triumph tiger 800 - fuel consumption

[fullmonte]

2011 800XC - Last tank yielded 32.04 mpg. This was a dual sport ride of 141miles with 85 of those ridden on lower speed (mostly 2 & 3rd gear)dirt roads. Stock exhaust with stock factory tune that came on the bike.

On street rides, I usually get 41-49 mpg depending on the frequency of right wrist spasms.

[LotusKTM]

Great info here. Quite a variance in mileage.
Changing your own mapping using Tune ECU site........
Is that pretty easy to do? I haven't looked to where the ECU is on the Triumph. Under the seat I am guessing.
Buy a cable and download the correct Tune for your bike and hook it up. Anything else??? Obviously, I have not done this before. Cable from where??? I see one place on eBay that sells them. Are they all the same? Some better than others??
I just want to see how much, if any, is the difference between the stock and and Arrow tune. Performance and MPG.
Am I correct that if you have an Arrow can on it, the Arrow tune is a must to use?? Richer "jetting"??

Love the bike. Hate it when the wife keeps comparing her MPG on her Wee to my XC tho. (Dang her).

Thanks Mates.

Thanks for all the great info this site has provided.

Dick

[strider.deano]

Recently mounted a Leo Vince and loaded the Arrow map. I realize cooler temps and winter fuel may be contributing to this, but the mileage has dropped to 40 mpg. The dealer tells me everybody who puts on an after market muffler gets worse mileage......that we just can't keep our right hand from twisting. I'll be interested to see if spring fuel and warmer weather will bring the mpg up to the original 48-50 mpg I was getting.

[cug]

You don't need the Arrow map for the Leo Vince as far as I know. And the map is what destroys mileage, not the can.

[strider.deano]

Originally Posted by cug

You don't need the Arrow map for the Leo Vince as far as I know. And the map is what destroys mileage, not the can.

The map was load for the fun factor knowing it would devastate the mileage. The map definitely adds some hp .

I'll probably load the standard map come spring.

[cug]

Originally Posted by strider.deano

The map definitely adds some hp .

I kind of doubt that - maybe just a little, but very likely nothing significant. It might make low and mid range response better, but I doubt it'll add HP high up. Would be interesting to see a full dyno chart.

[strider.deano]

Originally Posted by cug

Would be interesting to see a full dyno chart.

Yes it would!!!

I'll see if I can get a dyno run this winter

[blacktiger]

Originally Posted by LotusKTM

Great info here. Quite a variance in mileage.
Changing your own mapping using Tune ECU site........
Is that pretty easy to do? I haven't looked to where the ECU is on the Triumph. Under the seat I am guessing.
Buy a cable and download the correct Tune for your bike and hook it up. Anything else??? Obviously, I have not done this before. Cable from where??? I see one place on eBay that sells them. Are they all the same? Some better than others??
I just want to see how much, if any, is the difference between the stock and and Arrow tune. Performance and MPG.
Am I correct that if you have an Arrow can on it, the Arrow tune is a must to use?? Richer "jetting"??

Love the bike. Hate it when the wife keeps comparing her MPG on her Wee to my XC tho. (Dang her).

Thanks Mates.

Thanks for all the great info this site has provided.

Dick

Yes, ECU is under the seat next to the battery but the connection plug/socket is under the rear seat. The cable you need is the same cable that's sold for the VolksWagen group cars or VAG compatible. And NO, they're not all the same apparently.
The Arrow tune richens it up all through the revs. Some people say it gives more go. Some people say it smooths out the power delivery. ALL say it uses a lot more fuel.