6th Gen Average Fuel Mileage

The difference is unmistakable on my bike. The regular grade fuel makes the bike feel 'heavier' and the engine run rougher. what gives?

 

Hmmm... Just bought a used '02 a couple of weeks ago. The first tank turned in 31mpg, the second 29.5. Very disapointing, I don't know what's going wrong, most of my miles are my commute through residential and park roads, hardly any time in VTEC territory. The next tank I'll try with the tips removed from the Stayintune mufflers.

 

Has she had a tune up lately? Air cleaner, tire pressure, plugs... etc. Does it have a PCIII installed?

 

From what I read here, this milage thing has really got a lot of folks concerned. Not for 1 minbute do I think that the milage was a factor when you started looking at this fine machine as a possible new addition to your stable! yes, a few may have, but then perhaps they should have been looking at a used Honda 50 that for sure will get 50 miles per gallon.
Performance comes with a price. My 2002 sat in a garage somewhere in Arizone for 2 years before I got it. The tank was full of rust and the fuel pump junk. I installed another pump, cleaned out the tank, replaced 2 plugged injectors and have yet to go below 39 mpg, with a usual 40 to 43 mpg at each fill up.
I certainly do not think I have an optomistic speedo as the California Highway Patrol has verified what the numbers ere reading out to me!!
Can't really explain the wide gaps in everyone's milage figures.

Oh well, me thinks there are more important things to ponder, like the upcoming gathering in Reno. Is Tahoe still in the mix??
ENJOY

 

Viker I agree with you in the sense that one should not loose their mind over the mileage thing... That being said if one wants to track their mileage as you obviously have, one could do so. This thread and tracking your mileage is not mandatory, if one doesn't fancy this sort of info then no need to bother with it.

I track every single tank... with my bike and both the cars. I use it as a measure of health, I use the info for budgeting, I use the info for statistical purposes, I use it for all kinds of stuff. Am I obsessed with it? nope. Does it ruin any spirited riding that I may wanna do? nope. Will I sell the bike to get a 50cc? nope.

I'll say it again, if this thread is against your beliefs then no need to play.

 

this week 50.1 hwy miles

 

Hey Jason.

I got some pills for you that will help you through this. See you on our next journey of bliss.

 

No PCIII. I put a new rear tire on it, and the pressure is OK, but I don't know about the rest, I didn't get the service history. From it's appearance, it's likely it was regularly serviced, and it only had 14K miles on it, but if nothing else shows up I guess I'll have to take it in and have it looked at.

 

will the pills improve mileage?

 

There not the blue ones with a "v" on them are they... they make me tired. :strong:

 

My little blue buddies make others tired:ncb:arty2:

Time to get back on track here

 

Ah gentlemen, as the Bard himself sayeth, "Much ado about nothing".

But maybe I may try one of those pills if you have any extra!!! lol
take care and smell the roses for Kerist sake!!!

 

When the tank is empty, I go to the place with the smokes,beef jerkey,and slurpees and fill 'er up!!
I think I get about 273 smiles per gallon!!!!!

 

Let the derision begin....

My last tankful was all on regular grade fuel. I posted that I noticed the engine running rougher. So there's good news and bad news. I ran it until almost empty -- or so I thought; I filled up 25 km after the red light started flashing -- and here are the results:

(325 km) per (18.3 litres) = 41.7730817 miles per gallon
(325 km) per (18.3 litres) = 5.63076923 litres per 100 km
The 22 litre fuel tank = theoretical distance of 390 km or 242 miles

The good news is that grade did nothing to my fuel consumption. (Not this time, anyway...) The bad news is that I felt a negative difference in engine performance. (I did, I did, I really did!) As I rode more, I got more used to it and the rough performance started to feel 'normal'.

About 8 km after I filled the tank back up -- this time with with premium -- I felt another sudden difference in engine performance. I wasn't expecting it nor was I looking for it. This time, it was as if the bike eased up, like it went 'ahhhhhhhh, thank you'.

Thinking back to when I noticed a difference in the engine after filling it with regular grade, I realize it was also about 8 km after I filled up. Someone with more engine smarts than I might be able to confirm if 8 km is about right for getting new fuel into the engine from the tank.

 

humm, I have been on 87 for a while now, maybe I will throw in some 92 and see what happens. Like you I didn't notice any difference with mileage when I switched to 87.

As per my calculations (not possible without tracking :tongue I have determined that the "flash" portion of our fuel gauge is very close to 25% of the tank. And that the 1st bar from full is almost nothing of the tank. All the lines in the middle seem to be even.

 

If, on average, I put in 17-18 litres and I am correct that the tank is 22 litres, then 4-5 litres is about 20-25%. This could be more useful for calculating distance left when it starts blinking, rather than absolute distance since everyone's driving style seems to be so different.

So if the red light starts blinking when you've gone 200 units (km or miles) then you know you're safe to go another 40. If you you've gone 300 units, then you're safe to go another 60. If you're lucky (or boring) enough to go 400, then you're safe to go another 80.

OK, so who wants to fallow me with a jerrycan to test this out?

 

1st refill since I bought my 2004 VFR 800 1 1/2 weeks ago - the bike has 22,000 miles on it - 45 MPG. This was commuting back and forth to work with at least two good romps a day running it through the gears.

 

so azpilgrims, congratulations on the ride and welcome to the board!

 

Thanks for the Welcome Michel. A couple of friends and I took a nice 80+ Mile ride today through the mountains of Prescott with a 15 Mile stretch of twisties, it's good to be back on a VFR800 after all of those years since I sold my 1998 VFR800.

 

Just filled up (again) after a day of touring with premium.

16.2 litres for 325 km
(4.9846 litres) per (100 km) = 47 miles per gallon

That's 5 mpg better than I had with regular -- which was about the same as what I got the previous tankful with premium.

Go figgur. Maybe the engine is breaking in?