Standard MPG?
#32
I'm always surprised how some of you guys get 40+. I got a 06 & the only time I saw 40+ mpg was on my first few rides in 06, after that I've always got 30-33 mpg on my daily commute 50/50 city/freeway.
Weekend rides usually give me about 25-28 mpg & the worst I ever got was about 21 mpg.
Weekend rides usually give me about 25-28 mpg & the worst I ever got was about 21 mpg.
I use midgrade gas and have Pilot Power 2CT tires.
#33
#34
haha yeah my f4i only got 38mph when my average speed was 90-120 for an entire tank. (boring *** North Dakota Interstate)
#36
I'm suprised nobody has asked about the tires..
I'm assuming you run pilot powers (or similar street tires); what is your tire pressure front and rear? I ran into an issue where my fuel economy dipped to the low 30's for regular riding, turned out after I had lent my brother the bike he dropped the tire pressure for some more aggressive riding and never brought it back up, it was at 27 front and 35 rear, vs. my usual 36/42 for sport touring/commuting duty.
02 F4i, Yosh pipe, stock air filter.
I'm assuming you run pilot powers (or similar street tires); what is your tire pressure front and rear? I ran into an issue where my fuel economy dipped to the low 30's for regular riding, turned out after I had lent my brother the bike he dropped the tire pressure for some more aggressive riding and never brought it back up, it was at 27 front and 35 rear, vs. my usual 36/42 for sport touring/commuting duty.
02 F4i, Yosh pipe, stock air filter.
I just changed my spark plugs and gained a few mpg, but on avg I float around 38 in the summer and 33-35 in the winter just regular commuting. I've been running 35/35 front/rear for a little extra grip in the back, but might try bumping back up to 36/42 and see if I can squeeze a few extra for commuting.
Yosh Pipe, K&N Filter, 87 octane, t6 Oil every 3k.
#37
I have only had my f4i for 2 months and put about 1500 miles on it... But I have been getting around 50 mpg, my best was 54 but that was when I was riding VERY conservatively ( around 3500 rpm) but as I've been reading it sounds like its better to run around 5-7k rpms so I will start doing that and see what my mpg is.. Btw it's an 03 f4i with 6k miles on it. Mostly stock other than a few cosmetic additions
#38
If you're cruising and let off the throttle suddenly, you don't want the rpm to be so high that you're jolted forward. On the other end of the spectrum, you don't want to be cruising at an rpm so low that you need to shift down to accelerate. I usually shift right around 4500 rpm; feels like a happy median.
Edit: Not saying you shouldn't experiment and find out what works best. I'm just noting my observations.
#39
Ummm, what? Of course you do, thats the point of cruising. Higher rpm's = less gas mileage. In 5yrs and 53,000miles of phoenix commuting [3rd worst city for traffic in the country] I've never been in a situation that required me to downshift multible gears to get out of the way and downshifting one gear takes no time at all. If you pay attention to your situation at all times and anticipate problems and *** hats running lights, changing lanes, not stoping when they should etc. then you won't have a problem. And to top it off the bike can accelerate just fine from 3000rpm. Now I know everyone's going to yell "thats rediculous, these things are turds at that rpm!". Well yes compared to high rpm they are. Compared to how quick you get a car to move the bike does just fine at 3k.
#40
Ummm, what? Of course you do, thats the point of cruising. Higher rpm's = less gas mileage. In 5yrs and 53,000miles of phoenix commuting [3rd worst city for traffic in the country] I've never been in a situation that required me to downshift multible gears to get out of the way and downshifting one gear takes no time at all. If you pay attention to your situation at all times and anticipate problems and *** hats running lights, changing lanes, not stoping when they should etc. then you won't have a problem. And to top it off the bike can accelerate just fine from 3000rpm. Now I know everyone's going to yell "thats rediculous, these things are turds at that rpm!". Well yes compared to high rpm they are. Compared to how quick you get a car to move the bike does just fine at 3k.
Basically, I don't disagree with anything you said. Maybe you were just thinking I'm a high rpm junkie like a lot of the others on here. No need to be cruising at 6k on city streets.