My MkI does about 140miles to the tank full and my have my Tuono do 85miles to £25!! But my God it is soo much more fun than the TDM will ever be!
That's about 21mpg....should have kept the Rangie!
59 Mpg
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Posted 12 October 2012 - 11:58 am
That's about 21mpg....should have kept the Rangie!
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Posted 12 October 2012 - 12:29 pm
21mpg ! That's pretty crap by any measure. Similar to the economy of a 1970's 750 triple 2 stroke iirc.
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Posted 12 October 2012 - 05:36 pm
But when you own a Lamborghini you don't worry about fuel economy. That 21mpg is worth every penny!
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Posted 12 October 2012 - 07:24 pm
See the "fuelie" panel below
Very pleased as that is at a fast pace
Very pleased as that is at a fast pace
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Posted 13 October 2012 - 09:02 pm
Gairloch, (wester ross) to Broadford on Skye, via Strathcarron (single track) Mam Ratagan pass and Glenelg ferry, not hanging about either! 63 mpg, just shows my recent top-end rebuild was sucessful!!
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Posted 14 October 2012 - 07:36 am
I have a 170 rear tyre instead of 160 plus Staintunes and powercomander.(Sat nav shows 98km/h speedo shows 100km/h) and get 54- 62mpg regulary one up and 46-52mpg two up and camping gear. The bike is riden as it should be to have fun.
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Posted 03 September 2018 - 09:14 am
Wanted to reach my target 480kms away on a single tankfull on friday, and boy did I! Hit reserve on 458kms, and filled 17.01 liters when there. 3.55l/100kms or 79.5mpg!
There is still a 4.5l left to spending a full tank, and there would still be possible to drive more economically. I did cruise speeds ~70-80kph, but going over quite a few mountains decresed mileage, no doubt. I'd be willing to bet a month's salary I could go 600kms on a tankfull!
Btw, on my way back I hit the throttle and cruised ~100-105kph. Result: mileage reduced to 4.1l/100km or 68.9mpg....
Anyone wanna bet? Do 600km/373mi on a tank?
Btw, I don't say this is the key to a happy motorcycling life....would do better with a 125cc if fuel consumption was the goal.....:-)
There is still a 4.5l left to spending a full tank, and there would still be possible to drive more economically. I did cruise speeds ~70-80kph, but going over quite a few mountains decresed mileage, no doubt. I'd be willing to bet a month's salary I could go 600kms on a tankfull!
Btw, on my way back I hit the throttle and cruised ~100-105kph. Result: mileage reduced to 4.1l/100km or 68.9mpg....
Anyone wanna bet? Do 600km/373mi on a tank?
Btw, I don't say this is the key to a happy motorcycling life....would do better with a 125cc if fuel consumption was the goal.....:-)
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Posted 03 September 2018 - 10:24 am
The TDM 900 has a rev limiter which kicks in at 9500. I was once told by a Yamaha dealer (and TDM rider) that you shouldn't worry about the redline, that the motor is safe to 9500, that it was just Yamaha being conservative. Dunno how true that is, but I wouldn't be reving my bike out to those extremes, TDM's are about torque not high revs anyway.
The TDM power tails off very rapidly about 8k anyway, with peak power being around 7.5k, so it's better to change gear then to stay in the power band. Any higher than about 8.5k and you're not really gaining anything IMO.
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