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Originally Posted by btbloke
when tom and I were on our way to edinburgh for TLD we were averaging 85-90 constantly and i was getting 48 to the gallon,on the way across from belfast to dublin I maintained 80 permanently and got 53 mpg,but i was running a 16/45 and bridgestones.
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Yup - everytime we filled up, BT was putting a few litres less in than I was. That's the one and only thing I really dislike about mine - xl650v4- the fuel consumption is diabolical. 20 year old mercs are giving better returns than I get - but I'm loath to start tinkering with stuff I have absolutely no understanding of.
One of the things I heard and liked about the Tenere sean has - about 250/270 miles between fillups. And I've ridden with sean. It's hard on the nerves let me tell ya!!!
As someone who loves long distance riding - the bigger the gap between fillups the better.
I can't at the moment ever see myself without the alp, but if anything were to do it - it would be petrol economy and tank range. Nothing else. I just love that bike.