How much extra gas do you ride with? I feel like a traveling gas station.

[BoonDockinSummit]

How much extra gas do you bring with?

So I put a BBK in my sled for the first time ever two years ago. Love the sled but I have to carry 5 gallons of extra gas. Im always on the throttle and riding all day, but to go through 13 to 14 gallons a day is a little much. Last year I was in the snowies and only brought 3 extra gallons with and I was running on fumes and a long ways from the parking lot. Luckly a group of riders were coming by and took a break and we started B.S. They had a sled that blew up which had 2 extra gallons of gas on the back. Bought the gas, dumped it in my sled and off we went with much thanks to their group for the fuel.

Still love riding the sled and not much I can do about fuel consumption except let off the throttle, yeah right like that is going to happen.

 

[Blk88GT]

I carry 2.5 gallons if we're going out for the day.

 

[Jkinzer]

i pack 2, 2.5 gallon qrs cans and use both of them almost every day w/ my sled

 

[icr]

I carry 2.5 right now...I'll switch to 5 when the days get longer.

 

[theultrarider]

When in the mtns, we pack a 6gal can each....Couple guys I know with with big mod cats pack two 6's each!!! The ride in sux, but it beats draggin them out with empty gas tanks!

 

[yammadog]

We drop our cans at a refill spot that we will hit on the way out, then you are guaranteed that amount of gas for the trip out. you are dropping some weight and it just works for good planning for a day of riding. Nothing makes it go down hill fast if you have a long way to hike out. If it's a short distance then the hike might be worth the killer day....

 

[mtn mike on boost]

(2) 2,5 cans for a regular ride
(4) 2.5 cans if ridding up in rutherford

 

[NoSecondChances]

How much extra gas do you bring with?

So I put a BBK in my sled for the first time ever two years ago. Love the sled but I have to carry 5 gallons of extra gas. Im always on the throttle and riding all day, but to go through 13 to 14 gallons a day is a little much. Last year I was in the snowies and only brought 3 extra gallons with and I was running on fumes and a long ways from the parking lot. Luckly a group of riders were coming by and took a break and we started B.S. They had a sled that blew up which had 2 extra gallons of gas on the back. Bought the gas, dumped it in my sled and off we went with much thanks to their group for the fuel.

Still love riding the sled and not much I can do about fuel consumption except let off the throttle, yeah right like that is going to happen.

How many miles do you put on to burn that much fuel? Could be that you need to lean it out some. Even with a BB that is a lot of fuel. Yes the turbo's burn that much but rightfully so when making big boost #'s.

 

[flying pig]

thats not much fuel at all! end of the season last year I was burning 20-22 gallons a day! 220+km on a 1200, almost all big mountain riding. Take two 5 gal cans in on the tunnel, drop one at the y in kakwa, fuel up out of it. Take the other one to the lake, drop it. Do the Alexander trip, put on all fuel from the can at the lake, go to the y do the same plus a gallon out of the stash. Squeek it home! Very long day, about 14 hours on the sled. Worth every second(and penny)!

 

[BoonDockinSummit]

I dont keep track of milage. Dont really want to know how S*&ty the milage is.

I have it set up for 1000' and it runs great but when I hit 6000 + it starts to run rich in the mid and a burp of the throttle clears it up. Being the DPM is suppose to regulate for elevation I would think I'm not running all that rich. I could drop the needle .10 when I get to higher elevation but would that really save fuel to were a person would notice?

 

[theultrarider]

I dont keep track of milage. Dont really want to know how S*&ty the milage is.

I have it set up for 1000' and it runs great but when I hit 6000 + it starts to run rich in the mid and a burp of the throttle clears it up. Being the DPM is suppose to regulate for elevation I would think I'm not running all that rich. I could drop the needle .10 when I get to higher elevation but would that really save fuel to were a person would notice?

Just to give you and idea, I used to own a 2001 polaris 800 rmk. Lots of guys I ride with had them. They were pig fat on the bottom end here as set up out of the box. I dropped 2 sizes and cleaned up the bottom end. now my sled could idle forever and not load up and was waaay snappier on the bottom end. No big deal right, you would expect that. I am generally the most agressive rider of the bunch and the last to turn off a sled and thus, the 1st to run low on fuel. After leaning out the bottom end, I would generally have 2 gallons left in MY tank when everyone else on like sleds were running out of fuel! So yes, you will notice an increase in gas milage when you are jetted correctly.

