Tank range

Derek

Derek

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I'm feeling a bit chuffed with the bike this morning and surprised just how economical it is. I just filled up this morning at 203.1 miles , the last time was at Inverary on the Midgie Masher, and the tank took 18.3 litres to fill up. That's a consumption of 11.098 miles/litre or 50.49mpg. The tank is quoted as 21 litres so that was 2.7 litres left which would have given another 30 miles at the same average consumption making a total range of 233 miles to empty.
I'm quite pleased with that as the first 50 miles was a good thrash from Inverary to Glen Coe by Connell and Ballahulish in the company of Ed, Geoff, YTC, and Matthew on the CBR, although Ed and Geoff eventually left us behind. Then a fastish run back across Scotland on Sunday, followed by 12 miles of dual carriageway on the way to work this morning. (The sun is shining at last
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Sorry but I have boast about this to all you 1098 and Hyper owners with a minimal tank range having to fill up every 90 to 100 miles. :p :D
 
Derek said:
this to all you 1098 and Hyper owners with a minimal tank range having to fill up every 90 to 100 miles. :p :D
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I think I speak for all us Hyper/1098 guys when I say.....

get it up yi :D :D :D :D :D :D

and, I've NEVER managed anywhere near 100 miles out a tank, Hyper is in trouble after 60miles.... 1098 is thirsty after 70-80, and the D16RR is being pushed after 70 (thrashed) 85 tops....
 
Assuming that both the Hyper and the 1098 are capable of 45 mpg, then the Hyper with a 2.7 gallon (12.4L) tank should easily manage 100 miles between fills. The 1089 tank is 3.4 gallons (15.5L) so should be OK for 130 miles with 20 miles to spare, even at 40mpg it should do over 120 miles no bother.
If the fuel light on these bikes is anything like the one on the ST there will be about a gallon left when it comes on. In the case of the Hyper that's nearly half the capacity and of course when the light comes on panic sets in and you fill it up as soon as possible.
It would be worth noting how much it takes to fill up when the light comes on, working out your average consumption then calculating how many miles are left in the tank. Could save a bit of worry when you are miles from nowhere and don't know where the next pump is. :lol2:
 
Was on fumes after 112miles on the 848 & that was when I was running it in & keeping it at a low WARP speed.
Would not like to try & squeeze 120 mile out of it Derek.
I could see me phoning you in Forfar asking you to take a gallon of fuel out to me in the Sma Glen if I did:D :D :D
 
My Triumph Sprint RS was managing approx 225 miles to the tank going to and from Scotland this last week...at a cruising speed of 85-100 mph. That's 58mpg. How chuffing good is that? Stonking bike, stonking engine.
 
Chiz said:
Was on fumes after 112miles on the 848 & that was when I was running it in & keeping it at a low WARP speed.
Would not like to try & squeeze 120 mile out of it Derek.
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That implies that your bike is only managing around 35mpg at best.:eek:
Now I realise that you don't buy an 848 nor a 1098 for economy but that really is pretty poor. How much of that fuel goes straight down the exhaust?
Have you noticed that there are a lot bikes that when you are riding behind them you can smell the unburnt fuel?
 
Derek said:
The 1089 tank is 3.4 gallons (15.5L) so should be OK for 130 miles with 20 miles to spare, even at 40mpg it should do over 120 miles no bother.
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Scott, have you picked this up yet ??? :D :D We were out last weekend, three 1098's (1098, 1098S and 1098R), all going along the private roads at a fair chat... trust me Derek, for this is true, if my mum could drive my 1098 she wouldn't get 120 miles out it. The VERY BEST I managed was 90 miles, heading up the A9 on a busy day, just toddling along at the speed limit...
Last weekend the light of death came on at around 75 miles....

The bikes are simply greedy b@astards, tuned to the hilt, in the hands of morons... they don't stand a chance :D :D :D
 
Would the remapping associated with Termis have anything to do with it? Based on past experience my non-Termi'd 999 would manage 170 miles on a tankful (including reserve) on a motorway run at 75-85 mph.
 
I won't be telling you about when I got 65 miles from full to fuel light on the 1098 then.

(or 45 on the desmo) :whistle:
 
Mad Dash said:
Scott, have you picked this up yet ??? :D :D We were out last weekend, three 1098's (1098, 1098S and 1098R), all going along the private roads at a fair chat... trust me Derek, for this is true, if my mum could drive my 1098 she wouldn't get 120 miles out it. The VERY BEST I managed was 90 miles, heading up the A9 on a busy day, just toddling along at the speed limit...
Last weekend the light of death came on at around 75 miles....

The bikes are simply greedy b@astards, tuned to the hilt, in the hands of morons... they don't stand a chance :D :D :D
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Scottch said:
I won't be telling you about when I got 65 miles from full to fuel light on the 1098 then.

