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bombloader · 05-04-2009, 08:42 PM

My Suzuki GS500 gets 44-45 mpg around town. According to Suzuki, it gets 59 Mpg. Best I've got recently on the highway was 47, and I got 45 the very last trip on the freeway. Now I know that factory mileage estimates are shall we say, optimistic, but I really don't know what is "normal" for this bike. I was wondering does anyone out here have experience with this model. BTW, after the last road trip, I performed a tune-up(plugs and air filter), and haven't done serious highway mileage. Very last fillup, around town, was 44 mpg. I make an effort to improve fuel mileage, but I don't EOC very often, but I do use as little braking as possible around town when I can.

05-04-2009, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
bombloader EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: boise id Posts: 63 Red Wrangler - '98 Wrangler Sport 90 day: 15.67 mpg (US) Wife's car - '01 Sentra GXE 90 day: 29.31 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Suzuki gs500 gets bad mileage My Suzuki GS500 gets 44-45 mpg around town. According to Suzuki, it gets 59 Mpg. Best I've got recently on the highway was 47, and I got 45 the very last trip on the freeway. Now I know that factory mileage estimates are shall we say, optimistic, but I really don't know what is "normal" for this bike. I was wondering does anyone out here have experience with this model. BTW, after the last road trip, I performed a tune-up(plugs and air filter), and haven't done serious highway mileage. Very last fillup, around town, was 44 mpg. I make an effort to improve fuel mileage, but I don't EOC very often, but I do use as little braking as possible around town when I can. (Support Ecomodder.com & get rid of these annoying ads!)