magpie Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 How many miles are people getting to a tank full before the warning light comes on? Then how many miles to empty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted March 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted March 9, 2015 Ride in B mode or buy a TMax if you want lower fuel consumption B mode doesn't get you better fuel consumption, does it? If you have some information that verifies this, please post it up here. As I understand, B mode only lessens the hp and softens the throttle a bit. If you are going down the road, as in touring, at 65mph, A, B or STD, your fuel consumption will be the same as the work from the engine is the same. It's true that irony doesn't transfer across the Atlantic very well, I see Should I use more smilies? This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy01 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 How many miles are people getting to a tank full before the warning light comes on? Then how many miles to empty? 154 and got 16 ltrs back in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2damax Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Question on speedo. How does the FJ gets its speed readings? For example, the Versys gets its speed reading from the counter sprocket square nut. So, if the sprockets are changed, the indicated speed is the same but the actual speed changes (and so is the odometer). Is the FJ similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2damax Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Another question on fuel consumption. Does colder weather gives worst of mpg compared to warmer weather? I noticed this on the cars (rented) I drove in the US. On colder days (32F and below), the mpg are lower but when the temperature rises (40 to 50F), I get better mpg. Same gas and the mpg are from the instrumentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 There has been quite a bit of activity on this post since I last read it - I have worked a few things out, I see others have too, apologies for duplications. First thing I have noticed is the speedometer is over reading, this will mean the odo will show more miles travelled than you actually have. As has been noted already, the consumption readout is higher than actual. Put the two together and I can see why Yamaha report lower consumption than what we are experiencing. I had quite a few freeway miles to cover, so tried the different modes. B did seem to show a better return until there was an increase in engine load, going up a slight incline, then it seemed worse than STD. A mode did return a worse than average return, simply because after I put in that mode the wrist action was co-incidentally more active (i.e. became way more progressive) ! If anyone is interested in what consumption I've been getting, my logbook is on Fuelly I think you can change the display units (US MPG / l/100km / km/l) so it makes more sense etc for you, I have it set to UK MPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted March 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted March 10, 2015 I tend to use the "uses some fuel" and "costs some money" approach to motorcycle economics. Of course, if I want something and there is a choice of vendors then I will probably select the cheaper one but I have never added up the costs of my motoring or used a spreadsheet! This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy01 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Just fueled up again 17.34 ltrs 158 miles and 20 mile on reserve count down trip meter. This is 2 up comute 30 miles a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FigJam-OhNine Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Cracked open the old MPG to L/100KM converter in another internet window and read through this post. Everything is pretty consistent with what I'm seeing on mine. I have 2000KM on my bike, and reset the fuel average with every fill up. I've been super conservative and achieved a 4.8 L/100KM (49 MPG) average and been super aggressive and hit 6.0 L/100KM (39 MPG) average. Not thinking about it and just riding, I seem to hover somewhere in the middle. Usually around 5.5 L/100KM (43 MPG). What I haven't done yet, is just get on a highway and see how far I go. All of my riding so far has been basic day to day stuff. About half highway half city. Typically getting between 240 to 280 km (150 to 175 Miles) on a tank before the last bar starts flashing. Conclusion? Fun costs more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Just fueled up again 17.34 ltrs 158 miles and 20 mile on reserve count down trip meter. This is 2 up comute 30 miles a day. Thanks for the information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I've been super conservative and achieved a 4.8 L/100KM (49 MPG) average and been super aggressive and hit 6.0 L/100KM (39 MPG) average. 4.8l/100 is very good, my best so far has been 5.54, the riding was more in your 6l camp though. I've never had good consumption on motorways, being of the slightly heavier build and being wider I suppose I'm like a lead weight sail I'm sure readers in the UK will have realised your MPG figures are US. @magpie, I did 181 miles on 16.141l - not sure the distance on reserve, think it was 10 or 15 miles - I had it set-up for km's and have mentally muddled the numbers O_o. Out of curiosity, can the US and / or the Canadian FJ's change from miles to km's/ USG to liters etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Cracked open the old MPG to L/100KM converter in another internet window and read through this post.+1 for opening the converter in another window. There's no making sense of those crazy inverted numbers! I'm sure that's thought by both camps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechnic13 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I commute 45 miles each way to work with 5 miles on streets and they rest on freeway . Freeway speed averages 75-85 MPH between 5200-6000 RPM for 30 minutes . my average fuel milage is a consistant 44 MPG every tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FigJam-OhNine Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Out of curiosity, can the US and / or the Canadian FJ's change from miles to km's/ USG to liters etc? I don't believe so. Unless I've missed something. It seems to be hard coded into the ECU. Kind of a shame, since Canadians tend to cross the border into the US a lot (and vice versa). It would be nice to have a display that matches the country you're in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 That is a pity, it is usefully when crossing the border. The Europeans have the same problem, if they come to the UK they have to stick with metric, but we have an option to change. The owners manual should tell you, but you can check on the display - you know how to get into the settings? (hold the menu button in for at least 2 seconds) scroll down to unit, press menu - if you only see km then it doesn't have it, if you see 'km or mile' then you have. Maybe only the UK has that option. - sorry think I'm hijacking the thread, oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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