I ran my motorcycle’s gas tank dry again yesterday, and once again the “reserve” tank didn’t seem to make any difference. I think there’s something wrong with the reserve fuel system in some way.
However, I did get pay close attention to how many gallons it took to fill the tank back up and how many miles I’d gone since the last fill. It looks like I got 39.7 miles per gallon on the last fill. I had been assuming I was getting better gas mileage than that, since I’d heard I should expect something in the 45 to 55 range for this bike. Maybe I’m getting lower mileage because my riding has been all in the city, or maybe I’m more of a leadfoot (hand?) than I should be, or maybe the bike just needs a tuneup. I’m not sure. Regardless, it’s a whole lot better than the 15 mpg that our Dodge Dakota gets (on a good day).
It is nice to have a gas station receipt that’s smaller than 10 bucks, though. It costs about 50 to fill up the truck these days.
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