Fuel range to empty

[orose]

Following on from the fuel light thread (and the first-class fuel consumption that is the Cagiva Raptor under the dizzy blonde one), I just wanted to check in and see what people thought their range to empty is going to be.

There is a fuel stop in the current route plan (and no, you can't have a sneak preview - it's a surprise) after 90 miles, and we're starting at a fuel station as well. I'd like to hope that would be enough for even the most thirsty of you, as even my KTM will make it round in one tank despite people telling me it drinks fuel.

Do I need to rethink anything?

[andrewsmith]

if you give yours a handfull about 110 if your lucky.
Whats the bulk of the route straights, twisties or twisty twisties?

I'd be looking for fuel around 120 miles, panicing at 140, syphoning at 150

[orose]

Twisty tending to very twisty, only one decent straight. Some sections of excessive sheep though, so speeds will be variable up there.

[dizzyblonde]

You will have to wait and see. You don't get straight roads in Yorkshire....thats all I'm gonna tell you!

[andrewsmith]

so its:

10 points for pheasants
100 points for sheep
1,000 points for sheep tied to back of bike :lol:

[dizzyblonde]

You forgot to add

10,000 points for deer

and a round of applause for deer tied to back of bike for dinner ;)

[punyXpress]

From recce thread:
" Fuel: tell peeps & db that there is fuel @ Richmond ( on the right as we drop in ) & they can use part of their lunch stop to refuel & meet back at Co-op. That'll hold the front ends down! :wink: If they don't use this, they are on their own in the wilderness that lies west of Tan Hill! :smt072 "

[andrewsmith]

You forgot to add

10,000 points for deer

and a round of applause for deer tied to back of bike for dinner ;)

Isn't Mr Preston building a trike atm? :rolleyes:

[fenjer]

I can get 157mile til the fuel light is on, with another 20 or so after that on my SV.

With some fairly spirited riding.

[-Ralph-]

Are you asking what peoples maximum fuel range is, or asking if there's anybody that can't manage this?

There is a fuel stop in the current route plan (and no, you can't have a sneak preview - it's a surprise) after 90 miles, and we're starting at a fuel station as well. I'd like to hope that would be enough for even the most thirsty of you

[dizzyblonde]

Probably both. I was confident I'd get the mileage out of VRap, judgng by previous trips out. This route threw up a totally different MPG because of the type of roads that I hadn't ridden on my adventure........draining it dry rather quick!

Lesson learnt, don't presume yer bike will get you there like it usually does....go on its worse case scenario, cause then you won't be waiting for YC to bring that jerry can, fill up when theres opportunity(look for me disappearing into a station).

[-Ralph-]

OK, Daytona can do 165 miles before the light comes on and the XT can do about 130 before hitting reserve, both on motorway runs. I've seen that drop to 130 miles on the Daytona and 100 miles on the XT.

[AndyBrad]

120 to the light (100 on those roads with that exhaust)

[Bibio]

thrashing the nutzz of it on back roads round here (which is much like the back roads in north yorkiland) then its 160 till light starts to flash.

[peterco]

I'am looking at around 180miles before the light come's on,thats mixed riding.

[Dave20046]

100ish

[Reeder]

100-110 before light, but that's riding alone & a lot faster than will be done on the AR no doubt.

[hongman]

130ish before light on twisty's. Only once did I dare run it til blinking fuel light (or is it the other way round), no idea how much is left after that!

[JamesMio]

100 till the warning light, then I've only ever been brave enough to nurse another 20 miles or so on top of that. Anything over 100 miles between fuel stops makes me twitchy...

[orose]

Good good... from what I'm seeing, I've still got a bit of room to play with then when I'm adjusting the route. Currently, the only scheduled fuel stop is 90 miles from the start although the first section may need further adjustment - I hadn't found a road that Google Street View hadn't been down until I made my latest revision...

[dizzyblonde]

100 till the warning light, then I've only ever been brave enough to nurse another 20 miles or so on top of that. Anything over 100 miles between fuel stops makes me twitchy...

Someone else like me then.
I can bet a shiny penny you won't get 100 on this8-[

[tonyk]

No need to discuss, just add a vote, and we'll see how far we can go before people's bikes splutter and come to a stop on the road side….

hope this is useful to you people...it does not contain all bike's, but most of them are listed.
sorry i could not get it in MPH. but i have put a link for you.
link below.

http://www.motorcyclefuelconsumption.com/ click on BRAND and it will put list in A-Z order.

to convert.

http://www.metric-conversions.org/length/kilometers-to-miles.htm

[dizzyblonde]

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=167286

However it has been discussed in this thread ;)

[dizzyblonde]

I could merge the two together, if I could figure out how to do it.

