what am i doing wrong??............ lately ive been getting about 100-110 before the reserve light comes on....and i ride around 6k rpms.... i do ride in alot of city traffic though...is that it??? how do people get 150!?

 

I usually get about 150 to 175 before I hit reserve then about 20 or so more miles on reserve.

 

stock gearing?
stop and go does effect gas mileage alot

 

i get about 130-140 when the light comes on and then i usually fill up at like 170. my reserve light has always come on way early and i only start worrying about it when all 4 bars are flashing. i have like 1.5 gallons left when the light comes on. at 38-42mpg thats a lot of commuting left. Now at the race track. I get like 85 miles before the light comes on.

 

it depends on how hard u ride. if i really lean hard on the bike and tac up really hard all the time u will get pretty bad gas mpg. on average i get between 130-145 mpg. i have a 2006 f4i also run 94 octane in the bike and u might see better gas millage as well.

 

somebody told me that too so I tried it but couldn't tell any diference mileage wise or performance wise between the regular gas and high octane 93. So now I use the regular and save about 20 cents per gallon.

 

Our bikes are not designed to run high octane.These are not cars.It doesnt help at all period.
Run regular 87 and be happy.

I have run 87 since day one with zero issues.

Gas mileage varies on riding style,gearing,weight on the bike,tire pressures,etc.

 

Are you sure about that? If so then why is this lable on my 96 F3?

 

winter - 130 or so

summer - 160 or so

 

Yea the F4i's say min 86 RON for fuel. As in regular works.