Fuel economy

[Rookie]

Can anyone direct me to some fuel economy threads on here before I start asking stupid questions please 

[Flanners]

Loads on the search. 35mpg-to mid 40s for the Vee seems the consensus. You in Oz?

[Rich:-)]

You in Oz?

MPG would be considerably higher if it's the 650 btw.

[Abercol]

I average 40-45 on a run, going up to low 50's on all day tours/motorway use over the last 7 years. If its the newer model they are supposed to be a bit better than that but there's probably not much in it.

I tend to fill around 180ish as its a pig to push when you run out (205 and it was dry at 75mph in the outside lane in rush hour traffic...).

[Rookie]

Yeah hi flanners

Sorry about the photo technical issue like I haven't a clue what I'm doing. I will attempt to alter

Any way I'm struggling to get 35 MPG from the bike doing a 11m commute on B roads at the mo seems a bit low by the sounds of it

[Flanners]

Is it a Vee DL1000? If so yes you are a bit on the low side, though 11m in the cold is just about warming the engine properly I guess. I found my Vee improved massively with a new air filter as the original was still in there when I bought her on 10K miles with full dealer history the filter was absolutely minging. Also I use the torque of the motor and don't go high up the rev range on long trips in France and Germany last year I was getting high 40's or early 50's creeping over the 200miles to a tank or thereabouts. Splash of Redex and an 'Italian tune-up' may help too?