I have a 03 vulcan classic 1600 , what should I be getting for a tank of gas,I have aftermarket cobra pipes on it , thanks and feel free to give me your mpg
My average is between 35-40, mix of city and highway.
Ethanol (about 10%) and other additives that are supposed to reduce smog.why is it lower in cali and nevada do you know?
+1 -- '06 Nomadi get about 120 miles per tank and thats on an 07 1600
200 MILES on a tank of gas ???? In Canada, that's like 340 kilometers per tank. I ride with a lot of the big bore Vulcans from our motorcycle club, and I've never seen anyone get those kind of numbers. They usually are looking at about 200 kilometers per tanks ( 120 or so miles/tank)Between 165 & 185 miles when the low fuel light comes on, depending on how hard I ride. A couple of times, on a slow, cruising weekend trip, the light didn't come on 'til 200 miles. If I fill up right when the light comes on, it's about four and a half gallons. My bike is bone stock.
Speedos are as far as 10% fast, but the odometers are pretty accurate.If you take into account the speedo error, that is something like 180 miles
Well, I guess that means my gas mileage is better than I thought. I figure, on average, it's about 40 mpg, overall. It doesn't vary much.Speedos are as far as 10% fast, but the odometers are pretty accurate.
I corrected mine with the Speedo Healer and now I'm showing about 150 on the odo and over 160 on the GPS.
Well I can only wait until Spring to be able to see how many miles I'll get on my 1500. Maybe our altitude is higher or lower than yours or something. I haven't met anyone around here with a 1500 Vulcan that got your kind of mileage, which again is roughly 350 KILOMETERS/tankful and no mention of reserve (which I don't think the 1600's have anyway) In all honesty I think I'd be happy to get around 150 MILES/tank which I think is close to the norm around here.DUDESTER... 200 MILES? Why not? It is rare indeed that I refuel at less than 205-210. The max I have gone is 253. I am constantly amazed at the dreadful fuel mileage reported here. I keep good records and in 21,000+ miles this year I have averaged just a tick under 46 mpg. I ride pretty hard in a wide variety of terrain throughout the west and I would croak to see anything less than 40. If you are filling your tank 1/2-2/3 of the way up the cup, you should easily go 200+ before the low light. Yesterday I refueled at 205.6 miles on the guage (195.73 GPS) and took 4.618 gal.