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Extremely low MPG
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<blockquote data-quote="RiderJoe" data-source="post: 1448805" data-attributes="member: 93203"><p>[USER=98226]@BigBlueF1[/USER] , your fuel gauge is nothing more than a guesstimator. Not a precision instrument. I have an ‘06 too, and mine works the same way as yours. It matters how full your tank is after filling. I find that if I fill the bike on a center stand, and at a lower flow rate towards the top, the first bar stays lit much longer (= fuller tank). You should get mid 40 mpg with conservative throttle use. I have a PCIII installed too. I usually get gas around 220 miles of riding, and at that point I fill about 5 gallons of gas, with the last bar about to start flashing. The tank holds 6.6 gallons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RiderJoe, post: 1448805, member: 93203"] [USER=98226]@BigBlueF1[/USER] , your fuel gauge is nothing more than a guesstimator. Not a precision instrument. I have an ‘06 too, and mine works the same way as yours. It matters how full your tank is after filling. I find that if I fill the bike on a center stand, and at a lower flow rate towards the top, the first bar stays lit much longer (= fuller tank). You should get mid 40 mpg with conservative throttle use. I have a PCIII installed too. I usually get gas around 220 miles of riding, and at that point I fill about 5 gallons of gas, with the last bar about to start flashing. The tank holds 6.6 gallons. [/QUOTE]
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