GS Miles Per Gallon Chart ( Link )

[Buffalo Bill]

Before carb tuning, better mileage?

Before carb tuning, better mileage?

In my newbe days I was getting 46 MPG from my 82-1100G. It was not synced yet and had no power above 5000RPM, so I shifted between 4000 and 5000RPM.
After I synced the carbs it has plenty of power up to the redline, so now I wind it out and have a great time, but only 42MPGs. (No brainer).
Also a windshield will give you 10% better mileage above 45MPH.

 

[GQROD]

I think headwinds and aerodynamics play a major role in mpg, my mileage is still not in the 50's, but i'm a little more realistic in my expectations.

I am seeing 40mpg now which is far better than the 20 i was seeing before i snipped the plug wires to get better conection to the caps.

I also went to a 16/43 set up to bring the cruising rpms down which is great.

I imagine just highway miles i may see the venerable 50 mpg, but i can live with 40, still fiddling with the mix though so leaning it out slightly might make it better. But those with bigger engines will have better mpg since the engine doesn't have to work as hard as the smaller engines despite the cc difference.

 

[donimo]

mines not on there

I will post once I get mine running, be interesting to see if its any better, funny how bikes dont scale that much sometimes due to engine size...

my 50cc got 76mpg (city, 90% full throttle, 2-smoke), was rated as 130mpg, pretty weak factory estimate eh?

 

[maro]

My 81 650G consistently got 53-57 MPG this past sunday during a 12 hour, 500 mile trip. Only 3 hours were highway, the rest were roads doing approx 40-50 MPH.

Can't complain about that

 

[duaneage]

My 400 only got 44 on the same highway trip right in front. Little bikes pay a price in efficiency at 80 mph. Maybe I should have drafted you?

 

[donimo]

well, I dont plan on ever going over 80kph (50mph I think), its 50% of the reason I went for a 400 is the (hopefully) better city milage, any 400 gs owners keep track of their mpg's?

 

[ChemistryRocks]

My '83 1100GL gets anywhere between 46-48 mi/US gal. Granted I barely ever crack the throttle any significant distance, but I'm still getting used to the difference of torque from my old GPz 550. To add to that, my trips usually average 35-60 mi/hr, so are pretty fuel efficient speeds as well.

 

[MelodicMetalGod]

I think headwinds and aerodynamics play a major role in mpg, my mileage is still not in the 50's, but i'm a little more realistic in my expectations.

I am seeing 40mpg now which is far better than the 20 i was seeing before i snipped the plug wires to get better conection to the caps.

I also went to a 16/43 set up to bring the cruising rpms down which is great.

I imagine just highway miles i may see the venerable 50 mpg, but i can live with 40, still fiddling with the mix though so leaning it out slightly might make it better. But those with bigger engines will have better mpg since the engine doesn't have to work as hard as the smaller engines despite the cc difference.

I was surprised to see the GS550ES listed at 55-65. Best I've ever gotten is mid-thirties. I'd have to find a way to realize a 57% improvement to get to the bottom of that range. Wow.

 

[GQROD]

I was surprised to see the GS550ES listed at 55-65. Best I've ever gotten is mid-thirties. I'd have to find a way to realize a 57% improvement to get to the bottom of that range. Wow.

See now i thought i was going crazy when i thought 35-40 was great !

Glad to see i'm not the only one with more realistic mpg on this model,

I doubt i'll see the light of day of 50 the bike is over 20 years old and definetly not owned by caring GSer's before me.:-\\\

The fact that it runs well at all is a testament to this site and it's member's support!:clap:

 

[MelodicMetalGod]

See now i thought i was going crazy when i thought 35-40 was great !

Glad to see i'm not the only one with more realistic mpg on this model,

I doubt i'll see the light of day of 50 the bike is over 20 years old and definetly not owned by caring GSer's before me.:-\\\

The fact that it runs well at all is a testament to this site and it's member's support!:clap:

...and your tenacity and determination. You've been all over that thing since the day you got it. Not sure that I would've been able to make the time and effort to bring it back from the brink. You are to be commended!
Even so, somehow, I get the feelin' that you're not quite done tinkering. Seems that you're very much enjoying the wrenching aspect of your GS. I wouldn't be surprised if you wind up with your bike worthy of a show or two. Keep up the great work!

 

[GQROD]

...and your tenacity and determination. You've been all over that thing since the day you got it. Not sure that I would've been able to make the time and effort to bring it back from the brink. You are to be commended!
Even so, somehow, I get the feelin' that you're not quite done tinkering. Seems that you're very much enjoying the wrenching aspect of your GS. I wouldn't be surprised if you wind up with your bike worthy of a show or two. Keep up the great work!

Thank you very much, with all the help i have gotten it would have been a crime to just give up when something isn't going right.

I feel if i can get things fixed with this sites help then others especially new to riding like me won't have to go through as much frustration and give up so easily.

