DL 1000

87 Octane

48.96MPG

Low 70's

Stock bike, windscreen in lowest position

280

A few miles on the super slab the rest 2 lane country roads
average speed 55MPH

1325 Total Miles on the V-Strom

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2006 V-Strom DL-1000 Grey
Cortech Sport Tail Bag
MRA Vario Touring Screen +10cm

V-Strom: DL1000

Gas: 87

Miles: 163

Gas Used: 4.47

Calculation: 36.5/gal

Outdoor Temp: 60 to 70f

Mods: Cee Bailey's 23" Windscreen, Staintune Slip-on's, Cabela's Pistol Cases on Motech Quick-loc Racks, JC Whitney Top Box. Also, this is a K5 with a K6 ECM. Don't know if that makes a difference. Had the dreaded 3500 to 4000 rpm lean nightmare.

Weight of Rider: 230lbs

Type of Riding: Two lane mountain rodes. Highway 33 from Ojai.

Total Miles: 4850

Jeff Mayner
Ventura, CA

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'05 DL1000
Blue of course. The best, and fastest, color!

2006 DL1000 stock
Ran 1 tank of 87 octane for test
Average temp was 85-95
Bike has no extras and stock windshield at lowest setting
Total miles on bike is 422 (still breaking it in ) They were a mix of hwy/city/neighborhood riding
Rider weight is 260+gear - Height is 6'5" (more wind resistance)

Average MPG was 38.2

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2006 dl1000- grey

"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and he gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to." - Bob Dylan

"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory." -Albert Schweitzer

"What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing."- Aristotle

DL650K6
87 octane
256mi./4.08 gal.
temps: 70's/80's
mods:16T front sprocket
rider wgt. 205
Mostly commuting and pleasure riding from weeks commuting and evening rides.70% city
2950 miles on bike
63.3 MPG :P

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06 Suzuki DL650
94 Yamaha XV 535 Virago
80 Yamaha XS 650 Special

2004 DL650 with >28,000 miles. Stock screen on low (for summer) with Givi 46 and 21's. Total weight with rider, gear, luggage and stuff is about 220 I figure.

For three legs of the weekend's trip:
First tank: 195.2 miles, 4.627gals => 42.19MPG. This was all freeway (yuk), 70-80mph.

Second leg: 183.2 miles, 3.748gals => 48.88MPG. This was all two-lane fun roads (like some of Hwy 58 for the CA crowd), 20-85MPH

Third leg: 195.2 miles, 4.149gals => 47.05MPG. One half freeways, one half fun roads, varying from bad headwind to some side and tailwinds, 20-85MPH.

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2004 dl650-the urban warrior.
2007 R1200RT - the highway beast

Here is mine.

DL1000 K5

87 Octane

180 miles / 4.9 U.S. gallons
36.7 MPG

65 Temp./ 10 mph winds

Windshield in lowest position, scorpion pipes, and Givi E52 topcase

165 lb rider plus AGATT

170 of 180 miles were very spirited on what Wisconsin has for twisties

4200 miles on Strom

That said I am amazed at most of your milege. I have yet to break the 40 mpg mark.

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PS -- i don't spell or grammar check in most cases, but props if you can use my quick typing to debunk the factual foundation of my arguments!!

tinman:

I've been out 58/Park Hill Road/33 three times in the last two months. Can't get enough of that ride.

Last time out I ran into a flock (Swarm?) of big-assed grasshoppers at 90+, running that last bit of straight road past the Soda Lake area, before the twisties and then Mckiterick.

Yuck.

Took some scrubbing to get those big boys off.

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'05 DL1000
Blue of course. The best, and fastest, color!

ononewheel:

Before I put the new ECM, the Staintunes, and the side cases on I was getting in the 42 to 43 range.

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'05 DL1000
Blue of course. The best, and fastest, color!

04 650, 12k miles, screen on highest (legal) position.

87 octane

My own exhaust no FI calibration changes.

total weight with gear aprox 230 pounds. no side bags

254.5 miles
4.973 gallons
51 mpg

Conditions were low 60's to low 70's. Winds light variable

Started out on slow trails then proceeded to mostly two lane ending with about 30 miles of high speed 4 lane.


I was suprised at how good this was. For sure it is attributed to my mostly two lane and low speed trails stuff.

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sideways and smiling

I just got my DL 2 months ago and love the bike. I use it mostly to commute 120 miles round trip to work.


DL 1000

89 Octane

Mileage Calculation (190/4.3gal)

60 degrees AM 90 degrees PM

Stock, winshield at highest, no cases.

225 lbs rider

mostly interstate 75 mph

4400 miles (told you I love the bike)