Ducati M600 Fuel range! - Page 2

Flip · 02-11-2022, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickj

I had a TZR 250 same number of cylinders similar HP (56 at the wheel on a setup dyno run) and much lighter, you maybe got 38 a gallon if you rode like a granny, I'm not sure that I ever saw anything that high on mine

I had an RD500YPVS for a couple of years back in the late 80's and that would give about 35mpg but riding it 'properly' would see the return easily drop to mid 20's.....but hey! Petrol was cheap back then

If you really want to know how much you can get out of a tankful (assuming your fuel tank is crud free inside) bungee a (full) gallon petrol can onto the back seat after your trip is showing a hundred-ish miles and ride until it runs out of fuel.

jamminbmx · 03-11-2022, 07:08 AM

Yeah I'm not that keen to know! Just wanted a good fill up indicator. Will call it 200km is a good time to start looking for a pump.

I don't really understand why more different bikes use different amounts of fuel at the same speed?! Is the MT10 using all that extra fuel just to turn a more powerful engine over and make noise like a tuned F16?!

Nickj · 03-11-2022, 09:02 PM

There's just so much difference in the way that motors work, take a water/oil cooled mill that can run really lean and loose the heat in the coooling system, or one that looks similar that runs a bit richer or a monsters that run a bit lean in one place and rich at another ... Then chuck in how its ridden, a 2T that that's ragged at 30 and a bit MPG (screaming expansion bliss0 or even the same 4T ridden on the torque curve or ridden on the power curve.
I had a Kwak KDX go trail riding and you could get 50mpg, take it racing (pukka championshiop class level) and youd'd be hitting 30's. My tuned LC350 and TZR 250 could sip util you hit the throttle.
Even your MT10 example, ride the torque and your shifting at 8K, ride the power and it's more like 9K, big difference in the fuel it drinks.
It's what you do with what you've got, how you use it.
An R1 can be a full on race rep or a round the world touring pussy cat (see Nick Sanders).
It's all down to you

adie851 · 03-01-2023, 12:03 PM

Think you're looking at 120 miles to a tank, then look for a petrol station ...providing you're not riding it flat to the throttle stop everywhere......

03-11-2022, 09:02 PM	#18
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,201	There's just so much difference in the way that motors work, take a water/oil cooled mill that can run really lean and loose the heat in the coooling system, or one that looks similar that runs a bit richer or a monsters that run a bit lean in one place and rich at another ... Then chuck in how its ridden, a 2T that that's ragged at 30 and a bit MPG (screaming expansion bliss0 or even the same 4T ridden on the torque curve or ridden on the power curve. I had a Kwak KDX go trail riding and you could get 50mpg, take it racing (pukka championshiop class level) and youd'd be hitting 30's. My tuned LC350 and TZR 250 could sip util you hit the throttle. Even your MT10 example, ride the torque and your shifting at 8K, ride the power and it's more like 9K, big difference in the fuel it drinks. It's what you do with what you've got, how you use it. An R1 can be a full on race rep or a round the world touring pussy cat (see Nick Sanders). It's all down to you __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

03-11-2022, 07:08 AM	#17
jamminbmx Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: oxford Bike: M600 Posts: 131	Yeah I'm not that keen to know! Just wanted a good fill up indicator. Will call it 200km is a good time to start looking for a pump. I don't really understand why more different bikes use different amounts of fuel at the same speed?! Is the MT10 using all that extra fuel just to turn a more powerful engine over and make noise like a tuned F16?!

03-01-2023, 12:03 PM	#19
adie851 Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Bike: S4r Posts: 104	Think you're looking at 120 miles to a tank, then look for a petrol station ...providing you're not riding it flat to the throttle stop everywhere......