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I'm just curious what kind of mileage other FJ riders are getting. I was getting 45+ until I added my mods (Uni Pods, Yoshi 4 into 1 and carbs) and now my mileage has dropped off more than I would have thought.

My gas mileage is usually in the 43-45 mpg range. I have the 18/38 tooth sprocket set up. Last year on my trip to Gunnison, CO. I had 2 legs that came in with 53 mpg. Granted I was traveling on the highway and a dozen or so small towns with speeds down to 35mph for short distances.

The Central FJ Rally is less than 2 weeks away. The mileage from my house to The Hub, is 361.48 miles. I am going to attempt to go 300 miles on a tank of fuel.

My math says 53 mpg can make it. 300 miles, 5.8 gallons = 51.72 mpg required.

I will keep everyone posted on whether I am successful or how many miles I did make, before I failed.

Fred

Quote from: Paul1965 on July 05, 2014, 07:08:36 PM
I'm just curious what kind of mileage other FJ riders are getting. I was getting 45+ until I added my mods (Uni Pods, Yoshi 4 into 1 and carbs) and now my mileage has dropped off more than I would have thought.

I feel your pain... still trying to work my way through it.    :sorry:

Used to get 43-44, dropped about 10 after the airboxectomy, but I've got it back to 38 now.

Quote from: not a lib on July 05, 2014, 08:50:02 PM

Quote from: Paul1965 on July 05, 2014, 07:08:36 PM
I'm just curious what kind of mileage other FJ riders are getting. I was getting 45+ until I added my mods (Uni Pods, Yoshi 4 into 1 and carbs) and now my mileage has dropped off more than I would have thought.

I feel your pain... still trying to work my way through it.    :sorry:

Used to get 43-44, dropped about 10 after the airboxectomy, but I've got it back to 38 now.

Mine had initially dropped to 30 mpg. I played around with the jetting, swapping in 112.5 mains and 37.5 pilots and dropping the needles one notch. Today I took a trip to Sublette IL where I managed to get 38 mpg. I guess that isn't too bad since it was quite a bit of stop and go on the back roads and also included blast down I39 at 75 mph into the wind, but I want to do better than that. Maybe I need to look into changing gears next, especially since I keep trying to shift into 6th  :rofl:

Hmmmm, miles, gallons...?
Ok, I know a mile is 1.6km (1600 meters) but how much is a gallon?
School was a long time ago, but I think a US gallon is 3.78 litres, and a UK gallon is something like 4.54.
So, if I recall correctly the 1200 had a 22 litre tank (I think 2l is the reserve) which makes total capacity of about 5.8 US and 4.8 UK gallons.

Now if we assume my conversions are correct then the rest is easy.
First, I cant recall what the bikes sprocket sizes or jetting were/was but I am almost certain all of my FJs were factory.

On a normal trip I would comfortably get between 350 and 400km (220-250 miles) on a tank (generally consuming about 19 litres).
However when the pace went up (a lot) I recall figures of 18L for around 200km.
Therefore; at around 19 litres of use my mileage would be around 220-250 miles from 5US (4.2UK) Gallons or 44-50mpg US (48-55mpg UK). 
The worst (or perhaps best) I saw was about 33mpg US (28mpg UK). :-)


 

42mpg with UNI filter in the stock air box and Yosh slip-ons and 18/38 gearing.

Fred, I hope you're bringing a can with a gallon of gas, just in case.  Rumor has it a 550lb FJ is a pretty tough to push for more than a mile or 2  :yes:

Quote from: aviationfred on July 05, 2014, 08:25:53 PM
My gas mileage is usually in the 43-45 mpg range. I have the 18/38 tooth sprocket set up. Last year on my trip to Gunnison, CO. I had 2 legs that came in with 53 mpg. Granted I was traveling on the highway and a dozen or so small towns with speeds down to 35mph for short distances.

The Central FJ Rally is less than 2 weeks away. The mileage from my house to The Hub, is 361.48 miles. I am going to attempt to go 300 miles on a tank of fuel.

My math says 53 mpg can make it. 300 miles, 5.8 gallons = 51.72 mpg required.

I will keep everyone posted on whether I am successful or how many miles I did make, before I failed.

Fred

Fred,

you must of landed on your head when you got rear ended :lol:
bring a gas can with you or you will wear out the soles of your boots from pushing the heavy beast.

Scott

Fred had this plan before the accident. Yes he planning on bringing along a fuel can or two.

