I just returned home after a 3800 mile trip from my home near Tacoma Wa, to CoeurDeAlene Id, Kallispel Mt, Missoula Mt, Bozeman Mt, Cody Wy, Dillon, Wy, Ketchum Id, Riggins Id, CoeurDeAlene Id, and back home. Two things on the trip that I was interested in were mileage and seat comfort.
Mileage was interesting. I started the ride with about 2k miles on the odo and getting 49 mpg. In the end I had 5.8k miles on the odo and was getting 55 mpg. It didn't seem to matter what each days ride consisted of either. Charging hard in the twisties or droning along straight roads. One interesting note was I ran the tank down to ------ on the BC but was only able to put 6.3 gallons in. That perplexed me as I wasn't sure if I had .8 gallons left in the tank and the computer was wrong or I never really filled up the tank to it's 7.1 gallon capacity and was operating day to day on about 6 gallons. After reading some posts from a search on "mileage", it would seem that I indeed had .8 gallons left and the computer was wrong although I won't be testing this again since riding with the light on and the gas low symbol flashing isn't fun.
The seat also suprised me. I had only done 350 mile days during the first 2k and wasn't sure I made the right decision to put off having the seat done since I had experienced some discomfort previously. While the seat did give me some numbness in my buttocks after a couple of hours, with stops and repositioning on the seat, the stock seat performed fine and I came home feeling fresh and ready to go again.
On a third note, this bike is a blast in the twisties. I ran it hard into corners, used all of the tread, and had a blast. Power was always there for passing and it didn't hiccup the entire time although it was running a bit rougher at the end but I believe the 6k service will fix that. I couldn't be happier about my switch from an Aprilia Futura to the R1200RT.
Mileage was interesting. I started the ride with about 2k miles on the odo and getting 49 mpg. In the end I had 5.8k miles on the odo and was getting 55 mpg. It didn't seem to matter what each days ride consisted of either. Charging hard in the twisties or droning along straight roads. One interesting note was I ran the tank down to ------ on the BC but was only able to put 6.3 gallons in. That perplexed me as I wasn't sure if I had .8 gallons left in the tank and the computer was wrong or I never really filled up the tank to it's 7.1 gallon capacity and was operating day to day on about 6 gallons. After reading some posts from a search on "mileage", it would seem that I indeed had .8 gallons left and the computer was wrong although I won't be testing this again since riding with the light on and the gas low symbol flashing isn't fun.
The seat also suprised me. I had only done 350 mile days during the first 2k and wasn't sure I made the right decision to put off having the seat done since I had experienced some discomfort previously. While the seat did give me some numbness in my buttocks after a couple of hours, with stops and repositioning on the seat, the stock seat performed fine and I came home feeling fresh and ready to go again.
On a third note, this bike is a blast in the twisties. I ran it hard into corners, used all of the tread, and had a blast. Power was always there for passing and it didn't hiccup the entire time although it was running a bit rougher at the end but I believe the 6k service will fix that. I couldn't be happier about my switch from an Aprilia Futura to the R1200RT.