Depending on how you ride, you can almost get 200 miles of highway riding on a tank (I did it yesterday). Around town it's usually 130 miles or so. Not great for touring, but not too bad. I have a couple liter gas bottles I carry with me on long trips, but I've never had to use them. I had a 2009 (2 gen) VMax that you had to fill at 100 miles in town and 130 on the open road. The problem with the R3 tank is it's hard to actually get it full, but if you're patient and can manipulate the nozzle you can do it.