MPG'S

[borto1990]

well, put a few hundred miles on my brand new 08.. however my MPS's blows goats... I'm only getting about 30.. totally stock. any suggestions??? I'm in the break in period, so it's definately getting babied...

[Netnorske]

Why baby it? Ride it like you stole it. I know what the OM says...but hey...I left the dealership with 0.9 miles on my bike. I ran it hard up and down through each gear setting the rings over the first 30 miles. I then had it up to 90 mph with about 400 miles on it. To make a long story short...it runs awesome and I was getting 39-41 before I added the Power Commander fuel processor. Not sure yet what effect that will have.

Ride it like you will ride it...not like a grandma on her first bike. It will set itself up according to how it is ridden during that break-in period. If you want a Grandma's bike...ride it like one. If you want a mean machine....ride it like one. You only have one chance to do it right. JMHO.... !

[strobe]

Seems a bit low. I was getting 36-39 on mine last year in the mountains riding 2 up and fully loaded. if you are riding around the city, that might be about it though.

I tend to agree with Netnorske...ride it like you stole it. You will get a bunch of opinions on this but from what I have heard from mechanics the break in on modern bikes is not really 'required'.

[cactusjack]

One or two tanks will not accurately represent your mileage. I have been tracking my mileage since November 2007 on a spreadsheet. I don't have it in front of me, but the low MPG is about 32 and the high is about 49. Rolling average is just a shade below 37 MPG.

[dank]

Since you only have a couple hundred miles on it, I assume this had to be the first tank. Was it truly full to start with or just close and did you refill it to the same level? My son was concerned on his 1500 Classic on the first tank. Once he filled it and then refilled to the same level his MPG went up 8 mpg, which we think just reflected how full the tank had started. The dealer could have filled it up to where it showed all of the bars, and you were actually 40 miles worth of gas below truly full, which would drop your calculation by 8- 10 mpg if you added between 4 and 5 gallons.

They don't sip gas, but I'd be certain run a full tank where you fill it before and after to the same level before getting excited about it. If I'm reasonable with the throttle on starts and don't run above 70 with no headwind, mine gets 38-40 in cold weather and 42-44 in warm weather. (But that doesn't happen often. I'll leave it to you to guess if I mean speed or wind.)

[dogdoc]

I was getting 30-32 city and 40-42 Hwy before my TFI. now my city is down to 28-29 havent checked Hwy yet. 30 seems low but the bike is tight since new and will get better as time goes on IMO.

[MarkG]

You are still moving your wrist too much. That will settle down as you get used to the Nomad. I had the opportunity to talk to the factory mechanics. They told me that I wouldn't see really good mileage for the first couple of thousand miles, the more miles on the engine the better it gets. They were right, I started in the mid-30s in town, high 30's on the highway and it gradually increased. Now I get around 36 - 38 in town and 41 to 43 on the highway. Depends a lot on how hard I get on it with the throttle.

[coacha]

MPG will also vary with time of year due to fuel grade...winter blend and summer blend...at least it does with the carbed bikes.

[bosko]

I'm another one that broke her in hard. Tell you the truth I haven't ever checked my MPGs. :-/ Just fill and go and usually fill up at about 250km or if the low fuel light is on. Never really paying attention on how much I but in the tank. I've only got 3500km as I bought it just before the snow came.


They have winter blend in Florida? ;)

[pooker]

I bought mine new on January 5, I have over 1300 kms on it and my mileage isn't the best either.
I'm getting on an average of 175 kms per 13.5 liters of high test gas. So,.......what ever that converts to, it's not good!

I don't baby it but I don't drive the hell out of either. I would say I drive it "Normal"!

[dantama]

Riding style might have a little to do with it, but I've had 4 Nomads and get about 37mpg on all of them. Of course I ride the same on all of them too :)

[ringadingh]

I seem to get about 180 miles on a tank of fuel, this does vary a bit with lows of 150 miles and a high of 200 miles per tank.

[rflnomad]

I get in the mid to high 30s on ours. At first the mpg was not impressive. But, this bike breaks in over 3K - 5K miles! Now it is so perfect.
I do mostly two up riding and I usually do not go too fast. 75 mph tops.
Also, the Nomad is not a light bike and has a large front inmage with the windshield & lowers. It punches a big hole in the air.
Tip... Is your air pressure correct in both tires? I run 40 rear and 36 in front.

[dandolfn]

I seem to be getting around 37 mpg.

I normally fill up when the guage shows one bar. That amounts to around 3.5 gallons and my trip mileage from the prior fill up is around 130 miles.

[watchman]

I got about 30 mpg on the first tank of gas. Last Monday I got almost 40 mpg. Yesterday I am guessing I got around 35-37 mpg as I have not fill up yet to be sure. I just have a little over 1000 miles on the bike now.