Poor gas milage need help!

I'm running 34/40 in my tyres, new plugs, air filter, brake pads, disc bobbins have been cleaned & I get flashing fuel tank about 105m... current tank is 56m with 3 bars left. Bike works perfectly.

 

Sure, but there's no reason to do that; you're just spinning your motor needlessly, hastening wear. I see you guys come down the road going 40 MPH at 6K RPM, and I always wonder what you're doing.

 

Try 36/42

 

Too many bars can make mileage arithmetic hard to understand this includes fern bars frequented by harleydoods.

We Luddites are analog all the way.

Since the initial mechanism in a bike tank is a float, the bike should be level when estimates are made. Lofting or stoppies will affect the non analog readoots, knee and elbow dragging even at bike nights on straightaways can affect accuracy. Some dudes use a calibrated stick but if ya bust the float they are really hard to fix. Same goes doing it at the ton or less. Even worse if you're smoking. Chewing is OK if you're into that. If your teeth fall out your dentist will love you.

 

Do I do it because I have to - no.
Do I do it to save fuel - no.
I do it because its fun - lol
I can always rebuild my bike...
Life is too short to follow the same path as everyone else.

 

I like to stay around 5500 rpm's in the twisty's that seems to be a sweet spot for touring. ;-))

 

When I bought my first motorcycle( just 4 years ago ) and I made my first fill up a few hours into a riding day----I think it was about $8 worth of gas and I said to my friend " I think that's the most fun I've ever had for $8!!!!!!!" Still true today.

 

30-40 smiles a gallon


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I am getting about 37mph on a 2014. I did get about 40-42mpg when I had the original exhaust. Now that I have the Delkevic mini I get about 36-38mpg mostly due to loving to rev it up to hear the pipe and then down shifting more to hear the gurgle. The price you pay for love :black_eyed: When the price of premium goes up to above $2.75-$3.25 I am sure I will find that illusive 6th gear!:livid: The fuel capacity of the 2014 is 5.6 gallons U.S. and yours is 5.8 gallons. The 2014 HIGH/LOW/AVERAGE 43/37/40 mpg, so I am in the range. I'm at 4100ft above sea level and you are at sea level. Going back and forth on websites, the 2003 weighs 40lbs lighter and has 5 or so more HP and has .3 gallons greater capacity and being at sea level and as I looked up the mpg for a 2003 you should be getting 36-37mpg easy. I have no Idea now why you are not getting at least what I am and others unless you added Hard bags and mounting hardware and that should not amount to much. We have engineers. scientist and tech riders that could help you better than I. Hope you figure it out.

P.S. I added 12lbs with a center stand and dropped 7lbs with the exhaust.

 

8th gens are more efficient than 6th gens, due to their higher compression ratio (volumetric efficiency), milder cam timing and more advanced ecu/mapping. VFR800's were designed to run on reg, not premium, so filling up with premium is doing nothing for you, but wasting money. 6th gens are actually around 20 pounds heavier than the 8th gen, you might be confusing dry weight and wet weight.