Petrol consumption? 2004 GSX, 2007 GPX, GT250R, Ninja 08

[brendonjw]

Iv been trying to hunt around for the K's per ltr for these, found some (not the GSX yet) can people please post real world consumption for these bikes. Slowly narrowing down and getting a bigger picture on what im after :love:

Thanks

[Gubb]

A full 17L tank on the GT250R can get me anywhere from 350Km to 550Km.

[Maki]

I think it depends more on how you ride, where you ride and how long your rides are, than the make and model of bike.

[Radar]

Motorcycle Fuel Economy (Suzuki and most all other bikes)
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/MotorcycleFuelEconomyGuide/Suzuki.htm

[HornetBoy]

A full 17L tank on the GT250R can get me anywhere from 350Km to 550Km.

:gob:

04 gsx250 = 25+ kms a ltr so over 300km a tank

[Gubb]

Like Maki said before, it all depends on what sort of riding you are doing.

[brendonjw]

A 200k difference with only 17 ltrs, riding style included, thats just MASSIVE

550k = 32 ks ltr
350 = 20 ks

[Ragingrob]

I just topped up on gas before, had done 205k's and it took about 9.5L, so that makes 21.5k/L. I've only got a 13L tank too :(. I do a lot of town riding which probably reduces that k's though huh.

[Weaver]

My CB200R goes about 140ks for $16
Smaller is not always cheaper

[Gubb]

A 200k difference with only 17 ltrs, riding style included, thats just MASSIVE

550k = 32 ks ltr
350 = 20 ks

17L is a massive tank for a 250.
I'm pretty sure Toto gets some impressive mileage outta his Hyo.

[DingoZ]

A full 17L tank on the GT250R can get me anywhere from 350Km to 550Km.

Yup have to agree with this. Am getting towards the high 400's to mid 550's on mine, for a full tank. And thats both - commute use and longish rides....:).... Is fantastic witht the price of fuel these days..

[HungusMaximist]

I think the best thing to come out of a Hyosung is the fuel consumption.

It's bloodly marvellous!

[fLaThEaD FreD]

I think it depends more on how you ride, where you ride and how long your rides are, than the make and model of bike.
Never a truer phrase spoken.:Oops:

[woza]

the worst tank i have done is 350km and that was 13L, i have never used any more than that and usually does 400+km (hyo)

[Magua]

I just topped up on gas before, had done 205k's and it took about 9.5L, so that makes 21.5k/L. I've only got a 13L tank too :(. I do a lot of town riding which probably reduces that k's though huh.

10L tank and 18km/L, doh.

[brendonjw]

I know the way you ride/drive makes a big difference on the fuel consumption, but it also look like there is a bit of a difference between the bikes, ie Hyo seems to be getting more K/ltr than most others out there

[shingo]

With my vtr250 i can esily get 30k/L round town with a bit of motorway riding. But when i go out on the open road it drops down to round 25-27k/L.

Thats pretty close to what some of the guys on the Hyo's are getting, and i would imagine the other 250's with the parallel twins should be around the same.

[EJK]

2005 BMW F650GS

Average: 3.5l/100km

City/Hwy (l/100km): 3.6/3.4

:shit: For real??? Thats equivalent to a Kawasaki ZZR250! :shit:

[glice]

I've had from 16k/L to about 27 on my cbr.
the hyos arnt that much different from mine. on a ride with toto we bothed filled up at consecutive gas stations and used pretty much the same amount.

[nivram]

My Hyo 250 Comet only gets around 400kms a tank tops still good but could be better.

[avgas]

The GOOD ones will only give you 15k/L or LESS

[fizbin]

I had a suzi 2005 GSx and got around 400-450 out of a tank of gas.
But then i ride like a nana

[Damantis]

About 11.5 litres fills my bike when it hits the reserve tank. Usually get about 200-240kms from that before it splutters and tells me to switch to reserve and find a servo. All depends if I'm in a hurry, revving high etc or just cruising. Still way better than the cage and 10 times the fun :wari:

[Radar]

My Hyo 250 Comet only gets around 400kms a tank tops still good but could be better.

