Re: [St] 410 and Idaho fuel additives

[Dave Bardell <bardelld@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My 01 ST almost always goes 225 miles btwn fill ups and always takes 
btwn 4.0 and 4.2 per fill.  Many times this is on a 100 mile round trip 
commute, but roads don't seem to make too  much difference.  OTOH, my 06 
V-Strom 650 covers the same mileage but requires about 4.3 to 4.6 on a 
fill up.

Dave Bardell
Millerstown, PA
01 ST

Rusty Ford wrote:
> My 01 Sprint routinely delivers mileage similar to Jim Crate's.
> otoh, my 00 Trophy 1200 rarely goes 200 miles without taking 5+ on refill.
>
> Jim Crate wrote:
>
>   
>>> I stopped for gas.
>>> After 210 miles it was pretty empty.  Filled it up and calculated  
>>> about 57
>>> mpg.  Not bad but I doubt I filled it up to the same level each  
>>> time.  I
>>>    
>>>
>>>       
>> I find this pretty confusing.  My Sprint is pretty empty after 210  
>> miles too, but it takes ~ 5 gallons of gas to fill it up, which is  
>> about 40 mpg.  At 57 mpg, you would have only used 3.7 gallons, which  
>> means the fuel gauge (according to what seems standard on Sprints)  
>> would only be just below half, and you'd have a little more than a  
>> full gallon still to burn before the fuel light came on.   I can see  
>> some variation between fill-ups, but that should account for maybe a  
>> quart, and we've got either 15+ mpg, 1+ gallon, or 70+ miles out of  
>> wack with these figures.  Does the 04 Sprint have a much smaller gas  
>> tank?
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>     
>>> I did learn something interesting on SR 167.  I can lock up the  
>>> front brake
>>> at 70 mph and not crash.  I think my next bike will have ABS for the
>>> freeways around here.
>>>    
>>>
>>>       
>> I learned this once upon a time too, although it was definitely a big  
>> moment.  I'd rather not repeat that one.  For just a very momentary  
>> lockup, the bike shook hard enough to toss my left foot off the peg.
>>
>> Jim
>>
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