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Post by el1gordo on Feb 21, 2011 18:25:40 GMT
hi all
just wondering about tank capacity.According to mr haynes the tank has a 17L capacity and a reserve of 3.5L.now does this give the a total of 20.5 or is the reserve taken from the tank capacity.
A bit of a stupid question I know.Just trying to get a handle on how far I can get before filling up.
thanks
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Post by charlietbird on Feb 21, 2011 18:37:50 GMT
Never ran it dry, but 150 to 175 miles to reserve is what I generally get HTH Charlie  |
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Post by el1gordo on Feb 21, 2011 18:56:32 GMT
i put about 13l litres in sherk yesterday after doing about 130miles,by my reckoning I have got about another 4L and 40 odd miles left before i hit the reserve.
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Post by pilgrim on Feb 21, 2011 19:01:30 GMT
That's 17 litres total, 3.5 litres is included. My bike does 250 kms to reserve (155miles). I have got over 270 kms which pushes it into the 165+ mile range. Allow maximum 40 miles on reserve........  |
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Post by Flymo on Feb 21, 2011 19:03:29 GMT
Pilgrim is absolutly right, i used to get About 165 to reserve but that was before i found the throttle turns further  |
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Post by el1gordo on Feb 21, 2011 19:07:54 GMT
thanks pilgrim,thats exactly the answer i was looking for.
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Post by Jona on Feb 21, 2011 21:46:50 GMT
I hope you are talking about a 600 Divvi as My 900 has run out at 211m & 206m First time on a fuel test the second cos my mate made us late for the ferry an did not have time to fill up, (actual run out on the pumps fortunatly).
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Post by amorti on Feb 22, 2011 8:34:13 GMT
I hope you are talking about a 600 Divvi as My 900 has run out at 211m & 206m First time on a fuel test the second cos my mate made us late for the ferry an did not have time to fill up, (actual run out on the pumps fortunatly). That's about the ranges I used to get on a 50/50 urban/motorway commute. It goes a long long way for those 17 litres!! |
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Post by Grumbleweed on Mar 6, 2011 13:42:33 GMT
The new 600 isn't so frugal I can tell you! Then again it doesn't go like a slug either so I suppose there is a price to pay . I used to get 48 mpg as a minimum on the old one and now I get around 42 mpg. Now a fill up is more than £17 (when it hits reserve) it hurts - I didn't used to care at all when I ran low on fuel when £11-13 would do it  . Grum. |
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Post by billywhizz on Mar 7, 2011 12:46:23 GMT
my old 600, (2002 model) regularly returned 55mpg, totally mixed riding, but no commute..
Me fazer 1000 returns 48mpg, most of the time! so new 600 at 42mpg doesn't sound good
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Post by cam7777 on Mar 7, 2011 13:20:34 GMT
My XJ6 is pretty poor on fuel compared to my 14 year old GPz1100, which returns a good 10 mpg more  |
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Post by meerkat on Mar 7, 2011 13:32:43 GMT
My 1993 600S get a fill up at between 100 and 130 miles regardless. never found reserve. So used to having a fuel leak I don't want to risk it. Found another leak today from somewhere new...  |
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Post by Grumbleweed on Mar 7, 2011 14:36:55 GMT
my old 600, (2002 model) regularly returned 55mpg, totally mixed riding, but no commute.. Me fazer 1000 returns 48mpg, most of the time! so new 600 at 42mpg doesn't sound good The difference is your bike is ticking over at a ton and mine is getting excited . I have noticed that I ride the bike a bit differently compared to the old one (coz it goes different) and I haven't done a decent run on it all winter as it is cold and wet! I'm sure a good run will get the average up a bit, but there is definitely a difference between the old and new one. Grum. |
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Post by billywhizz on Mar 14, 2011 10:38:29 GMT
my old 600, (2002 model) regularly returned 55mpg, totally mixed riding, but no commute.. Me fazer 1000 returns 48mpg, most of the time! so new 600 at 42mpg doesn't sound good The difference is your bike is ticking over at a ton and mine is getting excited . I have noticed that I ride the bike a bit differently compared to the old one (coz it goes different) and I haven't done a decent run on it all winter as it is cold and wet! I'm sure a good run will get the average up a bit, but there is definitely a difference between the old and new one. Grum. what would you say the differences are?? and better or worse? would be interested to hear your views, as not many people yet, have had both, so any views/observations would, i'm sure. be welcome. ps who said I kept to a ton ;D |
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Post by cam7777 on Mar 14, 2011 13:07:58 GMT
The new 600, compared to the old 600 is worse on fuel because of the extra poke that the new one has throughout the rev range, the engine is quite busy too as 6000rpm is 70mph, 7000rpm is 80mph etc.
The plus point is the power delivery on the new 600 is instant and the sound it makes at >6000rpm is addictive.
Keeping the speed down a bit, mine will do 50mpg (about 140 miles to reserve)
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Post by bobh on Mar 14, 2011 22:53:25 GMT
I'm a bit surprised the new 600 is not more economical. My FZ6S (half-faired) does about the same as the old XJ600N (naked) - 60 mpg -ish - so I'd have expected the XJ6 to use a bit less, being in a lower state of tune. Though aerodynamics and gearing might have something to do with it if we're talking about a naked XJ6.
Of course, riding style has a lot to do with it too, so maybe I don't crack on as much as some of you guys.
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Post by Grumbleweed on Mar 17, 2011 22:27:56 GMT
The difference is your bike is ticking over at a ton and mine is getting excited . I have noticed that I ride the bike a bit differently compared to the old one (coz it goes different) and I haven't done a decent run on it all winter as it is cold and wet! I'm sure a good run will get the average up a bit, but there is definitely a difference between the old and new one. Grum. what would you say the differences are?? and better or worse? would be interested to hear your views, as not many people yet, have had both, so any views/observations would, i'm sure. be welcome. ps who said I kept to a ton ;D Sorry, I didn't see this until now (obviously!). The old bike felt a bit "fat" and unexciting and ran out of revs too quickly - imagine being in the middle of an overtake in second/third, not concentrating on the revs and then hitting a "wall" when the power disappears - not fun. Mine barely made it past the ton and you could hear it gasping for breath at those speeds so that wasn't fun. It also ate clutch release bearings which peed me off. The carbs used to ice up in winter. The headlamp was cr@p. It was good on fuel and generally reliable. I had it for nine years so I must have liked it a bit. The new one has had a young lad and a policewoman comment that it is a nice bike - the old one never had that!!! It runs out of gears too quickly but it gets fun when you crank it open. I've seen a much greater speed than 100mph . It isn't as solid as the old bike - the chain guard "rivet-screw-thang" broke almost straight away - a totally cr@p way of securing something. It looks like a modern bike, the dials are fun and the exhaust is the best in the world (i.e. you can barely see it!). Grum. |
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Post by Grumbleweed on Apr 8, 2011 16:17:58 GMT
Keeping the speed down a bit, mine will do 50mpg (about 140 miles to reserve) I had a go at riding with a bit of restaint and got 48.5mpg at the last fill up. It wasn't too hard and it made me notice some bad habits I've picked up..... I read in one of the bike mags that the mpg for the new Divi is 54 - which is a bit of a joke. Grum. |
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