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Re: gz250 mileage
California-3.2 Gallon Tank. Usually tank up at 180 miles on trip odometer, most I have pushed it is 199 miles and did not have to hit reserve.
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Re: gz250 mileage
The larger the tank, the better i say![/quote]
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Abbotsford, BC
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Re: gz250 mileage
Had a satisfying experience yesterday, fuel-wise.
I was riding home from work and noticed my odo was edging towards 300km. Based on experience this is just about when my main pickup runs dry. As luck would have it, I found myself in a long stop-and-go lineup for a 4-way stop, creeping uphill(!). Dreading the thought of a stall in this situation I reached down and switched to reserve and eventually got through the intersection without incident. A minute later on the open road I switched back to main just to see how far I would get and it started coughing almost immediately! Got a good grin out of that!
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Re: gz250 mileage
Talk about irony... I had just read alantf's following post today :
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At this point, I am thinking back to having read that very post just today, and thinking "don't tell me - the pipe has come off the petcock in my bike, causing there to be no real 'reserve' just like alan described. Fortunately, I stopped right next to a shop, where a fellow rider happened to be working. He came out and saw if I could use a hand, and I described this posting I had read. So he takes the gas cap off, leans the bike a little bit, and says "Yep - there it is, check it out." And sure as sh!t, there is that pipe, laying flat in the tank! I could hardly believe the irony...7 So, he lent me a gas can, I walked to the gas station about 1/4 mile away, got a couple of gallons, put it in, and the bike started right up. Thank God for small favors! I had to post this in place of another post I had put up saying to simply 'slosh the tank around,' because obviously, that didn't work real well for me! So listen to what they say about checking the mileage and not counting on reserve... Better safe than sorry! AZKev
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Location: jacksonville fl
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Re: gz250 mileage
bought my 06 last week. i drive 100 miles a day to work and back. first tank, 78 mpg; second tank, 58 mpg; today, 82 mpg. where did the 58 come from? going from a 50 mph cruise to 60 on the way to work, and on the way home i had a brutal headwind.
my dad has been riding since 1962. his advice? fill up whenever it's convenient.
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Re: gz250 mileage
Emory, if you were commuting in a car before this, you are gonna see a BIG difference in your fuel bill! I get a pretty steady 72mpg (US).
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I never got above 65; to much "wrist", I think. :roll:
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Re: gz250 mileage
yeah, i have noticed that also about fill level. i'm gonna work on consistency in that. everything is exaggerated when working with such a small amount of fuel
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