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**SatSon** · 06-06-2015, 03:56 PM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

Fluctuations.
Indicated reserve is never accurate or at a constant amount of fuel. An indicated reserve can come when there are x +-y litres in the tank.
Full tank to full tank is the absolutely accurate method.

I didn't get your point - "An indicated reserve can come when there are x +-y litres in the tank". Actually we are not at all concerned about how much fuel is left in the tank when following this method.
1) We just reset trip meter when bike hits reserve.
2) Fill petrol for say Rs. 300
3) Mark the trip reading when bike hits reserve again. Mileage = kms/litre of petrol filled. Thats it.

If you are riding on almost flat roads and maintain tire pressures properly, this method is almost fine. I haven't seen much of fluctuations than, say +/- 3kms per litre.

**Dynamo** · 06-06-2015, 04:16 PM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by Divya Sharan View Post

Well. Let me explain it this way. Say your reserve comes at 2L. You're on your way home from office and the bike hits reserve. First, one cannot say if there are 2 litres in the tank or 2.2 or 1.8 .
Now, it may not be necessary that you get a petrol pump in the immediate vicinity. You ride ahead for few km. How do you now calculate the amount of fuel left?
You can only guess, right?
Will full tank method there is nothing to guess at all.

We easily use the 1 or 2 liters of petrol after hitting reserve. But filling tank full of petrol & using it for a week or more. Following this procedure in summer there more chances for petrol evaporation.

But also we don't know how much fuel they filled. Chances are more in cheating the public.

Best way is to buy petrol in 1 Lt water bottle & filling it once the bike hits reserve.

**radikel** · 06-06-2015, 04:30 PM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by Dynamo View Post

We easily use the 1 or 2 liters of petrol after hitting reserve. But filling tank full of petrol & using it for a week or more. Following this procedure in summer there more chances for petrol evaporation.

But also we don't know how much fuel they filled. Chances are more in cheating the public.

Best way is to buy petrol in 1 Lt water bottle & filling it once the bike hits reserve.

You have a point.
But evaporation of petrol is at 95 Celsius.
Also loss due to vapors is an impossible figure to determine, unless you are god in Advanced thermodynamics. Also such a figure will be infinitesimally small compared to the larger delta of when your tank flashes reserve.
Also, nowadays at shell, full tank means they regularly fill to the brim...with a Max. Delta of 0.05 to 0.1 l, which when you factor into averages is a ridiculously small amount.

All things considered, as [MENTION=47074]Divya[/MENTION]sharan stated, full tank method is the sure fire way of determining real world avg. Across a spectrum of various riding conditions. It is definitive, allowing the least amount of errors/variables to creep into your calculations.

**Freak inExile** · 06-06-2015, 08:09 PM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by radikel View Post

Also loss due to vapors is an impossible figure to determine, unless you are god in Advanced thermodynamics.

God reference was uncalled for, any way here's what human kind has to say about it:

Effect of loss of fuel tank vapours on mileage - Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Stack Exchange

**radikel** · 06-06-2015, 08:38 PM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by Freak inExile View Post

God reference was uncalled for, any way here's what human kind has to say about it:

Effect of loss of fuel tank vapours on mileage - Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Stack Exchange

Man,
I didn't mean to attack anyone personally with that reference.
Its a 'figure of speech'..that's all.
Coming to the article..once again despite a lot of evidence of fuel vaporisation, it states that there is no definitive way to calculate exact fuel loss. The closest estimate is 3.8 litres per year due to vaporisation, which is roughly 0.3 litres per month. Accounting for that in you calculation, will mostly bump your FE by 1kmpl or 2 at most, which is still infinitesimally small, and still fairly inaccurate.
Still, fuel vaporisation is still part of the running in engine life...and given all such factors...a tank to tank full method still provides the most accurate way.
I rely on it, doesn't mean others have to.
Please use whatever you are confident with. That's all.

Cheers!

**akhil surendran** · 06-06-2015, 08:48 PM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Am one of the proud owners of this young suzuki. With my buddy for the last 6 months i enjoy his ride a lot. Happy with the performance and mileage of 50kmpl average. Now i am behind modifying him with a belly pan and ppf (paint protection film). Since mine is a white and requires most of my time spending on cleaning my beast. Can anyone suggest better ways for bellypan and ppf? Am attaching a pic which i edited from sf? Pls reply

**srinath2494** · 06-06-2015, 11:09 PM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Finally, now I join the gixxer brethren.

**Hitesh100** · 06-06-2015, 11:54 PM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by EthanReddington View Post

Funny incident people [emoji13]
I scraped my gear paddle along a plantation wall and it got twisted.. since i was in college the only way was to get to a roadside mechanic which my gf suggested(I was planning to go to Suzuki).. So i took it there.. there were some other boys with pulsars n all.. as i entered all started to stare.. i went to one of the mechanic boys n told him the problem.. he came with his tools n asked.. "is this a 150cc bike?" I told yea n he began working.. and the other people started murmuring n whispering...
It was like i brought some alien thing infront of them[emoji23]

Did you check if they were staring at bike or

**EthanReddington** · 06-06-2015, 11:57 PM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Lol! May be both!😂😁

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**ldkaj444** · 06-07-2015, 12:28 AM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

What is the mileage you fellow friends are getting on your Gixxer?

**rev** · 06-07-2015, 12:40 AM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by akhil surendran View Post

Am one of the proud owners of this young suzuki. With my buddy for the last 6 months i enjoy his ride a lot. Happy with the performance and mileage of 50kmpl average. Now i am behind modifying him with a belly pan and ppf (paint protection film). Since mine is a white and requires most of my time spending on cleaning my beast. Can anyone suggest better ways for bellypan and ppf? Am attaching a pic which i edited from sf? Pls reply

Sf faring comes in three pieces. You can order the engine guard section at the nearest svc. There is a provision to mount the engine guard. Its officially confirmed.

**EthanReddington** · 06-07-2015, 12:45 AM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

So i found the noise source... its the sprocket thats making the noise... chain is well lubed... Thanks to papa for finding it after i showed him about it..[emoji4] [emoji5] will ask to check it during the 1st service

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**EthanReddington** · 06-07-2015, 12:46 AM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by rev View Post

Sf faring comes in three pieces. You can order the engine guard section at the nearest svc. There is a provision to mount the engine guard. Its officially confirmed.

Full fairing cannot be done right?

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**rev** · 06-07-2015, 01:06 AM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by EthanReddington View Post

Full fairing cannot be done right?

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Nope. Full faring requires some welding, etc. And also in the process, you'll end up paying more than the SF itself.
I have problems with the front mud guard. Since gixxer has a short mud guard, my shoes get dirty with after riding on wet roads. All that dirt and mud splash from the front tyre gets accumulated on the engine and on your feet. I made a complaint to Suzuki and received a reply that there is a provision for fixing sf engine guard. It will cost somewhere between 3 to 4k.

**EthanReddington** · 06-07-2015, 01:06 AM

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Originally posted by rev View Post

Nope. Full faring requires some welding, etc. And also in the process, you'll end up paying more than the SF itself.
I have problems with the front mud guard. Since gixxer has a short mud guard, my shoes get dirty with after riding on wet roads. All that dirt and mud splash from the front tyre gets accumulated on the engine and on your feet. I made a complaint to Suzuki and received a reply that there is a provision for fixing sf engine guard. It will cost somewhere between 3 to 4k.

From SVC?

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