mileage out of a full tank

[evo]

just come back from our annual Wales meet and I thought I would try and get there with a full tank,from my house to the campsite at rhyader is 280 miles and I did it  mind you for the last 20 miles the petrol gauge was flashing, I tried to keep the revs at about 5000=70mph I used motorways and A roads all the way

[Jacko]

Good work. Make sure your destination has a petrol station. ;)

[MartinW]

On what Bike? (Update your profile!) - I cannot get much past 200 miles on a tank on my old K4.

[evo]

its a 10 reg 650 and there are 2 petrol stations in rhyader plus one about 40 miles away in new town which I have to pass on the way to rhyader so no problems about getting petrol

[Robotstar5]

Usually around 215 miles before I lose my nerve and fill up, all stop/start commuting.

[sjh]

I rode timidly for a tank, kept rev's <5k, for my normal 30/40/50mph commute, just made sure I pulled away smoothly using all the gears and carried momentum as much as possible ... over a week I averaged about 71.5mpg according to the dash, at ~220 miles I filled up when the last block started flashing, it took in about 15 litres, so had about 70 miles left to go before it ran dry...

As soon as I had filled up I rode like a hooligan and averaged ~50mpg for the next 100 miles.

[Jacko]

245 miles, on second reserve with full luggage riding back from Scotland. I wasn't trying to conserve fuel, just riding normally.

[evo]

when. I filled up in rhyader it took about 14 litres to show full on the gauge

[Big Rab]

on our run to Mallaig the last week, I managed 234 miles till the reserve light cam on. worked it out that it did 60 mpg. that was mixed roads, speeds from 40 to 80.
brilliant.

[Jed m]

I have a DL1000 gt normally returning 200 miles plus on a run 2up averaging between 70/80mph

[kissofdeath]

wow that's bloody good going, best I have had is 179 miles before I filled up, could maybe have got a little more but to be honest I can't remember. I don't like running it to dry or near dry in case it sucks a bit of shit into the pipe

[greywolf]

I've wrung 317 miles out of a Wee and 306 miles out of a Glee. I'd rather not run low on fuel though as it cools the fuel pump.

[Mr Nick]

wow that's bloody good going, best I have had is 179 miles before I filled up

That makes my 150-ish between stops sound not quite as bad as I know it is.....

I've wrung 317 miles out of a Wee and 306 miles out of a Glee.

Sounds good, but what's the exchange rate.....

[DOG]

At the last fill up I managed 262 miles before the warning symbol started flashing.  Calculations showed 70.8 mpg and that was over a range of riding conditions without m/way or d/carriageway. The bike doesn't get thrashed but equally it does get used and most importantly I'm delighted with it.

[Yoyo]

200 miles on a Vee? I'm lucky to get 150, I'm a fat lad so it's like riding 2 up all the time

[Abercol]

I'm a large lad too, currently topping 130kgs in my gear. I regularly get 180+ out of my Vee, seen as high as 230 once.....don't know how, must've all been downhill  

Usually get around 180 before filling with 19ltrs odds.

Current worst was about 135.....I was "making progress" with two mates on their R1 & Fireblade respectively. They were impressed and made comments like "Bloody hell, that thing catapults out of corners like a scalded cat" (that's why I'm on a big V-Twin lads...).

[EireSkull]

I get 150 -160 max that's top gear on the motorway taking it easy.

[Sharpy]

Get 180ish before filling up with about 19ltrs on my Vee, have had 220 out of it on a steady motorway ride through Spain.

[macvisual]

On a k8 DL thou, average bout 180/190 from a filled to the brim tankful.

Although in Europe riding two up & full luggage at sensible speeds I've had a shade over 200 miles from a full tank, not bad I think considering.