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Originally Posted by photographicsafaris (Post 192382)

I had to post a response, because the fuel tank is one of the two problems with this bike.
I have had this bike for over 6000 miles and I still cant see it being a 23 litre tank.
Recently I have started to pay attention because I had never put in more than 18 litres:

Well, it's up to you to run out of fuel and test the volume of your ten. So, no need to complain about the tank capacitiy.

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Originally Posted by photographicsafaris (Post 192382)

https://www.fuelly.com/driver/scubafrique/xt660z-tenere

There are two distinct fuel economy modes, above and below 5000 rpm,

and its easy to do both, and they have a very different effect on fuel economy.

Definitly. A higher rpm has an effect of your fuel consumption.
Higher rpm => higher fuel consumption.
low rpm => less fuel consumption.
Nothing special here.

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Originally Posted by photographicsafaris (Post 192382)

so you have to stop and switch off the engine, shake the bike three times, offer appropriate abuse to a suitable deity and off you go again.

That's a funny habit, what's the purpuse behind it?

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Originally Posted by photographicsafaris (Post 192382)

The other problem is the *&cking speedo. if anyone knows how to make it tell the speed accurately as well as recording the correct distance, mail me. It drives me nuts that in this day and age the jobs worth gits in manufacturing wont make the speedo read correctly.

At least in Germany the speedo may differ up to 10% ahead the real speed. It's for preventing vehicles to run faster than the speedo just reads.

The tank capacity is 23 Ltr but that does not mean you can get 23 Ltr in it.

If you fill up to the bottom of the white filler tube you will not get 20 Ltr in the tank. So you need to spend another 5 mins dripping in the last 2 or so Ltrs.

I have got 22 Ltr's in mine after a 300 mile tank. It's not a great design filler system on the Tenere tank but i fill mine so that the petrol is half way up the white tube.

I commute and use it as a toy offroad at the weekends and i always get 250 miles before Ftrip and then anoterh 50-60 on reserve with a 20 Ltr top up.

I'm regularly getting 64mpg.

But if you ride off road alot your perceived MG will drop as you are still running the engine but not really doing any distance so the numbers get messed up.

I'm off to Ullapool tonight and that 640 miles each way so that will be a good test of mway cruising MPG.

I would suggest that if you ride a lot of road and are not getting 300 miles to a tank you may have something wrong.

Mike

Tank does take 23 ltr. Filled up that much once she testing to see how far I can go on reserve. Keep it below 5k rpm and if the cat is out it'll do between 60 to 65 MPG. Take it very easy and you can get 70.
My tank neck is drilled.

Fridolin, I am sorry, most of what I've written is defined by the English sense of humour. I cant explain further, too much history.

I am familiar with the concept of high revs equates to high fuel consumption.
I was alluding to the different mentality when riding consistently above and below 5000 rpm. This differing mentality results in a considerably different fuel consumption, so anyone asking what the consumption's like will get one of two answers, its either low 60's MPG or its Low 50's depending on your enthusiasm. then theres the desert sand, where 40 MPG is a good day, ive not had the opportunity to expose the bike to this for extended distance

I can consistently get 62 MPG, but am challenging myself to get higher. I find it fairly daunting running out of fuel on a busy road on a motorbike, hence my reluctance to challenge it too far.

I am very surprised that the germans tollerate speedo inaccuracy (would have thought that 10% inaccuracy is an MOT fail)

Much written in jest for those that dont get it.
:)

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Originally Posted by fridolin (Post 192408)

Well, it's up to you to run out of fuel and test the volume of your ten. So, no need to complain about the tank capacitiy.

Definitly. A higher rpm has an effect of your fuel consumption.
Higher rpm => higher fuel consumption.
low rpm => less fuel consumption.
Nothing special here.

That's a funny habit, what's the purpuse behind it?

At least in Germany the speedo may differ up to 10% ahead the real speed. It's for preventing vehicles to run faster than the speedo just reads.

Wrong side of the bed mate ???? Blimey.....:eusa_snooty:

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Originally Posted by photographicsafaris (Post 192437)

Have you thought about a "speedo healer" its a gizmo that plugs in between the speedo and the sender and adjust the readout so it's dead accurate...

Might be worth a look....

http://www.bikersdiscountstore.co.uk...r-v4-pd-18.php

You can adjust the speedo after changing sprocket size as well.

My Speedo is bang on 5mph out at 70mph verified by my satnav.

I tend to bumble along at indicated 70mph which is actually 65mph, about 4000rpm I think.

My last mode of transport was a 4.0 litre supercharged Jag that used to return at very very best 21mph and at worst I saw 4mpg.

So compared to that the Tenere seems to run on fresh air....:043:

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Originally Posted by Gibbo1974 (Post 192666)

Have you thought about a "speedo healer" its a gizmo that plugs in between the speedo and the sender and adjust the readout so it's dead accurate...

Since the odometer and the speedo works on the same signal and differs bye 5-10% you can't get both to be accurate.

My experience with current tires are that the odometer shows about 1.8% to much. That will of course change when the tire are worn down. The difference between a new and a bold tire is about 3%

When the tire are worn down the odometer will be accurate at some point before showing to little.

I'll just use my GPS for accurate speed readings when it is important ...