[andrewsmith]

110 is a bit optomistic for the Rapter chapter

*runs and hides*

[dizzyblonde]

Well Tony didn't give the option of 88 miles and the light flashes8-[

[tonyk]

Well Tony didn't give the option of 88 miles and the light flashes8-[
Which bike is that ?.:scratch:

[dizzyblonde]

Cagiva Raptor 1000. Depends what your doing with it really, can go like for like with an SV on the motorway, but on a nice rideout in the Dales where you're constantly in and out of 1st and second, round little roads, it sllllllluuuuuurps petrol!! Doesn't help when you think its going to behave and you don't fill up with fuel.

[Messie]

I could merge the two together, if I could figure out how to do it.
Go to Thread tools in top right corner of first post in thread.
Merge is one of the options.

Go on - use those powers!!!!

[rictus01]

neither is 82 there :smt102, but it's academic to me anyway.

[dizzyblonde]

Oh look that were simplez wasn't it\\:D/

Threads merged!

[orose]

Just in time for the whole topic to be irrelevant anyway - I thought we'd discussed it to death at yours the other day :p

[dizzyblonde]

well aye, but as TonyK had gone to so much effort to do a poll, I thought it may as well be merged with yours.

[Viper]

My Bike will do 95 miles before the fuel light blinks! if im heavy on the throttle about 70 is more like it.

Marking at last years AR, two up i Got 86 from the tank!

[Luckypants]

Marking AR last year, I got 172 miles before feeling like filling up :riding:

[Viper]

Marking AR last year, I got 172 miles before feeling like filling up :riding:

:smt038 :smt119 That cos you ride like a GIRL ;)

[Luckypants]

:smt038 :smt119 That cos you ride like a GIRL ;)

Indeed. :flower:

[Viper]

Well its looks like your riding like a girl from where im usually sat,

Half a mile behind you trying to catch up :D

[dizzyblonde]

Tiz ok LP yer not the only big girl :P.
Petes bus does 300 miles to the tank if hes feeling like a girl, and as hes TEC this time....perhaps he'll have spare to siphen off, for those of us that run dry, and still get 300 out of it :lol:

[Bibio]

i'm gona ask but i doubt i'll get an answer but here goes anyway.

what will the total miles be for the route start to finish?

[dizzyblonde]

somewhere circa 130 miles.

Mine will do that in a different circumstance, but as I've already recced the route, and have the experience......be sure to guage for lower fuel consumption on this particular route.

[Bibio]

no petrol stops for me then :-)

[theboatman]

Suddenly I can see the advantages of only having a 125! After 200miles I still have quarter of a tank left, (No I am not being a petrol tanker for sv's and yes I know I will struggle to keep up unless its really twisty ;) )

[dizzyblonde]

Don't worry we have a resident petrol tanker....its called YCs jerry can ;)

Don't worry about keeping up, its a rideout, not a race.

[theboatman]

Not worried about keeping up at the AR... and yes I have already met the resident petrol tanker ;)

[keith_d]

I've never taken my VFR to empty so this is pure guesswork.

But in Switzerland I had about a third of a tank left when the CBRR guys needed to fill up. So my best guess is about 150 miles on mountain roads.

Keith.

[yorkie_chris]

Not worried about keeping up at the AR... and yes I have already met the resident petrol tanker ;)

It's nowt on your thousand litre a day habit mate!

I've got NO idea how the raptor manages to be terrible on fuel when going so slowly? Ride my XJ the same speeds and it will do 60 to the gallon and 300+ to the tank :-P

Just to clarify the jerrycan on mine is for when I run out!! Anyone else runs out I will let you push it a bit first so I can offer a reasonable and competetive price for enough go-go juice to get your sweating, wheezing carcasses back to the beer tent :)

[andrewsmith]

So your expect 10 mpg then? :lol:

will it be £1.80/l?

[yorkie_chris]

I'll be selling it by the ounce never mind the litre. #twang of rubber glove being put on# Won't hurt... much :smt082

If I get more than 30mpg I'll have to give myself a slap for not trying hard enough.

[theboatman]

Hmmmm, maybe I will be selling petrol to people after all.... sold at £1.79/L (Mental note, must mount the boats jerry cans on the bike....)

[andrewsmith]

so following you will mean theres a good chance of increased fuel economny YC?