I think it's easy to take for granted how much you know about something like those more experienced, you often tend to forget how something so minor to you now was such a big deal when you first started learning.

I would hate to lose that humility and forget that last year i knew nothing about GS's, i was just lucky and stumbled onto an exceptional site whose greatest asset are the members who graciously give of their time, experience and patience to help those of us whose ignorance can try the nerves and patience of even a saint.

To paraphrase Braveheart,

Sometimes you think to yourself..........

"The problems with an old bike are too many."

I see before me an army of GS'ers in defiance of neglected GS's.

You have all come to this site as free men/women. Free you are.

What will do you without this site, WITHOUT freedom ?

Will you fight?

You think to yourself "fight against the varnish build up, and weak ignition, poor starting, rough running and no idle? "

" I can run, run away from these carb and ignition related problems and sell the bike for parts "

Aye, you can run, and live......for at least awhile.

Try to fix it, and you may fail.

But years from now dying on your beds many years from now,

Would you be willing to to trade all the days from this day till that,? for one chance to come back here and tell that PO, that he may take your enthusiam;

BUT HE WILL NEVER TAKE, YOUR FREEDOM !

 

[BassCliff]

Freedom!

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[doctorgonzo]

We'll see after this rebuild, but I got 30 MPG on a 1000G when babying it, and if riding hard I'd drop all the way down to near 20. Of course I consider "babying it" shifting at about 5000 RPM. Riding it hard is running it to redline.

 

[GQROD]

Freedom!

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Now that's what i'm talking about ! lol

 

[not a biker]

gas millage

gas millage

my stock 84 1150 with stock jetting gets 40 plus MPG. sometimes on perfect conditions i get 50 MPG. i keep my speeds steady and under 70 MPH. around town i almost never use all the power on tap. that is the key to millage

 

[MelodicMetalGod]

Thank you very much, with all the help i have gotten it would have been a crime to just give up when something isn't going right.

I feel if i can get things fixed with this sites help then others especially new to riding like me won't have to go through as much frustration and give up so easily.

I think it's easy to take for granted how much you know about something like those more experienced, you often tend to forget how something so minor to you now was such a big deal when you first started learning.

I would hate to lose that humility and forget that last year i knew nothing about GS's, i was just lucky and stumbled onto an exceptional site whose greatest asset are the members who graciously give of their time, experience and patience to help those of us whose ignorance can try the nerves and patience of even a saint.

To paraphrase Braveheart,

Sometimes you think to yourself..........

"The problems with an old bike are too many."

I see before me an army of GS'ers in defiance of neglected GS's.

You have all come to this site as free men/women. Free you are.

What will do you without this site, WITHOUT freedom ?

Will you fight?

You think to yourself "fight against the varnish build up, and weak ignition, poor starting, rough running and no idle? "

" I can run, run away from these carb and ignition related problems and sell the bike for parts "

Aye, you can run, and live......for at least awhile.

Try to fix it, and you may fail.

But years from now dying on your beds many years from now,

Would you be willing to to trade all the days from this day till that,? for one chance to come back here and tell that PO, that he may take your enthusiam;

BUT HE WILL NEVER TAKE, YOUR FREEDOM !

Here, here!

Wow. Methinks you may need a new nick name. :lol:

 

[MelodicMetalGod]

Freedom!

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

I can't quite figure out what, but SOMEthing seems sketchy about this pic.

Priceless.

 

[MelodicMetalGod]

We'll see after this rebuild, but I got 30 MPG on a 1000G when babying it, and if riding hard I'd drop all the way down to near 20. Of course I consider "babying it" shifting at about 5000 RPM. Riding it hard is running it to redline.

I tend to shift more around 7000, give or take 1000. I rarely wind it out, but I rarely baby it either. Still, I don't see a 57% MPG increase based on lowering the shift RPM.

 

[GQROD]

If i ever see the light of day of 7000-9000 rpm it's because i'm riding it cause i stole it lol, i'll take 40 mpg any day of the week.

The sprocket change front and rear has definetly helped!

Still tinkering i think i'll be tinkering on this bike till i'm old and grey.

Next up will be the fork seals, plastic welding, and an interesting little surprise project i'm working on i think others will enjoy, stay tuned.......

 

[82Shafty]

A new best last Friday.

110.6 on 2.031 gallons for fillup 54 mpg.

Now, I'm not sure about the rest of you gents, but when I am crusing the expressways during Chi-town rush hour, we can really get moving and the sad fact is, I'm just trying to stay with the pack. If the ton happens, I have no way of knowing other than cruising at 5400 rpms, I don't know what mph that equates to and probably don't want to know. I've got cars infront of me and behind me and the fricken speedo is buried at 85. :-k

This is good for getting the hotrod out of my blood though.

When this is the case, I get 42-44 mpg.