08' MPG

[sunshine_fisherman]

Yeah, the mileage specs are bunk. follow the links

http://www.buelletinboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8807

http://www.njdot.us/buell/ulydata.php

 

[blott01]

before the winter i was getting around 45 mpg, mostly freeway, but i was on it constantly. even back on the twistys shifting a ton it did fairly well. i don't think i've ever gotten below 40 even during the break-in period

 

[Urban_Cowboy]

2006 XB9SX with about 5k miles. I have put two tanks of gas in it since I got it last week. First was all around town, but riding fairly easy getting used to the bike -45 mpg. The second tank top-off was this morning after a fairly spirited 120 mile ride on some local backroads (70-75 mph average speed)- again 45 mpg. This was all 2700-4500 feet altitude. I was surprized when the fuel light came on as I expected much better range. But after reading over a few posts on the forum I guess that is about average. [sad] Where does the Buell website get off claiming 50/65 mpg? [confused]

 

[Stevenc150]

Where does the Buell website get off claiming 50/65 mpg?

Downhill with the clutch pulled in.

 

[cms1172]

I'm sorry, but I have an 06 XB12Ss, the mileage I get averages 40 to 50, one of the reasons that I bought the thing was hoping to get the kind of miles they claim. I have over 10,000 miles on the thing and still am not getting better mileage. With the information given here, doesn't that fall under the realm of false advertisement. These people are giving real world numbers. [mad] I love the way the bike handles, but unless we get a new dealer here that can do real work on these bikes, I won't buy another Buell. The factory went to another source for the engines, maybe they should seek a better source for sales and service. Plenty of dealers out there would consider it.

 

[onelogue]

'04 xb12r 6000 miles and I just rode my bike from Seattle to Portland averaging 80m/h. And I still got 55 mph. 150+ miles to the tank.

 

[runscx]

I got 100 miles on 1.88 gallons heading to St George UT on highway 70, which is 55 mpg fully loaded and I mean fully loaded. Next best I got 140 miles on 2.4 gallons at 58mpg,on my XB12XT Ulysses and that time I was following the hungover traffic west from Las Vegas to Barstow.

 

[twisted]

Ulyscol how far is you normal distance travelled? if your only going around 15 mile(??km) your not going far enough to get a good mpg. you'll only get 110 mile on a tank, like me. if i got a long distance i get....got 65 to 70 mpg. i just change pipes and air filter so i dont know what long distance is averaging. same miles( w/ alot of playing around) before w/ new stuff.

 

[joelschmi]

'06 XB12X with 3,800 miles. Commuting thru country at 60-70 mph for the last month I get 48 mpg every time. Got 46 once when I went for a 30 mile ride with my wife on the back. I'm in Missouri at elevation 800' or so if that matters. I'd like to have some 60+ mpg tanks... maybe this will come with more time on the engine?

 

[StarFire]

I have an 06 Ulysses (12X), in town around Vancouver BC, I usually get about 42-45mpg, finally did a road trip this summer and on the prairies, I was getting 4L/100km (measured between fill ups) or about 65mpg. But that's when i kept it at 100km/hr. at 140km/hr i got 6L/100km. Anything above a 100km/hr and the gas mileage go way down.

 

[twobuells]

My 09 XT got 37 mpg when new. It got 45mpg before the 1000 mile service just before winter hit but yesterday it got 52 mpg.

 

[Kole_DeWoody]

My mileage is extremly dependent on me and how i ride the bike as i am sure yours is i have seen low 60s on the highway before cruise but i have also seen mid to low 20s on one tank before too at a track day so just watch the rpms and the throttle if you want better mpgs

 

[ArmyMP09]

08 SCG and getting around 32-40mpg riding mixed highway/backroads.. some traffic as well. shifting a little high sometimes..

 

[drunk_uncle]

All you 06-07 owners are wasting your breath. You can't compare DDFI II to DDFI III. The first gen, if you will, Uly's get great mileage, but it seems to have gone down with the new fueling. I am only averaging 6.5 liters per 100 km's. I will have mpg figures in 20 days when I get back to the states and ride it there. It only has 2500 miles on it right now. Not going to worry until the mpg doesn't go up by about 5k miles. My Triumph Sprint ST 1050 burned a ton of oil and got bad fuel mileage its first 2k or so miles. After that hasn't burned a drop and averages 50mpg at 90mph.

 

[smith2307]

I have had my 03 XB9R since May of 07. Never gotten less than 45 MPG just riding in town to and from work. Even when I beat it like it owes me money.

On tanks when I do more highway riding and cruise between 65-80 MPH I've gotten as good as 63, but generally I see around 57-58 MPG. It has the full factory race kit too. Race ECM, K&N, race exhaust.

Waiting for the snow to melt so I can break in the 09 XB12Ss

 

[Midnight82]

I have an '04 XB12R, I've seen as low as 35mpg and as high as 61mpg (the whole tank was highway on a roadtrip. Stayed at a consistant RPM the whole 120 miles for an hour and a half)

 

[buelladdicted]

I have an 08 scg.bone stock,for mostly freeway it averages 48. when I canyon ride low 40s ,the best freeway only, hot weather,was 52

 

[buelladdicted]

I have an 08 scg.bone stock,for mostly freeway it averages 48. when I canyon ride low 40s ,the best freeway only, hot weather,was 52

 

[buelladdicted]

what just happened ?

 

[Nuage420b]

08 12S i had a random tank like that last week, my fuel light flicked on after 80 miles. since then it's been fine.