I had over 2 L remaining at 400 km with my GT250 Comet.

On trips (not city traffic) I get 27 k per litre, or 80 mpg IMP.

[bomma]

The GOOD ones will only give you 15k/L or LESS

:clap::2thumbsup:wari: +1 :rofl::lol:

[The Pastor]

What you on about 18km/l is very good. I get 14-16.

[disenfranchised]

A full 17L tank on the GT250R can get me anywhere from 350Km to 550Km.

That's huge, my fuel gauge reads empty at around 300Km, but I can only ever fit about 13L of fuel in to fill it up (must be a badly calibrated gauge)

So that's only 23K/L...but that's basically 100% commuting.

I guess some long trips on the open road might improve the economy figures somewhat.

[CookMySock]

I think the best thing to come out of a Hyosung is the fuel consumption. It's bloodly marvellous!Even my GT650R does up around 23km/L.

Go teh hyobags !

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=1428585&highlight=gt650r+mpg#post1428585

DB

[campbellluke]

After having my full license for a couple of years or more I still think that my 4 cylinder is great.

But those economy figures from those modern bikes is probably starting to really kill the value of bikes such as mine. Just as I am thinking of moving on from my little bike.

I've gotten near 300km mileage before reserve ( using up 14 litres ) of petrol a few times.

If I absolutely nana my bike using all the gears possible at speeds <60kmph I can juuuuuusssst get 20km/l. Sitting at a constant speed of 100km which is 9000rpm in 6th it does 16-18km/l =-\

[CookMySock]

btw, I'm doing a hot trip to welly this weekend. I'm gunna bash this piss outa it and see how BAD I can get the fuel economy, without killing myself in the process. Uh, yeah, itsa 650, and this is a 250 thread, my bad. ;)

[glice]

btw, I'm doing a hot trip to welly this weekend. I'm gunna bash this piss outa it and see how BAD I can get the fuel economy, without killing myself in the process. Uh, yeah, itsa 650, and this is a 250 thread, my bad. ;)

get on a track, thats how I got my worst fuel economy.


But those economy figures from those modern bikes is probably starting to really kill the value of bikes such as mine

maby you could do with a tune, my almost 20yr old cbr gets almost the same as totos hyobang

[mops]

Interesting thread.
Funny that fuel consumption if never specified in the spec's sheets...

anyways...

My 99' bandit 250vvt gets 200-240k's out of a tank. (about 11-11.5 liters)
so about 5-5.5 l/100k or circa 70 mpg (US).

here's a good calculator:
http://www.minirepository.com/fuel-consumption/

can we please agree on common fuel consumption/economy unit ?
mpg (US or UK), l/100k (european standard) or even km/l, but please NO 'kiwi standard' xx km for $yy....

So anywas... fuel consumption (esp with relation to bikes) is greatly affected by:
-type of engine (4 pot or 2 pot)
-gearing (engine rpm @ cruise speeds)
-how fast you accelerate, often reffered to 'style of riding'
-your FE (fuel efficiency) skills
-how and where you often ride (long/short trips, mainly motorways or mainly 50kph zone, flat or hilly terrain)

if you think 70mpg for a bike is good... I regularly get better than 60mpg in my 20 year old station wagon corolla...

thing is that bike engines are not made for efficiency... while car engines are. small cars are more fuel efficient than large bikes. typical z1000 kawa will get 40 mpg. generally speaking 4 pot bikes will be tragic in terms of fuel efficiency. even small 250cc 4 pots.... because those engines are high strung, wild cams, short stroke, insane gearing... v-twins are better. Carbs are bad too, esp on bikes where cardb's are pretty crude and not designed for emisions/fuel economy. most of them just have idle jet and main jet that just dumps fuel down the intake runners.

but generally speaking all those 'fast' 1000cc 4 pots will get around 40mpg ~7l/100km, injected or carbed... V's will get slightly less. smaller 2 pots esp injected are more efficient like that bmw 650 or hyosung or vtr250 or sv650. that bmw 650 is twin spark i believe (bonus for fuel economy).

