Andy Hewitt

serf <serf@nospamthanx.com> wrote:

> Which is how long my last tankful of petrol lasted. Has anyone exceeded this
> with a standard sized tank on a production bike?
>
> Hit the reserve at 245 (and that was with a considerable amount of thrashing
> it). So, just out of interest, I bungeed 5 litres on the back, and took it
> easy until the juice ran out completely (having cleaned out the tank a month
> ago). 56 miles, the reserve lasted. Filled up with 13 litres, which works
> out at about 105 mpg.
>
> Is this normal for a CG, or have I got a freak here?

I once got 107mpg out of my old H100. I would expect a CG to do better
though.

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Andy Hewitt

serf <serf@nospamthanx.com> wrote:

> Andy Hewitt wrote:
>
> > I once got 107mpg out of my old H100.
>
> How were you riding it?

It was mostly commute runs, but I rarely gave it an easy time.

> > I would expect a CG to do better
> > though.
>
> I'm sure that mine would do better if I rode with the traffic instead of
> overtaking it all.

Yes.

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