(or 45 on the desmo) :whistle:
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:ohwell: I am now convinced - even if I could afford to buy a 1098, I certainly couldn't afford to run it :D
 
there was a few nights i ran outa fuel on the track, just making it back to the pits, cant remember the mileage but only took me an hour or so to burn through a full tank. Remember that was 100% throttle tho. On the road i lost up to 20 miles when i installed Terry Wogans !
 
so they improve on the T9 with the 1098 and the fuel consumption is worse:eek: good job road tax isn't based on fuel consumption:rolleyes:
 
Scottch said:
I won't be telling you about when I got 65 miles from full to fuel light on the 1098 then.

(or 45 on the desmo) :whistle:
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45 on the Desmo, I think my worst was 65, but not sure - the trouble is when you gas the greedy b@stard, that LED row along the top, that's NOT the rev counter, that's the FUEL useage. I'm tempted to go out tonight and gas the big boy.... I'm now convined the b@stard thing must leave a vapour trail :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

But do you know what - just to hear it makes it worth EVERY PENNY. I think the noise from the D16RR is even better than my V12 Vanquish, and that was one noisy mother.
 
Tempted to take the noisey @@@@@@@ out tonight too.

But have the grass to cut or I'm not allowed out on Friday :(
 
Typical, head bursting after three contract PQQ's to complete - now it's P1shing down
 
Mmmm, I have seen fuel light on at, generally, 100 mile range. If I then throttle back and use the torque I can often get another 30 miles, far enough in anybody's book.

On my big mission to Thrumming 't Glens last year with Borderduc I clocked 147 to the tank. That was on steady throttle, top gear, 5000 revs, tucked behind the screen. Speed was about 85mph and most of it was A1/A68 to Jedburgh. I have run out of gas once only.
 
Scottch said:
I won't be telling you about when I got 65 miles from full to fuel light on the 1098 then.

(or 45 on the desmo) :whistle:
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If I give it loads off road the FLYMO gets 40 miles to the light! 80-90 on the motorway gets me 140 miles to fumes,1ltr left at fill up. The tank holds14.4 ltrs.

But ITS SOOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!

If ducati made an one litre Enduro it should be like this, pitty they won't.

still my 996r sees 130 to the light on motorway and around 75 on track days.
 
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Love the 'Flymo' of Peter's. It looks like a 125 crosser but it has a mad mad motor bolted to it!!!!

I was surprised how well the Imola performed on the roads last Saturday, on the track however, it drinks so much fuel it's unreal! (a little oil aswell - but we won't talk about that!! ;) ):)
 
best tank range I've ever had was the Guzzi Norge, it could do 260 miles per tank sometimes more !! Could easily get from Penrith to Ft Bill without filling up, almost got back from Friedrichshafen (Austrian/germany border) to Zee brugge on one fill last year. 50 odd to gallon at 80/90 mph cruising, bags on, fully loaded. problem was it wasn't fun to ride no matter how far it would go on a tank :)
 
69jme69 said:
just managed 80 miles before the light on the hyper came on ....best yet since it was serviced :D ;)
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That's interesting, I've never managed anywhere near that on my Hyper, 60 miles at best, more like 50-55... I just wonder HOW MUCH fuel is actually left after the light is on... :rolleyes:
 
Mad Dash said:
That's interesting, I've never managed anywhere near that on my Hyper, 60 miles at best, more like 50-55... I just wonder HOW MUCH fuel is actually left after the light is on... :rolleyes:
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Indeed. I can tell you that the ST4s still has 6 litres in it when the light comes on. If the Hyper is the same then you'll still have half a tank left when the light comes on and given the figures you're quoting that won't surprise me.
Next time you fill it up, note how much it takes to full. The tank is 12.4 litres so subtract what you put in from that and you'll know how much is left. Divide the amount of miles you did since the last fill up by the amount of litres you just put in, this will give you the av. consumption in miles/litre. Multiply that by the volume left in the tank that you just worked out and you'll know how far you could have gone to empty. This is a very useful thing to know.
I tend to think in miles/litre these days, it's easier to figure out quickly how far you can go before the next fill.

I'll get my Anorac off now :D
 
its rare you actually get a full fill though, the bike tends to be on its sidestand and the bit above the filler cap takes a lot of time to fill, you can slowly add fuel and wait for it to settle but I'd be surprised if one ever gets the actual quoted amount in, has anyone ever measured the exact tank capacity as against the claimed capacity?

Having owned a multi with its next to useless fuel gauge I used Derek's method but have still ran dry once as it all came down to how full the last fill was and if bike was on a slope tipped forward or back or leant over more - it did seem to be different, guess i shouldn't have been pushing it right to the limit though :)

miles per litre is way i usually judge fuel economy when I'm out but then recalculate when i get home.

What always gets me is that even though a Ducati's speedo usually reads about 10% high the odo seems to be accurate if you compare it with a GPS
 
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