Triumphrat

kidkazi · 04-20-2007, 10:47 PM

last time i filled her up with 3 gallons and that only took me 90 miles til today when i tapped into the reserve, so 30miles per gallon. Is this kinda low for a bike 1 month old? anything i can do to improve this mileage? I'm still breaking in the motorcycle and ride mainly on city roads.

CAPTDON · 04-20-2007, 11:19 PM

When its got 2-3000 mi on her then look @ milage till then ride on & enjoy!

xardoz · 04-20-2007, 11:31 PM

You're not alone, Kid - I just topped 400 total (***** Missouri weather this past month), and I'm getting about the same mileage. I got 102 on my last fill-up, from topped off to reserve, and I'm doing mainly city riding, too.

TCL · 04-21-2007, 01:03 AM

Give it a few hundred miles, and make sure to change the oil at 500. The mileage will get better as the engine gets smoother and has less friction.

Sprint_Dude · 04-21-2007, 02:36 AM

I agree with TCL. Be patient and break it in probable. The mileage will improve.

ntr1972 · 04-21-2007, 03:19 AM

So what is normal consumption? At the moment I use about the same as my 4 ltr V6 Jeep Wrangler 4 door....that is only 600 kms old, but that's another story. Of corse it is black as well!

Wheels · 04-21-2007, 03:48 AM

All new owners of a '07 Bonneville Black please raise your hand...

The weather has been so lousy I just finally hit reserve for the first time since I picked up my bike. Can't think about mileage until after I'm riding the bike under normal conditions....which is still about 500 miles away from my first service.

I hope to put those miles behind me by the end of this weekend.

Wheels

[ This message was edited by: Wheels on 2007-04-21 01:50 ]

1409 · 04-21-2007, 04:20 AM

When you get more miles on her check again! Your still breaking the bike in...

spiki-spikester · 04-21-2007, 04:52 AM

For city riding I have never got more than about 95 until reserve.

Out of town is a different story, I can get to 130 before i lose my nerve & fill up :razz:

ntr1972 · 04-21-2007, 04:55 AM

pls insert real life avatar of person with hand in the air

[ This message was edited by: ntr1972 on 2007-04-21 02:59 ]