Hi all
I have a 87 1kf and have a long trip to do on tuesday and was wanting to know what range do people get?
when i picked the bike up i did 160 miles but after 110 miles i was down to a 1/4 tank so filled up again
is this normal?

Thanks Rob

 

Fuel consumption varies widely with the style of riding/speed. At a steady 70mph I'd expect to get about 45-50mpg on the motorway but if you're doing 85-90 and higher you'll get a lot less. I ride mainly twisty roads in a high spirited fashion and get about 30-35mpg.

Non of this is helped by the fuel gauge being laughably inaccurate, but at least it's on the pessimistic side, when mine reads empty I've got at least another gallon in there.

Just make sure you don't leave it on reserve, that way if you do run out at least you'll have that to get you to the nearest petrol station.

 

My 87 has a very crafty internal leak in the fuel petcock so that even when it says "Run" it's actually draining from "Res". Hit the trip meter every time I fill up and generally don't go more than 200 to 220 km before I start sniffing round for a gas station (under normal riding).

 

I normally get to about 140 miles before hitting the reserve. The fuel gauge only tells me if the electrical system is functioning.

 

About 200 miles.............and a bit in the reserve, at 75 MPH, with full hard cases x 3, uphill all the way.

 

I really need to put the stock jets back in

 

That sounds about right. About 48 mpg is normal. I usually go to RES at 187 miles. I have gotten 225 on a tank and still had some splashing around in there.

maxtherotti, the thing is the gauge may be misleading. When it says 1/4 full, what is it really. Mine is dead on.

The best method is trusting the odometer and knowing how much right wrist you give it. Then transfer that to your gauge.

You need to get a feel for the gauge and what it is really reading.

I don't know about the '87 but my '94 has a 5.5 gal tank. If yours is reading 1/4 full and I can only pump in 1-gal, the gauge reads low.

If I am 90% of the time switching to RES at 187 mi, I trust that more and then add 45 mile to empty.

There is a wide range of fuel economy here. I can get 48 mpg on a trip but on the other hand I got 28 mpg on a 320 mile trip that ate my rear tire down to the cord.

The answer is a mixture of what everyone has posted.

 

ok on tuesday as its majority of main a road and motorway ill see what she does and report back

Rob

 

I am conservative and dont wait to hit reserve. I usually go ahead and fill up at 160 miles. I dont ride hard most of the time, but I still only get about 38-40 miles per gallon.

 

Rob,

All of the previous posts are right - watch your odometer and use the guage as a guide.
Riding round our area (Dorset/Hants) I usually return 180 from full to reserve but spirited/hard riding will knock this down as low as 120.

As a norm with 2 up and luggage 170 is easily acheived when plodding on A road/ motorways.
Just remember to start fuel tap at 'ON' so you can switch to reserve later.

Cheers

Rick