What is the fuel range on say a YZ/WR450 with a stock tank?
Fuel Range
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DieselTwitch
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Yeah, i think that depends on your fitness level. I've had to go back to the truck and fill up both my tank and my extra can. Then again I also ride 120 to 160 miles on dirt a day when I ride. Brings most people to their knees, I love it!
Just got the 3.3 Gal tank on, Now I have that plus the 1.2 Gal tank and my main tank. I'm good for 6-8 hours of good snow and 4-5 of soft stuff
Your range will depend greatly on snow condition. Super soft will suck your tanks dry in 2 hours. Good snow you can ride 4-5 hours.
You can do a few things to maximize your range,
1. Keep your air filter clean, On carb bikes this is doubly important. if you filter starts getting clogged the motor can suck fuel right out of the cab bowl. EFI bikes need to keep theirs clean as well. but it wont draw fuel out like a carbed bike.
2. If your going for range. watch your track spinning! You'll be shocked how well these thing tractor threw the snow, even the deep stuff.
3. Work on your cooling system to make sure that your motor gets up to temperature. A cool motor will need more fuel, esp on the EFI bikes.
I had a short ride the other day on my WR450 -- GPS said I went 38 miles and it took about 2 gallons. On the next ride, my main tank (3.3 gallon) was empty after about 60 miles. The whole ride was 64 miles, so I went through maybe 3 to 3.5 gallons.
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I ride a carbed wr, those numbers are right on. lots of variables on the snow, I ride a lot of tight, very little wide open country, gas can go along ways. I have ridden with other 450's that used almost twice as much gas riding the same terrain. When you have lots of bottomless then you can suck a tank in the morning.
I ride a carbed wr, those numbers are right on. lots of variables on the snow, I ride a lot of tight, very little wide open country, gas can go along ways. I have ridden with other 450's that used almost twice as much gas riding the same terrain. When you have lots of bottomless then you can suck a tank in the morning.
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supersmith
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Went through 1.7 gal on the 13 Ktm 450sxf today in 2 hrs.
Montana cold smoke
Averaged about 12 miles per tank today in the deep voice Cooke pow maybe I ride WFO a little too much!!
Averaged about 12 miles per tank today in the deep voice Cooke pow maybe I ride WFO a little too much!!
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I have the large mountain addiction tank (3.3 gallon) that came with my Snowbike (2010 KTM 530XC-W).
I also have two of the smaller Mountain Addiction plastic gas cans on my M8. The smaller cans hold 1.3 gallons.
Will I need to carry the large can or can I get away with one of my smaller cans?
I imagine that in the deep powder I will need the 3.3 gallon can but, in the set up spring snow I should be able to get away with 1.3 gallons in addition to the 2.5 gallons in my tank.
Thoughts?
I also have two of the smaller Mountain Addiction plastic gas cans on my M8. The smaller cans hold 1.3 gallons.
Will I need to carry the large can or can I get away with one of my smaller cans?
I imagine that in the deep powder I will need the 3.3 gallon can but, in the set up spring snow I should be able to get away with 1.3 gallons in addition to the 2.5 gallons in my tank.
Thoughts?
This might seem obvious, but if you've already got the 3.3, then try it and see how it goes. It's a little like I always tell people when they're asking my opinion on computer stuff: "What happened when you tried it?"
