Modern Vespa

Sorry! I don't mean to discriminate against my non-US friends - I'll take your KM as well and convert it!

I've taken my first long range trip on my GTS (350 miles), mostly highway speeds (mostly full throttle most of the time) over a range of terrain but more hills/mountains than flat (max speed on very long uphills at max throttle was 60mph/100KMph). Total weight of rider and "stuff" is about 300 lbs. I could maintain about 70mph for most of the highway ride.

Over the course of my 7 hour ride, I was topping out (gas light blinks and fuel gauge blinks) at about 90 miles per tank.

Now, the "specs" said up to 70mpg, and I know riding highways all the time uses the most gasoline in the shortest amount of time.

So, I'm curious if this is similar to what others see under similar conditions.

My total weight is 260. At a confirmed GPS 70 mph, I still get 130 miles to empty. If I stay at 55 mph, my mileage can make it to 160 miles.

That's when the last fuel bar had dissappeared, the fuel light was on for 30 miles.

Very sure I was 2 miles away from walking. It took 2.2 to fill her up.

2009 250