Fuel cosumption

[Fontanaman]

..... Meaning 2up add lots of weigh lets say 150lbs .......

I'm looking for a pillion partner at 150 lbs. [Must look good in heeled boots and leather jacket; and MUST BE FEMALE. I will be checking.]

But I think your mileage may be low.

Will this work? She may be a bit short on the weight specification.

 

[RedPorscheKilla]

:lol: Uncle Hud,

I'm about 280, with armor I surpass the 300, now wifey 150 gives me almost nothing to pack, as I limit the FJR out......

 

[Uncle Hud]

..... Meaning 2up add lots of weigh lets say 150lbs .......

I'm looking for a pillion partner at 150 lbs. [Must look good in heeled boots and leather jacket; and MUST BE FEMALE. I will be checking.]

But I think your mileage may be low.

Will this work? She may be a bit short on the weight specification.

Well, I think so! Now to get both of my sons' approval ... she's probably younger than either of them. (Jealousy ain't pretty.)

And I still think your mileage is low.

 

[Fontanaman]

And I still think your mileage is low.

I forgot to include I was hitting a head wind. Is my mileage still low?

 

[Fontanaman]

:lol: Uncle Hud,

I'm about 280, with armor I surpass the 300, now wifey 150 gives me almost nothing to pack, as I limit the FJR out......

What about wifey 1 thru 149? Will any of them work to keep the GRVW down?

 

[phroenips]

And I still think your mileage is low.

I forgot to include I was hitting a head wind. Is my mileage still low?

Headwind will have a huge impact. During my NAFO trip this year, I ranged everywhere from 30mpg on a tank (strong headwind in either Wyoming or Montana), all the way up to 53.1mpg. Overall average for the trip was 43.37mpg. My lifetime average since I've had the FJR is 44.13mpg*

*disclaimer: I live in Colorado (higher altitude generally means higher mpg) and use 85 octane

 

[RadioHowie]

I'm thinking the ultimate answer to the OP's question is "Yes, the FJR consumes fuel."

 

[carlson_mn]

Get into your PC map and zero out the fuel trim in the 3-5k boxes in the 5, 10 and 15% throttle boxes. That will let the engine and computer run like they are meant to on the highway. And keep your O2 sensor connected so the engine can maintain 14.7 when cruising.

If you said this is a new problem and nothing has changed, you could possibly have an injector problem.

 

[scubatech]

And I still think your mileage is low.

I forgot to include I was hitting a head wind. Is my mileage still low?

Headwind will have a huge impact. During my NAFO trip this year, I ranged everywhere from 30mpg on a tank (strong headwind in either Wyoming or Montana), all the way up to 53.1mpg. Overall average for the trip was 43.37mpg. My lifetime average since I've had the FJR is 44.13mpg*

*disclaimer: I live in Colorado (higher altitude generally means higher mpg) and use 85 octane

Our bikes really do well on fuel in Colorado. I rarely ever drop below 50 mpg. Even in the lower elevations of northern Idaho & Washington where my wife's from the bike still got 48 - 50 mpg. That is pretty stellar for a bike this size and weight.

 

[Bounce]

Tires "at the correct pressure" according to whom? The owners manual? It's well known for being low for MPG and tread longevity.

For some perspective, when riding those same areas on my 98 Gold Wing SE I got as low as 17mpg.

Fuel injection and computers are a wonderful thing.

 

[FJRMGM]

riding two up at 70-75 with the bags and tail bag loaded to the max I never got below 42 mpg on my '05 FJR.

 

[lnewlf]

After putting on a 190/55 I expected my mileage to go up as the tire is larger [fewer rpm]. It went down instead. I found that not only does the speedo read to high with the stock size tire but the odometer rolls on to many miles. With a stock size tire the speedo is about 4 mph optimistic at 60 and the odo is rolling on about 105 miles over a known 100 mile trip. Using a calculator gallons are dividing into to many miles, giving an optimistic gas mileage figure. Using GPS to count miles and riding like a girl I get about 45.