What kind of km/L do you get on your 250?

[Seraph]

Was just wondering what kind of gas use you get on your 250's?
My Zr gets 16km/L open road riding which to be honest doesnt sound so good compared to some...Soooo i'm interested in how much gas your mini crotch-rockets use :)

[toymachine]

My bandit gets about 16km/l open road riding also.

[adiddy]

for 20$ i get about 240?!

[Wasp]

my bandit probably did about 12-13 km/l open road.
(jetted and exhaust)

thats based on about 150 km a tank before hitting reserve

[McJim]

I'll get about 25km per litre so long as I don't cane it everywhere.

VTR250 less ponies more torque more economy.

Wait for Fub@r - he gets about 400km per litre out of his Ginny!

[skelstar]

Are you sure Wasp? Im getting about 16-18km/l from my Hornet! My Hyobag was about 25km/l (30km/l when running in).

[Bend-it]

I get about 18km/l on my bandit commuting.

[yungatart]

About 21k/l for my EL

[Whynot]

19 - 20ish :)

[Theatre]

I get around 25-30km/L on my KRR

[ManDownUnder]

Mate that's not too flash - I'm getting 16 (and change) on the RF900...!

Edit - redid the numbers - averaging 15.65km/litre over the last year

[Drum]

21 to 23 km/l on my EL. Mixture of motorway and inner city riding.

A friend at work is getting around 9 to 10 km/l from her '88 GSXR250 (its currently getting looked at).

[Freakshow]

On average I get 19km/l and most of that is commuting

[Steam]

On my trusty 20-year old GN250 I get 22km/litre.

[jeremysprite]

24 km/l, but thats inner city hooning

[Dai]

I thought 250's were good on fuel. I get between 18-20 k/l from my GS1200

[Kwaka14]

I'm getting about 15 out of a ZX12 /4.8 is 3.125 per 250cc

[dnos]

bout 20 depending on wrist action

[Seraph]

Mate that's not too flash - I'm getting 16 (and change) on the RF900...!

Edit - redid the numbers - averaging 15.65km/litre over the last year


Seriously?? shiiite... All the more reason to upgrade to a bigger bike asap if it's going to be more comfortable and around the same cost to run....either that or stop thrashing mine so much :whistle:

[ManDownUnder]

Seriously?? shiiite... All the more reason to upgrade to a bigger bike asap if it's going to be more comfortable and around the same cost to run....either that or stop thrashing mine so much :whistle:

Yup - seriously. Full Data is
Date ......Odo ..ltrs .km l/100km mpg c/l ..cost $/100 km
20/03/2006 63109 15.94
25/03/2006 63387 17.25 278 6.21 45.51
30/03/2006 63604 14.72 217 6.78 41.63
05/04/2006 63843 14.83 239 6.21 45.51
11/04/2006 64054 13.64 211 6.46 43.69 155.9 $21.26 $10.08
20/04/2006 64300 15.49 246 6.30 44.85 167.9 $26.01 $10.57
26/04/2006 64560 16.84 260 6.48 43.60 167.9 $28.27 $10.87
01/05/2006 64817 15.78 257 6.14 46.00 170.9 $26.97 $10.49
06/05/2006 65090 16.73 273 6.13 46.08 170.9 $28.59 $10.47
11/05/2006 65356 16.77 266 6.30 44.80 170.9 $28.66 $10.77
17/05/2006 65651 17.36 295 5.88 47.99 170.9 $29.67 $10.06
30/05/2006 65886 15.37 235 6.54 43.18 170.9 $26.27 $11.18
07/06/2006 66133 16.66 247 6.74 41.87 170.9 $28.47 $11.53
12/06/2006 66371 14.83 238 6.23 45.32 170.9 $25.34 $10.65
16/06/2006 66611 16.60 240 6.92 40.83 170.9 $28.37 $11.82
22/06/2006 66838 14.77 227 6.51 43.40 166.9 $24.65 $10.86
28/06/2006 67067 14.03 229 6.13 46.10 166.9 $23.42 $10.23
04/07/2006 67334 17.74 267 6.64 42.51 170.9 $30.32 $11.35
04/07/2006 67650 18.47 316 5.84 48.32 170.9 $31.57 $9.99
13/07/2006 67883 14.74 233 6.33 44.64 170.9 $25.19 $10.81
19/07/2006 68109 14.22 226 6.29 44.88 176.9 $25.16 $11.13
25/07/2006 68334 14.16 225 6.29 44.87 176.9 $25.05 $11.13
31/07/2006 68576 15.87 242 6.56 43.06 176.9 $28.07 $11.60
04/08/2006 68811 15.44 235 6.57 42.98 176.9 $27.31 $11.62
10/08/2006 69042 14.85 231 6.43 43.93 176.9 $26.27 $11.37
17/08/2006 69334 18.09 292 6.20 45.59 171.9 $31.10 $10.65
23/08/2006 69600 16.67 266 6.27 45.06 166.9 $27.82 $10.46
04/09/2006 69865 17.30 265 6.53 43.26 161.9 $28.01 $10.57
28/09/2006 70131 17.75 266 6.67 42.32 161.9 $28.74 $10.80
09/10/2006 70356 15.78 225 7.01 40.27 161.9 $25.55 $11.35


Hope that's readable

[Seraph]

Wow.....My heads hurting atm but i'll try to make sence of it all later but by reading the first few lines it seems to equate roughly to what my bike does....damn! I thought 250's were supposed to be kind on the wallet too..in terms of petrol anyway!

[MattRSK]

Much much cheaper than my car. I dont really give a toss what my bike uses. Ride it fill it up. Its the riding!

[McJim]

The thing about 250s is we all ride 'em like we stole 'em.

If we try to ride a big bike with the agressive right wrists of a 250 rider we will end up on our arses.:scooter: and prolly use a lot more fuel!

[Seraph]

Much much cheaper than my car. I dont really give a toss what my bike uses. Ride it fill it up. Its the riding!
neither do I all i care about is it getting me from a-b-c while giving me some fun! Hell I don't even have a car...or my car licence for that matter! If i want 4 wheels....ill just have to buy another bike won't I? :P

[ManDownUnder]

It makes sense if you think about what's going on.

Most of the work a bike does is cutting through the air. Frontal area on a bike like mine is pretty close to an average 250, and unless I'm blasting along (which I don't generally do) there should be little difference in that factor alone.

It weighs more so takes more to get moving, and likewise more to push up hills, but then the energy recovered going down a hill is imilarly greater.

I am surprised by the similarity in fuel consumpytion too - but then I ride moderately most of the time so... live and learn!

[ManDownUnder]

Try that chart again now - improved the readability of it.

