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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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hey guys, i was just wondering. what is the average miles you all get out of a full tank of gas? i haven't realy figured it out yet but as soon as my tank gets empty i'll post the results.

anyone else?

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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 03:14 AM
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I haven't "ran it dry" yet, I normally fuel up when the light goes off, but I would have atleast 150+ miles on it by that point. So, if I don't twist too much I can get 40mpg in my 4.9gal tank. Light goes on when I'm down to .9gal left in tank is what the manual says.
 
Old Jun 8, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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I haven't used a full tank yet. I'll post later when I've gone through one. Must be nice to have a low fuel light.
 
Old Jun 8, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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yeah, it must be nice. I dont think mine has one either.
 
Old Jun 9, 2005 | 03:24 AM
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remo.. after the light comes on you have 150 miles left in the tank?? that sounds odd.. my buddy's R6 had 25-30 miles after the light came on

my bike before i did the sprockets I was able to go about 200 miles before I would have to hit the reserve

now I'm lucky to get 150 out of a tank [:@]
 
Old Jun 9, 2005 | 06:35 AM
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onewheel, you got it backwards...the amount that I've put on it already would be 150+, then my light goes on. Lately, my light comes on when I hit the 160 miles on the trip meter. I know I can get atleast another 20+ miles but I usually fill it within 10 miles.
 
Old Jun 9, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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okok I misread you.. [&:]
 
Old Jun 9, 2005 | 09:26 PM
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so, if you have a hundred and fifty miles when you need to switch to reserve, and there is 1.1 gallons left in the reserve tank. (from owners manual) that would average out to about 37-38 miles to the gallon. not bad...
 
Old Jun 10, 2005 | 04:10 AM
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I don't have an owners manual for my 250, is the reserve tank seperate or is it just a different part of the fuel tank where the last of the fuel collects?
 
Old Jun 10, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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Just a different part of the tank Alex. On mine (I have an EX 500) there is a switch on the clutch side of the bike. It says On, Off, Reserve. One of the other guys might be able to explain it better though. I'm new to all this myself
 



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