[Rev DJ]

I have been monitoring my fuel consumption since day one as this has been one of the main reasons for getting two wheels ... the Hyo is a huge improvement on my twin turbo gas guzzling cage.

On average, I fill up with 13.5L of fuel and can travel an average of 386kms before I am back to 'one red brick' on the fuel gauge. This equates to an average of 28.9km/L or 3.66L/100km.

I am very impressed and will keep monitoring to see if this changes over time.

Cheers DJ

[mops]

3.66L/100km is pretty damn good... there is no production vehicles (2 or 4 wheels) that get much better than that. ok, modern well built 50cc scooter will get less than 3L/100km, but that's hardly any improvement over hyo...

i'll be interested to know how much vtr250 gets...

v8 driven 'with spirit' will take 15-20 L/100km and those large SUV's get similar or more...

[Little Miss Trouble]

Getting roughly 23km/L on my GPX, (mostly commuting as of late:crybaby:)

I did try to find out the other day, how much I could get to a tank if I was being really conservate with my riding.... lasted about 10km before I was bored as hell, though "screw this I ride for the love and freedom of it, not fuel consumption" back to riding her like a dirty whore *hard'n'fast*:msn-wink:

[HTFU]

Getting roughly 23km/L on my GPX, (mostly commuting as of late:crybaby:)

I did try to find out the other day, how much I could get to a tank if I was being really conservate with my riding.... lasted about 10km before I was bored as hell, though "screw this I ride for the love and freedom of it, not fuel consumption" back to riding her like a dirty whore *hard'n'fast*:msn-wink:

Ha, funny I was going to do that last week as well on my gpx and lasted about the same. Think it is to do with the lack of wind at low speeds as on a longer ride as I find anything over 110km/hr makes the bike more comfortable (I can stay on it for 300km without getting off at that speed but sit on 100 and the body aches a bit.)

I get 300-320 km out of the 15L which is full to reserve (18L tank). That is full throttle acceleration most of the time and sitting around the 115 km/hr mark on the open road.

Have got 350km from 15L when I did a slower group ride a while back but killed my butt and back.

[carbacca]

this is for a hyosung gt250r....am i geeky for doing this??

[Sparrowhawk]

Ha, funny I was going to do that last week as well on my gpx and lasted about the same. Think it is to do with the lack of wind at low speeds as on a longer ride as I find anything over 110km/hr makes the bike more comfortable (I can stay on it for 300km without getting off at that speed but sit on 100 and the body aches a bit.)

I get 300-320 km out of the 15L which is full to reserve (18L tank). That is full throttle acceleration most of the time and sitting around the 115 km/hr mark on the open road.

Have got 350km from 15L when I did a slower group ride a while back but killed my butt and back.

I'm only getting 18km/L on my GPX, or 5.6 L/100km. In other words I do 270km to the 15L tank. Sounds like I need a tune up or something! Once again, I mostly commute at the moment, but I'm not gentle with the twist of the wrist when I get the chance!

[CB ARGH]

Though with the weight of the fuel (okay I'm being picky), if you're able to go such a distance with a 17L talk on the Hyo, why not just give it a half tank to reduce the weight of the ride? It's just another eftpos transaction, plus you could do with a visit to the sh*tter every so often :p

I'm looking into buying one of these Hyo's, they look really nice, and after a few month's saving, I reckon I could be riding one of these beasts :D

[Roki_nz]

this is for a hyosung gt250r....am i geeky for doing this??

Yes you are

My dad was an accountant and he does it for his car

[portokiwi]

I just ride and fill up at the end of each week. Crap now with another fuel rise might have to switch of the motor going down hill to save fuel.
My fuel gauge is crazy it has a mind of its own. most of the time says it on empty lol. go to refuel and only put in $5.00 to fill it.

