OK, let me START by saying that fuel economy was NOT on my list of wishes for a new bike, nor did I care about it 1/2 hour ago, when I was assaulting the twisties in rural NH- just a bit up the road. BUT, I am getting 50.5+ MPG on this beast in the heat of Summer, with warmed up tires on a still being "broken in" bike that is as naked as a babies bottom still?
Thankfully, I was told to ride the ever living snot out of it by the long term Triumph dealer owner I bought if from last week- and, I looked him in the eye and said "Really. You are giving me permission to use full throttle and ride it to redline in every gear? Drive it like it's rented?" And, his reply was "Yes, absolutely. I don't want this bike in for it's 1st service only partially 'broken in'. I want you to ride it hard, and, bring it in with @ 1,000 miles on it next Tuesday morning." This guy is a rider, has been representing Triumph since before 2000, and, was wrenching & selling in the very beginning. He only reps: Triumph, Ducati, Zero & Vespa, so, he is very up to speed on what is happening with all of Triumph's 3 cylinder motors, how they should be broken in, and, what is best for the shop is. He has been frustrated by "by the book" buyers, and, hates sending them off only partially broken in and a 6,000 mile interval as his next visit.
Needless to say, I have been riding even more aggressively than before, shifting at 10k+ most of the time (Redline on on-ramps), riding above 4K all of the time, and, loving life above 6k all of the time. A completely different bike over 6,000, and, clearly, well above my skill level in most circumstances right now. But, with more & more experience, I am beginning to get a feel for the throttle, and, how accurate fueling it is up there!
However, life 'is', and, I can't help it if I need to ride: on the highway, occasionally, and, on hi-speed secondary roads, often (40% of the time). I have found that it actually gets better MPG's when driven above 4,000RPM, so, when I have the choice to be in 6th- I actually chose to be in 5th, or, even 4th, because I can 'see' the improvement on the instantaeous read out. Well, mixed with my back road riding (60%), I still think that over 50 MPG is insane, shocking & yet another amazing difference between the 2007-2012's & the '13+'s.
In my mind, I was convinced that 38.5MPG was the number to shoot for, after the engine was all broken in, with fresh oil, and some sort of injector cleaner, deposit remover, fuel conditioner (not alll, just 1
) was added. And, I live in NH, so, ALL GASOLINE HAS 10% ETHANOL, which is a very bad thing for motorcycle engines, and, the bane of good fuel economy from everything I have read. And, I can't cheat, and, drive to MA or ME to get 100% gasoline there either- everyone complies the 10% ethanol addative requirement- I think there is some Federal incentive to do it.
As of now, I have 953 miles on it (Thank God I get to bring it in tomorrow!), break in is officially over, and, with fresh oil, I should begin to see even better mileage down the road! Sure, I coulda had a scooter, if mileage is what I wanted, and, I already own a rocking Hyosung GV250 when I really want to get 70+ MPG's, so, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I looked at my www.fuelly.com average of 50.5 MPG! Still unconvinced, I actually manually added the last 4 fill ups, to see what I was happening. No change? Huh? If you want to check it out: http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/triumph/street-triple-675-r-abs/2014/DCGULL01/300794
Longer 1st gear, a change in throttle actuation- better metering?, and, a 13 Lb diet? With changes, no loss in HP/Torque values. I think that represents a 31% improvement, but, I suck at math and you may come up with different values? Either way, it's significant, and, I thought I would post it up, so, I could be flamed by everyone. So, flame on fellows- I think I may be able to go 200 miles between fill-ups, and, that doesn't suck!
Dave
P.S. Low Fuel Warning Light DOES come on @ 2 bars left. But, on (2) recent fill-ups, it came on with 1.3531 Gallons, or, 5.1 Liters- left (3.24 Gallons added to fill) on average. The Owner's Manual states that is should come on when the gas level is @ 0.92 Gallons (3.5 Liters). Instead, it comes on with 50% more gas left? I should be able to go @ 50 miles before it dies, but, I can go over 66 miles before sputterstall.
P.P.S.- Found other threads (on T-RAT site) with added info. Triumph does use 5 Liters (1.32086 Gallons) as it's warning light, and, it reads 0 miles at 1 liter (@ 1 quart, or, 13 miles) left to boot. Finally, based on tank design, it will run dry- no sloshing around- which is bad, because the fuel pump is cooled by gas. But, having run out of gas B4, this info helps.
