joe72t Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Greetings all, I have been inspired by some of the touring and adventure trips that some riders on the various forums have taken and I was curious of the approx upper km range of the bike could be. 2019 Tracer 900GT. I read that one of our members went to Tuktoyaktuk and had to ride a longer distance between fuel stops. I put a small jerrycan with fuel in the hard-case and went for a few rides to experiment. I am about 200lbs and had empty hard cases (except for the fuel). Tires have about 10k kms on them and pressure was 33psi front and 35 psi rear. I rode only paved roads and was a mix of back country and highway. Very little city riding. I rode in STD mode the whole trip and did not ride conservatively at all. When I got over 330kms I started riding on a safe, decent road that had a good shoulder to pull off when I needed to. 330, 340, 350... finally at km 369.5 she started to stutter a bit so I shut her down and pulled over. I thought wow that's awesome. I usually would panic when I got to 300km and started to look for fuel. Good to know. I'm sure with a full load of gear, adventure type tires, and unpaved roads would yield a lower number for sure. Anyway thought I would share. Anyone else have some mileage range figures??? Stay safe, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted April 23, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) My range test ended at 378km, with 63km of it on reserve. Rode in B-mode at 100km/h (cc)... things we do for science. Edited April 23, 2020 by piotrek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebruv Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Has long as you have enjoyed these longer rides that's all that matters. Keep up the good comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member mikerbiker Posted April 23, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted April 23, 2020 Great info as benchmark, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhchris Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I regularly get 200 miles (325k) on a full tank on my FJ 09. At that point it will usually take about 3.7 gallons to refill. That works out to about 50 mpg. I fill the tank to the baffle holding the bike in the vertical position. If you run at higher speeds you will get noticeably less gas mileage. Over 5,500 rpm I see around 44 mpg on the current fuel readout. In normal cruising, at 200 miles I am looking for a gas station. 1968 Triumph Bonneville 650 1971 Norton Commando Roadster 2002 Harley 1200 Sportster 2003 Honda ST 1300 2016 FJ 09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted April 23, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted April 23, 2020 I just rode the other day and albeit with my Givi barn door screen, top case and all my ATGAT and me totaling north of 250, I only managed maybe 39+ mpg on my fastest Red 15. Usually I can manage 40~42 mpg even averaging 70 mph mixed riding, with +85 often seen. But still on E0 91+ octane I should be doing better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxkiwi Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 When I misjudged the next fuel stop in the south island, I got 390km on a tank. I was two up fully loaded and riding very conservatively on the second half of the tank, when I realised it was going to be tight. Got 17.3 litres in it when I filled up. So theoretically had .7l remaining! Wouldn't want to push it that far again mind! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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