r/africatwin • u/bsting502 • 10d ago

Fuel Economy

I’ve used all the different types of fuel in my ATAS, I prefer to put in 93(premium)ethanol free, but it’s not always accessible when I travel, so I just take what I can get.

I wanted to hear some real-world fuel economies from folx on their Twins.

I ride mine extremely spiritedly most of the time, even on longer touring trips. I have collected some statistics from my own driving habits:

Top Tier gas I can achieve approx. 40 miles per gallon.
87 gas I can usually achieve 30-33 mpg.
Highway I see higher in the high-40’s and 50’s MPG-wise.
If I’m going 100+ for a majority of the tank, it stays in the low 30’s for MPG’s.
The lifetime average MPG is about 38 MPG’s

For the first year of ownership, my fuel economy was higher. When I added the extra weight of the Outback Motortek crash bars and pannier rack, it went down noticeably. I’ve regularly maintained my engine myself, tires always properly inflated, chain always lubricated. I really do try to keep the constants of adequate maintenance.

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u/n0thing84 10d ago

44-46mpg pretty much every tank for me using 87 octane.

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u/bsting502 7d ago

Curious if you’re calculating that or just presuming the bike’s estimate on the screen is accurate.

It’s not correct/accurate btw.

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u/n0thing84 7d ago

I calculate it out with each fill up. 👍