Scrambler Range & Fuel Mileage

I’ve got 300 miles on the bike and have started revving higher for good break in, but it’s killing my fuel economy. Or maybe I didn’t truly fill the tank last fill up so it’s making my fill up today look bad for mpg.

Average MPG is 46.5. I went 10 miles after the fuel light came on, I believe you can squeeze almost 30 out of it after the indicator.

It’s really hard for me to see when I’m fueling, I think I’m getting it almost to the top. I must have today because it was 2.7gal into a 3.6g tank. Any tips on this? I can see the fuel level inside the tank easily on my other bikes.

So based on this initial info, I could get 160 from a tank but would be on fumes at the end. I think I could aim to fill up at 130 and be ok.

Vix said:

I’ve got 300 miles on the bike and have started revving higher for good break in, but it’s killing my fuel economy. Or maybe I didn’t truly fill the tank last fill up so it’s making my fill up today look bad for mpg.

Average MPG is 46.5. I went 10 miles after the fuel light came on, I believe you can squeeze almost 30 out of it after the indicator.

It’s really hard for me to see when I’m fueling, I think I’m getting it almost to the top. I must have today because it was 2.7gal into a 3.6g tank. Any tips on this? I can see the fuel level inside the tank easily on my other bikes.

So based on this initial info, I could get 160 from a tank but would be on fumes at the end. I think I could aim to fill up at 130 and be ok.

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To be honest I fill it till it's, like 20mm below flush with the top of the tank and I haven't had any overspill problems – I can see the fuel easy enough at that level. It means you have to mess around a little but I like to really fill up when I can.

Yeah, these nozzles suck.

I typically pull the fume sucking thingy back with my other hand, and fill up to the brim.

Max Kool said:

Yeah, these nozzles suck.

I typically pull the fume sucking thingy back with my other hand, and fill up to the brim.

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Yeah, I think a lot of Californians do that. You just push it back so it actuates the switch and then fill normally.

I typically fill my Scrambler until the fuel alllllllmost touches the bottom of the filler neck when it's on the sidestand.

I read somewhere that filling right up to the top can cause problems.

philgoodscrambler said:

I read somewhere that filling right up to the top can cause problems.

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Well, you don't want to fill it to the point where you start getting fuel up in the filler neck. If that happens, some of it will likely slosh out down the drain tube and you'll dump some fuel on the ground (and hopefully not on to a hot engine) but it's not that big a deal. Still, it smells bad and who wants fuel getting dumped out?

Well, if you still have the carbon canister, the excess fuel could clog the canister (I’ve been told).

If you removed it, make sure the hose is routed to the lower left side of the bike...

philgoodscrambler said:

I read somewhere that filling right up to the top can cause problems.

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We're not talking about right to the very top of the aperture - you know as you look into the tank there's a 'sleeve' you can see that penetrates 20 - 30mm into the tank? That's the fill line for me - the fuel touching the bottom of that sleeve. No carbon canister to worry about on my Aussie 2015 Icon.

I presume that there is an overflow on the Scrambler like most bikes. There is a drain hose shown on the parts fiche. If you were to fill right to the brim there is a small hole in the cap assembly that drains the excess fuel here in Australia at least down to the ground under the bike.

K1W1 said:

I presume that there is an overflow on the Scrambler like most bikes. There is a drain hose shown on the parts fiche. If you were to fill right to the brim there is a small hole in the cap assembly that drains the excess fuel here in Australia at least down to the ground under the bike.

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There is but it's pathetically small and mine's always blocked :-/ !

Do we have carbon canisters in the UK?

philgoodscrambler said:

Do we have carbon canisters in the UK?

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We do from 2017

Hui said:

We do from 2017

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Can you post a photo please Hui?

It’s the black box on the right side of the bike, behind the plastic panel.

For what it's worth, I get 24-25 Km per L.

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1800-2100 metres (altitude)
Calculated using the moto's odometer—if the odometer lies, the calc is off.
2018 USA/California model <- That's what one gets in MX

Geoffster said:

For what it's worth, I get 24-25 Km per L.

PEMEX Premium
1800-2100 metres (altitude)
Calculated using the moto's odometer—if the odometer lies, the calc is off.
2018 USA/California model <- That's what one gets in MX

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wow, that is awesome. I just did a 1200km round trip (Rode my G650GS down and traded it) to pickup my new Icon. and after getting it back here to Gisborne NZ. the light came on at 160km, and I did another 20km before filling. So I got 182km, for 11.5l So that only worked out to 15.8km per Litre. which isn't very good, have the km's were open road, the other half have been commuting around town. I am hoping it gets better after being run in.
Cheers Col

Now I'm filling up more (about another 80p worth) I get 120m+ before the light comes on. Makes a big difference as a lot of my rides seem to be iro 100 miles.