Project - Gas Mileage contest - Page 3 - Suzuki SV650 Forum: SV650, SV1000, Gladius Forums

silversx80 · 06-19-2008, 01:55 AM

Well, I get home tomorrow so my SV will be going Plaid when it comes to mileage. First tank doesn't count since it's been sitting for a month.

veritasmmv · 06-19-2008, 01:59 AM

You've ridden almost 700 miles with no license plate??

02SVSRIDER · 06-19-2008, 02:04 AM

I check my mileage every time I fill up, and average between 54 and 56 MPG on my 02 S

99% of my riding is commuting on super slab, 25 miles of 75+ speeds and about 8 miles of in town stop and go riding.

Barricade_SV · 06-19-2008, 02:12 AM

anyone with an 04-08 know the average MPG?

canoodle · 06-20-2008, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 02SVSRIDER

I check my mileage every time I fill up, and average between 54 and 56 MPG on my 02 S

99% of my riding is commuting on super slab, 25 miles of 75+ speeds and about 8 miles of in town stop and go riding.

Seems like the mileage is better at faster rather than slower highway speeds... i would have thought different due to wind resistance.
Is it cuz the bike is more efficient at higher RPM?

J

slawson3 · 06-20-2008, 08:17 AM

I got 54 mpg on my last tankful. That's on an '04 naked, hauling my 200+ pounds around.

VTSVSY · 06-20-2008, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Barricade_SV

anyone with an 04-08 know the average MPG?

Yup, I keep a spreedsheet. I record the miles on the tank, gallons put in and what the mpg is every time I fill up! my '05 SV650S is averaging 57.4 mpg over 8k miles. I've seen a high of 65.9 and a low of 48.1 mpg.

kamicosmos · 06-20-2008, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by veritasmmv

You've ridden almost 700 miles with no license plate??

Yeah. 30 day temp tag, but it's been folded up in my wallet. I am actually surprised that none of the several cops that pulled up behind me never pulled me over. When my car's tags expire, bam! I get pulled over in a matter of seconds...but, apparently a seemingly unlicensed bike is A-OK.

I paid my taxes and title fees today, and now have a shiny new license plate on my bike.

02SVSRIDER · 06-20-2008, 01:43 PM

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Seems like the mileage is better at faster rather than slower highway speeds... i would have thought different due to wind resistance.
Is it cuz the bike is more efficient at higher RPM?

I've also gone up one tooth on both front and rear sprockets before I was averaging around 50MPG I'm also only 150lbs so I'm sure that helps a little

silversx80 · 06-26-2008, 08:59 PM

I just filled up and I know I said this tank wouldn't count since it was sitting for a month but here are the numbers:

Miles since last fill-up: 181.0
Gallons to bottom of fill neck: 2.982
MPG: 60.70 (rounded to two significant figures)

This includes about 60 miles two-up.

Mods: Traxxion Dynamics "drop-in" damper rod kit, Sonic Springs, 10W fork oil, '06 GSX-R1000 shock swap w/ 1/2" raising links, Zero Gravity double bubble windscreen and an SVRider sticker on the sub-frame.

New tires ore going on next weekend as well as a slip-on (as soon as I decide, the leovince isn't as cheap as I thought).