Yup,,, 43.6 mpg(us) is pretty much my experience, while behaving,,, which is surprising,,, because Dave is a much more sensible rider,, sailor and RC pilot, than I am,,,,,, LOL,,,, cheers,,, CAt'
Starter Valves Sync, Valve Clearances and Fuel Economy
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Reading through this I have a few bits to add. I currently ride a ST1300, and still have (currently broken) my ST1100. I put 140,000 miles on my ST1100. Over 520 times I've filled the tank, recorded almost all of them (a few mistakes). 3320 Gallons and average 41.54 MPG. A lot of commuting miles, with a shorter commute the mileage isn't as good. High 30's, on Trips low 40's. But I live in California and we have summer and winter fuel. You can clearly see it on the attached graph, up and down each year. Also about 25% through the graph my commute changed from mostly two freeways to an expressway with 30 stop lights.
I got my ST1300 (used with 18K miles) in 2017. I was disappointed with the mileage immediately. As well as the size of the tank.
Various articles I read implied it was larger than the ST1100, and 7.7 gallons. I have run out of fuel 5 times (once or twice a deliberate test, twice actually managed to coast into a gas station, once I had to cal my wife...) I never ran on (by accident) on the ST1100 and much prefer the gauge on it. I have marked down 7.65, 7.15, 7.28, 7.12 and 6.85 for the size of the fill. I now believe the 7.65 and 6.85 are clearly wrong. I would usually get over 250 miles per tank with some trips into the 300's.
Mileage has been very disappointing, and I believe some of that is due to the short commute that has been more a part of this bike, as well as the Thermostat is broken. Living where I do it rarely matters warming up as it doesn't get too cold (though I do ride year around). My average is 35 MPG over 25,000 miles, with some warming day trips getting into the high 38's (and it might have done better if I were driving slower, and my wife wasn't on the back). I usually only get ~220 miles per tank. As high as 250, but some under 200. I am just now working on a lot of back maintenance and replacing the thermostat (or of the reason for reading the forums tonight) so I do expect to see a nice increase in MPG.
I've attached the same graph for the ST1300. It has a few more gaps and errors (not as diligent at record keeping). For both the Red line is the MPG on the tank, the green is averaged over 7 tanks. As I am now retired the bike gets far fewer miles and the yearly change with the California summer/winter fuel is not as obvious to fuel mileage. I don't have time right now to calculate things in Kilometers, sorry.
I got my ST1300 (used with 18K miles) in 2017. I was disappointed with the mileage immediately. As well as the size of the tank.
Various articles I read implied it was larger than the ST1100, and 7.7 gallons. I have run out of fuel 5 times (once or twice a deliberate test, twice actually managed to coast into a gas station, once I had to cal my wife...) I never ran on (by accident) on the ST1100 and much prefer the gauge on it. I have marked down 7.65, 7.15, 7.28, 7.12 and 6.85 for the size of the fill. I now believe the 7.65 and 6.85 are clearly wrong. I would usually get over 250 miles per tank with some trips into the 300's.
Mileage has been very disappointing, and I believe some of that is due to the short commute that has been more a part of this bike, as well as the Thermostat is broken. Living where I do it rarely matters warming up as it doesn't get too cold (though I do ride year around). My average is 35 MPG over 25,000 miles, with some warming day trips getting into the high 38's (and it might have done better if I were driving slower, and my wife wasn't on the back). I usually only get ~220 miles per tank. As high as 250, but some under 200. I am just now working on a lot of back maintenance and replacing the thermostat (or of the reason for reading the forums tonight) so I do expect to see a nice increase in MPG.
I've attached the same graph for the ST1300. It has a few more gaps and errors (not as diligent at record keeping). For both the Red line is the MPG on the tank, the green is averaged over 7 tanks. As I am now retired the bike gets far fewer miles and the yearly change with the California summer/winter fuel is not as obvious to fuel mileage. I don't have time right now to calculate things in Kilometers, sorry.
I knew I was going to forget the graphs...
