Don't expect the higher numbers from 10% ethanol gas. I haven't broken 50mpg on my Strada and even though i ahem, may take some liberties with the local speed limits, ahem, I'm putting the blame squarely on low density fuel.
Sarcasm aside, I think this is your answer. I commute a lot on my TR. 30 miles each way, and only 3 of those miles are in traffic. I routinely pull 55+ mpg's. Of course, there are a lot of other factors too. Size of rider, gear, luggage, tires, and farkles all affect gas mileage. Right now I'm not running any luggage. However, when I do I will report back as to how my numbers have changed.
On my first three tanks I am averaging about 50 mpg with mostly city commuting. I ride about 80/20 street to off-road.
Update after using Gas Buddy on my iPhone since I bought the Strada new May 17, 2013 and 3764 miles. Almost always has been E10 90+ Octane from a variety of sources including Chevron, Conoco, Shell, Arco, and others. Average: 49.9 MPG* (about 700 miles off-road and 3000 on-road) Min: 43.6 MPG* (Freeway, heavy rain, gusty quartering into wind) Max: 56.4 MPG* (Freeway, clear & sunny, with slight tail wind) *mix of spoked rear rims that appear to be 3% different. MPG probably high 1-2% for last half.
I went out this evening, deliberately trying to get the best mileage I could, keeping as close to a steady 55mph as possible. I rode 67.6 miles, and according to the fuel gauge, used 0.93 gallons (US). That's 72.69 mpg. I really like this bike.
The more I ride my bike, the worse my consumption gets. I guess I'm not babying it around any more now and I'm really enjoying opening the throttle up
Yup, every tank I have run has been worse than the one before. I started at 58 MPG and was really optimistic, now I am at 46 MPG. At 58 its range was real close to what my Versys was when the fuel light would come on, about 180 miles. Now it’s down in the low 140’s. This is all rural road and dirt road use too. I know I do run the revs up a little bit more than I did at first (keeping in break in limits), but I don’t think I cruise any faster. I have to say I am kind of disappointed.
Dunno... Around here without leaving this location I get over 100mpg - coast down the hill with the engine off for a mile, to the mail box, then up the hill with the engine on. Going to the nearest town over several mountain (or at least hilly) ranges and I get 55mpg riding like a maniac. Going to that town in a vehicle with 4 wheels takes me 40 minutes, and on the bike 20 minutes. That was after the MOSS was done and a booster plug installed. I do tend to turn off the engine if I am going to sit for more than 30 seconds. I know most of the stop lights in Napa, and will turn off the engine at the longer ones.
I filled up today, 62.8. At least 1/4 of the miles was in town, stop and go, 100º temps. And I was running the revs up much more now. Missed a shift too, yikes!!! What are your ambient temps? I think my cars and bikes do much better in warmer weather.
When I swapped the original shifter for a touratech adjustable, due to the position of the splines in the shift lever I couldn't have the shifter at the same location. It either had to be a little bit higher, or a little bit lower. I tried both. A little bit higher was too high and I really had to concentrate to flick it far enough to engage the next gear. With the lever a bit lower, my upshifts are much more positive.
I moved my stock lever 1 notch lower (counter-clockwise) and noticed a tremendous difference for the better. More positive up shifts and way easier to find neutral. For me anyway, ymmv.
I might run out of fuel today. Really, I just might do it. But not intentionally. I started my bike this morning and had just under 80 miles on the trip odometer. The used gallons showed 1.4. I normally get 160 miles before I hit reserve. I pull out of the driveway and the Low Fuel light comes on. So just before I pass the last gas station for 25 miles on my way to work, the light goes off. I did not factor in a fuel stop into my commute this morning, so I really didn't want to stop. Since the light was now off, all seemed well, so I blew past the gas station. I get two miles past it and the light comes back on...this time telling me how many miles I've put on my reserve. I didn't have time for a fuel stop when I got to work, so I just pulled in the lot and parked. Of course, I can't see in the tank, but something is amiss. I now have 32 miles on my reserve. It is 2.2 miles to the closest gas station, with 4 traffic lights in between. Here goes....
The fuel gauge wasn't lying. However, the trip odometer and UG might have been. Or, it somehow got reset in between fillups. Or I've gone batshit crazy.
Have you pulled the battery or the main fuse for any reason since the last fillup? I used to keep meticulous fuel records on one bike I owned years ago, and I always found that the fuel consumption was worst right after I had the bike serviced. After a few services, I finally worked out that the shop was disconnecting the battery, or doing something else during the service that was resetting the trip meter.
Ding ding ding! I installed a fuzeblock the other day. I figured the dash would have some sort of battery like a CMOS so it wouldn't dump info. Guess I was wrong.
