Transalp MPG

[Le-Chardon]

Hi,

OK - I can't answer the orig question - MPG for XL700, but I've just returned from 700mile round trip to Skye & Loch Torridon on my '97 XL600. I averaged 58mpg. I'm 16st and had two reasonably heavy panniers.

OK, gentle pace round the twisties and generally taking in the scenery, but I'm pretty impressed. It's a low miles bike and I've recently changed filters, oil, plugs etc. and it's made a noticeable difference.

Last trip involved caning it (relatively speaking) down the A9 and I reckon I averaged only 32-ish mpg.

Hope this helps!

Al

[afk40]

ye must have been in 3rd gear all the way tae be gettin 32 ish

[nick]

I get about 150 miles out of my 700 per tank but the majority of my riding upsettingly is commuting to the middle of the "big smoke" every day and the phrase "bigger bikers bounce better" applies to me as well so that may be an issue... Be interested to hear what you get though....

[Haynesemail]

One Gallon is actually one litre Multiplied by 4.54.
The 700 has a 17litre tank, run for a few tankfuls and check the milage between fill ups.
Check the Miles Per Litre then multiply that by 17.
Your worst and your best figures will be the distances you can get on a tank of fuel.
My 650 worst 171 miles per tank and best 239 miles per tank,Average 195 per tank.

My 650 does about 130-150, if I take it easy. Tyres are ok - how on earth are you getting so much more?

PS Just saw the Hitler icon when I picked "confused" so how could I resist...

[StumpyFingers]

My 650 does about 130-150, if I take it easy. Tyres are ok - how on earth are you getting so much more?

PS Just saw the Hitler icon when I picked "confused" so how could I resist...

When you fill up how many litres are you putting in?
I usually fill up at 150 as the gauge hits the red and get about 15 litres in 150 divided by 15 is 10 multiply by 19 ( roughly amount of the tank) is equal to 190 miles per tank.

[Orinoco]

Some facts in case they help....

1 litre = 0.22 gallons
1 gallon = 4.54 litres

mpg = <miles driven> / (<litres used> * 0.22)

As for why some users get more MPG than others, well the list of reasons is practically endless, some of the major factors are;

Riding style; smooth riding, easy acceleration, sensible top speed are good. Harsh acceleration and braking, high revs and high top speeds are bad.

Engine Health; well maintained engines work better - especially those with clean air filters, properly balanced carbs and standard components. Remember those noisy exhausts/fast flow air filters give performance boosts usually at the cost of fuel economy.

Type of riding; Long straight motorway journeys on flat roads at a constant 55mph will be better for economy than riding the twisty roads as fast as the bike will manage.