[MSTRS]

Smaller does not necessarily mean less fuel. Tis more to do with how the engine is designed and what the rider does with it. As MDU says, the bigger they are, the less work the engine has to do. Even the big 'performance' bikes can be economical...my old GSXR1100 used around 16l/km on the road and that only dropped to around 12 on the track. Mind you, I wasn't keen to use all the power available:weep:

[Fub@r]

I'll get about 25km per litre so long as I don't cane it everywhere.

VTR250 less ponies more torque more economy.

Wait for Fub@r - he gets about 400km per litre out of his Ginny!

Well on 8.5 ltrs to reserve I get a minimum of 255km so thats a massive 30km per ltr :banana: I win, but thats all my Ginny can win at. That fuel usage is regarless of whether I thrash it or cruise, but then again for a Ginny there is no difference between thrash and crusie :(

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

for a 13l tank I can get a range of 280km, so thats approx. 20.5km/L, but Im a pretty smooth rider and I ride the tsunami like wave of torque that is 250cc (yeah right!) mostly, rather than raping the ole girl.

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

I thought 250's were good on fuel. I get between 18-20 k/l from my GS1200

the low gearing for the small capacity bikes must come into play, 100km's
=9k on the CBR :shit:

[Mr. Peanut]

About 14-17 depending on use ^_^ Thats before I pay for oil mind...

[SwanTiger]

Use to be 25 - 30 with the Hyosung depending on how much testosterone was in my system. A quick wank before a ride increases it by 4 - 6 kmp/litre. A decent fuck will see around 10 kmp/litre.

Hyosungs are lovely mile eaters. Yep.

[apteryx_haasti]

About 30 km/L on my GN - that's a combo of 50 kph, 70 kph, 100 kph zones every day (from Eastbourne to the city and back if that means anything to ya)

[Jeaves]

23-26 km/l .

[Fub@r]

About 30 km/L on my GN - that's a combo of 50 kph, 70 kph, 100 kph zones every day (from Eastbourne to the city and back if that means anything to ya)

Ginny's FTW :banana:

[Seraph]

Oh if only you could have the economy of a GN and the fun, speed & handling of and IL4 or V-twin sports bike..the world would be a far better place :P

[gijoe1313]

About 16 klicks to the Litre for my little red Hornet! Less if I'm fanging the revs (which ... I do!) And ditto for me like others have posted.

I don't care about the fuel usage! People ask me "Oh, you got a bike to beat fuel prices right?"

My reply. "Nuh-uh! In fact, my fuel bills are even more than when I used to drive my car! It's more fun to ride, ride and ride again on a bike!"

Go bike! :woohoo:

[Flyingpony]

My FXR150 gets between 34-38km/l commuting with some highway travels.

[gamgee]

34-38??? are you sure?? cause thats even more economical than a friggen scooter! altho, what is an fxr but a glorified scooter :Pokey:
I get about 18km/l using 98 slightly less on 95/6 waaay less on 91

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

waaay less on 91
I made the mistake once of filling up on 91 before a long trip, yeah $15 that outta do it I thought to myself (enough with margin for 96), and what happened? I ran out of gas 20kms early than I anticipated, stranded in the middle of nowhere. I had to wait an hour for the cavilry to arrive with some spare juice, while biker after biker passed me in the opposite direction, waving out and having a chuckle under their visors no doubt :brick: funnily enough Ive run 96 ever since....

[GMGirl]

I commute everyday on a VTR250 from Kumeu to Town and back and for about $16 to fill her up I get 310km. Yeah pretty good going I thought. Cheers :2thumbsup

[The Joka]

17 litre tank does nicely at 450-500km a tank dependant on mood...

beats the crap out my car $90 - 400km if lucky.... Damn cars!

[Seraph]

17 litre tank does nicely at 450-500km a tank dependant on mood...

beats the crap out my car $90 - 400km if lucky.... Damn cars!
damn, your sure that's right?? thats 26-29 km/L..... commuting or highway use? Coz that's just about as good as a GN..

[apteryx_haasti]

Just gassed my GN yesterday - 243.1 km and it took 7.3 L - that's over 33 km/litre. I use 96 and it cost me less than 11 bucks to gas 'er up.

That's a week's commuting (if I don't ride anywhere in the weekend...as if! Altho with this wind... :sob: )

[twinkle]

damn, your sure that's right?? thats 26-29 km/L..... commuting or highway use? Coz that's just about as good as a GN..

My old gpx250 was almost as economical as my gn, so long as I rode it like a nanna.

[slimjim]

Hi Shazzygirl here! I ride a 250 Marauder and I get 310 kms out of $15 but don't know how to convert that to per/litre.

[diggydog]

mine works out when still running in about 18/l 240k's with 13 litre tank.

[disenfranchised]

My GT250 has been getting 25km/l riding in rushhour traffic only. I'd expect to see better if I was doing long trips.

[skidMark]

$20 bucks gas about 270-290 km's on the zxr 250 which is like 13 litres or something so from full until it hits reserve 270-290 ish but ive never run reserve right down really but i got it quite far once and got 330k's or something before i took her to gassy

so full to reserve 270-290 km's so 20-21km/L and thats commuting...get a bit more on open road i guess....i don't exactly keep the revs low on my commute

[The Joka]

damn, your sure that's right?? thats 26-29 km/L..... commuting or highway use? Coz that's just about as good as a GN..

Commuting costs me more because of the stop start (normally 350km to the tank)... But the highway at 100 - 110 km no probs!

[Kinje]

I normally fill up about 230 km and it takes about 12L. Sooo about 19 km/L

Though a bit less the other weekend when I got a bit trigger happy on the Takas and back roads back up thru the Wairarapa

[dorbs]

25km/L in a 05' gsx250, and thats giving it death most of the time

[Ghost Lemur]

My CRM did me 200k's of commuting for 8.3l. Not sure what the open road consumption is like as I haven't done any long trips yet. But considering that's well over 20k's per litre I can't complain.

[Static]

on my cbr250r i get between 200 - 240km out of my primary tank driving like there is no tommrow for round $14 petrol

[Unforgiven]

I get about 19-20km/L on the GSXR 250, depends of corse how I ride.

[Pathos]

My FXR150 gets between 34-38km/l commuting with some highway travels.

Yeah I went from wellington to taupo on a $20 tank. I wrang the neck out of it and spent most of the time at 120-130 and still got around 30km/l.

[bounce]

20K/L on the VTR250 around town. so all 50Kph stuff.
that;'s good for around 220K per tank

[Fub@r]

ok I can now with out a doubt confirm that the mighty Ginny does 298km on a full tank............how do I know this you ask?

Well happily lane splitting along the North Western this evening I felt the bike start to jerk, I look down at my trip counter and realise that my brain is on holiday and I should have filled up 35km ago. So quickly get across motorway to the shoulder and coast down to Patiki onramp westbound. That was 298km but I'm not sure whether the 1km walk to the Gull Servo pushing my bike counts on the fuel economy stats :) If so then it would be 299km

[WarlockNZ]

My average is 3.7 Lts per 100 K.

