i'm only getting about 45 miles on a tank of gas,i have a 500 efi 2008, with about 200 miles,i live in wv. i know i use a little while it's warming up,but that don't seem like it's all that good,i had a 2000 500 and got between 70 and 90 miles, winter less summer more,i was wondering what you all were getting..........

 

that does seem to be a little off in my opinion, my 05 700 carb got around 55 or so with about 200miles on it. my 08 800H.O. seems to be around the 40-45 range but it only has 35 miles on it so not really sure.

your 08 efi has a lot smaller tank than the 2000 something like 5.5 gal (or so my friend with a 2000 500 said) to 4.13 on the new sportsmans.

are you riding in heavy mud/low range all the time?

 

I can't really figure it out, I'm in reverse as much as forward, Now thats a question, How does the clock work on these things, Does it count up on the ticker if you are going in reverse?
My 500 sucks for milage, always has. Plugs always look good and never fouls. I almost never hammer on it. Mostly just putting around. I think it has something to do with a piston the size of a coffee can needs alot of fuel to make it go bang.
My buddy's AC goes alot farther then mine.

 

Warming up and riding at at slow speeds will hamper your range/mileage. My 500 gets 80 miles per tank easily (trail riding and such), but my 800 can barely hit 50 before the gauge starts flashing EMPTY. Also my 800 uses a crap load of gas plowing snow.

If your plug looks good and you know it's not running rich, then there's not much else you can do. You don't want to lean out an already proper mixture just to get better mileage. BTW, maybe adjust the pressure in your tires to the higher end of what is suggested, so you get less rolling resistance. Maybe that will help.

Good luck.

 

The plowing is what sucks the fuel for me. I figure my machine weighs about 1100 lbs with the crap I have on it.
It amazes me how much work these things will do with about 35 HP

 

I have had a few motorcycles and when you start hitting 500cc and up the mileage really starts to tail off. My 1500 only gets between 42-47 and that is just two wheels on the ground. Off road is gonna be worse.

 

I can't tell on my Hawkeye as I've only put 1,000 mi. on it and still on my first tank. In fact, I have to stop every 30 miles and pour some gas out or it overflows.

Seriously tho, I get 125 mi per tank in summer, thats typical for a small engine.

 

I have a 800 I can burn a tank of gas in 25 miles if I have low range hard on it. Can get at least 50 miles when in high just cruizing around

 

I got a new 500ho efi with 100 miles on it I went out twice and at around 35miles I was still showing over 1/2 tank, filled up home and I think I put about 2 gals in so I figure It would be close to 75-85 miles per tank on mine.

 

seems like thats about all i get on mine. i have less than 100 miles on it and 3 tanks of gas. i'm hoping it gets better as i break it in