Crazy fuel!
[ Monday -
July 9, 2007 ]
I didn't think it possible but this is the third tank full and the R12R
is behaving consistently. The initial "Wow factor" was during the
Lockwood ride with a total of
339 miles on 4.8 gallons of 91 octane (e.g. 70 MPG). The second
"Wow!" was this
last Friday July 6 when I went to visit a friend in El Segundo and then
Went to Moorpark to finish an errand. The around town trip is
approximately 147 miles according to the Nav system. I already
had 42 miles on the bike from running other errands a couple days
earlier so it came to 189 miles by the end of Friday. Even with
189 miles on the trip odometer, I still had more than 1/3 tank of fuel
left on the gas gauge. Since my overall odometer is at 2850+
miles, I figured it was
time to do the 3000 oil change. I might as well run to Brown BMW
to get some 20W50 oil, an oil filter, and an oil filter wrench (since I
can't seem to find my oil filter wrench anywhere). I know it's an
easy 23 miles to Brown from where I'm at. I still have a
substantial amount of fuel, so I decided to not refuel until I get to
Pomona. Plus the fuel price is a little cheaper in Pomona than in
Monrovia. I got to Browns, bought all the necessary supplies for
the oil change, and headed home. On my way back out to the 10
Freeway, I decided to pull into a Shell gas station to fill up. I
checked the trip odometer and it registered 212 miles. I fill up
the tank and it took 4.2 gallons. Considering how much I had to
drive at 70+ MPH to get away from crazy cars on Friday (Like a Toyota
Corolla driving at 90 MPH), that's still pretty good. You know
how it is, the fast you drive the more these horses drink. That
still comes out to 50 MPG for high speed driving. If I were to
ride my normal conservative way, I know I can easily improve the MPG to
way above 50. Possibly into the 60s. One thing is for sure,
I know I can easily go pass 250 miles on one tank of fuel
(approximately 5.5 gallons including reserve). It might be a
1200cc but man is it efficient with fuel.
Written on: July 9, 2007
Last modified: July 9, 2007