If i break out the calc (just for gijoe :) ) and i'm sure he can correct my math being asian and all .. LOL

17 / 3.7 (being the total size of the tank) = 4.594

4.594 x 100 K =

459Km per tank ( on average )

i think the math is right (had a beer or two) .. but ... i'm sure i'll be corrected if im wrong :)

on a side note .. i use a peice of software to track all of this shit .. if anyone wants a copy .. send me a PM and i'll share it with you :)

[twinkle]

on a side note .. i use a peice of software to track all of this shit .. if anyone wants a copy .. send me a PM and i'll share it with you :)

A spreadsheet?:shit: :done:

[Lil_Byte]

I can only repeat the comments I am surprised at the figures - I get around 17 - 20 km/l on the GS1200ss (on the open road) depending on whether I am caning it or cruising. I expected better figures from the 250's

[JKWNZ]

Getting 250-280km before I hit the reserve on the CBR. Over 25km/L for a mixture of motorway and inner city is normal (pillioning half the distance too).

[jumma]

about 17km/L on my Bandit

[Fub@r]

I can only repeat the comments I am surprised at the figures - I get around 17 - 20 km/l on the GS1200ss (on the open road) depending on whether I am caning it or cruising. I expected better figures from the 250's


Must be the power to rate ratio having an impact, also 250's can't cruise as easily as a bigger bike. Either way its still substantially cheaper than a cage :yes:

[gijoe1313]

Must be the power to rate ratio having an impact, also 250's can't cruise as easily as a bigger bike. Either way its still substantially cheaper than a cage :yes:

Unless you're riding it heaps and clocking up the km's :innocent: I spending more on gas than I ever did on my car :lol:

And thats a good thing! :woohoo:

And Warlock...I'm a blinkn' Englisk teacker! Maths? Terrible at it mate!

[WarlockNZ]

Unless you're riding it heaps and clocking up the km's :innocent: I spending more on gas than I ever did on my car :lol:

And thats a good thing! :woohoo:

And Warlock...I'm a blinkn' Englisk teacker! Maths? Terrible at it mate!

Don't you mean Engrish ??

ha ha .. just joking mate :)

[Tickler]

Im getting about 23-25km/l out of the SRX, havent really done a full tank of open road thou, most of mine is just getting in and out of town.

I wonder if the cyclinder configuration eg single, v tiwn, IL4, has more of an influence than the same 250cc rating. My reasoning being that IL4's would seem to use more fuel more often with the ~18k revs they get up 2 versus the 7-8k i give the SRX max

[lukelin250]

ive found mines almost as economical as the ginny i had,prob bout 200 maybe a lil more before hitting reserve which i dont use anyway cause for some reason it doesnt work :whocares:

[Panther]

17km/l on the zxr, i do a lot of commuting :( but im sure it would be better on the open road

[Panther]

a while back i was getting 11km/l cos she was running lean but i got the carbys tickled and now i get waaaaaaay better mileage or kilometerage

[R6_kid]

i have managed 295km out of a tank on the ZXR250A theoretically that is 17km/L but it was pretty nana-ish riding.

[Panther]

i bet you were shitting yourself that you were gonna run out of gas

[R6_kid]

luckily i only worked around the corner from the gas station. But yep, as i pulled in and looked in the tank there was no 'swish' noise when i wobbled the bike... was running it on what was left in the fuel hose and carbs! :shutup:

[Snowcarver04]

My cbr250r did 220 kms on bout 16l of 98 and that was the same for highway and city rides.

[Bangbug]

I get 16km a litre if im a nanna but otherwise 11.5-12km/litre when having a play (new R6 to race with.... well, keep up with nowadays lol)
It's cool using more gas than others on a 250! Makes you think how inefficient they are. constant 16-19krpm makes for poor energy percentage availablity to wheels

[Bangbug]

Last time i ran out of gas i had only 122km on the clock.... from a full tank! Commuter caning. MC22.....ran out on way to work on motorway. Just as well i was wholesaleing cars, just got a ladd to come out with a tank of gas!

[Kupe]

16 - 17 commuting on Suzuki 250 Katana

[WarlockNZ]

I'm still going with the 23.5 .. i get from the hyo :)

[Citroenjunkie]

My GB 250 gave 30km/l on a ride from New Plymouth to Auckland, the whole trip on one tankfull! Yes I was riding gently, but even flogging it hard and cruising at 110-130 it still gives 20km/l.

[Smokey_moe]

My Kawaski GPX does roughly 30km/L but if I give it death about 25km/L

[L.L. Cool M]

Wait, what? I get about 150 - 160km on a full tank with a ZXR 250C. That's shit, right?

[Seraph]

Wait, what? I get about 150 - 160km on a full tank with a ZXR 250C. That's shit, right?

Considering the zxr's only have a 10L tank (Someone correct me on this if I'm wrong) you get around 15-16 km/L..around the standard it seems for zxr's and zr'z I think We have our winner for "worst gas sucking 250" :rockon:
Ohwel atleast we'll actully be SAVING some money when we trade up to a larger capacity bike :done: :Punk:

[L.L. Cool M]

Some sites say 10L tank, other sites say 16L. I'll pay attention the next time I fill it up.

R6_kid - i have managed 295km out of a tank on the ZXR250A theoretically that is 17km/L but it was pretty nana-ish riding.
skidMark - $20 bucks gas about 270-290 km's on the zxr 250

These ZXRs seem to be getting way more mileage (about another 100km!), though their riders' maths could be way off.

[wildpudding]

The GSXR250 does about 20km/litre. Combination of thrashing and crawling along behind slow drivers.

Stefan

[rookie]

Wait, what? I get about 150 - 160km on a full tank with a ZXR 250C. That's shit, right?

Yea thats a bit rough...i get approx 160 then have to flick onto reserve which leaves approx 5 litres remaining out of the 15 litres in total.
Although that would be good mileage if your tank is half full of bog.



Some sites say 10L tank, other sites say 16L. I'll pay attention the next time I fill it up.

R6_kid - i have managed 295km out of a tank on the ZXR250A theoretically that is 17km/L but it was pretty nana-ish riding.
skidMark - $20 bucks gas about 270-290 km's on the zxr 250

These ZXRs seem to be getting way more mileage (about another 100km!), though their riders' maths could be way off.

Those numbers are quite high but they are 'A' model zxr's. I know that the 'A' model had a different ignition system which seemed t to make them 'peakier' and obviously more efficient - I have never seen numbers like those when its time to fill up.
Any other zxr owners with comments on economy??

[Blairos]

Around 275KM off 13 litres on the VTR250 - mostly open road riding - also run it on 91, made a huge difference when I switched the fuel for some reason...

