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

[The Mad King Pepe']

I reset my tach everytime I fill up (to the brim), and on average I get 40-45 MPG on my M750. This is mostly commuting but not much stop-and-go traffic, I usually refill between 140-160 miles.

My fuel light has long stopped working and I rely on the mileage to know when to fill. You can also get an idea of how much fuel you have in the tank by gently rocking the bike sideways, the noise and feel of gas sloshing in the tank will tell you how much is in there.

[freeclimbmtb]

my 2009 696 would have the idiot light come on at about 120.  the 2011 796 comes on at about 110 (if i can keep my hand off the throttle) I have had the light come on at as little as 80 miles.  I pushed the 696 to 30 miles on the reserve counter...but i didnt have a good feeling about it.

[ducatigirl100]

i've done it 100milles with out a refill    so it's official my new safety is 100 mille not 45 ...... 


tanks guy's

[the_Journeyman]

Commuting, I get about 35-40 and fuel light comes on about 135.  Actually riding, even aggressively, I get around 45, and don't see the fuel light until I'm 145-150 miles.

JM

[stopintime]

i've done it 100milles with out a refill    so it's official my new safety is 100 mille not 45 ...... 


tanks guy's

How much did you fill?

My guess is that it wasn't very close to empty.

[bikepilot]

The wife just went 197.x miles on a tank on her 620

[bdub]

best I've ever done is 143. The last 1000yds was down hill. then it quit

[seevtsaab]

The wife just went 197.x miles on a tank on her 620

Wow! 10% ethonol? I can probably get to near 180 under ideal conditions but I'd be pushing it (maybe literally).

Important point to OP - it doesn't matter how much your tank holds. Very important how much fuel you can use!

[Timmy Tucker]

I gas up around 125. Have only seen the gas light on twice, both times around 130. I seem to consistently get between 40-45 mpg no matter how hard I flog it. I've never done a long trip on the highway/interstate though.

[bikepilot]

Yep, wasn't even all that slow of a tank (I put on about 196 of those miles and left her with the fuel light on ).  Almost all commuting from annandale to/from DC + one run to leesburg for the duc experience thing.  Its been really hot lately and I think that helps mpgs quite a bit for several reasons.

Prior tank I think I re-fueled at 180-something (100% commuting miles) and calculated the mpg to be 60.7. 

Both with 10% E fuel (or so the pump says, I certainly didn't do any sort of analysis of the fuel to verify).  I also haven't verified the odometer, but since the duc reads off the rear wheel rpm (I think?) and the rear tire is the stock size it shouldn't be wrong, right?

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  I can't believe this thread has gone to a second page 

[freeclimbmtb]

light came on at 96, took 2.4 gallons.  Im starting to feel like my light is at half a tank...

[ducatigirl100]

I can't believe this thread has gone to a second page 

me too 

[Kev M]

What's up with the paranoia about fuel lights?

The Duc makes bike #6 we've owned with EFI and a low fuel light and all have been dependable.

Granted we're only a few months and little over 1k miles on the Duc, but we run it to the light every tankfull...

[jsd2]

My light always came on between 135 and 150.  Unless I was going someplace without gas stations I usually ran it up until the light came on.

Jim