Fuel Consumption

sparrowlegs · Post by **sparrowlegs** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:53 pm

Will have a poke about under the plastics (ooer missus) after Sunday....will try all thars been suggested coz it would seem that summats amiss on the old crate

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Cheers peeps..you are all top class.
Caz xxxxx

fishface · Post by **fishface** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:42 am

there was a letter in this weeks Q n A in MCN from a fella who said
"how can i get better milage from my 1999 firestorm"
and the technical guru said
"put a later model bigger tank on "
well done that man priceless so all you have to do caz is have a massive custom built fuel tank built problem solved

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:12 pm

Chipping Norton to Barton Mills. 110 miles. Reserve not on. 42.9 mpg at around a steady 90/95 all the way, plus all the buggering about round Milton Keynes/Bedford by pass.

Not bad at all

JohnnyB · Post by **JohnnyB** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:17 pm

I generally get around 105 miles to the light coming on, and never less than 90.
Sounds like you have a problem! have you checked for leaks? does the bike smell of petrol?
If you haven't got a leak and are runnig that rich, you'll be washing the bores, does the oil smell of petrol?

bikerpiker · Post by **bikerpiker** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:59 pm

Right...hope im not in for a ribbing here,..but .still no RLOD after 134 miles ,

all except 15 miles was during our trip to Oban at the weekend.

Some of that was at 3 figure speeds ,but not for any lengh of time ,other times cruisin 80/90 on longer stretches ,and obviously givin it some welly, to overtake the tourists

I might have cheated a bit though ,holding bike upright to fill up,and also slightly up past the filler neck level thingy.
Small tank model as well.

I realise i might go out tomorrow or whenever, and the rlod could come on straight away ,but im impressed anyway .

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:25 pm

That's pretty good going Stevie. It makes a big difference going on a proper run I saw nearly that much (128) coming home from Newcastle to Bristol once.
You ought to fill the bike up excactly the same way and to the same level when you fill up. It should give you a pretty accurate MPG

Pete.l

adfski · Post by **adfski** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:50 pm

Another thing I noticed. I just bought an old celica for getting to work and picking up the kids after. Also the copious amount of rain was getting me down.

Anyway, its not bad on juice on a run - but on short journeys its really inefficient also if you give it some beans you can feel your pocket getting lighter.

Whereas on the storm I get pretty good mileage on my short commute and its even good at silly speeds. I think this maybe due to smaller bike engines reaching temp quicker and the obvious aerodynamic and friction advantages.

But its just not something people consider when they harp on about MPG figures. All the old diesel cars I had were pretty good but your first five miles in a petrol car are quite expensive.

I think the MPG figs for my bike and car are similar but I reckon I could keep an average of 90+ MPH on the storm and still get a better return that the car at granddad speeds.

Seven Of Nine Firestorm · Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:42 am

Most I ever had got was 97 miles to the tank when the light came on (16ltr tank)

, but the riding

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adfski what Celica did you get ? gen 6 ST205 / Gen 7 140 / 190 etc or one of those ST202's Gen 5 etc. I'm a bit of a Celica fan myself.

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:49 am

bikerpiker wrote:Right...hope im not in for a ribbing here,..but .still no RLOD after 134 miles , all except 15 miles was during our trip to Oban at the weekend.

I might have cheated a bit though ,holding bike upright to fill up,and also slightly up past the filler neck level thingy.
Small tank model as well.

That is really good Stevie

I think most of us hold the bike upright and squeeze in the most we can, so that's not cheating, you're just trying to make the most of the 16ltr tank that's all

adfski wrote:Another thing I noticed. I just bought an old celica for getting to work and picking up the kids after. Also the copious amount of rain was getting me down.

Anyway, its not bad on juice on a run - but on short journeys its really inefficient also if you give it some beans you can feel your pocket getting lighter.

I like that last bit Andy

Chris.

Beamish · Post by **Beamish** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:02 pm

134 miles

have you grafted two tanks together OCC stylee

bikerpiker · Post by **bikerpiker** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:13 pm

haha...

thats drivin at a reasonable pace as well, im desperate to see when the light does come on,its been pissin down here nearly everyday since and havn't been back out on bike

Im deff goin to fill tank and work out mpg when i get the chance ,did manage 46 a few months ago goin to Moffat.
It's when doin the back n forward to work commute that mine's is thirsty (5 miles each way).around 90/95 to rlod

adfski · Post by **adfski** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:25 pm

Seven Of Nine Firestorm wrote:Most I ever had got was 97 miles to the tank when the light came on (16ltr tank) , but the riding .

adfski what Celica did you get ? gen 6 ST205 / Gen 7 140 / 190 etc or one of those ST202's Gen 5 etc. I'm a bit of a Celica fan myself.

Its a jap GT-R (ST 182 under the bonnet I think?) Been told it knocks out 150bhp. And I wouldn't argue with that.

Neither would that last car I overtook!!!

headgear · Post by **headgear** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:20 am

Does anybody know how much fuel is left when the low fuel light comes on
please? I always panic and find the nearest garage, which is not always that near.

bikerpiker · Post by **bikerpiker** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:13 am

Not sure in litres,but im sure i read somewhere on here ,not to rely on more than 15-20 miles very max, till it grinds to a halt

bikerpiker · Post by **bikerpiker** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:01 pm

I eventually filled my tank ,and worked out my MPG.

RLOD came on at 135miles

, i filled up 3 miles later

138 miles needed 13.1 litres to fill up.

Divided by 4.55 = 48.08 MPG

Well happy