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...never been so far away from home!

156 miles before the fuel light came on, filled up at 166 miles and still only put 16.8 litres in.

I have no idea what the previous owners have done to this bike but I am very happy they did it!

Could it be running a bit lean?

Also how hard were you riding it?

No problems in running hot or cold so I don't think the settings are bad. This was mostly motorway but included maybe 20 miles of fast A and B roads and 15 miles of filtering too. Admittedly, after the fuel light came on I tried to keep it at a steady 80-85 wherever I could but I get very uncomfortable using 6th gear below 90 so the revs stay up

That seems astonishing as you state your riding preferences.
I've always stuck my head in the sand when it comes to how much fuel my own Falc guzzles, guzzles not sips.
I can burn a tankful in a few hours when playing on the Mendips

Have got close to that on occassion. Steady 150 slightly illegal motorway miles. It is acceleration that consumes the gass more than speed. 110 ish is more usual with a mix roads. Mind you the bmw's are more frugal , the pd does 350 miles on a little less than 35 liters.

The most I've got out of a tankw as about 130 miles. That was as far as i'd dare go into the fuel indicator...

Lowest was about 56 or 58 or something miles. That's lots of cold starts during winter (4 a day) and then only 10 miles of travel per day through town traffic.

I used to get about 110-120 miles on a tank (light coming on firmly), no matter how I rode. Changed the chip out for a Gabro, even before a Griff tune-up I was getting 140-150 miles before a flicker. Little bit less now I've dropped to a 15t front sprocket, but not massively less

Firestarter wrote:I used to get about 110-120 miles on a tank (light coming on firmly), no matter how I rode. Changed the chip out for a Gabro, even before a Griff tune-up I was getting 140-150 miles before a flicker. Little bit less now I've dropped to a 15t front sprocket, but not massively less

Mirrors my experience when I fitted a Gabro chip. Considering how much better it makes the riding experience, getting substantially better MPG is the icing on the cake.

In that case, I reckon that'll be the answer to this little mystery! If I could be arsed I would lift the top to find out but I can't :)

katie1 wrote:In that case, I reckon that'll be the answer to this little mystery! If I could be arsed I would lift the top to find out but I can't :)

Plenty of time for that when the weather's warmer...

mangocrazy wrote:

katie1 wrote:In that case, I reckon that'll be the answer to this little mystery! If I could be arsed I would lift the top to find out but I can't :)

Plenty of time for that when the weather's warmer...

You may be overestimating my enthusiasm to find out

katie1 wrote:

mangocrazy wrote:

katie1 wrote:In that case, I reckon that'll be the answer to this little mystery! If I could be arsed I would lift the top to find out but I can't :)

Plenty of time for that when the weather's warmer...

You may be overestimating my enthusiasm to find out

Haha, I believe you may have a point...

I suppose there's no chance of contacting the previous owner? From the spec of the bike and the mileage you're getting I'd say it's a racing certainty you have an aftermarket chip.

Either that or you're a miser with the throttle...

mangocrazy wrote:

katie1 wrote:

mangocrazy wrote:

katie1 wrote:In that case, I reckon that'll be the answer to this little mystery! If I could be arsed I would lift the top to find out but I can't :)

Plenty of time for that when the weather's warmer...

You may be overestimating my enthusiasm to find out

Haha, I believe you may have a point...

I suppose there's no chance of contacting the previous owner? From the spec of the bike and the mileage you're getting I'd say it's a racing certainty you have an aftermarket chip.

Either that or you're a miser with the throttle...

Sadly, the last owner only had the bike for a few months and was not the person to do any work to it. No idea who it was before that! Whoever it was, they really did a good job on setting everything up

Miserly with the throttle? If I was I'd spend every night still on the M25! 70 miles each way is far too long to hang around if I want to sneak some 'life' in between work

Sounds like I hit a raw nerve there...

It was quite a few years ago now, but I had a contract that ran for 5 years that required a 90 mile round trip commute across Birmingham. When I was on the bike it was manageable. When I had to use the car/van it was anything but, and thoughts about 'getting a life' were never far from my thoughts.

..... they do say that life can be a journey ......