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Ok guys you're right (partly)
I should have panniers fitted to avoid tank hassles.
as regards the seat:
The CX was a Japanese domestic model as was the GB that I bought at the same time.
So I can only assume that there was a seat difference on the CX as well because it was the best I'd ever had.
The CX had 19 l tank but I got 20 into it and I have still got a log showing 23kms per l. so that is about 450kms range
I'm going on a six day outback ride with no panniers and a tent etc to carry, so I can't carry extra fuel bar 1100 cc in a fuel bottle.
With the 14l tank and this I will have a total of 15.1l ( 3.988 US gallons or 3.32 imperial gallons)
I'm facing 338kms (210 miles) between fuel at one place and 377 kms (234 mls) another time.
I've not had the opportunity (all riding up till now being city stuff) to get a handle on open road consumption, so I need an accurate guide as to
what the bike will use. Sitting on the side of the road on Queensland outback roads is not very enjoyable.
I'll ride at 100 kph (62 mph) if necessary (prefer 68 mph) to just get to the next roadhouse.
So can I make it and what are the speed guides?
Finally what are the best tyre pressures to run. (the guy I bought it from didn't get a handbook from the dealer)
thanks
# | Date | km | Litres | km/L | Price | City % | Notes | |
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71 | 9/6/13 | 300.9 | 11.97 | 25.1 | 0.951 | 5% | 09/06/13 Commuting 87 no Ethanol gal [email protected]= 11.38Odometer 13572-13385=187/3.163 = 59.12Trip A-187.2/3.163 =59.18GPS-184 / 3.163=58.17 | |
70 | 8/26/13 | 362.1 | 12.87 | 28.1 | 1.072 | 5% | 08/26/13 91 octane no ethanolI lost all records on this fill except the receipt [email protected]=13.80Odometer 13385-13160=225/3.401=66.15Trip A N/AGPS N/A | |
69 | 8/19/13 | 230.1 | 8.21 | 28.0 | 0.924 | 5% | 08/19/13 Road Trip87 no ethanol gal [email protected] = 7.59Odometer 13160-13017=143/2.17 = 65.89Trip A-142.3/ 2.17=65.57GPS- 139/ 2.17=64.05 | |
68 | 8/19/13 | 275.2 | 9.47 | 29.1 | 0.898 | 5% | 08/19/13 Road Trip87 no ethanol gal [email protected] = 8.50Odometer 13017–12846=171/2.5016 = 68.35Trip A-171.5/ 2.5016=68.55GPS- 168/ 2.5016=67.15 | |
67 | 8/19/13 | 72.4 | 2.62 | 27.6 | 0.873 | 5% | 08/19/13 Commuting and the start of a road trip87 with ethanol gal .693 @ 3.304 = 2.29 Odometer – 12846-12801=45 / .693 =64.93Trip A-44.6/.693 =64.35GPS- N/A I switch GPS's | |
66 | 8/16/13 | 305.8 | 11.58 | 26.4 | 1.051 | 5% | 08/16/13 Commuting some fast speeds91 no ethanol gal 3.060 @ 3.979 = 12.18Odometer – 12801-12611=190 / 3.060 =62.09Trip A-190.2/ 3.060 =62.15GPS-186 /3.060=60.78 | |
65 | 8/12/13 | 368.5 | 13.09 | 28.1 | 1.035 | 5% | 08/12/13 Commuting some fast speeds91 no ethanol gal 3.459 @ 3.919= 13.56Odometer – 12611-12382=219/3.459=66.20Trip A-228.3 /3.459=66.00GPS-224 /3.459=64.75 | |
64 | 8/8/13 | 296.1 | 10.75 | 27.5 | 0.924 | 5% | 08/08/13 Commuting 87 no ethanol 2.841 @ 3.499 = 9.94Odometer – 12382-12198=184/2.841=64.76Trip A – 184.2/2.841=64.83GPS – 180.88/2.841=63.66 | |
63 | 8/5/13 | 310.6 | 10.84 | 28.6 | 1.054 | 5% | 08/05/13 Commuting some fast speeds91 no ethanol gal 2.864 @ 3.989= 11.42Odometer – 12198-12005=193/2.864=67.38Trip A-192.7 /2.864=67.28GPS-192.49 /2.864=67.21 | |
62 | 7/30/13 | 358.9 | 13.66 | 26.3 | 0.951 | 5% | 07/30/13 Commuting some fast speeds87 no ethanol 3.609 gal @ 3.599= 12.99Odometer – 12005-11782=223/3.609=61.78Trip A-223.3 /3.609=61.87GPS-219.20 /3.609=60.73 |
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Here's my last few fill ups converted to km/l. My last tanks had a lot of 120-136 km/h on them.
Tks turodiesel,
If you'd stuck this up on 26 Aug when you said 27kms per litre was easy, I'd have been absolutely convinced.
some observations:
-If the last few were fast trips, then it seems that the fig doesn't drop dramatically which is surprising. This seems to accord with my experience that when forced to go slower, the fig didn't improve much.
-I try and avoid Ethanol (which is a 10% mixture) thinking that if the fuel has a lower calorific value, then it has less energy and you can't get as far on it.
fill 67 probably wasn't large enough to draw any substantive conclusions.
Is there anyone else out there who is using ethanol.
Fill 62 13.66 litres. This is really cutting it fine, or have you got it down to knowing definitively the number of kms it will do on the flashing light.
I suspect that the figs will be a lot worse for a naked bike at over 110kph. Are you using a big screen?
thanks for doing the conversion to metric - i'll make up a spreadsheet myself and give you some more figs but do you want them in US galls ?
Are things different in Missouri because if you look at the notes on T/diesels chart, he has written 87 no ethanol or 91 no ethanol.
Your 75mpg equates to 90mpg per imperial gallon which is incredible and doesn't make my 84 look good. Reasons - I stopped at a BP where they have those small caps on the airline and you dial up the pressure on a console.(but you don't get an indication of the existing pressure in your tyre) The thing malfunctioned and dumped nearly all the air out of the tyre so I was never sure they that they were 36/42.
The absence of a screen seems to have a big impact but I was easy on the throttle because I knew that if I wasn't I might be walking.
Just remember to come here in the Aus late winter or early spring if you're planning outback stuff. We are barely out of winter and Birdsville has had 38C. We
had days of 34 out there and the Great Central road (not the Nullabor) heats up.