[Mr. Peanut]

I think We have our winner for "worst gas sucking 250" :rockon:

O rly? :mellow:

[Whynot]

Some sites say 10L tank, other sites say 16L. I'll pay attention the next time I fill it up.

R6_kid - i have managed 295km out of a tank on the ZXR250A theoretically that is 17km/L but it was pretty nana-ish riding.
skidMark - $20 bucks gas about 270-290 km's on the zxr 250

These ZXRs seem to be getting way more mileage (about another 100km!), though their riders' maths could be way off.

as posted previously 250-290 ish is about right for my ZXR ... some of you guys must have holes in your tanks or something ....

[jeremysprite]

I'm borrowing my mate's CBR250 R for 5 days, gonna do some rides Glenorchy/Kingston/Wanaka, that kinda thing haven't decided yet. Anyhow, trying to figger what I should budget for fuel, so what would I get from a tank on a CBR 250 R? Chur.

[rookie]

as posted previously 250-290 ish is about right for my ZXR ... some of you guys must have holes in your tanks or something ....

What do you run it on??...91 or 98??...95 or diesel??

[Seraph]

Here are the average figures for the most popular bikes, figures taken from this thread...

Hornet- 16
bandit- 16
Katana- 16
zxr - 17
cbr- 19
gsx- 20
VT/VTR- 24
FXR- 24
gpx 250- 25
EL- 25
GN- 28

[gijoe1313]

Hmmm will be interesting to see the Electric Mangoes comparing their relative usage to one another!

[toymachine]

That's not all they'll be comparing... :shutup:

[Whynot]

What do you run it on??...91 or 98??...95 or diesel??

91 and 8 other characters

[WarlockNZ]

That's not all they'll be comparing... :shutup:

What you talking bout willis???

Notice that the GTR isn't listed in the breakdown ??? hmmmmmm

[rookie]

91 and 8 other characters

8 other characters?? i don't get it....unless you mean the monomer called octane which contains 8 carbons....hang on then you would've said "91 and 8 other carbons" perhaps??....hmm ok.


Yea ive only ridden on 95-98 octane fuel...havent dared use 91. I'll have to give it a go sometime.

[Whynot]

8 other characters?? i don't get it....unless you mean the monomer called octane which contains 8 carbons....hang on then you would've said "91 and 8 other carbons" perhaps??....hmm ok.


Yea ive only ridden on 95-98 octane fuel...havent dared use 91. I'll have to give it a go sometime.

posts have a minimum of 10 characters .....
;)

[WarlockNZ]

I cant believe i wasted 2 minutes of my life reading those last 2 posts and replying ... i want my time back !

[rookie]

posts have a minimum of 10 characters .....
;)

ok...:doh:...my bad

[gijoe1313]

I cant believe i wasted 2 minutes of my life reading those last 2 posts and replying ... i want my time back !

Deja Vu ... :eek5:

[Mamba]

I get 24 on mine. :yes:

[jord]

For $18 ill get 300km

[Viddy]

After getting a bung plugged in on my bike in the carbs, im up to about ~18KM/Litre of 98, thereabouts.

This is an improvement of about 11 when I first got the bike, to 14 or so before the plug was fixed.

Bike has done a little over 12,000KM.

[Racey Rider]

Kr150 averaged 27km/L on my run down to Wellington.

[Jeff Sichoe]

Dunno if it's a full tank (usually too lazy to wait for the froth in the gas tank to die down), but on my bandit I have to gas up all over the freakin show.

I usually roll in at about 100k's, but recently i've been a bit more paitent at the pumps and could prob get around 140-160 out of it?

The previous owner, for some reason, took out the reserve tap, so it's all or nothing, hence i'm a little scared to just ride off and see how far I get :P

Still seems pretty low, however...

[sunhuntin]

the virago costs roughly $10 to fill...maybe more if i let it hit reserve, and will net me around 200k open road. coming back from the burt munro rally, i topped it right up in invers, and then every 200k after that. [ie, invers to dunedin etc] with the last price rise, i was literally racing it up the south island, hoping to get home before it did. lol. i lost in chch.

[davereid]

Some-one must be sneaking in and filling my gas tank up with petrol when I'm not looking.

A litre of petrol regularly takes me 30 - 40 km on my bike. Its used for commuting and going down the beach fishing. I've only done 500km, but it is pretty consistant. (LF200 GY)

[Manxman]

Was just wondering what kind of gas use you get on your 250's?
My Zr gets 16km/L open road riding which to be honest doesnt sound so good compared to some...Soooo i'm interested in how much gas your mini crotch-rockets use :)

25-28km/l, but less now I'm riding harder (so to speak...)

[cuppa]

:innocent: Iam getting between 15/16km per litre on my ZX10,and doesnt change that much if Iam ringing its neck.Would have thought you would have been around 20km.

[lb99]

22km/l wringing its neck, a mixture of town and highway (full throttle on highway) everyday, although it broke today :(

[gw555]

I get 26.5-31km\l on my GT250

[kave]

24km/l on my srx250, mainly commuting

[idleidolidyll]

Not 250's but for comparison:

Just came back from a trip to Whakatane.
Wifey's Buell Blast (500cc single) got about 30km per litre and my KTM 950 SM got about 19km/litre.

My old KTM 640SM (625cc single) used to get about 25km/ litre when cruising or about 16km / litre when thrashed.

However, my KTM 950SM fuel consumption goes WAYYY down when I trash it, probably below 10km/litre

[cbr guy]

if anyones still interested my cbr250 used to get 20km/L and that was with alot of high speed driving. that was on 96, but i've just changed to 91, hope i've got enough fuel to get into town now, didn't think 91 wouldn't go as far. least 250's are easy to push i guess!

[_tui_]

I'm getting roughly 13km/lt on my GSX-R250 and that's pretty slugish riding with the occational rev here and there. I'm looking at getting a carb kit, we'll see what that does.

[skidMark]

Some-one must be sneaking in and filling my gas tank up with petrol when I'm not looking.

A litre of petrol regularly takes me 30 - 40 km on my bike. Its used for commuting and going down the beach fishing. I've only done 500km, but it is pretty consistant. (LF200 GY)

yeha i used to sell em, run on the smell of an oiley rag.

[Coyote]

I roughly worked out on my old CBR it did 18km/L

The RG does like 10km/L, thirsty bugger. One of my arguments trying to convince my parents to let me get a 600, it'll be cheaper to run

[gijoe1313]

Well, I'll conduct a milage trial during my pootling runs on Friday and Saturday with the bikes that turn up. Get everyone to hand in their fuel receipts and litres used so some ad hoc data can be bunged up!

