional 100+mph passes, cruising 70-ish. I don't know why newer bikes can't do that, too.

My old FJ loaded to the tire's limits and 2-up gets about 40 MPG, about 45 when I'm solo and On It a lot more.

I easily get 55mpg, and have seen a best of around 60-65mpg. My range on a normal tank (not on reserve) is about 200 miles with around 2 gallons of reserve left.

I get 270 Kms per 19 lt, so thats 14.2 Kms per lt or 11.1 lt per hundred at R5.20 per lt x 19 lt thats R98.80 converted to dollars at R6.70 to Dollar 1 equals 14 dollars 75 cents to fill my tank. Am I paying too much?

My 750 gets 40 mpg in town. That's 160 miles (4 gals) to reserve. It can get 45 mpg in the city, but I have a bad habit of riding like my hair's on fire. Out on the highway it gets 48 mph at an average of 85 mph (192 miles to reserve).

I just converted to miles per gallon, I am only getting about 33, but I get there very quickly.

I checked the mileage yesterday on both our bikes

Hayabusa averages in the low 40mpg range. If it's all highway and I keep it at about 80, I can edge out 50 mpg.


Ninja 250 gets 75mpg, I couldn't believe it. It may be because my wife is riding it and still learning, so the riding is all back roads with very little speeding.