SAVING FUEL WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND

COSTA MOUZOURIS

I recently took part in BMW’s ADV-X, a five-day adventure ride along logging roads, dirt roads and trails in beautiful British Columbia. I split my time aboard the new BMW R1300GS and the F900GS. On the fourth day, we were told during the morning briefing that fuel stops would be scarce. I filled the F900GS I was riding to the brim, as did fellow Mojo misfit Emily Roberts, who was also at the event, and who also on that day was riding a 900GS. At 14.5 litres, the 900’s tank isn’t huge (compared to 19 litres for the R1300GS), and the bike was averaging about 5.8 L/100 km during the event, which translated to a range of about 250 km. Our guides, who’d pre-run the route, told us that the…

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Motorcycle Mojo (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2024

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