Gas mileage

[oldskool]

Last 10 average: 157.9

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I do not see how this is possible unless you live somewhere that is all downhill with a back wind. Educate me on how this is possible, never lower than high 120s up to almost 200.

 

[m in sc]

WHEN IT WAS BONE STOCK I GOT LIKE 110 ish, now im somewhere in the high 70's to low 80s wide open a lot averaging 52-64 mph.

 

[SneakyDingo]

I do not see how this is possible unless you live somewhere that is all downhill with a back wind. Educate me on how this is possible, never lower than high 120s up to almost 200.

Must have somehow figured out how to go the opposite of my Dad's commute when he was going to school. He always said it was uphill both ways, through the snow, barefoot over broken glass...

 

[heirhead]

Not really relevant, but
In 1971 rode a 65 Trail 90 1080 miles from Garden Grove Ca. to Yellowstone PK,
West Yellowstone entance. Not sure of mileage but $3.08 in gas. Met my friend who rode a ? yr.
Trail 90 there also 5 days earlier. We then proceeded to go to his Uncles Ranch in Bozeman Mt.
Sold the bike on a radio station where you could say your ad live. Bought a 1959 VW Camper Van, drove home.
Wish I still had both, especially the Van, $$$$$
Sold Monkey last month as Left hand is messed up, can't use clutch.
Need to ride so bought used 2023 CT with 260 miles, have to ride, Right!!
Happy riding,
Pic of new one, pic of friend 1971
hh
wwm

 

[Tex68w]

Not really relevant, but
In 1971 rode a 65 Trail 90 1080 miles from Garden Grove Ca. to Yellowstone PK,
West Yellowstone entance. Not sure of mileage but $3.08 in gas. Met my friend who rode a ? yr.
Trail 90 there also 5 days earlier. We then proceeded to go to his Uncles Ranch in Bozeman Mt.
Sold the bike on a radio station where you could say your ad live. Bought a 1959 VW Camper Van, drove home.
Wish I still had both, especially the Van, $$$$$
Sold Monkey last month as Left hand is messed up, can't use clutch.
Need to ride so bought used 2023 CT with 260 miles, have to ride, Right!!
Happy riding,
Pic of new one, pic of friend 1971View attachment 8059
hh
wwm
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What an awesome story and the pic to go with it, thanks for sharing!

 

[heirhead]

Have one of my friend, my Mom took it, none of me!!

hh
wwm

 

[FizzBuzz3000]

I currently get ~120 miles per refill due to mixed tar/gravel riding, at 40-43 MPH. For the first notch on the fuel gauge I can get around 40 miles before it blinks off, and ~15-20 miles for every other notch. I usually refill when down to a 1/3 tank. The fillup is usually 1.03-1.06 gallons of gas. Perfect range for me since I can find a gas station easily, though I do need to find a aux gas tank I can use so I can effectively double the range.

 

[SneakyDingo]

A few people use gas bottles and a center rack, I have a 2 gal rotopax can that I'm actually not that much of a fan for this particular bike. Because it's sips fuel so efficiently, the losses (possibly due to vapor?) are actually noticeable when tracking that data, about a 3-4% loss over 4 days. This is comparing it against, for example, a ride where I am using the rotopax that very same ride.

 

[Tex68w]

An MSR 1L fuel bottle is all anyone really needs on these bikes. That’s an extra 25 miles giving you a range of +/- 150 miles, there are few places in this country where one would ride this bike that they couldn’t find fuel within that range. If you need more for whatever reason a Giant Loop fuel bladder is the answer.

 

[SneakyDingo]

I think realistically it becomes a time-cost tradeoff: you can spend a little extra on an appropriate gas can, beg and rely on the goodwill of strangers and get mystery fuel, or pay for a service like AAA and trade time and money against self sufficiency.

For regular rides, hard agree, the ~1L fuel bottle is the way to go if you have to buy anything. In a well serviced area like my regular commutes though? I accept that I can push this bike up every hill between me and wherever I get my fuel from. I choose to trade time and money, because all my gas stations are as @Tex68w, I think the biggest gap between them is 2 miles.

The rotopax has saved my butt twice in situations where the fuel station I was relying on was closed, either for repairs or for the season - once on Mt. Rainier, once on the CDT. But it's definitely not the right choice where you need it that day, not need it over consecutive days that week.