 

[MARV1]

6g now, when days get longer I'll carry an extra 2-4g of fuel. Usually don't need it but someone else will when we go 180+ miles/day.

 

[BoonDockinSummit]

Just to give you and idea, I used to own a 2001 polaris 800 rmk. Lots of guys I ride with had them. They were pig fat on the bottom end here as set up out of the box. I dropped 2 sizes and cleaned up the bottom end. now my sled could idle forever and not load up and was waaay snappier on the bottom end. No big deal right, you would expect that. I am generally the most agressive rider of the bunch and the last to turn off a sled and thus, the 1st to run low on fuel. After leaning out the bottom end, I would generally have 2 gallons left in MY tank when everyone else on like sleds were running out of fuel! So yes, you will notice an increase in gas milage when you are jetted correctly.

But I am jetted correctly at 1000' and according to Ski-doo and their DPM it will compensate for all elevation change. Granted I know the DPM is not perfect but my jetting should not be that far off when going up in elevation. I ride anywere from 1,000 to 13,000 depending on the trip.

 

[farmboy84]

i normally carry my 3 gal. ski-doo jerry can. i almost never use it but my buddies do. they are all to cheap or lazy to buy cans for their sleds and always become my best friend when they run out.

 

[thefullmonte]

I keep an extra 2 1/2 but that usually puts me back at the trailer on fumes.

 

[Beels]

I find I use less gas with the current 999 big bore Cat twin I'm riding, than when I had my 700 Yamaha. I find I'm not on the throttle near as much to go the same places. The only time I carry fuel is for the areas with a long trail ride in (20 to 30 miles). Usually 2.5 gallons and keep that to get me out at the end of the day.

 

[yammadog]

I would be paying attention to how many miles you get to a tank and plan accordingly, no matter how bad or good the mileage you need enough to get back to the truck....My stock rev get's something like 80 or so miles to the tank for my riding style on the longer days I take my fuel and drop it so I know I'll get back to the truck from that point on what I leave behind..

 

[IndoubtGASIT]

I carry an extra 2.5 gal. 80 miles of boondocking is all i can take!

 

[Pastor]

1 1/2 Gallons extra T apex ride 60-80 miles

 

[NoSecondChances]

I dont keep track of milage. Dont really want to know how S*&ty the milage is.

I have it set up for 1000' and it runs great but when I hit 6000 + it starts to run rich in the mid and a burp of the throttle clears it up. Being the DPM is suppose to regulate for elevation I would think I'm not running all that rich. I could drop the needle .10 when I get to higher elevation but would that really save fuel to were a person would notice?

I get what you're saying about "being jetted correctly for altitude" but factory specs are usually quite conservative IMO and your baseline jetting is only a baseline, the DPM will only compensate for the alt and temp differences, but if it was fat from the factory, it will be fat at altitude, just not as fat as it would be if you disconnected the DPM (if that makes any sense). I dropped 1 main size in an 800 Doo most recently with the DPM installed, really cleaned things up and made a world of difference. As a typical example, when I first get a sled, I will drop one needle size, one tube and one main size from stock specs and start there. Often times you can go more. I dropped from 410's to 380 mains on my old Summit with HAC, still compensates for the alt, but it was starting with leaner (less conservative than factory) baseline jetting. If you are running at 10:1 A/F ratio at 1000', you will still be running at 10:1 A/F at 10,000'. If you jet for 13.5:1 at 1000', you will be running at 13.5:1 at 10,000'. Whatever the baseline jetting is, the DPM just maintains that ratio for the elevation/temp difference.

That being said, you might be quite different or bang on with the BB kit on there and if the plugs are brown and the wash looks good, it might be better to leave it than to go too lean. Hard to say without actually seeing it. It might just be one of those things that you have to live with.

Like Flying Pig, if you are riding 220 kms in a day (that's what? about 100 miles?) I would expect you to burn that much for that many miles, that's a long ride.