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New mileage record on a single tank of gas
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<blockquote data-quote="slowdave" data-source="post: 1441522" data-attributes="member: 87305"><p>In my 14 years of FJR ownership (1x gen 1, 2x gen 2's), I have had 6 >300 mile tanks. Best was 319 miles. That one had 53.3 mpg and *only* a 5.99 gal fillup. (Max fill-up was 6.50 gal.) Also note that that 319 mile tank was through the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone NPs. Typically, my best mileage tanks are through very scenic areas like NPs where the roads/traffic are not conducive to sustained high speeds, which is pretty intuitive. What surprises me is that there seems to be a clear trend of better fuel economy at high elevations. I believe I understand the mechanism for that but wondering if other mileage nerds have observed the same.</p><p></p><p>And to the "you're gonna burn up your fuel pump if you run the tank low" argument, I've never replaced a fuel pump or had a fuel pump nor injector problem. I think this issue is WAY overstated. Last bike alone I had 10 fill ups that were >6.3 gal. Ran that 2008 to 56k miles before it got hit by a car and no issues with fuel system whatsoever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slowdave, post: 1441522, member: 87305"] In my 14 years of FJR ownership (1x gen 1, 2x gen 2's), I have had 6 >300 mile tanks. Best was 319 miles. That one had 53.3 mpg and *only* a 5.99 gal fillup. (Max fill-up was 6.50 gal.) Also note that that 319 mile tank was through the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone NPs. Typically, my best mileage tanks are through very scenic areas like NPs where the roads/traffic are not conducive to sustained high speeds, which is pretty intuitive. What surprises me is that there seems to be a clear trend of better fuel economy at high elevations. I believe I understand the mechanism for that but wondering if other mileage nerds have observed the same. And to the "you're gonna burn up your fuel pump if you run the tank low" argument, I've never replaced a fuel pump or had a fuel pump nor injector problem. I think this issue is WAY overstated. Last bike alone I had 10 fill ups that were >6.3 gal. Ran that 2008 to 56k miles before it got hit by a car and no issues with fuel system whatsoever. [/QUOTE]
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