I've found that fuel consumption is dependent on many variable, not the least of whaich are quantity and viscosity of the oil in the system. I use Rotella T6 in the IceBurg which is a 5W40 oil. If the sight glass is at the low line on the sight glass and I add oil until it reaches the upper line, I'll drop 2-3 mpg off my indicated mpg. It is also more noticeable while warming up, less so once warm. Really notice it in the winter months. Finally got around to changing my final drive oil this weekend at 21K 
. That, too, seems to have made a slight difference. If I use 10w40, I lose a few more mpg when cold.
I also notice that if I fill up just before arriving home at night (park it with 10 miles on ODO2 and 68 or so mpg indicated), the next morning it'll drop to the mid 50's during warm up. The ambient temps are in the 70's. From that point on, due to the effect of having more miles a given tank, I'll be constantly nudging the indicated mpg higher (drops less during warmup and is a little higher when I park it). My final mpg for that tank will be around 62-63.
If I fill up on my way to work, and park it once I arrive with about 22-23 miles on ODO2 and 68 mpg indicated, when I head home in the evening, the indicated mpg will dip to the low 60's during the afternoon warmup. Ambient temps are now around 90. In this case I'll finish the tank with an indicated mpg around 64.
My calculated mpg in both cases is right around 65.
There have been a couple threads lately concerning Burgman mpg figures. From my experience, the 400 takes around 10 miles to reach what I term as the 'break even point' in the morning. This is the point at which my mpg returns to what it was when I started. In the afternoon, if I resist the urge to race the more congested traffic and drive like I do in the morning, the break even point is more like 5 miles. To the riders that wonder why their mpg isn't what others list, I suspect you make shorter trips. My work commute is 32 miles twice a day. I rarely ride otherwise so once I start my scooter, I'll be riding for about an hour each time in a mostly rural setting. Plenty of time to warm up and have 20-25 consistent miles before I park it. If my typical ride was less than 10 miles, I'd be hard pressed to reach 60 mpg indicated. If it was 5 miles, I'd expect 55 mpg. BTW, the shortest trip I typically make is to the nearest grocery store. It's 6 miles RT.
But back to the original post, depnding on the oil level indicated on the sight glass, and time of day, and viscosity rating, and miles on the current ODO... any indicated mpg between 60 to 65 would be completely normal. The best indicator, IMHO, would be to signup on fuelly.com and track your mpg consistently for a while. That'll give you a more complete picture and, after 10 or so tanks, a meaningful avg mpg.
. That, too, seems to have made a slight difference. If I use 10w40, I lose a few more mpg when cold.I also notice that if I fill up just before arriving home at night (park it with 10 miles on ODO2 and 68 or so mpg indicated), the next morning it'll drop to the mid 50's during warm up. The ambient temps are in the 70's. From that point on, due to the effect of having more miles a given tank, I'll be constantly nudging the indicated mpg higher (drops less during warmup and is a little higher when I park it). My final mpg for that tank will be around 62-63.
If I fill up on my way to work, and park it once I arrive with about 22-23 miles on ODO2 and 68 mpg indicated, when I head home in the evening, the indicated mpg will dip to the low 60's during the afternoon warmup. Ambient temps are now around 90. In this case I'll finish the tank with an indicated mpg around 64.
My calculated mpg in both cases is right around 65.
There have been a couple threads lately concerning Burgman mpg figures. From my experience, the 400 takes around 10 miles to reach what I term as the 'break even point' in the morning. This is the point at which my mpg returns to what it was when I started. In the afternoon, if I resist the urge to race the more congested traffic and drive like I do in the morning, the break even point is more like 5 miles. To the riders that wonder why their mpg isn't what others list, I suspect you make shorter trips. My work commute is 32 miles twice a day. I rarely ride otherwise so once I start my scooter, I'll be riding for about an hour each time in a mostly rural setting. Plenty of time to warm up and have 20-25 consistent miles before I park it. If my typical ride was less than 10 miles, I'd be hard pressed to reach 60 mpg indicated. If it was 5 miles, I'd expect 55 mpg. BTW, the shortest trip I typically make is to the nearest grocery store. It's 6 miles RT.
But back to the original post, depnding on the oil level indicated on the sight glass, and time of day, and viscosity rating, and miles on the current ODO... any indicated mpg between 60 to 65 would be completely normal. The best indicator, IMHO, would be to signup on fuelly.com and track your mpg consistently for a while. That'll give you a more complete picture and, after 10 or so tanks, a meaningful avg mpg.
