Stelvio mpg
March 3rd, 2010
Had to go on a slightly longer jaunt than normal today around the M25 to Heathrow. This was the first proper outing for me and the Stelvio. Pretty impressed with the handling, performance, comfort and sound of the bike. It has enough power to really hustle you along when needed yet it will sit in top gear well under 40mph and not complain one bit when you throttle up. One area of critisism I would say was the buffeting from the screen. I think it was because I was wearing my X-Lite helmet today instead of the Arai that I have worn on previous rides. For some reason it isnt happy. Next time im on a longer trip I’ll wear the Arai for a smoother ride… Givi make a slightly bigger screen for the bike so maybe I need to investigate that further.
Having ridden it like its meant to be ridden I now know that it’ll do approx 44mpg which is pretty tidy for a big bike. I was not driving carefully or stupidly fast, instead I was just doing what needed to be done to get me there and back…
Tomorrow Haywards are fitting my panniers for me and are going to adjust the headlights a smidge… All in all, im really pleased with the latest purchase…
2 Responses to “Stelvio mpg”
Richard November 21st, 2010 at 10:25 am #
I’ve just bought a Stelvio, and motorway riding at speeds of 70 or 80 it’s averaging 37mpg?
Fatbiker November 21st, 2010 at 10:39 am #
That sounds about right. Don’t forget to times the on dash reading by 1.201 to get the actual UK mpg reading. The dash shows the mpg in US gallons
Your reading works out at 44.5ish…