gas tank issue?

[09Zxkiller]

I have my 09 busa and ever since I got it I seem to be getting **** gas mileage from what I've read... I get 170mile per tank at most with the light turning on... I can top off 4.5 or so gallons after the light turns on.. I just want to know if that sounds about right? I know about punching it and whatever but I have also just cruised it to see what I'd get... another thing is ill get almost 80 miles before the needle moves then it just plummeted towards the e Everytime... does this sound normal? Just want some opinions...
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[critterdoc]

I have my 09 busa and ever since I got it I seem to be getting **** gas mileage from what I've read... I get 170mile per tank at most with the light turning on... I can top off 4.5 or so gallons after the light turns on.. I just want to know if that sounds about right? I know about punching it and whatever but I have also just cruised it to see what I'd get... another thing is ill get almost 80 miles before the needle moves then it just plummeted towards the e Everytime... does this sound normal? Just want some opinions...
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Both the consumption and the plummeting needle are normal (at least...it's the same with my bike anyway). Hard to get a fuel gauge to be accurate unless the tank is perfectly square.

[lil charlie]

sounds right to me, I get 190 miles befroe my light comes on, and sometimes I got 100 miles before it moves.

[011busa]

mine is the same way

[Bigdog5]

Mine are the same too.

[dadofthree]

The Gen I wasn't that bad but the Gen II stays on full forever and then drops like a rock. If you're stock and ride like granny you'll get 50 MPG

[Sous]

Same results here. During my commute, I normally fill up at around 220 miles, but then I put right at about 5 gallons in. The light comes on right around 180 miles.

[IRDEATH]

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[IRDEATH]

sounds just like my 08, get 70 miles then needle moves from full and to light coming on at around160 miles, i could push it to 180 or 200 i guess before being completely empty. i did notice when i had my fuel tank repainted after the reinstall i filled up a gallon gas jug and poured it in the tank and the needle didnt move off of E, so i guess even when the light does come on there is still around a gallon and a half in the tank.
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[09Zxkiller]

Ok as long as all of yours are ****ed up too then I'm happy lol
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[09Zxkiller]

It's kinda weird though ill ride normal like accelerate normal and have a few bursts at full throttle etc ride like an ass for a bit then normal riding and it will get the same mileage as when I put it around like a grand pa... I guess ill just rape it everywhere...
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[04Duramax]

Mine's the same.. I got about 90mi on it before the gauge dropped like a rock.. but I only get about 150 or so before the light turns on.. hmmmm

[kromdom]

Ok as long as all of yours are ****ed up too then I'm happy lol
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Nothing wrong with the bikes........you're just beginning to get to know yours
When I went on a 1000 mile/24-hr trip, we made sure we topped off the tanks after having travelled 170 miles.....regardless of the low-fuel light coming on or not.

[x-d-x]

I have a 09 also and that sounds about right. I actually get a little bit worse due to gearing.

[nursebusa]

lol i thought that was just mine take i long to move off full then it drop like a rock so now i feel good knowing it not just me

[CCbusa05]

The Gen I wasn't that bad but the Gen II stays on full forever and then drops like a rock. If you're stock and ride like granny you'll get 50 MPG

Yup............I'm all stock, get 50MPG and usually drive like the "grandpa" I am!

[Jaysus]

Mine is the same.


But what really drives me nuts is the lip inside the fill hole on the tank. I fill it then shake it, fill it and shake it... on and on drives me crazy. On my XX I just sit on the bike holding the bike off the stand an fill it to the top.

I just want to drill a small hole in the lip so it will fill to the top. Know what I'm saying?