6th Gen Average Fuel Mileage

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  1. stewartj239

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    My fuel consumption of 44 MPG is with a SpeedoHealer installed.
     
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    I would love to hear more about that SpeedHealer Stewart. I found the website but how was it to install and setup. Is it accurate now, how do you set it.

    My concern is that my avg is around 35mpg uncorrected. So it's probably only 31.5 :eek:
     
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    Jason, it was real easy to install. It just sits between the speed sensor and the display. It comes with a calculator that you use to determine what the calibrated value should be. This includes things like factory speedo error, sprocket sizes, tire size, etc. The calculator kicks out the values along with step by step instructions for programming the unit.

    Here is a link to a thread that you will want to read since it affects the '07 model.

    http://vfrworld.com/forums/sixth-ge...peedohealer-installation-problem-6th-gen.html
     
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    Sweet thanks man. Do you remember what your calibration percentage was?

    The simple fact that their US and CDN price is the same speaks to their great customer service.
     
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    The speedohealer discussion is interesting. I try to do as little to my bike as possible... except ride it. So, I have two questions about the speedohealer:

    1. does anyone know what difference it makes on an 06?
    2. if the calibration is off, why doesn't Honda fix it? (I mean, having incorrect speed can be a SAFETY issue, yes officer?!!)

    I also checked the website and it says that the odometer will be off as well. If true, that means that fuel consumption calculations will be wrong.
     
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    Yep in theory our world as we know it is crumbling... well actually it's not that bad.

    The 6th gen speedo is off. From what I gather people have reported everything from 7.4% to 10%. The odometer is fed off the one signal of course which is the speedo. If our speed readings on the avg are 8% off then so is our odometer. Fortunately it runs fast, that's a good buffer. But when she reaches 100k she's actually only at 92k. If our mileage is 40mpg then in realty it's only 36.8.

    That being said, it's only matters if were comparing to something that IS calibrated like our cars. If we compare to each others bikes (for the most part) it doesn't really matter. Would be nice to have an accurate odometer though, don't care much about the speed.

    The only other glitch is if your planing a trip and calculating legs right down to your tank mileage. If you get exactly 200miles to a tank and actually plan a 200mile leg you may have an issue cause your real distance per tank is 184.

    Why doesn't Honda fix it? idunno, why didn't they just install the SpeedHealer from the factory? I think the Triumph Sprint ST has a high speed recall button, that makes me think that it may have a healer installed from factory.

    and no, I'm not really this anal, just taking into account the reality.

    Michel go out and test your speedo against a car or better yet, find a community speed zone where they have "this is your speed" board on the side of the road.
     
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    find a community speed zone where they have "this is your speed" board on the side of the road.

    Great idea. Might warrant it's own thread....
     
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    Jason, to be conservative on the factory speedo error, they default it to 5% which I decided to go with. Beyond that, I added +2 to the rear sprocket which added another 4% for a grand total of a 9% calibration.
     
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    In general, all motorcycle speedometers read fast. I've owned over a dozen street bikes and everyone of them was off by 5-10% My guess is that it is a safety issue to make you think you're going faster than you really are. All the SpeedoHealer will do for your '06 is allow you to calibrate the factory error in addition to correcting for other changes such as sprocket size changes or tires. For myself, I want to know exactly how fast I'm going. I don't want to do the math in my head whlie I'm riding. It was worth the money.
     
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    speedo seem to be off exponentialy according to those things...
    25=24
    30=28
    40=37
    70=66
    100=95
    130=123

    as for MPGs I'm in vtec as much as possible... so about 28...:strong:
     
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    Geez I don't know whether you guys ride harder than me, you use crap fuel or the mods are giving performance at a price.

    Ok I probably ride sedately but, with no mods what so ever on my '07 VFR I get between 30-40mpg around town and commuting and 50-60mpg on trips on a mix of motorway and hilly, windy back roads of dubious quality.

    That is the one thing missing from this collection of fuel results - you have all assumed that you are using the same fuel. I don't know much about US fuel types/octane ratings, brands etc but here in Oz we have the option of using 91, 95 or 98RON. I use 95RON fuel with the reses results
     
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    I am using 87, as low as I can go. I did do a test with 89, 92 and noticed a zero difference in mileage.

    However, it seems as though us CDN's may be getting worse mileage than the fellas down south. Not sure if it's cause our bikes are different or if the fuel is different or both. I'm going to run an experiment on our planned Mt. Baker run and see what happens.

    Looks as though your bike is 5% off.
     
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    Thanks jason, one more tank of gas on premium and then I'll try regular. I'm looking forward to seeing the results you get in the US. Of course, it could just be the conversion to usd (grin).
     
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    40MPG most of the time.

    35MPG riding harder than normal.
     
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    Ok after all my blah blah about the speed being off I decided to check mine against the Accord. Low and behold it's dead on. How can that be?? I checked at 70kmh, 100kmh, 110kmh, 120kmh. I initially thought that it was reading fast at 120 but then wifey said she was going a little bit quick. So idunno. I'm not believing it.
     
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    33-36mpg with aftermark parts (see below) on 91 octane at 5300ft minimum in Denver. A lot of highway and pretty aggressive street driving.

    Wonder why mine is so much lower? I'm sure others out there have the same mods.
     
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    Jason, maybe the Accord is off too by the same Honda factor?
     
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    I switched to regular fuel and noticed a difference in the engine immediately. It runs much rougher on regular. In fact, it's horrible. Has anyone else found that? I'll ride it half a tank and put premium back in...
     
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    This is too bizarre. All the theories of milage, bad gas, speedos that are not properly calibrated, altitudes, modifications. People. Once you have acertained that your odo is correct or made the necessary corrections, it is basic math is it not??
    my 2002 has run on regular (87 octane) since new. mods are K&N filter and Micron exhaust. Nothing else. normal is 40 to 43 mpg and the last tank was a wee bit over 48 MPG. It was mostly open road at between 65 and 75 mph. Gearing is stock. maybe some of you stay in the lower gears more or live in hilly areas, but the differeces are really wild. Don't know what to say except whatever you are getting, it beats the 12MPG that my truck gets and its a hell of a lot more fun!!
    Enjoy.
     
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    Js i did managed to get my gps to fit on my bike the other day never thought to look at gps speed will do that next time for sure. i always fill up @huskey 90 is same price as 87 don't notice any difference in lowermain land how ever on some of the canyon rides @ higher elevations most of the outa town station only seem to have 87 or at least the ones we went to after filling up did notice a difference vtec hit came back like when bike was new. i don't think you'll notice much difference in the gas just across the line in northern Washington from what i understand most of our gas comes from the same refinery's with a few exceptions.
     
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