Gas mileage for people that ride it hard?

ChopperCharles · 12-03-2020, 09:53 AM

I'm getting mid 50s with the stock speedometer (non-corrected speeds), a 130/80/17 rear tire, and a 13T countershaft sprocket. Fresh valve adjustment, plenty of power, running at 8000-9000 rpm on the highway and pretty much accelerating wide open from every stop when riding on backroads. I'm 275 lbs.

Does this sound about right?

Charles.

pyoungbl · 12-03-2020, 10:43 AM

Pretty normal...given the 13T sprocket and WFO through the gears. The engine can take that treatment, no problem. You are probably giving up 5-6 mpg but that only means you go 20 fewer miles to a fillup. No big deal.

rd1959 · 12-04-2020, 09:21 PM

I was averaging 56 with the stock gearing, never WTO and all city driving so it sounds about right.

SGCSCRX3 · 12-06-2020, 05:33 PM

A 13T sprocket came with my bike when I bought it last month. Not sure I am going to use it yet I'm about 205 lbs. I think I'm going to check valves at 2500. I'm at 1900 now.

Huck369 · 12-07-2020, 07:13 AM

I get mid 50's when flogging it, but for my normal commute I usually get 65ish on mine (283 big bore kit) and 14k on it....does a little better with non ethanol gas

calvarez · 12-07-2020, 01:36 PM

I never saw 50 MPG on mine, just under that. I did have a speedo corrector, and without that, the bike thinks you've gone farther than you actually have.

ChopperCharles · 12-07-2020, 09:31 PM

I just installed the speedo corrector yesterday, so I expect my mileage to drop considerably. I finally got the connectors from aliexpress and wired them into the SpeedoDRD, so I could just plug it in and not cut up my wiring harness.

Charles.

HeavenlyMachines · 06-13-2023, 02:44 AM

I measured my fuel consumption in recent trip

Odometer distance: 591km
GPS distance: 560km
Fuel consumption (Pertamax 92 RON): 23.98L

Bike was fully loaded with pillion (88kg + 65kg). Ridden quite hard but with absolute mechanical sympathy.

Calculated fuel economy:
24.6 km/L (odometer)
23.3 km/L (GPS)

bogieboy · 06-13-2023, 12:43 PM

Right on par with my roketa, mid 50s flogging thru the gears, 60 on the backroads, me weighing 290#, with a 13-38 (520 chain) on a 130/90-16 rear

12-03-2020, 09:53 AM	#1
ChopperCharles Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: RDU, NC Posts: 683	Gas mileage for people that ride it hard? I'm getting mid 50s with the stock speedometer (non-corrected speeds), a 130/80/17 rear tire, and a 13T countershaft sprocket. Fresh valve adjustment, plenty of power, running at 8000-9000 rpm on the highway and pretty much accelerating wide open from every stop when riding on backroads. I'm 275 lbs. Does this sound about right? Charles.
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12-07-2020, 07:13 AM	#5
Huck369 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somerset, KY Posts: 687	I get mid 50's when flogging it, but for my normal commute I usually get 65ish on mine (283 big bore kit) and 14k on it....does a little better with non ethanol gas __________________ Huck 2013 Honda NC700X 2013 Moto Guzzi V7 Stone 2016 AJP PR4 2022 Templar X 250 2021 Sondors Metacycle AMA Life Member
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12-07-2020, 01:36 PM	#6
calvarez Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 334	I never saw 50 MPG on mine, just under that. I did have a speedo corrector, and without that, the bike thinks you've gone farther than you actually have. __________________ 2016 RX3 2002 Honda CBR1100XX
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12-03-2020, 10:43 AM	#2
pyoungbl Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA Posts: 632	Pretty normal...given the 13T sprocket and WFO through the gears. The engine can take that treatment, no problem. You are probably giving up 5-6 mpg but that only means you go 20 fewer miles to a fillup. No big deal.
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12-04-2020, 09:21 PM	#3
rd1959 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Monroe,NC Posts: 131	I was averaging 56 with the stock gearing, never WTO and all city driving so it sounds about right.
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12-06-2020, 05:33 PM	#4
SGCSCRX3 Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 47	A 13T sprocket came with my bike when I bought it last month. Not sure I am going to use it yet I'm about 205 lbs. I think I'm going to check valves at 2500. I'm at 1900 now.
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12-07-2020, 09:31 PM	#7
ChopperCharles Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: RDU, NC Posts: 683	I just installed the speedo corrector yesterday, so I expect my mileage to drop considerably. I finally got the connectors from aliexpress and wired them into the SpeedoDRD, so I could just plug it in and not cut up my wiring harness. Charles.
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06-13-2023, 02:44 AM	#8
HeavenlyMachines Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 5	I measured my fuel consumption in recent trip Odometer distance: 591km GPS distance: 560km Fuel consumption (Pertamax 92 RON): 23.98L Bike was fully loaded with pillion (88kg + 65kg). Ridden quite hard but with absolute mechanical sympathy. Calculated fuel economy: 24.6 km/L (odometer) 23.3 km/L (GPS)
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06-13-2023, 12:43 PM	#9
bogieboy Join Date: May 2013 Location: finger lakes NY Posts: 2,061	Right on par with my roketa, mid 50s flogging thru the gears, 60 on the backroads, me weighing 290#, with a 13-38 (520 chain) on a 130/90-16 rear
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