I'll designate some poor hapless fool to be the organiser for this! :lol:

[speeding_ant]

my bandit probably did about 12-13 km/l open road.
(jetted and exhaust)

thats based on about 150 km a tank before hitting reserve

I get about the same

[MGST]

I got around 23-24 with a mixture of city and motorway on my GB 250 ( same as a CBX250RS ). So in REAL numbers thats around 65-66 miles to the ( imperial ) gallon.

[MaxCannon]

The GN has been pretty consistent at 25km / L for the past few weeks.

Aside from this week when I broke the clutch cable and had to ride in 2nd gear to Haldane's.

Gave it a thrashing for making me push it through the intersections.

[Metalor]

Dunno how many K's my Volty will do on a litre as I've just started riding and only put gas in it a couple of times, but I'm guessing it'll be pretty much the same as a GN.

On a side note, what petrol do you guys think i should use? I'm running 91 at the moment but I've read a few people's posts saying that 96 gets them further than 91. Is this right, and will it go alright in a Volty or should I stick with 91?

Cheers.

[bull]

Im getting around 350km to 14ltrs so about 25km/ltr on the GT250R, this is a mix of open road, wellington city (72km return) commute and rimutaka hill climb (thrashing it), so bloody happy with the fuel consumption. Oh and im weighing in at around 125kg so its got to work bloody hard to move.

Was amazed at warlocks results but after thinking about it hes bang on probally, very good on the petrol is the GT250R.

[WarlockNZ]

Im getting around 350km to 14ltrs so about 25km/ltr on the GT250R, this is a mix of open road, wellington city (72km return) commute and rimutaka hill climb (thrashing it), so bloody happy with the fuel consumption. Oh and im weighing in at around 125kg so its got to work bloody hard to move.

Was amazed at warlocks results but after thinking about it hes bang on probally, very good on the petrol is the GT250R.

Mate ... i have the graph to prove it :) ... LOL ... and a cool peice of software to help me out ... i'd be happy to share :)

[Northpoint]

Im getting about 22km/ltr on my bandit.

[toymachine]

Wow, i used to get 16 outta mine

[Toaster]

I did 250km on 14.5 litres - which works out to be 335km off the full 19.5 litre tank.

Works out at 17.2km per litre or 5.8 litres per 100km. (My commodore will do about 9 on a good day on open roads).

I was really surprised at just how far I could get that bike given it is a V-twin and very heavy (345kgs wet + my 95kgs).

I wonder if my maths is wrong!!

[CM2005]

dads landrover does 1000k to $100 diesel?

[$CENSLS1$]

$8 gets me about 200km which I think is pretty bloody good :rockon:

TOo bad I've got such short ratios and the bike is doing 7k rpm @ 100km.. :gob: Just out of curiousity what is everyone else doing rpm wise at 100km?

[WarlockNZ]

$8 gets me about 200km which I think is pretty bloody good :rockon:

TOo bad I've got such short ratios and the bike is doing 7k rpm @ 100km.. :gob: Just out of curiousity what is everyone else doing rpm wise at 100km?

Just under 7 grand for me

[toymachine]

Bout 9.5k rpm @ 100kph in 6th

[dman]

For truly amazing fuel usage get this GN125:

http://www.suzukicycles.org/high_milage_suzuki.shtml

0.790 liters per 100 km! :rockon:

[_tui_]

I'm getting roughly 13km/lt on my GSX-R250 and that's pretty slugish riding with the occational rev here and there. I'm looking at getting a carb kit, we'll see what that does.
I found a fuel leak so that explains the rediculous 13km/lt I was getting.
I just have to get it back on the road now to see how much it really uses.
yeah, don't crash before exams, it means you have no time to fix your bike =(

[Wannabiker]

I have 2 hyosung GT250R's. We went from Upper Hutt to Takaka (in the South Island) the other weekend. We gassed up in Takaka and rode home
(330 kms zactly) I pillioned my missus (Im 110 kgs'naked and she bout 75)and my boy rode the other. He used 9.8L ($16)(33Km/L) and I used 11L ($18).(30Km/L carrying a passenger).:scooter:

The trip worth it just for the takaka hill! You gotta do it!

[Boob Johnson]

My trusty 88 SR two fiddy does about 20Km/L, doesnt seem to matter if im hammering it or not, same fuel consumption, bloody weird that.


What pisses me off though is being stuck on this bloody licence restriction and hearing that big bikes have the same fuel economy :brick:


I heard a few people laugh when asked how economical their big bike is (as if to say "whats economy??"). Very interesting to see so many saying the opposite.

ps: also surprising to see the Hyosung's with such good fuel usage, interesting.

[Wannabiker]

and we werent driving like in"economy mode"if you know what I mean!!

[Boob Johnson]

and we werent driving like in"economy mode"if you know what I mean!!I know exactly what you mean....nudge nudge wink wink, say no more say no more :msn-wink:

[Cynos]

14km/L on my Balius at mo - open road commuting... it'd help if I was more patient and/or got out of bed on time, fuel economy is dropping dramatically above 110.

But yeah, I think I need a tune.

[boman]

12L per 100KM on my GSF250. At 100kph. Over that and its like a rich thirsty man at a bar.:sick:

[Wannabiker]

Gees my camry does 10km/L...do you guys ride round in first gear or with the choke on?:yes:

[sinned]

Gees my camry does 10km/L...do you guys ride round in first gear or with the choke on?:yes:
Big bikes burn fuel. The SV1000 uses around 5.5L/100k at legal cruising and 6.5L/100k on fast group rides. By comparison my Ford XR6 does 9.8L/100k on the same roads and same speed as the SV at legal cruising. And the XR6 is carrying two of us plus luggage and it weighs a lot.

If you want economical transport then buy a car or a scooter. There is nothing low cost about running a motorcycle.

[bounce]

VTR250, about 25K/L around town.
getting 270-280 between fills. Range goes down if its all on the open road though.

[Cynos]

If you want economical transport then buy a car or a scooter. There is nothing low cost about running a motorcycle.

Unless it's a GN250.

[Jeaves]

On my trip to TA and back on the open road with a bit of overtaking the Zeal managed 21k/L .

