WABBMW
Well-Known Member
I rode my 2008 FZ1 this weekend with a group through the Sam Houston National Forrest area. I started with a full tank. The group stopped for gas on two different occasions, but I still had fuel bars showing on my gauge, so did not get gas. We kept riding, and my low fuel bar began to flash, but I wasn't worried, since I thought we were about to stop for lunch within a few miles. Well I thought wrong. Finally pulled in and the "F-trip" showed 32.0 miles. Yikes!
I had never gone that far on a tank - 174.0 miles. Filled up and it took 4.22 gallons. This calculates to 41.2 MPG. Wouldn't want to try that again, but was amazed.
For a Gen II, I have always gotten good mileage, but what I cannot understand - is why my gas mileage has been better when riding spirited between 60 to triple digit speeds trough curvey roads, than it is when riding straight down the highway at a steady speed of perhaps 75 MPH. Does the stock fuel cutoff actually shut off the fuel upon deceleration? Doing twisties - some of the time is spent off the throttle before a curve. Has anyone else experienced this?
I had never gone that far on a tank - 174.0 miles. Filled up and it took 4.22 gallons. This calculates to 41.2 MPG. Wouldn't want to try that again, but was amazed.
For a Gen II, I have always gotten good mileage, but what I cannot understand - is why my gas mileage has been better when riding spirited between 60 to triple digit speeds trough curvey roads, than it is when riding straight down the highway at a steady speed of perhaps 75 MPH. Does the stock fuel cutoff actually shut off the fuel upon deceleration? Doing twisties - some of the time is spent off the throttle before a curve. Has anyone else experienced this?