Your best mileage/MPG?

[Freebooter]

Hello all,
What is your best mileage ir mpg? The best I've gotten so far is 46.7mpg. Mine is new, having bought it Dec 11th and only have put barely over 600 miles on it. A combination of being sick, inclement weather, etc has kept me from riding as much as I normally would have.
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[eemsreno]

On our 2015 trip to Alaska the three blue Teneres went 272 miles and need 5 gallons of fuel.
That would be better than 54 MPG. Loaded with gear

 

[rider33]

I would say most of the time it is in the 42-46 range. As large bikes go, this one seems to be more impacted by conditions tho. Sustained speeds in the upper 80's (MPH) will drop it down as will healthy headwinds. Last year trying to outrun a particularly nasty storm in northern Nevada I was doing something like 90 into maybe a 25-30 MPH headwind and it dropped into the upper thirty's. That is tho the only time I believe it has gotten that low.

 

[RED CAT]

Riding briskly on 14 ES which by the way gets better mileage than my 2012 S10 did. I can easily achieve 60 mpg/Imperial which is about 50 mpg/American riding at 4000ft mostly. 425 kms per tankful quite often which is over 250 miles/tankful.

 

[trimannn]

On our 2015 trip to Alaska the three blue Teneres went 272 miles and need 5 gallons of fuel.
That would be better than 54 MPG. Loaded with gear

I read your report over on advrider about your trip. Great report!!! I'm hoping to take the trip to Prudhoe this yr and was wondering about the fuel millage between Coldfoot and Prudhoe. Did you just fuel up before leaving each one and had plenty or did you need extra? I know its 250 miles, or thereabout, so you had 22 miles to spare? I've ridden mine down to where the low fuel trip meter comes on but that was in town and I just hadn't felt like stopping. Don't really want to see that with miles to go before I can fuel up so I was thinking about taking extra just in case.

Back on subject I have a fuel app on my phone and it shows my best millage is 49. Highway with the bags on and the cruise on 82ish it went down to 35.

 

[TimLaw]

So many posts that don't specify what year the bike is.

A lot of things come into play actually. Time of year, panniers, tires, weight of rider and bags, year of bike, etc...

On my '14 non ES in the summer without panniers, stock tires and off road/on road combo was 58 miles to the gallon. In the winter with panniers it averages 48. In the summer with panniers and stock tires it averages 52.

Another HUGE factor is shifting. My friend and I bought our bikes on the same day. He would get 45 while I would get 55. It also depends on your rpms when shifting. He shifts with high RPMs and I shift with lower RPMs.

 

[patrickg450]

On our 2015 trip to Alaska the three blue Teneres went 272 miles and need 5 gallons of fuel.
That would be better than 54 MPG. Loaded with gear

I think that is amazing.........I cant get that out of my 12. I do run fast, according to my friends. I zip up to speed and come in hot on a lot of turns, break hard at the front then hold a constant speed until it is time to hammer the throttle. I need to learn to be more adult like on my bike, but it is so DAMN FUN to ride. I know, I am killing my self with tires and pads as well.


Do you have a flash?

 

[cakeboy]

what about this ?

 

[eemsreno]

I read your report over on advrider about your trip. Great report!!! I'm hoping to take the trip to Prudhoe this yr and was wondering about the fuel millage between Coldfoot and Prudhoe. Did you just fuel up before leaving each one and had plenty or did you need extra? I know its 250 miles, or thereabout, so you had 22 miles to spare? I've ridden mine down to where the low fuel trip meter comes on but that was in town and I just hadn't felt like stopping. Don't really want to see that with miles to go before I can fuel up so I was thinking about taking extra just in case.

Back on subject I have a fuel app on my phone and it shows my best millage is 49. Highway with the bags on and the cruise on 82ish it went down to 35.

Trimannn
First , Thanks for reading my ride report.
If I remember correctly from our 2011 trip to Prudhoe Bay it was 260 miles from Coldfoot to gas at Prudhoe Bay.
I had to use spare fuel on my Wee to make it.
This last year on the Teneres we had to turn back on top of Atigun Pass and never made it all the way.
I have run my bike down so it held 6 gallons of fuel on fill up. You have to fill it all the way up to get in 6 gallons though.
But I would still carry extra fuel on a trip to Alaska.
In 2011 after taking the Arctic Ocean tour we headed back south on full tanks of fuel. We had a crazy head wind all the way to Atigun Pass ,I used all my tanks fuel and all my extra fuel trying to get back to Coldfoot. I ended up using some of my son's extra fuel also.
You just can't count on good riding conditions all the time up north. Be prepared for anything. You should have a riding partner on the Dalton also.
Hope you make the trip and have as good a time as I have had. It can be a total blast!

Steve


Patrick
No flash all stock
It runs to good to flash it.

