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[skikool]

I've just changed from a 2013 streetglide to a 2016 CVO but....

2013 103" had a range of well over 200miles (300 on one run!)
2016 110" Cvo in only getting 160 to a tank?

What does anyone else get? Can I improve it?

[n8schmitz]

2016 CVO SG and I am getting well over 200 to a tank.  I have RH Slimlines and the FP3. Stock otherwise.


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[FLSTFI Dave]

All my bikes with 110 motor have been able to go over 220 on a tank.

My 2017 I have gone overhear 230 several times on a tank

[Cvostu]

I can go 200 miles plus if I take it easy. . Buy it goes quick when I dump a tank full at 85mph. About 175 miles when I do that. . The guys that go 250 on a tank aren't going as fast as I am. . Stuart.

[grc]

I've just changed from a 2013 streetglide to a 2016 CVO but....

2013 103" had a range of well over 200miles (300 on one run!)
2016 110" Cvo in only getting 160 to a tank?

What does anyone else get? Can I improve it?

Instead of trying to compare miles per tank, what exactly is your fuel consumption in miles per gallon?  When you do stop for fuel, how many gallons does it take to fill up?  The reason I ask these questions is that this subject has come up many times before, and in some cases people have been going strictly by the "miles to empty" reading versus keeping detailed records of miles and gallons used.  Those miles to empty readings can vary all over the map.

With a six gallon fuel tank, 40 mpg should give you a range of 240 miles.  If you ride conservatively, even a 110 SG should be capable of as much as 50 mpg.  If your mileage is worse than 40, perhaps you're riding that 110 like you stole it?

My point is there are too many variables for anyone to really give you a definitive answer.  As the ads say, your results may vary.

Jerry

[JCZ]

It also depends on what blend of gas you're using.

As we (Andy, Ernie, Don, me and others from Calif) travel east we've all noticed that we get better mileage once we get out of California and it seems like the further east we go (or is that the more gas that we run through our  tanks and motors) that our mileage increases.  On my 2013 CVO Ultra Classic I'll get 175-180 mph on the freeway (cruise control at 80 mph).  I've never got 200 miles on this bike.....not even when I was back east.

[Homer 661]

My fuel mileage depends on the input from the right hand, aggressive about 160, non around 225.

[VaEagle]

I imagine other things like load weight (size of rider and with or without passenger) as well as wind can have an effect on gas mileage too.

[bigC]

I always ride solo, and by the miles to empty. I should be able to get 250+ on a tank. I haven't tried to push it that far, but have done 230+. I do usually average over 40 miles to a gallon. So the math does work out to the 250+ number.

[BigLew55]

I recommend using fuelly.com to track your own mileage.  I have used it for about 4 years to track all of my vehicles, and my wife's too, if she remembers.  Once you set up an account, you can just text the info at every fill-up and it will send you your MPG.  You can go to the website too, if you want more detailed info.  This will give you the trends and records you need to determine, based on your riding style, how much you can get out of a tank.

Personally, I like to ride as if I have a 5 gallon tank.

[Hondo2doc]

Holy crapstick what am I doing wrong? I have a 2015 SESG it has S&S 570 cams, 2 into 1 D&D Boarzilla and Thundermax tuner. I can't get near 200 miles on a tank. Live in south Florida everything is flat and mostly straight. I do a lot of highway miles around 75 to 80 solo riding. Yesterday was a great example left Bokeelia Fl (west coast) heading east home. Get to Weston on the Alley and range says I have about 10 miles left. I probably could have made it home but stopped for gas. Put in 5.1 gallons. It wasn't quite 160 miles. I had filled tank when l left Bokeelia. Set cruise at 80. What the hell am I doing wrong?


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[Chief2505]

13 CVO limited, 2 up (400#) fully loaded with luggage, cruising on the slab at 85 or so, I might get 170 miles from the tank before the light comes on and then I generally put in about 5.6 gallons.

local riding on 2 lane roads, 2 up with no luggage just putting around the country side I can go 200 but I have never pushed it beyond that.

More to the Jerry's point, highway cruising trying to make time I get about 30 mpg. Sunday afternoon ride through the country side I get about 46 mpg.

Then again I only care about bad gas mileage when I am out west and wondering just how much farther to a gas station!!!

[J.D.]

This is for cars but in my experience holds true on a percentage basis for bikes:

[skratch]

the wife and I rode from Louisiana to Washington, dc.  on the interstate, cruising about 80 (or so ) we were averaging between 39 and 41 mpg.  got quite a bit better when we were doing a little slower, but where's the fun in that 

[coloradotom]

For me, speed has nothing to do with it. Once I get over 3200 my mileage goes to hell.