Consumed fuel meter accuracy?

G5 has a fuel meter? News to me.

turtle1000 said:

G5 has a fuel meter? News to me.

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Right after the Average MPG reading since new in the same place as the clock or odometer, keep pressing select till you see #.#

Fantastic said:

I have noticed that the amount of fuel I have to put in my bike quite is a bit over what the bike's gallons used meter says has been used and that I am not actually getting the MPG the dash says I should be getting. Are these meters accurate for gen5s usually and should I be digging in to the bike to find a fuel leak?

When it says I have used 3 gallons I have actually used 3.5 gallons and the fuel light comes on then. It says I have averaged 40mpg since new but I am only ever just barely at 30mpg according to gallons put back into the bike+miles travels that tank.

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On my Gen5 the display usually reads 0.3 gallons lower than actual so for example the dash might display 3.2 gallons used but the tank actually takes 3.5 gallons at fill-up. I've noticed that the display comes closer to reality if I spend a good amount of time in putt-putt mode such as on a long, slow group ride but that's a rare situation for me. When it comes down to it I don't give it much thought and just keep in mind that I can expect a low fuel warning when the bike tells me it's burned 3.2 gal.

Good luck!

I have to say, going from my previous bikes all having a fuel gauge, it shocked me a bit and has taken a bit to get used to.

Interestingly I'm going on a few long rides and there will be a fair gap between fuel stops, so I'll have to be careful, lol.

Hypa

I feel like all these liter bikes now are gas pigs. can't get 100 miles on a full tank.

vdharris said:

On my Gen5 the display usually reads 0.3 gallons lower than actual so for example the dash might display 3.2 gallons used but the tank actually takes 3.5 gallons at fill-up. I've noticed that the display comes closer to reality if I spend a good amount of time in putt-putt mode such as on a long, slow group ride but that's a rare situation for me. When it comes down to it I don't give it much thought and just keep in mind that I can expect a low fuel warning when the bike tells me it's burned 3.2 gal.

Good luck!

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Yes Sir! My experience as well.

Mine without fail always misreads by 2 litres. If it says Ive gone through 10 litres, I will have to put in 12.

Whenever I fill the gas tank I tend to look at it. It's always off by roughly 2 liters (about 0.5 US gallon)... I can't tell if it's an exact value on top of my head.

same here.... I think the reflash, gearing and our manners of driving have to do with that.

mpp12 said:

same here.... I think the reflash, gearing and our manners of driving have to do with that.

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I fueled up yesterday and the reading was lower by 2.3 liters /0.6 US Gal (showing 10.7L, put 13L in it).
Only mod is the flash&tune by 2WDW.

I'm not sure if the tune did anything that affected this value.

mpp12 said:

same here.... I think the reflash, gearing and our manners of driving have to do with that.

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Can definitely second that, wouldn't mind a slightly bigger fuel tank actually

we did something to our bikes that the new math does not take that into account.

rider3life said:

I feel like all these liter bikes now are gas pigs. can't get 100 miles on a full tank.

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They are bloody pigs, big ass hungry ones too. My 05 R1 had putt putt mode engaged a few times and I could get 200 miles to a tank doing just under 60mph. I live on the prairies, we are talking about perfectly flat and straight. My 2016 during its first 1000 miles is already acting like a pig, and I'm babying it.

I was really hoping for 110ish miles per tank and not babying it at all, the R1 took effort to make a tank not last at least 110 miles. Granted this bike has a few more ponies, wish the tank was a smidgen bigger or something.

I checked my miles per gallon my last track weekend and I was getting about the same as what I got with my pickup truck pulling three bikes to the track in an enclosed trailer. But on the back roads I have always used my odometer trip meter as my gauge and reset it every time I fill. I try to fill up around 100 miles. Sometimes the light will come on before that if really spirited but usually the light isn't on yet. Riding conservatively I could probably squeeze about 130 miles but I would be worried about making it to a station. I'm more than ready for a break by 100 miles anyway.

This is really strange. On my '16 I once did 175 miles. The light was on for way too long already, but I was in the middle of nowhere. This was when the bike was bone stock too. I must say I was babying it. I usualy do ~ 110-125 before fueling up from city riding.