I think he shuts off the bike and coasts down hills. Hooks a rubber bungee to trucks for the up hills. Lets not talk about his low drag plan.  :lol:  :lol:

Kurt

When my 86' was bone stock I could get 50MPG. Now with UNI's, Suppertrap slip-ons and proper jetting I get 42 to 46, 38 ish if I am following an aggressive rider.

Quote from: FJmonkey on July 06, 2014, 07:49:06 PM
When my 86' was bone stock I could get 50MPG. Now with UNI's, Suppertrap slip-ons and proper jetting I get 42 to 46, 38 ish if I am following an aggressive rider.

Or, you leaving me in the dust...... :rofl2:

I did have a great time riding with you.

Fred

Quote from: aviationfred on July 06, 2014, 08:13:33 PM
Or, you leaving me in the dust...... :rofl2:

I did have a great time riding with you.

Fred

I enjoyed the ride time we had at the rally, anytime Fred....

costs me about 10cents/mile.

 18 front 41 rear. Best mileage to date is 49.9 mpg. I was following a guy on a cruiser and almost fell asleep. I hope my mileage never is that good again. Average is around 40-43. I will not take any slabs unless it is impossible not to.

I do 95% town riding, under 45 mph or so. I think I'm getting around 35-36.
WAAAYYY better than the 11 my Dodge Ram 5.9 gas gets!!
And more fun too.

Quote from: FJmonkey on July 06, 2014, 07:49:06 PMNow with UNI's, Suppertrap slip-ons and proper jetting

When the time is right, can I ask you for a tutorial on increasing my performance with said upgrades?
I'm not ready now, bike runs good and I'm busy with school, but afterwards I would like to upgrade.

The mileage on my '92 FJ1314 varies between 35 and 43 mpg (US). There seems to be a correlation between the twist of the right wrist and the fuel gauge. Not much difference between this FJ and the '86 FJ1200 that I had from '94 to '05. The best range (calculated) that I ever got to a tank was just over 250 miles (400 km).

Zwartie

Mileage on my '84 with RPM's 1350cc engine, UniPods, 42.5 pilots, 122.5 mains, needles up 1 notch, 5 degree ignition advance with 18/40 gearing is ~33 on the low side to 36mpg on the freeway.

With 40 pilots and 117.5 mains I got as high as 41mpg, but the engine was not happy......I like happy.

Mileage on my '92 with DynoJet stage 3, UniPods and Kerker 4 into 1, 5 degree ignition advance, 18/40 gearing is ~42 mpg all day long.

My '88 with stock everything except slip ons and jetting adjustment ran in the low 40s ( US), rising to high 40s as the engine got older and looser just before it started eating oil at the 120 thou mile mark then steadily got worse till I replaced it.

The 92 with stock everything was around the low 40s the whole time I had it.

The engine was such a torque monster stock or near stock I wondered why anyone would want to mess with it. Then I rode Arnies. Yeah it was worth it.

I get about 40 under normal, town, and aggressive riding conditions.  I've seen as much as 59 a couple of times.  This is at 60mph ~3500rpm  for over 100 miles or so.  I also only weigh 135lbs, I'm sure that has something to do with it.  I've got a Dyna 2000 ignition and Supertrapp exhaust.

My SV1000 gets around ... not enough.

This may have something to d with my right wrist  :yahoo:

Right Henry? Dean?

Quote from: the fan on July 08, 2014, 10:21:47 AM
My SV1000 gets around ... not enough.

Don't think its you.  I have a Cagiva Navigator with the TL1000 engine and it doesn't match the FJ for mileage.
As a matter of fact, neither does my Aprilia Shiver and that's only a 750cc V-twin.  FJ's hard to beat.

Quote from: Pat Conlon on July 07, 2014, 10:32:52 PM
Mileage on my '84 with RPM's 1350cc engine, UniPods, 42.5 pilots, 122.5 mains, needles up 1 notch, 5 degree ignition advance with 18/40 gearing is ~33 on the low side to 36mpg on the freeway.

Same engine, 39mm FCRs, 18/41 and I get ~31mpg in daily use as a commuter ranging to ~36mpg at ~6000ft elevation riding in the Sierras last week.  This was also my first >4,000ft elevation run since the dyno tune of the FCRs and the bike ran great up to ~7,500ft on the passes.

Touching on another point that has been discussed here...  my FCRs were tuned at sea level effectively and ~75F.  I've run them in ~45F at sea level to >100F at 7,500ft with mild performance impacts (richer cold, leaner hot and high altitude, but no knocking or anything destructive).  I don't believe these carbs on an FJ are nearly as finicky as one might think... 

Frank

Quote from: Arnie on July 08, 2014, 10:31:05 AM

Quote from: the fan on July 08, 2014, 10:21:47 AM
My SV1000 gets around ... not enough.