[Patryn999]

about 800km/L..... wait where not talking about oil are we?

nah seriously I get about 15-16L/Km but I absolutely cane it everywhere. You would too if you had a stroker :P

[HornetBoy]

On my Hornet 250cc I get almost 170kms out of a 9ltr tank excluding reserve lol.Thats all highway riding at bout (10000RPM/130mph) Wanganui to Palmy Everyday.:yes:

[ambler]

20km/l for KLX250 around town, and 17km/l for FJ1200 on highway, havent measured the other way around yet

[dasser]

32 km/l or 3.2 l / 100 km for a GZ250 mostly around town riding.
My Jap crap v3000 get around 7.5 km/l I just about need to tow my own petrol tanker to travel long distance.
You can guess I now ride the GZ all the time.:yes:

[flakeyrhino]

for about $15 AUD i get about 220km

[Sidewinder]

Was just wondering what kind of gas use you get on your 250's?
My Zr gets 16km/L open road riding which to be honest doesnt sound so good compared to some...Soooo i'm interested in how much gas your mini crotch-rockets use :)


my vtr250 will do bout 340km on a good day or on a day when it get thrashed maybe bout 260km on a 13L tank

[InsaneSpeedDemon89]

12km/l on the Rs250

[idleidolidyll]

If you want economical transport then buy a car or a scooter. There is nothing low cost about running a motorcycle.

the biggest costs are oils, tyres, brakes and services; fuel is almost cheap in comparison.

my SUV is cheaper to run in a year doing the same kms.
services every 15k instead of 5k, tyres that last 50,000+, brakes the same.

if you ride anything BUT a scooter to save money you're a nut.





...........then there's my beemer (cycle) which seems to get 280km to reserve and up to 380 to empty

services every 10k

my motard got 120kph to reserve the other day from sarf orklind to kyawa and bak, that's about 24mpg in old money

the same bike gets up to 70mpg used easy without gear changes

go figure i guess

[ferriswheel]

I get about 10L/100Km on my zeal
Get 6.5L/100Km on the scooter

Girlfriends car gets 7.5L/100Km on the open road and about 10L/100Km round town

I know what Id rather have though

[davebullet]

Just did 310kms on 10.3L on the VTR250 (30km/L or 3.3L per 100Kms) with open road riding (around 80 - 90km/hr) and hadn't quite hit reserve.

Bloody impressed! Well, I drive and ride like a nana so am used to getting fuel economy out of my uneconomical cage.

[racefactory]

that is indeed fucking good.

my vfr400 gets 200km 10L

[NOWOOL]

I'm averaging about 28 k's per litre on my 2005 GN250. That's with a 1/2 fairing and a top box on open roads and steep hills.

[Grant81]

I get 49Km per litre on my DIESEL Royal Enfield, 140MPG

[samgab]

I got 40 Km/L on my VTR250 on the first fill, so I'll be interested if it consistently gets that. I filled up to the brim when I bought it, then filled to the brim again after 220.1 Kms. It took 7.6 L to fill it back up, which works out as exactly 40Km/L. Or 2.46 L/100Km. Or 114MpG.
I was astounded, as that's more economical than my 50cc Honda 4 stroke scooter was.
On that first fill I used 95 octane petrol from shell, but the second fill I switched to 91, because I've been told that I'm just throwing money away running it on higher than that. I don't know how that will affect economy.
It seemed too economical to me, but I checked the figures, and filled it to the same level each time (where the metal bit ends inside the tank).
Oh, and I checked the speedo and odo accuracy with my GPS, and they're both pretty much dead accurate, which was another surprise. Before I checked with the GPS I was speeding around everywhere as I just assumed it would be 10% out like they mostly all are, but not in this case.
I need to do a few more tankfuls of travel to see if it was just an anomaly or not.

[roy.nz]

Was just wondering what kind of gas use you get on your 250's?
My Zr gets 16km/L open road riding which to be honest doesnt sound so good compared to some...Soooo i'm interested in how much gas your mini crotch-rockets use :)

Dont know the km/l but on my hyosung Gt250r i was getting 400km per tank. :done:

[Reido]

im getting 5L(ish) / 100kms when thrashing(ish) her on big rides.
it gets a lot better when im just riding normally, or around town

[DarkLord]

Mine is a 17L tank and the most I've ever gotten out of a tank is about 400 k's. Considering the way I usually ride I usually get about 320-350 nowadays.

[-easy--rider-]

some of these dont sound very good. around 20km/l on cbr250 but that in the country doing 120- 150 alot and winding it round to 18000 revs in each gear

[matoc]

some of these dont sound very good. around 20km/l on cbr250 but that in the country doing 120- 150 alot and winding it round to 18000 revs in each gear

Sounds right. After 3 Rimutakas runs and a 25min two way trip into town I ran mine nearly dry. 260km out of the 13L tank is pretty sweet, considering quite a lot of it was 2nd/3rd gear 13000rpm+ twisties.
Although spending $20 every 3 days on fun rides isn't very practical!

[xxcbr69xx]

12 - 13 km/L for NSR250

17km/L even! this week

[Roki_nz]

22-24 km/Ltr around town and some open road mixed in.

[Madmax]

christ there only 250s
try an old 500 two stroke, 100 km per tank
1000 four stroke about the same if you ride them hard
my old H2 750 was real bad you had to plan a ride around
where the next gas stop was
:wacko:

[Big Zappa]

My good ol CB250N

City: 14-16km/l usually, had it as high as 18 once
Motorway: 20km/l,

Usually around 120-130km before it hits reserve on a full-ish tank

[gatch]

22k per litre, cant tell you the different speeds or settings, the spartan only has one mode :shifty: slow

[Fumph]

I can't believe the low figures you guys are quoting... I calculated my GN250 as 33kms per litre which is better than 260 kms per tank.... 91 or 95 Octane makes next to no difference..

[CB ARGH]

20.8 l/km according to my calculations. I just fill it up when I hit 250km. Most I have ever done on one tank is 275 km right after a tune up.

[Loki]

18-19 km/l on my Kawasaki GPX 250 - average amount of caning

[Evilgenius]

My gsxr gives me 18km per litre

[3L4NS1R]

25kms per litre. Too bad its a 7 litre tank...

[Paddock Pal]

I recently pulled in for gas after approx 240kms still on main tank - filled up with just over 10 litres - my husband needed 17 litres in the VStrom. I think my slower speed wreaked havoc with the efficiency for it!

[Magua]

My good ol CB250N

City: 14-16km/l usually, had it as high as 18 once
Motorway: 20km/l,

Usually around 120-130km before it hits reserve on a full-ish tank

That's worse than my 400n around town, but better on the open road.
I get 18km/L around town and 15-18km/L on the open road.

I haven't ridden my cb200 yet (project), but they supposedly get 80mph and 80mpg.

[The Pastor]

i was getting 11-12km/l but it really ranges from 11-18km/L

[Big Zappa]

That's worse than my 400n around town, but better on the open road.
I get 18km/L around town and 15-18km/L on the open road.


Yeah I thought the fuel mileage would be a bit better, but the bike is heavy and has to haul my dainty 110kg frame up and down hills on my daily commute... so it's all relative I guess.

EDIT: notice any difference between 91 and 96 on the CB400N?

[Howsie]

Last fill calculated at 22.3km/L on the Ninja. Mix of town and motorway hooning, roughly 300km+ per tank which is 18L. Not yet brave enough to do the full 396km, would do 350 before i get nervous.

