Holy Cow - Fuel mileage

[DaveABQ]

I just finished a ride, odometer had 204.5 miles when i left, 368 when i got back for 163.5 total miles ridden today.  When i got back i filled up, 1.7 gallons, wow, that is 96 MPG.  Anyone else get that high of gas mileage??

I rode pretty hard, first 10 miles I rode it at redline on the interstate to get to Route 66, so that was at 65 mph.  All riding was higher elevations, my house is at 5300 feet, so I probably rode from 4500 - 6500 feet elevation.  Average speed was probably 55 mph. 

It took a long time before one bar dropped on the gas gauge and I ended the ride with it just dropping to 2 bars.

[PassedByAScooter]

Hey Dave,
 I've had varying mpg's, but usually because I'm not on top of my tire pressure. My best is 88mpg as of two fill-ups ago. I'm averaging close to 80 mpg's for the nearly 2600 miles that I've owned mine (bought with zero miles from dealer). It's a great scooter.
 One thing I have noticed, is that if I'm doing any sort of distance and keeping the mph around 55, my mileage is a hell of a lot better. I live in Vermont, though, so I'm not dealing with the thin air here at all.
 Keep things posted on your average. Use fuelly.com, and use their banner, too, so you can always have it updated at the bottom of your postings.
 The nice thing is, once the scoot is broken in, the mpg's should be consistent and somewhat improved (though nothing to write home about).

PBAS

[Vivo]

I've had varying mpg's, but usually because I'm not on top of my tire pressure.

I get 90mpg on my 125cc. I want to top my tire pressure but the Chengs are really very hard any my butt cannot really handle it. I can only fill in 25-26psi, nothing more.

[DaveABQ]

i set my tire pressure per the manual, which i believe was 25 front and 28 rear....i had a good uphill twisty ride to scrub them in good lol, luckily i was at a tight point where the speed limit was 45, which i was going, as a county cop was sitting after one of the turns, be hell getting a ticket on a scooter lol

[PassedByAScooter]

Yeah, I've been let off by the locals a couple of times. Even going 60 in a 40, the officer just let me go. I think there's a definite hang up with them about giving me a ticket because I'm on a scooter. I find that I drive my car faster, too, because I just go as fast as I can on my Yager
Last week, I passed 3 (yes, Three!) cars in a 50 mph zone. I hit 67 passing them. The lead driver looked at me really awkward, as if something was really wrong - he looked confused. Perhaps it was the "WTF, I'm being passed by a scooter?!" 

[DaveABQ]

haha, yep, one thing about a scooter compared to the motorcycles I've had, takes a little bit to pass, i was following a truck towing and empty utitility trailer yesterday, he was going exactly 55, which was the speed limit, finally got a little downhill section and I passed him

[BigOrange]

Xciting 250 2007 averaging 67-72.5 miles per gallon over last 2500 miles. Better mileage when I add Seafoam and good gas Chevron, Shell, Exxon not Circle K or Costco. 88 mpg rocks!

[Cortez]

I just finished a ride, odometer had 204.5 miles when i left, 368 when i got back for 163.5 total miles ridden today.  When i got back i filled up, 1.7 gallons, wow, that is 96 MPG.  Anyone else get that high of gas mileage??

I rode pretty hard, first 10 miles I rode it at redline on the interstate to get to Route 66, so that was at 65 mph.  All riding was higher elevations, my house is at 5300 feet, so I probably rode from 4500 - 6500 feet elevation.  Average speed was probably 55 mph. 

It took a long time before one bar dropped on the gas gauge and I ended the ride with it just dropping to 2 bars.

The Yager and Like 200 both have amazing MPG figures for their engine size, check the fuelly.com community too!
Just like the new G5 300cc engine in People and Downtown.

[DaveABQ]

i did join fuelly.com and put in my last two changes to get the reading, didn't check others yet what they have gotten

[CROSSBOLT]

My Yager started at 77 mpg and is now running 95-98 mpg with 10000+ on it. Eat smoke, 50cc!

Karl

[PassedByAScooter]

Wow! 95-98mpg! I have even more to look forward too, i guess     Makes you want to ride it like hell just to get there 

[DaveABQ]

95-98, that is amazing...i was really pleased, i figured with the little bit of miles I have on it that it would be in the 60's, i'm going to get out again I hope soon, have a good ride to the mountains in the north I want to do....going to be over 200 miles, but very scenic route though the Jemez Mountains and then go through Santa Fe and back down north Hwy 14 which is a bunch of twisties on the backside of the Sandia Mountains, then back home

[Vivo]

We also have scenic routes and zigzags here. Very appropriate for scooter rides!!!

[CROSSBOLT]

Vivo, where is that superb road?? It took about 4000 miles for the Yager to "break-in" and the mileage to start climbing.....

Karl

[DaveABQ]

We also have scenic routes and zigzags here. Very appropriate for scooter rides!!!

except uphill, you'd have that thing wide open the whole time to get up it lol, i plan on doing a steep one soon, i know i'll be bogging compared to when i took it on my KTM Supermoto