Don't think its you.  I have a Cagiva Navigator with the TL1000 engine and it doesn't match the FJ for mileage.
As a matter of fact, neither does my Aprilia Shiver and that's only a 750cc V-twin.  FJ's hard to beat.

That one was more of an inside joke.. I ran out of gas on the cherohala two rallies in a row... come to think of it one of those was on my YZF600....

With the temp threshold reprogramed on the ECU in Randy's fuel injected system, I wonder what kind of mileage he is getting?

Quote from: GhostMerc on July 08, 2014, 07:51:30 AM
I get about 40 under normal, town, and aggressive riding conditions.  I also only weigh 135lbs, I'm sure that has something to do with it.

Hmmm... I'm almost two of you.  :sorry:
Guess I should be happy with 35 mpg.

My FJ is like a hybrid compared to the Kawasaki 500 triple 2stroke I owned when younger. That thing was petrol cooled I think, and would only get 20mpg. A lot of fun though. :biggrin:

Quote from: Bones on July 08, 2014, 02:50:23 PM
My FJ is like a hybrid compared to the Kawasaki 500 triple 2stroke I owned when younger. That thing was petrol cooled I think, and would only get 20mpg. A lot of fun though. :biggrin:

My H2 used to get about 23.     :empathy2:

+1 on the fun factor, though...  except for the shift pattern.    :wacko2:

Quote from: not a lib on July 08, 2014, 03:01:33 PM

Quote from: Bones on July 08, 2014, 02:50:23 PM
My FJ is like a hybrid compared to the Kawasaki 500 triple 2stroke I owned when younger. That thing was petrol cooled I think, and would only get 20mpg. A lot of fun though. :biggrin:

My H2 used to get about 23.     :empathy2:

+1 on the fun factor, though...  except for the shift pattern.    :wacko2:

...and until you wanted to go around a corner....that flexi-flyer frame was frightening :shok:

Quote from: Pat Conlon on July 08, 2014, 03:50:50 PM

Quote from: not a lib on July 08, 2014, 03:01:33 PM

Quote from: Bones on July 08, 2014, 02:50:23 PM
My FJ is like a hybrid compared to the Kawasaki 500 triple 2stroke I owned when younger. That thing was petrol cooled I think, and would only get 20mpg. A lot of fun though. :biggrin:

My H2 used to get about 23.     :empathy2:

+1 on the fun factor, though...  except for the shift pattern.    :wacko2:

...and until you wanted to go around a corner....that flexi-flyer frame was frightening :shok:

I always felt that was overhyped.

The shocks were what was really scary... :shok:

Quote from: yamaha fj rider on July 06, 2014, 09:23:18 AM
Fred had this plan before the accident. Yes he planning on bringing along a fuel can or two.

I think he shuts off the bike and coasts down hills. Hooks a rubber bungee to trucks for the up hills. Lets not talk about his low drag plan.  :lol:  :lol:

Kurt

There are no hills in Kansas to coast down.  :blum1: Bungee cords to a truck is an idea though.. :dance2: For the low drag plan, I could spray the bike with a good coating of Pledge furniture polish.  :good:

Fred

Quote from: the fan on July 08, 2014, 12:06:09 PM

Quote from: Arnie on July 08, 2014, 10:31:05 AM

Quote from: the fan on July 08, 2014, 10:21:47 AM
My SV1000 gets around ... not enough.

Don't think its you.  I have a Cagiva Navigator with the TL1000 engine and it doesn't match the FJ for mileage.
As a matter of fact, neither does my Aprilia Shiver and that's only a 750cc V-twin.  FJ's hard to beat.

I'll bring a tow rope to this years ECFR

That one was more of an inside joke.. I ran out of gas on the cherohala two rallies in a row... come to think of it one of those was on my YZF600....

I really do not think about gas mileage. Ridding Sunday, three quarters throttle, 7,000 rpm plus, going up the canyon. What was I thinking? The guy on the R1, not fast in the turns but when he goes full throttle down the straight, that bike is fast. I just got out horsepowered. Man I need EFI. That will also fix the fuel mileage.

Kurt

I have gotten a low of 35 mpg (US) back in '03 and '04. The past couple of years I routinely get 48-54 mpg. I stay off the highways and ride very sedately. It's a cop magnet to begin with and I got old. It's basically stock tune with a Uni air filter and stock gearing. I have a slow bike to ride fast, my XS650 and the '89 I like to ride slow. The Venture is for long rides.
Anson

just did a 1000 mile trip - averaged 49