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just curious, as i am about such things

How many miles to the tank do people get?

My fuel light comes on after around 100 miles, and just wanted some idea of what is left there then....

(I just go fill her up! )

This is on normal usage when i am not really caning the bike btw

Glad you added the last line.
Consumption says far more about the rider than the bike.

Well I've had it down to 100 miles before when giving it some.
And while touring last year in France got up to 160 miles. (And got pulled by the plod and fined for doing 112mph. Ahem)

I have to be honest... even today when I was having a quiet pootle along to work, I was shocked to look down and see 100 plus.....

Is not my fault, i just get all hot and tingly when i twist that loud control on the right handle bar....

i get any where between 100 120 and i've pusted it to 20 mls after the light came on, but i was sweating.

Normally around 135 but up to 160 once

Best.

About 130 miles to light on. , think I worked it out to roughly 40mpg

Worse.

About 60 miles to light on (Trackday @ Snetterton, W.O.T. most of the day ) , roughly 18mpg

normal week i can get about 146 then i need to fill up.

100 to 110 never more, Its due for a service next week and i'm thinking of having a remap as i'm told the factory map runs a bit rich. Only time will tell.

140 odd last year two up on a trip to Ireland but when I'm on my own on a sunny and dry Saturday or Sunday morning then if I get 110 before the light comes on then I've clearly not been going fast enough.

Sometimes as low as 110, highest 140 odd, but usually 120-130, during a normal "Fun Run".
Never really been on a long steady run anywhere, enjoy the bike too much.

As low as 85 at the TT (quick early morning laps) But normally get around the 120 mark before the light comes on, I had 145 last year on the M1 at a very steady and boring 70ish.

I always have been under the impression that my Falco ran rich (never had it dynoed) I'm running the SL Carbon chip with the Renegade Airkit and the full Mille exhaust system with a race can, but looking at every one else's mpg figures I reckon mine must be pretty good on the mixture setting. Especially as I normally run a fairly low gearing set up (15-43)

F9

90-95 for the 'rush' hour run,

120-140 two-up sodding around France.

So, this means that clearing off to play in France is better for the environment...

...think I can get a grant from Greenpeace for my next holiday?

Yep. I can almost do a " TA DAH" just as the light comes on regular as clockwork at 120.
The only real exception to this was a dual carraigeway trip to P'boro which was most entertaining as I watched and waited and TA DAH ed every couple of miles from 120 onwards. Can't remember when it did come on in the end but obviously steady(ish) throttle cruising makes a fairly big difference.

Going back to Aladinsane's original post - I believe there will be 5 litres left once the light comes on so I will allow 40 miles before full on panic/cold sweats.

I once ran short of fuel whilst in wales on a Sunday, boy finding a garage there is like looking for welsh gold
My low fuel light generally comes on after the occasional wink at around 110 miles but I have managed to get 176 miles on a full tank with the fuel light on for what seemed an age. I recon I had a half cup full in the tank when I finally found a garage open.

My comrade on his BM had around 3 gallons in reserve, Git.