Thankfully, I was told to ride the ever living snot out of it by the long term Triumph dealer owner I bought if from last week- and, I looked him in the eye and said "Really. You are giving me permission to use full throttle and ride it to redline in every gear? Drive it like it's rented?" And, his reply was "Yes, absolutely. I don't want this bike in for it's 1st service only partially 'broken in'. I want you to ride it hard, and, bring it in with @ 1,000 miles on it next Tuesday morning." This guy is a rider, has been representing Triumph since before 2000, and, was wrenching & selling in the very beginning. He only reps: Triumph, Ducati, Zero & Vespa, so, he is very up to speed on what is happening with all of Triumph's 3 cylinder motors, how they should be broken in, and, what is best for the shop is. He has been frustrated by "by the book" buyers, and, hates sending them off only partially broken in and a 6,000 mile interval as his next visit.
Needless to say, I have been riding even more aggressively than before, shifting at 10k+ most of the time (Redline on on-ramps), riding above 4K all of the time, and, loving life above 6k all of the time. A completely different bike over 6,000, and, clearly, well above my skill level in most circumstances right now. But, with more & more experience, I am beginning to get a feel for the throttle, and, how accurate fueling it is up there!
However, life 'is', and, I can't help it if I need to ride: on the highway, occasionally, and, on hi-speed secondary roads, often (40% of the time). I have found that it actually gets better MPG's when driven above 4,000RPM, so, when I have the choice to be in 6th- I actually chose to be in 5th, or, even 4th, because I can 'see' the improvement on the instantaeous read out. Well, mixed with my back road riding (60%), I still think that over 50 MPG is insane, shocking & yet another amazing difference between the 2007-2012's & the '13+'s.
In my mind, I was convinced that 38.5MPG was the number to shoot for, after the engine was all broken in, with fresh oil, and some sort of injector cleaner, deposit remover, fuel conditioner (not alll, just 1
) was added. And, I live in NH, so, ALL GASOLINE HAS 10% ETHANOL, which is a very bad thing for motorcycle engines, and, the bane of good fuel economy from everything I have read. And, I can't cheat, and, drive to MA or ME to get 100% gasoline there either- everyone complies the 10% ethanol addative requirement- I think there is some Federal incentive to do it.As of now, I have 953 miles on it (Thank God I get to bring it in tomorrow!), break in is officially over, and, with fresh oil, I should begin to see even better mileage down the road! Sure, I coulda had a scooter, if mileage is what I wanted, and, I already own a rocking Hyosung GV250 when I really want to get 70+ MPG's, so, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I looked at my www.fuelly.com average of 50.5 MPG! Still unconvinced, I actually manually added the last 4 fill ups, to see what I was happening. No change? Huh? If you want to check it out: http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/triumph/street-triple-675-r-abs/2014/DCGULL01/300794
Longer 1st gear, a change in throttle actuation- better metering?, and, a 13 Lb diet? With changes, no loss in HP/Torque values. I think that represents a 31% improvement, but, I suck at math and you may come up with different values? Either way, it's significant, and, I thought I would post it up, so, I could be flamed by everyone. So, flame on fellows- I think I may be able to go 200 miles between fill-ups, and, that doesn't suck!
Dave
P.S. Low Fuel Warning Light DOES come on @ 2 bars left. But, on (2) recent fill-ups, it came on with 1.3531 Gallons, or, 5.1 Liters- left (3.24 Gallons added to fill) on average. The Owner's Manual states that is should come on when the gas level is @ 0.92 Gallons (3.5 Liters). Instead, it comes on with 50% more gas left? I should be able to go @ 50 miles before it dies, but, I can go over 66 miles before sputterstall.
P.P.S.- Found other threads (on T-RAT site) with added info. Triumph does use 5 Liters (1.32086 Gallons) as it's warning light, and, it reads 0 miles at 1 liter (@ 1 quart, or, 13 miles) left to boot. Finally, based on tank design, it will run dry- no sloshing around- which is bad, because the fuel pump is cooled by gas. But, having run out of gas B4, this info helps.