 

[trimannn]

Trimannn
First , Thanks for reading my ride report.
If I remember correctly from our 2011 trip to Prudhoe Bay it was 260 miles from Coldfoot to gas at Prudhoe Bay.
I had to use spare fuel on my Wee to make it.
This last year on the Teneres we had to turn back on top of Atigun Pass and never made it all the way.
I have run my bike down so it held 6 gallons of fuel on fill up. You have to fill it all the way up to get in 6 gallons though.
But I would still carry extra fuel on a trip to Alaska.
In 2011 after taking the Arctic Ocean tour we headed back south on full tanks of fuel. We had a crazy head wind all the way to Atigun Pass ,I used all my tanks fuel and all my extra fuel trying to get back to Coldfoot. I ended up using some of my son's extra fuel also.
You just can't count on good riding conditions all the time up north. Be prepared for anything. You should have a riding partner on the Dalton also.
Hope you make the trip and have as good a time as I have had. It can be a total blast!

Steve


Patrick
No flash all stock
It runs to good to flash it.

I forgot about you guys turning back. It was a good pic of the three of yall in the snow on Atigun about the time you decided to turn around. I've read a bunch of ride reports about the trip and I guess I already have CRS syndrome so all the reports are running together.

 

[patrickg450]

to good to flash, that is a bold statement..............and I like it. Clearly you ride, a lot. Really jealous, I am most likely going to flash mine in the near future. Have you ever ridden a flashed ST? What do you think lead to the great fuel economy?

 

[draig126]

After a little over 1100 miles in last few months of 2015 I have a 50.1mpg average and that is with about 200 miles of city driving (commuting to work). My guess after watching the gauges with various driving conditions, I average low to mid 40's in the city, mid to upper 40's on two-lane country roads and mid 50's on four lane highways. That is with a 2013 S10 with no bags, just a 280lb 6'3" driver. Itching to put some serious miles on it this year.

 

[Freebooter]

Timlaw and others, I forgot to add I have my Givi side boxess on. I leave the top box at home unless I go on a trip. My speed/rpm at moment of shifting is average. I am not a hot rod rider. I only really "get on it" when I have to hurridly pass someone, trying to beat a red light, etc

 

[TimLaw]

With panniers and this time of year with the shit gas, you are right on the money. Take off the panniers for a test in the summer and watch the MPG go up.

 

[2daMax]

2012 S10, 2600km on the ODO....latest MGP is 49.3 or 21.2km/l. 410km with 19.33L filled. Getting better with every fill. Not bad for a new engine. My 650 Versys (sold) was averaging 54MPG on the same route, but was doing 51MPG when it was new. My average temperatures is 26C in the mornings and 32C in the evenings, 365 days/year. Sea Level.

This is my commute to work and home type of usage, so typically 26km one way, of which 1/3 is freeway, 2/3 city with traffic stops and jam and a final 3km of twisties. I noticed if I maintain around 80 to 90km/h, the instant fuel consumption reads between 28 to 30km/l.

My reserves comes on at around 17L which I wished it would come on at 19L. I need to monitor a few more times to get a good statistical confidence that 17L is real. I wish to go 450km before visiting the fuel kiosk/gas station/petrol kiosk, and the early reserves tends to make me visit the kiosk earlier.

 

[tomatocity]

July 2014 a friend and I went on a trip from CA to Lander WY and as far as Red Lodge MT. After we filled up in UT we noticed better gas mileage. The owner of the oldest Kawasaki dealer in the USA (Lander WY) told us that Sinclair has a non-ethanol high test in WY and the surrounding states. My 2012 Tenere with luggage saw gas mileage into the low 60's. The further we got away from WY the less gas mileage we got. We rode highways way too much for me. My 2015 ES gets better gas mileage than my 2012 ever did. The 2012 would usually get 47 mpg on a good day on the open road.

 

[cakeboy]

Wind direction makes a massive difference on the tenere due to its large frontal area ..if your riding into a very strong head wind with panniers it can make the difference of up to " a 20 mpg drop " ..

 

[eemsreno]

to good to flash, that is a bold statement..............and I like it. Clearly you ride, a lot. Really jealous, I am most likely going to flash mine in the near future. Have you ever ridden a flashed ST? What do you think lead to the great fuel economy?

Patrick
My bike runs perfect! Have you ever tried setting the CO. up to +18 or 20 on both cylinders?
I have not ridden a flashed Tenere. I would imagine that they run great also. I have spent some time on the 2014 Tenere [I can trade with Clint any time I want] and I like my bike every bit as much.
On that particular 272 mile stretch of great fuel mileage I would say it was because of slower speeds and higher altitude. I have gotten in the 50s several times 2 up when at high altitudes.

 

[Freebooter]

What do y'all mean by "Flashing" it?

 

[Dogdaze]

What do y'all mean by "Flashing" it?

The ECU (brain) comes factory set with restrictions, to allow for EPA emissions and such, this keeps the power down in the first three gears (generally) to @50%, then full power. By 'flashing' the ECU, it de-restricts the factory controls and makes the throttle smoother in lower gears. Flashing is mostly done by a tuner with this knowledge, who will relieve of a few $$ to get the bike as it should be. Depends on where you are in the country, there are at least one vendor member that offers this service.