Ouch! $31.00 plus to fill up a bike.

[BkrK12]

Guys...guys...guys!!!!

I was hoping I would never see the day but just the other day it cost 31 dollars and change tofill up the bike. 7.9 gallons at 3.99 a gallon. On the positive side at least the [SIZE=12pt]RT[/SIZE] doesnt need gas every day and

can still get 225 miles to the tank.

The OP PLAINLY writes "at least the RT...."

I do believe he's referring to a Beemer that probably requires 91 octane.

Good theory, except the R1200RT only has a 6.6 gallon tank. Still wondering where the other 1.3+ gallons went.

 

[SacramentoMike]

Prolly spilled some.

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

Guys...guys...guys!!!!I do believe he's referring to a Beemer that probably requires 91 octane.

Good theory, except the R1200RT only has a 6.6 gallon tank. Still wondering where the other 1.3+ gallons went.

Then he (OP) says:

...fill up the bike. 7.9 gallons at 3.99 a gallon. On the positive side at least the RT doesnt need gas every day and can still get 225 miles to the tank.

That's less than 30 MPG -- what Beemer RT gets less than 30 MPG...?

And these guys say:

...Save the money and use 87

...he's right. Higher octane is like burning money, not fuel.

Is the obverse, then, true? The lower the octane the better...??

Buy the cheapest/lowest octane gas you can buy -- it's the best...

 

[mferriter]

Guys...guys...guys!!!!

I was hoping I would never see the day but just the other day it cost 31 dollars and change tofill up the bike. 7.9 gallons at 3.99 a gallon. On the positive side at least the [SIZE=12pt]RT[/SIZE] doesnt need gas every day and

can still get 225 miles to the tank.

The OP PLAINLY writes "at least the RT...."

I do believe he's referring to a Beemer that probably requires 91 octane.

Good theory, except the R1200RT only has a 6.6 gallon tank. Still wondering where the other 1.3+ gallons went.

Maybe 91 octane takes up less space than 87. Maybe there's a hole in his tank. Maybe he intentionally pours some on the ground to honor his "homies".

 

[RadioHowie]

Buy the cheapest/lowest octane gas you can buy THAT YOUR BIKE REQUIRES -- it's the best...

Fixed.

 

[Larry33319]

QUOTE (wfooshee @ May 11 2010, 07:41 AM)

QUOTE (mferriter @ May 11 2010, 07:50 AM)

...Save the money and use 87

...he's right. Higher octane is like burning money, not fuel.

Is the obverse, then, true? The lower the octane the better...??

Buy the cheapest/lowest octane gas you can buy -- it's the best...

Run what the owners manual says. I used to race cars with the SCCA and in the beginning I had an almost stock motor, but I ran race gas. From dyno testing with regular to 112 octane race fuel I found that 87 octane gave the best performance. The compression was not enough to get a full burn with the higher octane. I shaved about 4 bucks a gallon off my fuel bill and ran stronger. Dynos are indeed a good testing tool as long as you use them as a tool.

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

Run what the owners manual says.

My owners manual says use: "...gasoline with ... 86 or higher" "If knocking (or pinging) occurs, use a gasoline of a different brand or a premium ... fuel."

I read that to mean -- almost anything you can buy is OK with Yamaha.

Although, some may not know about (or, want to worry about) "pinging" and may want to use a 'premium' to offset any chance of that happening?

...I found that 87 octane gave the best performance. Dynos are indeed a good testing tool as long as you use them as a tool.

From that I take: 87 gave you the best performance in that (car) instance -- wonder what octane gives the FJR the best performance?

I guess, until someone dynos an FJR with various gasolines and octanes, it's just 'a shot in the dark'...?

 

[pchmotoho]

Guys...guys...guys!!!!

I was hoping I would never see the day but just the other day it cost 31 dollars and change tofill up the bike. 7.9 gallons at 3.99 a gallon. On the positive side at least the [SIZE=12pt]RT[/SIZE] doesnt need gas every day and

can still get 225 miles to the tank.

The OP PLAINLY writes "at least the RT...."

I do believe he's referring to a Beemer that probably requires 91 octane.

Good theory, except the R1200RT only has a 6.6 gallon tank. Still wondering where the other 1.3+ gallons went.

The RT has a listed tank capacity of 7.2 gallons. I put 7.5, 7.6 gallons in it all the time. 7.9 ive done twice. I fill up at many different gas stations so I know its not one single gas station ripping off consumers.

To address the above post regarding the MPG figures. Its an onduty police bike (same tank as civilian model) so it can get some pretty horendous mpg figures.

 

[RadioHowie]

The RT has a listed tank capacity as 7.2 gallons. I put 7.5, 7.6 gallons in it all the time. 7.9 ive done twice. I fill up at many different gas stations so I know its not one single gas station ripping off consumers.

Thank you for confirming that at least ONE of us was paying attention! :blum:

(however, I did several I'net searches and everything I read for 1100, 1150 and 1200 RTs said 6.6 gallons. )

What model is your RT? And where are you that the gallons are so small you only get 28.5 mpg? (225 divided by 7.9)

 

[pchmotoho]

The RT has a listed tank capacity as 7.2 gallons. I put 7.5, 7.6 gallons in it all the time. 7.9 ive done twice. I fill up at many different gas stations so I know its not one single gas station ripping off consumers.

Thank you for confirming that at least ONE of us was paying attention! :blum:

(however, I did several I'net searches and everything I read for 1100, 1150 and 1200 RTs said 6.6 gallons. )

What model is your RT? And where are you that the gallons are so small you only get 28.5 mpg? (225 divided by 7.9)

Its an 08 1200RTP The 7.2 Ive seen on the website and I believe it was listed as that in the manual as well. Motorcycle.com has it at 7.1 gals. The 28.5 mpg is not typical but it does happen every now and then.

Just the other day we had to do a very extended escort ride for the Vietnam Memorial Wall with a couple million Harley riders behind it. That alone involved about 30 starts, per bike, from a dead stop to about 110. (you gotta get away from those guys quick or you might get hit hit by an errant 3 ft high stuffed animal that became detached from one of the Harleys).

The fuel gauges tend to quit working as well quite easily and 225 is the magic number we use on the tripmeter to judge when it's time to fill up. Keep in mind also that some cop bikes lead easier lives than others.

(10mins later) I searched rt1200 fuel capacity and saw the results. Motorcycle.com on the search engine results showed 7.1 but on the website it is listed as ...........surprise 6.6. I just looked at the owners manual and it says 7.1 on the back cover and it says the same for the supplemental cop bike manual as well. How about we compromise and call it 6.9!!!

Im late for a date with the gf right now. Im gonna blame it on you. Have a great night.