[Roki_nz]

Got about 330-350 from and 02 gsx

[mnkyboy]

On my 250 I get 185kms before reserve (11l) and if i really stretch it out 235kms before I'm almost out.

Saying that I give it death most of the time, and me and my bike are large and heavy:argh:

[waitoa485]

i'd be interested to know what speeds you do to get that sort of milelage. I have a hyo comet gt250 naked. I ride 120km a day mon-fri to get to work and back. I cruise at 100km/h on the open road from hamilton to waitoa and get about 450 km from a full tank (17 liters). When I see the trip meter getting around the 400km plus mark I know it's time to start thinking about filling up. Already ran out of gas once! won't be making that mistake again. Mind you the trip meter was reading 470 km then. Great bike although now i wish i had bought the sports version with the fairings! I'm seriouly contemplating moving up to the ninja 650r.

[HTFU]

Great bike although now i wish i had bought the sports version with the fairings! I'm seriouly contemplating moving up to the ninja 650r.

Mate if you only cruise at 100km/hr and use the bike mostly for commuting (would think weekend rides wouldn't be a priority with the 600km a week you do already) then I would say what you have is probably one of the best bikes you could have for the job.

You can get Givi screens for those bike that would help heaps for winter commuting and look ok. The faired hyo has the lower handle bars like a sports bike so not sure if its as comfortable as your model.

650 ninja will get about 375 from 17 litres and does have your bikes riding position with its more upright bars.

[cameltoe]

were r u guys getting ur figures from, Im getting on average 240-260km on a full tank/18L I believe in the ninja, but could maybe get to 280-300....maybe

[Jerry74]

My Kwakka will do about 240 km on 14 litres

[HTFU]

were r u guys getting ur figures from, Im getting on average 240-260km on a full tank/18L I believe in the ninja, but could maybe get to 280-300....maybe

Is it 15L to reserve on the new bikes ? . It is on the old gpx. I normally get 300-310km from the 15L with 3L to spare and that's not being economical. 360-370km from full to dry based on that.

[mops]

I've been riding 2007 gpx 250 a bit recently, and it averaged 4.5 L/100k's. That was very mixed, including some 2up riding. I suppose if ridden gently 1up (alot of sub 100kph motorway riding) it would give 4 L/100k's.

[davebullet]

I concur with the other VTR250 comment.

My last two fills have been 11 litres for 280kms (when the 2 litre approx reserve kicks in - 13L total tank) - so approx 25kms/l. This included a fair bit of carpark slow manoeuvring practice though, with some highway stuff and general commuting.

David.

[racefactory]

I get 220km to a full tank (19 bucks or 10L of 98)

Racing i have heard nc30's do 125km to the tank so that's like 2/3.

I know its not 250 but maybe someone's interested...

[sidzstylez]

Ive had my ninja since july and been getting anywhere from 350-370 kms per tank. The fuel gauge is horrible as it goes to empty around 230kms. I used to follow it however everytime i filled up it was only 11 or so litres and 7 litres was just staying in the tank. I rode it till it ran out of fuel around 375 and i stick to that reading.

Anybody else with an 08 ninja getting similar readings? I thrash it a bit and its a mix of city/motorway riding.

[slofox]

07 SV650S - over first 4000km, between 20 and 23 km/litre, depending on how hard I hoon it......and whether it is town or highway......

[ckai]

Ah the joys of open highway riding. I'll get about 400km if not more out of the hyobag and the wife gets pissed up she is well under that ever time we do big trips. I think she does about 370km per tank (give or take) with open road riding.

Around town, the hyo is better then the kwaka as well.

[waitoa485]

Cheers HTFU. I've come to realise after checking out other bikes, that my gt250 is pretty damn economical although at times I wish I had abit more power for overtaking, hence my looking at something abit bigger. I've read that the new 650 ninja's are fuel injected and return pretty impressive fuel usage figures!

[brendonjw]

Im getting 25-27kpl on my ninja