Fuel consumption + 0.5 liter?

[meganon]

I have my K1200GT now for 7.000 kilometers. Nothing to complain, perfect bike..... but.........

The BC calls the 98 fuel consumption for example 5.0 liter/100 km. In reality when I calculate at the tank-stop, it's 5.5

When the BC says 5.5 or 6.0 than the real consumption is 6.0 or 6.5 liter / 100 km

Do you have the same experience? BMW is to optimistic!!!

Greetings

[caratz]

I think my consumption is around 6.5 liters / 100 KM. Yours looks like par for the course.

[meganon]

I don't think the consumption is to low....

In the Netherlands it's that crowdy at the road that I can't drive faster than 120......

And 120 km in 6th gear means 5.0 l/100 km.... or 5.5 in reality....?

[caratz]

Well my BC also says 5.5 liters. I have already pushed the limit extremely far, but always chickened out at the end. I did 380 KM on one tank and had about 2 liters remaining.

[lucsch]

Fueled up Sunday morning with 23.21 l and had 334 km on the tripmeter. BC said 6.2 l/100 km, but it must be something like 6.9 l/100 km.

Outside temp seems to indicate 2 degrees more than what it is on the other hand...

Rgds

Luc

[BMW-Tom]

My K1200GT has a average of 6,8 as bordcomputer, but 7,6 real for 2000km.

[jan-caro]

BC calculates the average since the last RESET.
If you do not regularly reset, (for instance over a 500 km long period) the indication will average out to a certain value, whereby it does not alter irrespective whether you drive fast or slow the last km's
It is apperantly NOT an actual fuel consumption indication.

Sounds like this is causing confusion, and seems VERY usefull fuction for BMW to add in the BC menu:
- 1 function for average fuel consumption (resettable)
- 1 function for actual fuel consumption

(Even the FJR1300 of 2006 has both possibilities)

Jan

[Ebsi]

My consumption is round about 1 Liter higher as the BC shows. Even when i reset all after the fuelstop. It shows between 4,1 and 4,6 Liters. My consumption is calculatet 5,3 Liters.