Tenere Mileage
 

Hi Guys,

I was wondering how far I can go when the reserve indicator starts flashing.

The tank is 23 litres. I can travel about 230 miles before the reserve starts flashing. If I refill the tank as soon as the reserve flashes I manage to put 16 litres in the tank. That means that I should still have 7 litres in the tank whenever the reserve flashes. Therefore I should be able to travel for another 100 miles. So all in all I can rely on my tenere for over 300 miles before I need to refill again.

Do I make sense? Do you agree?

F

Sounds about right... Well that's roughly what mine does anyway. Everybody rides differently though and climate, fuel, tyres and tuning makes a difference too.

Have a read of this thread:

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=18895

Thanks Pleiades... of course it depends on how you use your bike but I needed to figure out an average it is painful :dentist: when you are out of petrol in the middle of nowhere

You're already realizing how much the F-Trip lies to you!
On mine, it starts flashing and I fill it up with... Yep, you guessed it... 16 litres.

You have between 60 to 100 miles on the reserve. Use it wisely!

Miles per gal
 

Motorway and headwinds can get down to 55mpg. I average 60 to 72mpg if I am bumbling through the Yorkshire dales I have got up to 286 miles before the indicator starts flashing. Depends what speed you are going to maintain on reserve.

I have my fuel filler neck drilled to gain another litre or so. 400kms would be a good distance for me to get whilst on the lookout for fuel.

:)

I took my pump out. Bent the bubble level down. Little I get to 360 miles before I Gill up. And tested I get 80 miles to what's left on reserve

:) that's right ! Quite an approximate estimate ...