Bassmatt
31st January 2013, 15:23
I have fallen for the new Brutale 800 :drool: and am seriously considering making one mine when they finally get here.
However I have also been browsing a couple of Brutale forums and have seen very scary fuel consumption figures bandied about.
It seems 10l/100km is about as good as it gets with some saying they are more like 12l/100km. It also appears that riding style makes little difference and that there isn't much difference between the engine sizes. The 800 comes with a 16.6 litre tank.
The cost of fuelling it isn't so much the issue, its range I am concerned about.
Going by the figures quoted I'll be looking at 130k-160k ish per fill. So i'll get 1.5 hrs ish of riding before needing to fill.
That could well be a deal breaker for me. I like long rides in the wops and while that range will see me right in most cases I feel like I'm gonna be one wrong turn or miscalculation and i'll be sitting on the side of the road.
So Brutale owners does this sound correct. Whats your fuel consumption like?
However I have also been browsing a couple of Brutale forums and have seen very scary fuel consumption figures bandied about.
It seems 10l/100km is about as good as it gets with some saying they are more like 12l/100km. It also appears that riding style makes little difference and that there isn't much difference between the engine sizes. The 800 comes with a 16.6 litre tank.
The cost of fuelling it isn't so much the issue, its range I am concerned about.
Going by the figures quoted I'll be looking at 130k-160k ish per fill. So i'll get 1.5 hrs ish of riding before needing to fill.
That could well be a deal breaker for me. I like long rides in the wops and while that range will see me right in most cases I feel like I'm gonna be one wrong turn or miscalculation and i'll be sitting on the side of the road.
So Brutale owners does this sound correct. Whats your fuel consumption like?