Do you mean 80 miles until you hit reserve or 80 miles until you're absolutely dry?
80 miles until reserve on the stock tank is exactly what nearly everyone reports, mine used to hit reserve at 80 miles like clockwork. You hit reserve after using 2.2 gallons, supposedly, so that's about 36 MPG. Not bad, but not great either.
It is possible to get 50 MPG with this bike, but not under normal riding conditions. If you put road tires on, a small windscreen, drop a few teeth on the rear sprocket and ride at 55 miles per hour without ever really getting on the gas hard, I have heard of people who achieve that.
With a bike that lacks aerodynamic flow like this, the more you keep your highway speed down the more successful you'll be at keeping it efficient. Trail riding also will not give you great mileage, since it usually requires short bursts of lots of throttle, which'll eat up your fuel as well.
What kind of riding do you expect to be doing?
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