How many miles can i go whit one tank of gas?

[ducatigirl100]

Hi guy's   

I was just wandering how many miles can you do whit a Monster 900cc  1995    and when the gas indicator come up how may do i have left??


I posting the question because today I stopped for my usual "45 Miles " fill up ( just to make sure).  When I look in the tank I've noticed that it was only half empty ( I've been doing highway those last few days )  ...  Since I'm planning on a first outing on my bike ..." how many miles can i do"  seams to be a relevant question. 

when I've bought the bike they didn't give me a owner's manual     so i don't  have the info

please 

[Pedro-bot]

The one time I waited for that indicator light I was left stranded.   

What bike do you have?

My S4 (916cc) averages approx 110-120 miles but I fill up at the 100 mark just to be safe. YMMV. 

Reset the trip odometer every time you fill up so you know how far to go between fill ups. 

[He Man]

varies, but you can figure it out hte fun way.

It depends on how lean or rich your bike runs really.

45 miles? your safe filling up every 100 miles minimum with the old steel tanks. they hold atleast 3.8gallons IIRC.

on my 1995 m900, i was doing about 150-160 highway miles before fill up. and around 100 miles city before fill up. i dint have a low gas meter so i had to wing it.


too bad my plastic tank S2R, (at 90mph cruising) requires fill up every 140 miles.

[Drunken Monkey]

My bike gets as low as 35 in city driving and as high as 60 MPG highway cruising. But mine's an FI bike (944 w/ hi comp pistons and free flowing exhaust & intake)

Your mileage may vary (literally!)

[He Man]

My bike gets as low as 35 in city driving and as high as 60 MPG highway cruising. But mine's an FI bike (944 w/ hi comp pistons and free flowing exhaust & intake)

Your mileage may vary (literally!)

for 100% city riding, i get ~25mpg. lol

[d3vi@nt]

I think most Monsters, the light comes on at 3 to 3.5 liters remaining (approximately). Definitely 3 liters for my '07 695.

I reset my tripmeter at fill-up and ride until the light comes on. I fill up as soon as possible and record the miles traveled, then divide by the number of gallons I just put in to get MPG. If you do this frequently, you'll get a pretty good average MPG.

Here's a link with some MPG ratings:
http://hallicino.hubpages.com/hub/Motorcycle-MPG-Guide-Ducati

It shows mine as getting 40-48MPG. Last fill up using super, I got 54 MPG and about 150 miles before the light came on. But this is a totally stock bike.

Best bet is to record your fuel consumption and miles traveled to computer you're own averages, as it will vary widely based on a number of factors.

[Dellikose]

1999 M900

I fuel up every 120 miles, and can still hear some sloshing around at that point, where I am usually putting ~3.5 gal in the tank. I'm guessing that I could go another 20-30 miles, but hopefully I don't have to find the limit 

Fueling up every 45 is overkill if your bike is running normally.

I reset my tripmeter at fill-up and ride until the light comes on. I fill up as soon as possible and record the miles traveled, then divide by the number of gallons I just put in to get MPG. If you do this frequently, you'll get a pretty good average MPG.

This is going to be your best bet for your specific bike.

[zooom]

the milage you'll ge depends on how "spirited" you are with the throttle...

I noticed when I was hooliganing and stuff, I would get about 120-ish on my old 01 Monster 900....on a road trip rolling at general highway speeds for an even keel of time, I got as much as 155...

your milage may vary though!

[Slide Panda]

I've got a Fuel Injected 900 and average 40mpg all around. That's a mix of city, highway and being bad. 

[hiero]

carby 750, I typically get 140-160 a tank before I fuel up with the carb settings I've got.  I'd say you could probably go at least 120, probably more. 

I legitimately got 207.3 miles on a tank in one ride in the Texas Hill Country, and that was not babying it at all, full throttle, the whole ride.     And I didn't run out either, I know, because I got a tank of gas for free for doing it 

[thought]

you can check out this thread for a good idea on mileage over a good selection of ducs:

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=49376.0

but... avg seems to be about ~120ish miles

[Mike Qube]

The guy I got my bike form told me that if I rely on that light, I'm going to end up pushing the bike to a gas station sooner or later. He did indeed speak the truth on that one.

[ducatigirl100]

Wow  I didn't though that tread wold be so popular   

I have a 1995 monster 900cc whit a metal tank ...  now i think I'm gonna go less to the gas station ...       I' thing I'll try fill ups at 50 milles, 60 milles and so on ....  I'm just lacking confidence and I don't want to be stranded somewere. 

but if I was stranded somewhere  I'm sure a  gentlemen would stop to help a blonde in distress...lol 

[hiero]

50 and 60 miles is seriously too much.  If you do 100 miles before filling up, you'll still have a large margin without worry, seriously.  I will pay for your next tank of gas in your car (assuming you have one) if that ends up not being true at anytime.

[Mike Qube]

Wow  I didn't though that tread wold be so popular   

I have a 1995 monster 900cc whit a metal tank ...  now i think I'm gonna go less to the gas station ...       I' thing I'll try fill ups at 50 milles, 60 milles and so on ....  I'm just lacking confidence and I don't want to be stranded somewere. 

but if I was stranded somewhere  I'm sure a  gentlemen would stop to help a blonde in distress...lol 

I have a metal tank also, I start looking for a gas station when I hit 100 miles and start worrying at 110-120.