Im riding to Napier on Friday, would usually go in the van which is about 8.5km/L which would use approx 52L of gas. Assuming 450km to get there. Bike will use 20.4L. Loving that!! Cant take as much gear though :(

[GinjaNinja]

on my Ninja i'm doing about 23Kms/L which is a mix between open road and city riding, on my 25km commute to work. I do around 280Km a tank. Though i still don't believe the Ninja has a 18L tank. The old man's Versys only has a 19L tank.

[archie-no2]

hi im getting bout 300 k to a ten litre tank with heaps left in the tank.

ONE Question? im listening to CONVOY by M.C.McCall do you think it still makes sense if evey time it says truck i think of a harly or goldwing. and instead of trucking it says riding?

[Loki]

ONE Question? im listening to CONVOY by M.C.McCall do you think it still makes sense if evey time it says truck i think of a harly or goldwing. and instead of trucking it says riding?

Try crashing a gate doing '98 and tell me if you're still "rolling.. 10-4"

[Magua]

Yeah I thought the fuel mileage would be a bit better, but the bike is heavy and has to haul my dainty 110kg frame up and down hills on my daily commute... so it's all relative I guess.

EDIT: notice any difference between 91 and 96 on the CB400N?

Nothing in mileage, maybe less knocking. Probably just my imagination.

[NewRob]

My CBR250R(1989) get abot 180km before touching the reserve in town or open rode...give and take. 13l for full tank(2~3l for reserve). It all dpends on the bike age and tunning and all that stuff. Cheers:yes:

["Rambo"]

My CBF250 took me from Queenstown, over the crown range and threw Wanaka up to Fox Glacier on a tank of gas and probably could've taken me to Franz Glacier before filling up, for $23, that was on way to the Woodstock rally a couple of weekends ago. So not sure how many km's that is, but its a few. lol :love:

[newbould]

On Commute - 16 k each way - 1/2 in town 1/2 in 80 k zone - never less than 33 km / l . Open road cruising at 100 that dropped to about 30.

Single cylinder 230 cc pulls from 2500 rpm up

[DarkLord]

Got the worst fuel economy out of the Hyo ever the other day... I just barely scraped in with 280 k's out of a tank.... oh dear!

[Korumba]

Each 250cc on the R1 gets me 40ks to a tank

[3umph]

last trip to picton from chch... me on my 955 daytona and mate on a cbr250 the difference when filling up at Kaikoura was only 80c... about the same at blenhiem....
had to wait for the cbr a few times...lol

[screaminRR]

I get 20L per 100k. But thats running it near dry. Oh what... or could that be bone dry :shit:

[awayatc]

I get 20L per 100k. But thats running it near dry. Oh what... or could that be bone dry :shit:


You must have your numbers wrong...... 20 liters 100km..?
5 km per liter ..? V8's do better then that

My 1450 cc harley does 16k per liter.....
or 6 liters for 100 kms....

[samgab]

You must have your numbers wrong...... 20 liters 100km..?
5 km per liter ..? V8's do better then that

My 1450 cc harley does 16k per liter.....
or 6 liters for 100 kms....

Probably means 20 Kms per liter...
That seems reasonable for a CBR250.
My VTR250 has averaged out at 27Km per liter, and I use a lot of throttle.
The first fill result was an anomaly.

[samgab]

Mate ... i have the graph to prove it :) ... LOL ... and a cool peice of software to help me out ... i'd be happy to share :)

What software do you use?
Can you please post a link to the site?
I'm just using Excel for mine.

[s_devo]

My tank of 91 from Gull on Te Rakau, Botany last week gave me 372kms from my 13.5 litres - roughly 27.5km/l. I'm on a GSX250.

City riding - mostly the daily commute to the city from Howick.

Interestingly I've also been trying the efficiency of the 98 octane gas and seem to get around 350kms from the tank using the higher octane. Not sure why the lower octane gas appears to be more efficient?? :scooter:

[meteor]

I get 360km excluding reserve out of a 12 litre tank ($21) on my Djebel 250 around town. My XR8 does 420km on a 67 litre tank... so I commute on the Djebel!

[Ojai]

Just back of the envelope calculating says I get about 28k per litre out of mine.

[Dean]

When i ride my bike for weekend fun:devil2: i get about 190ks to a full tank, but when im riding TEC with a group of mature riders i get about 240ks bone dry.

[Seraph]

I think i must have the worst fuel usage here...twizel to tekapo = 15L
For everyone who doesnt know...its around 48km.
That's under 4km/L...3.2 to be correct.
Given i was racing a turbo suby back (no-one grill me, i'm not a learner rider and the cannel roads were empty.)
Can anyone guess what i was riding?? Ring-a-ding.ding..ding....ding.....

[awayatc]

you must be dead then.....coz we all know speed kills.

Oh,................. did you wave?:clap:

[malfunconz]

faster you go the quicker you get there

[malfunconz]

unless ya on a tractor ....

[Seraph]

you must be dead then.....coz we all know speed kills.

Oh,................. did you wave?:clap:

As he Left me in the dust? no.....
Theres no way I could have beaten a 4wd turbo on a road with so many straights and no 3rd gear on a bike set up to top out at 170

[gammaguy]

about 15 km/l on the TDR.

im cool with that.its the cheapest fun i have unless im naked:buggerd:

[xwhatsit]

about 15 km/l on the TDR.

im cool with that.its the cheapest fun i have unless im naked:buggerd:
That's about right, innit -- RZ250 YPVS motor, fairly reasonable!

I borrowed GiJoe1313's RZ for a wee while, gave me a right fright how the kms I could cover got less and less the more confident I got with the throttle :2thumbsup

I just fitted a more open 2-into-1 pipe on my 250RS, fuel mileage has got better, gone up to 29km/L and sometimes 30km/L. Can't really explain that one. Presumably because it's made the midrange a lot better so I'm short shifting.

[Timmay]

I get between 19km/l hooning and 23.5km/l being gentle. its a 1996 Honda Hoenet 250 with 48,000 on the clock. I t seems to love 98 though,

[s_devo]

Well I discovered the limits of my tank including the reserve yesterday getting a glorious 403 km's from what is supposed to be an 18 liter tank. ~22.4km per litre. (On a GSX250 - City riding - mostly the daily commute to the city from Howick.)

Unfortunately for me I discovered this wonderful new knowledge on the Sylvia Park flyover, in the morning rush-hour traffic, and in the rain. :doh: I personally don't recommend it as it's a wee hike to the Caltex back and down below and my gloves are still to dry out.

Oh well...beats being on 4 wheels...how did I ever survive. :ride:

[Rosie]

The best I've had out of the sherpa was 35km/L (riding slowly on gravel), the worst is 19 km/L (on highways). It usually does around 24-29 km/L depending on the mix of gravel/off-road/highway I'm doing.

[Indiana_Jones]

About 18-20km/L on my old CBR250R

-Indy

[Hispid]

11.7k on my ninja.

