I’m still running my V100 in, so early days, but today on a steady run to the Dales (always kept 3,00- 4,500 rpm, with no harsh acceleration), mine only returned just under 35mpg. The computer tells me I’m getting over 50mpg, but that’s patently not true. After 125 miles I put a sminch less than 17 litres in the tank, so it must have been pretty close to the reserve when I filled it up.
What are other folk getting on their V100 and did you notice the consumption change after the first service or longer?
Just ridden mine from South London to near Gloucester and the mileage declared was 41.7 mpg which I’d say is close to correct. It had been nearer 44 mpg after a motorway trundle but more spirited riding brought it down.
Just running mine in and so far averaging 52mpg (from a fuel to mileage calc, not the computer) so pretty pleased, however, I always ONLY use Esso Synergy Supreme+, which obviously costs more so the better fuel economy balances out.
Mine is now in the latter stages of running in and thankfully the mpg has improved to low 50’s like yours. I think that day in the Dales was a bit of a one-off to deliver such an unusually low fuel economy. After the first service I’ll be back in the hills to see if it’s any better - I hope so!
My V100 Stelvio has improved with mileage. Averaging the last 5 times I filled up, the onboard computer gives around 52 mpg (uk) and my calculations returns 55 mpg.
Im so confused by the poor economics of modern machines…Toyota’s quashki…never sure of the spelling… a ton of mass & a ok diesel engine…but a genuine 99mpg…regularly…lets face it Moto Guzzis are not a high performance machines…so where oh where is all that fuel going ???
Aerodynamics - to borrow a quote from years ago, in a magazine (this subject has come up before) a motorcycle is like pushing a slice of toast tnrough the air, broadside on, whereas even a modest modern car is streamlined like a bullet.
If you’re V7 850 is telling lies it probably indicates that you haven’t had the ECU updated. Many suffered from a hesitation like they were temporary running out of fuel if riding on a constant throttle at around 3.5k revs and this should have been sorted at the first service along with the extremely optimistic average fuel consumption that told you that you were getting 74 mpg when a brim to brim trip meter calculation showed 57 mpg.
