I just purchased my new Grizzly and it used one tank of gas in less than 45 miles, that is less than 10 miles to the gallon. Is this normal? will it get better after a few more miles?.

 

I am getting 15 plus mpg with mine. It has been this way since new. And I have done some hard riding. Tim

 

Are you going by the gas gauge because if you are don't because they are extremly inaccurate on the Yamaha's. I reset my odometer everytime I fill up this is really the only way I know how far I can go on A tank.When I first purchased my '98 Grizzly I noticed how lousy the gas gauge was, I would drive for about 50 or 60 km's and the gas gauge would be close to or on empty,but when I would gas up it would only take two gallons of gas or so.So what I did I put A spare gas can on the bike and ran it dry reserve and all.Now I know pretty well how far I can go on A tank,about 145km's bone dry.My '00 Grizzly is the same,and the wife's '00 Kodiak does about the same but with A gallon less of gas.

 

Ok, let me do the math

145 Km = 90.6 miles, Grizz hold 5 gallons so it gets around 18.1 mpg.


The Kodiak hold 4 gallons so around 22.6 mpg.

I don't thinks that is bad my Rancher which has a 329cc engine gets around 25mpg & its full time 4WD.

 

I have ridden my Griz way over 75-80 miles and never have filled up.So I guess for a big engine I can get a bunch of miles, per gallon.

 

GrizKo:
I did not go by the gas gauge, I actually used a little bit over 4 gallons to fill the tank with only 42 miles in the odometer. I always reset the odo and use it as reference instead of the gauge. I took the bike to So. Carolina and I was doing mostly slow riding in the woods. I will wait and see after the dealer services at 100 miles to see the gas mileage