[Indiana_Jones]

11.7k on my ninja.

per a Litre? :blink:

-Indy

[s_devo]

Well I discovered the limits of my tank including the reserve yesterday...

Here's what my father-inlaw in Canada had to say:

Every real bike rider runs out of gas in identical circumstances at some point- its a rite of passage, the secret handshake isn't far away now.
Dad

Hard case!

I don't know about the 2.5 litres of reserve I'm supposed to have as it states in the handbook as I'd turned that on at the lights at the bottom of the flyover. Must have damaged the tap it when I mushed the fuel cock in my wee spill at Pukekoe earlier in the year.

Ahhhh to have passed another rite of passage on two wheels.

[Ooky]

8.5k on a nice quite ride:sweatdrop

[alex_nz]

5lts gets around 180kms on my klx250

[Roki_nz]

22 Liters per km around town. 25 liters per km open road

[ready4whatever]

less than that but thats cause its a 175 2 stroke

[screaminRR]

I get 250 km's outta my 13L tank :-)
dunno if thats good or bad. Always about the same.

[sil3nt]

I finally got around to filling it up and running it to reserve. Hit 288km before i had to switch to reserve. This is either 16.8 km/L or 19km/L not too sure as i wasn't empty when i filled it up and the tank is either 17 litres or 15 to reserve. Not too impressed with the mileage i think i should stop cruising at 120 as this has the revs up a bit too high.

[BiK3RChiK]

Well, we put a noisy pipe on my 250 and I've been blipping on downshifts and generally hooning around on it since.... MAN! Did it eat into my fuel economy, or what? Before, I was getting anywhere from 350 to 400km on my 17litre tank! Now, I ran it out at 322km...:shit:

[gw555]

well in 98000km on my Hyo GT I have averaged 26.7722km/litre

[CookMySock]

well in 98000km on my Hyo GT I have averaged 26.772274628763047264km/litreGeek alert! LOL.

Steve

[gw555]

Geek alert! LOL.

Steve

Nahhhhh you left the 33 of the end lol.........................

[sleemanj]

Seem to be hitting 17 km/l on my 87 VTZ250, 90% open road.

Would have hoped for more :-/

[dblancer]

Pretty Consistent 5 litres per 100km on my GPX 250
It only does worse if I take it out and thrash it on the back roads.

Round town, pretty brisk riding and it sticks around 5.
Does about 280km on 14 Litres which ends up being 47 MPG

Certainly beats my car in both time and economy, car is no less than 10 litres per 100, I spend more time finding a park and walking to where i gotta go.
Bike lets me be a little too lazy and a little too late.

[sil3nt]

Pretty Consistent 5 litres per 100km on my GPX 250
It only does worse if I take it out and thrash it on the back roads.

Round town, pretty brisk riding and it sticks around 5.
Does about 280km on 14 Litres which ends up being 47 MPG

Certainly beats my car in both time and economy, car is no less than 10 litres per 100, I spend more time finding a park and walking to where i gotta go.
Bike lets me be a little too lazy and a little too late.Don't rev it above 8000 and you should get into the 300's easy :yes: Makes riding a bit dull though.

[dynamite]

about 15L per 100km..... should be getting that fixed soon.... well that should make everyone fell a bit better about theirs lol

[Rev DJ]

Well, we put a noisy pipe on my 250 and I've been blipping on downshifts and generally hooning around on it since.... MAN! Did it eat into my fuel economy, or what? Before, I was getting anywhere from 350 to 400km on my 17litre tank! Now, I ran it out at 322km...:shit:

That's interesting. I put a straight-thru Cycleworks pipe on my GT250R and it had virtually no effect on the fuel-consumption - still getting 430km+ from the 17L tank. (Did you make any other changes, apart from enjoying the wonderful noise the twin makes?) DJ

[Maki]

That's interesting. I put a straight-thru Cycleworks pipe on my GT250R and it had virtually no effect on the fuel-consumption - still getting 430km+ from the 17L tank. (Did you make any other changes, apart from enjoying the wonderful noise the twin makes?) DJ

Sounds like I should trade mine in for a Hyo. The fuel light comes on at around 250km at the latest on my bike :(

[Hiflyer]

still getting 430km+ from the 17L tank.

:shit:

I'm getting 350 usually, thats with both a standard pipe and now a screaming demon. stayed the same. do you not rev it past 8000? :laugh:

[HungusMaximist]

I'll just put it out there, on my CT110 I get some where around 30-35 km per L.

[OnCam]

getting 200-210km from 92 cbr250rr before reserve, holy hyo 430km!

[sil3nt]

Hit a new record today. 320 km before hitting reserve.
That's at least 60mpg although probably a bit more.
Around 4-4.5 litres per 100km
21-24 km per litre.

Very surprised by this seeing as i spent a lot more time up over 9000.

[Ooky]

one day i'm going to make 200k out of my 18L tank...:mellow: (need to find a long down hill ride)

[kandyan]

1997-1995
HONDA GB250S

Highway: 40km/l
City Limits: 35km/l

pretty economical right?:laugh:

[sleemanj]

Seem to be hitting 17 km/l on my 87 VTZ250, 90% open road.

I'm now getting closer to 25K/L - I pulled off the choke cable back to the splitter, I think that was the problem, cable a bit stiff and must have made the choke permanently open a crack.

[Lucian]

I'm getting about 9km/l but something's definitely wrong with my fzr, gonna have it looked at :soon:

[Hiflyer]

I'm getting about 9km/l but something's definitely wrong with my fzr, gonna have it looked at :soon:

Just needa stop riding it at the redline mate! :clap:

[Hiflyer]

How far should my 250 hornet be getting off a tank of gas? It'll let me put about 10 litres in if I ran into reserve and I only get about 140-150kms out of the tank, I ride conservative usually, but It's quite a step from the 350 I used to get from my Hyosung

[sleemanj]

So from full to when you need to switch to reserve, you're only getting 150k's?

First thing, check your choke cable for free movement etc, if the choke is stuck on it will be gulping down gas, probably halving your milage.

[Hiflyer]

Na checked that forast time I ran to reserve and that's sweet, I was expectinag around 200kms per tank (that what my flatmates bandit does)

[WRT]

I didn't buy it for it's fuel economy, but . . . if I'm just cruising, the CR will do roughly 50ks from 6 litres, so that's about 8km per litre or 19mpg.

You road guys have got it far too easy.

[trailblazer]

i get about 400 to 430 ks out of a tank on my hyosung but that depends on riding conditions and the wind. :yes:

[skinman]

have done enough km to get a meaningful total at 33km/L. Total tank of about 15L but I always fill about 7-10L at 250km ish but up to 300km at mo without hitting reserve. consumption seems to vary a lot, 33 is average over a few fills.