Miles pr. gallon

[Anonymous]

im getting about 48mpg around town on my 83 1100E if i dont horse it.

i dont know about on the highway but it seems slightly less.

[Anonymous]

The town I live in is about 6500 feet and I live at approximately 8000 feet (gain of 1500 feet). I am getting 40-45 mpg cruising at 80 mph uphill (i know, i have a tend to speed!). Oh yeah, I have a '79 850.

[wayne cooper]

MPG

I seem to be in the range of 32-37mpg (imp) while cruising hwy speeds of around 70 mph and in town I try(?) to keep fairly(?) legal. Riding 80-1100ET with Kerker, Dyna S +coils,K&N(in the box) and mild jetting. Side note to Earl- Thanx for past help, much appeciated! PS don't believe the ads for the hemi powered Magnum---Click,twist--Bye-Bye Yuppy!!

[Mysuzyq]

BTW, does anybody else find the stock gearing (15/42) kind of short for the 1100? It is revving away on the highway and sure feels like it could use a 6th gear or maybe one more tooth on the countershaft. Or is it just me?


Mark

Yes, a 6th gear would be great for the highway.....our bikes pull around 3800 rpm at 100 km/hr (62mph?). I am considering an extra tooth on the c'shaft too, for a more relaxed ride on the highway, esp. with the drone of the 4x1. I could care less about 1/4 mile times :roll: .


Tony.

[retrex]

Switching gearing

Years ago I also thought that my 81 GS11 was geared a tad to short. I talked to my dealer and they suggested that I drop a tooth or two on the rear spocket rather than the add to the primary. Their explaination was that the increased load that adding a tooth on the primary would put too much of a load to the engine and be detrimental to engine longevity. I have lived with a 41 rear tooth for 24 years. On the highway I dial into a nice vibration free range and I don't feel the engine is spinning too much. 8)

[Mysuzyq]

Whats your rpm @60 mph with the 41 tooth sprocket? I hear that adding/subtracting a tooth on the countershaft=4teeth on the back sprocket.


Tony.

[Hoomgar]

Whats your rpm @60 mph with the 41 tooth sprocket? I hear that adding/subtracting a tooth on the countershaft=4teeth on the back sprocket.


Tony.

It is more of a 1 to 3 ratio but that all depends on what you start with. If stock Suzuki then it is very close to a 1 to 3 ratio

[Robert Corrie]

37 mpg for the 1100/1260 and I do like givin it the gas. 39 mpg for the 1150es and 42 for the Katana.

[Anonymous]

upper 40's mpg around town & back and forth to work. Low to mid 50's mpg (US) cruising 70-75 mph on the Interstate. Stock everything...the EPA plugs over the air screws on my carbs are still in place, even!

[80gs1000e]

30 - 40 with the 80gs1000e

[displaced]

My 1200cc buel m2 gave me a bit over 50mpg when i filled up this morning--last tank was just under 50 mpg--i really dont understand our gs bikes giving low gas mileage-My gs1100e always gave me in the area of 50 except when i as practing launches that week.

[displaced]

Re: Switching gearing

Years ago I also thought that my 81 GS11 was geared a tad to short. I talked to my dealer and they suggested that I drop a tooth or two on the rear spocket rather than the primary. Their explaination was that the increased load that droping a tooth on the primary caused would put too much of a load to the engine and be detrimental to engine longevity. I have lived with a 41 rear tooth for 24 years. On the highway I dial into a nice vibration free range and I don't feel the engine is spinning too much. 8)

i also run one tooth over on the primary sprocket. Load on the engine or countershaft--well maybe i just cant see it--- i know a smaller sprocket makes the chain work a little more- I loved the smaller sprocket but in my opinion, the larger countershaft or the smaller rear is a nice mod for the 110/11150cc bikes Shafties?????? LOL LOL

[Anonymous]

What's a sprocket? Chain?
Average 45+ mpg on the 850. Sure wish them L models came with a 5 gallon gas tank. Late

joe

[Jethro]

I'm at about 200 miles per tank on the 83 1100E. Not sure what the capacity of the tank is - 5gals? So that would be 40mpg.

[displaced]

My 1100ed got around 50 but the diference Jet is the hills and the flats i would guess. Earl gets good mileage becaus he has to pole his 1150 out there in the swamp