My UK spec KLX 250 - with EFI worked out to 82mpg last time i checked _ mixture of gentle green lanes and 50 - 70mph A roads in between. (82mpg UK Gallons = 68.5mpg US Gallons I think)

Funny we measure in mpg but buy fuel in Litres - probably as at £1.40 per litre it would scare us ~ £6.36 per UK Gallon / £5.31 per US Gallon ~ or to put it another way $10.20 per UK Gallon / $8.51 per US Gallon. Good job the UK is fairly compact otherwise no-one could afford to go anywhere

I have just shorted out the clutch switch to give a new fuel map (a known EFI mod) - no soft limit in higher gears allows you to use all the revs in all the gears - so this may change will let you know

 

Well took the bike to work after doing the oil change and adjusting the chain and lubing it, it certainly is a lot smoother and changes gears better. I hate to think how old that oil was. Seemed to get up to speed quicker too. I have also ordered a new chain and sprockets.

 

I am one of the folks that sees a huge shift in mpg when going from normal roadway cruising at 70 mpg to actual, real, slow, nasty, off-road riding where I hit the reserve before 50 miles which works out to under 35 mpg.

Seems to many folks "off-road" is just a gravel road.

 

checked the last 2 tankfuls 71mpg bit of drop but probs due to me revelling in the extra go and bombing all over the place, second tankful 78mpg (65mpg - US gall) mixture tarmac and lanes. So for EFI bikes the clutch switch mod costs about 3p gives you loads more go and has little effect on consumption.

 

I agree when out in the desert I was getting less than 35-38 mpg. All the wheel spin even with full knobby tires I guess.. But on road it's easily in the upper 50s.

 

X2. Too bad theres no bigger tank on the 09-12 thats direct bolt on.

 

ims has the 3 gallon tanks... IMS Products

personally, i carry a bunch of these...i take as many as i need...have so many from different conferences and events...i rinse, clean, dry and reuse...so far, all good as new..no problems...

 

Fueled up yesterday and did the math 80 mpg us or 95 mpg imperial. Not too shabby.

 

I want a 3 gal. tank, but I won't buy one till one is available for use with the stock locking cap.

My bike is kept outside in a parking lot, since I live in a small apartment, so I wouldn't want some kid dumping stuff in my tank, or siphoning my hard earned money straight out of the tank.

 

after spending some premium prices for oil....i found my cheapest option...$25 for over a gallon (about 4.5 quarts) of yamalube semi-synthetic 10W-40....good for 3 oil changes...$15 for over a gallon of yamalube regular 10W-40 oil....they give me an extra $1 off if i bring the original container....basically at the yama/kawi/suzuki dealer...they just pump straight out of their barrels....they always top it off and give that extra 0.5 quart to do 3 full oil changes...