Tank range/fuel consumption Bandit 1250

[canarlee]

i think i have put this in the right forum.


i have the bandit 1250 and i think that the fuel consumption is rather high, the tank holds 18 and half litres of gas but im lucky to see 220 ks out of that!


is this normal? it seems rather low to me........

[Jantar]

That is extremely excessive, as the old bandits would easily do 300km + out of a tank.

[canarlee]

thats what i thought, its brand new with just over 3000 ks on the clock.


any suggestions as to what i should do? bearing in mind that im not mechanically minded....

would it be covered under the 2 year warranty?

[banditrider]

I'm with Jantar on that - you should be getting way better. I'd have thought with the new 6-speed and injection the new bike should be better. Hopefully she's still running in eh? Hope it improves.

What do you think of the bike so far (apart from the economy)? They've been getting pretty good reviews - most reckon an improvement on the old model (mine:angry:).

[skelstar]

Im getting around that with my Hornet (919). About 10c/km.

[canarlee]

I'm with Jantar on that - you should be getting way better. I'd have thought with the new 6-speed and injection the new bike should be better. Hopefully she's still running in eh? Hope it improves.

What do you think of the bike so far (apart from the economy)? They've been getting pretty good reviews - most reckon an improvement on the old model (mine:angry:).

well its a trip to the bike shop with me warranty card then methinks!:gob:

running in is only for the 1st 1000 ks so she is defo run in!

having never ridden the "old" bandit i cannot make a comparison, however i can say that it is an awesome bike. the handling is good, the torque is there allright (:gob:) i know i will never use its full potential but im having fun trying to.

sorry but im not a reporter so i cant give it a better review than that apart from the fact is that it is an awesome ride!

[Scouse]

well its a trip to the bike shop with me warranty card then methinks!:gob:

running in is only for the 1st 1000 ks so she is defo run in!

having never ridden the "old" bandit i cannot make a comparison, however i can say that it is an awesome bike. the handling is good, the torque is there allright (:gob:) i know i will never use its full potential but im having fun trying to.

sorry but im not a reporter so i cant give it a better review than that apart from the fact is that it is an awesome ride!1,000 miles is the run in distance which equates to 1,600km bikes still tend to be tight for another 5,000 to 8,000km

[canarlee]

1,000 miles is the run in distance which equates to 1,600km bikes still tend to be tight for another 5,000 to 8,000km

i appreciate that but surely the fuel consumption is still too high tho???

[banditrider]

i appreciate that but surely the fuel consumption is still too high tho???

Talk to the guys at the shop about it. Explain how you ride it etc and how you ran it in. They may have some suggestions or at least know roughly what sort of economy you should be getting.

On my Bandit the worst distance I get from a tank is around 260km (after some hard riding) but regularly get 300km and have got as much as 330km. Remember though it holds another 1.5 litres in it's tank.

[James Deuce]

Sorry to burst your bubble but it is what you can expect from a modern engine, thanks to FI settings and exhaust systems that are having to comply with laws that are trying to make internal combustion engines excrete H20. Thanks to "Green" politicians fuel efficiency is dropping markedly.

Another thing to do is try a tank from each of the different fuel companies. I get around 220 out of Shell 91 and around 270 out of Caltex 91. 18 litre tank, 750cc bike.

[Hitcher]

12km/l is a bit on the thirsty side. Have a word with your friendly Suzuki dealer at your next service. 17km/l should be closer to the sort of economy a bike like this should be getting, I would have thought. I can get 20km/l out of an FJR1300 if I nerdle it, and my ST1300 could get 22.

[James Deuce]

The Bandit 1250 Complies to Euro 3 emissions standards. The ST1300 doesn't comply with Euro 3, and I'm pretty sure the FJR doesn't either. Euro 3 has created all sorts of havoc for modern motorcycle engine design.

[Hitcher]

Those bastidge Eurocrats!

[canarlee]

The Bandit 1250 Complies to Euro 3 emissions standards. The ST1300 doesn't comply with Euro 3, and I'm pretty sure the FJR doesn't either. Euro 3 has created all sorts of havoc for modern motorcycle engine design.



yep, hence the feckin HUGE and quiet zorst!



Those bastidge Eurocrats!

cant argue with you this time Hitcher



looks like i will be having a word with the ONLY suzuki dealer in the area, who is defo not friendly and damn useless, or maybe a trip to taupo or welly could be on the cards.....

[Hitcher]

It may be worth investigating a full Akrapovic system, minus the dreaded cat.

[James Deuce]

+ a Power Commander. The mid-range will be seriously lean and you'll risk burnt valves without one.

[canarlee]

It may be worth investigating a full Akrapovic system, minus the dreaded cat.

um, bearing in mind i really am not mechanically minded, how would that help in cutting down fuel consumption?

[James Deuce]

It'll help the engine breathe better, though as I said you'll need a Power Commander (or some other fuel injection remapping hardware) to fix the mixture so you don't damage your engine over time.

An engine is just a big pump. Modern exhaust systems have to clean the spent gases as well as reducing the engine noise drastically. Engine noise is why the Bandit is now water cooled. Air cooled engines don't have a water jacket to help muffle the thousands of explosions per minute. Change the exhaust capacity of the pump by removing all the cleaning hardware and the engine is now exhaling differently and that will change the fuel/air ratio. With the correct fuel map loaded in the Power Commander you'll be able to improve fuel consumption, top end power, and the way the power is made. You'll be able to fix the fuel switching that goes on between a closed throttle and a just opened throttle too.

[canarlee]

i think i understand that! i will have a read again tomorow when im not so tired.


thanks, lee

[FROSTY]

My experience with big suzukis is that they can be REALLY thirsty when spending their time mostly in the last 1/4 of the throttle.