OT/ATV mileage

n8terry · Jun 21, 2008

Anyone ever figured out what the gas mileage is on an ATV 4x4 400 CC. Would it be around 45 mpg
in the best of conditions?

IH2444 · Jun 21, 2008

I figure at most maybe 30 mpg. An ATV would get a lot less mileage than a similar powered morotcycle.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 21, 2008

I think you are both on the high side, never measured it but I have a 500 that just cruising the gravel road is probably less than 20mpg. ATVs are not geared for mileage.

Sidekick · Jun 21, 2008

I'd say your probably pretty close. My 425 Polaris doesn't get much better than my truck. ATV's, especially 4WD models won't impress you with their mpg's.

NcNE · Jun 21, 2008

I measured my Polaris 500 automatic twice cruzing down gravel roads. Avraged between 40-50 mpg. It had just been serviced and went about 75 miles round trip each time.

WyoDave · Jun 21, 2008

I"ve put 9000 miles on my Honda 500 4x4 and it consistently gets 25 mpg. I really doubt you"ll ever see 45 even if it"s a smaller machine.
David

Anonymous-0 · Jun 21, 2008

NcNE,
Pretty hard to get 40-50 with an automatic 500cc machine. Old Honda Nighthawk 500 ( road bike) was hard pressed to get 45 on paved roads cruising.

massey harris steve · Jun 21, 2008

I have an Arctic Cat 400 manual. It seems like I have to put a couple gallons in it everytime I start it and move it a few feet.

kyplowboy · Jun 21, 2008

I used to have a 250 yamaha timberwolf 2X4, 2 gallons in it I could run around the farm checking cows, ride"n fences, the normal stuff for two weeks or better. Now I have a 450 Honda 4X4 Forman ES. Two gallons gets me a little over a week. Never figured the MPG, but the little 250 got alot better.

Go"n road speed, the milege sucks on the 450, I can run down the road and the gas tank will be empty before the cooler is, maybe I have a bigger cooler now too, I don"t know.

Dave

RodinNS · Jun 21, 2008

The old man drives around on a Bombardier Outlander 400. I drive a Ford Ranger, hard. They use about the same... 15-20 mpg. Pretty pathetic for both, really. We used to have Yahmaha YFM225's (Moto 4). They had a small tank and would run all week on a tank.
You can't get mileage from a CVT transmission that insists on running at 4 grand all the time just to move.
I've said many times before, and will many times yet... it's just a f***ing old SkiDoo, nothing more, nothing less, in every way. It's a sorry excuse of a bike.

Rod

Gun guru · Jun 22, 2008

I never really checked my Polaris but I mostly use it for light work in low gear. I might get 20Mpg if I am lucky. 4 wheelers are just toys, small tractors do more work and get better MPG.
Zero emmisions and 3500/5000 on the tach prove that 4wheelers arent made for good mileage.

Ron in Nebr · Jun 22, 2008

If 4-wheelers are just toys and small tractors are for work, I'll invite you to come visit us sometime and help move about 400 head of cows from pasture to pasture with your small tractor.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 24, 2008

I used a 135.00 horse.Still have my saddle, may have to get a new horse.Horse ate a lot of grass, a little grain and hay.

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