There are so many variables to motorcycle mileage that it's difficult to say what's "normal."
The factory rated mileage was most likely arrived at under controlled conditions on a test track somewhere. Real world is a different story -- factors might include type of tires, tire pressure, gross vehicle weight, windshield or no, tailwind or headwind, road surface, type of traffic, weather, style of riding, state of tune, gear ratios, speed, etc. The best you can do is keep track of your particular bike's fuel use and calculate mpg by miles traveled versus fuel consumed to arrive at a "ball park" estimate. Under normal conditions, if there is such a thing, you should probably be averaging 40-ish mpg. When I fill up, I turn the trip meter on my speedo to zeroes, then refuel at approximately 125 miles. That gives me plenty of comfort zone miles with no need to resort to "reserve." In fact, I can't remember the last time I used that setting. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
