R1 economy or lack of, vs other thous?

[nallac]

What sort of economy should i expect out of my 99 R1?.

Just everyday sort of riding/commuting to work nothing to fast,
keeping under 120mph,oops i mean 100kph can't be speeding now can I?

what would you guys expect?.

what do you other thou riders get.

[98tls]

Whatever your getting mate be thankful cause i have no doubts its way better than my greedy old thing.

[nallac]

130k's for 14 litres not so great...

[Gremlin]

I had an 04 zx10... the norm from what, 13-14 litres was anywhere between 160km and 200km

depending how you rode it of course :whistle:

Worst consumption was 7.5L/100km, but that was a track day.

[blossomsowner]

I had an 04 zx10... the norm from what, 13-14 litres was anywhere between 160km and 200km

depending how you rode it of course :whistle:

Worst consumption was 7.5L/100km, but that was a track day.

are you sure?????

not much difference km/l between your track day and normal riding. Perhaps you kept to 100kph on the trackday.

[blossomsowner]

my '98 900 gets 12km/l avg compared to your 9.2. Very dependant on riding style though

[Gremlin]

are you sure?????

not much difference km/l between your track day and normal riding. Perhaps you kept to 100kph on the trackday.
yes... I'm sure its that way around :eek:

I couldn't be bothered trying hard on the straights, and had brake fade quite a bit, so that restricted the fun somewhat...

[nallac]

I had an 04 zx10... the norm from what, 13-14 litres was anywhere between 160km and 200km

depending how you rode it of course :whistle:

Worst consumption was 7.5L/100km, but that was a track day.


my '98 900 gets 12km/l avg compared to your 9.2. Very dependant on riding style though

thats the sort of economy i thought i should be gettin riding on the road..
must learn how to use less throttle

[megageoff76]

my '98 900 gets 12km/l avg compared to your 9.2. Very dependant on riding style though

Thats almost exactly what my 1100 gets. Not very good is it.

[nallac]

not great economy at all
glad to here i'm not the only one with a heavy right wrist.:devil2:

just a bugger having to gas up so often..

[R6_kid]

I was refilling my GSXR1000K3 at 170-180kmh intervals, I had no fuel light though due to faulty loom, so that was out of caution more than need.

I managed to get 230km and still had 2.5L left on sedate ride from Auckland up to Kaitaia. That works out to around 15-17km/L

[popelli]

What sort of economy should i expect out of my 99 R1?.

Just everyday sort of riding/commuting to work nothing to fast,
keeping under 120mph,oops i mean 100kph can't be speeding now can I?



so you have bought an R1 for economical motorcycling and commuting???

most people who buy an R1 are more interested in the outright performance and kudos of owning one of the fastest bikes ever than they are in fuel economy

if you are worried about the fuel consumption and costs of getting to work a small car will work out far cheaper and save knocking your bike around commuting in crap weather

[nallac]

so you have bought an R1 for economical motorcycling and commuting???

most people who buy an R1 are more interested in the outright performance and kudos of owning one of the fastest bikes ever than they are in fuel economy

if you are worried about the fuel consumption and costs of getting to work a small car will work out far cheaper and save knocking your bike around commuting in crap weather

Hell no !,
i got it for the fun factor.....
don't really care about the economy was just wondering if it should've been any better.

[NZsarge]

Sorry mate I can't remember what exactly my '06 FZ1 (slightly detuned '03 R1 motor) was doing fuel consumption wise but it seemed a tad hungrier than my mates bikes.
All the tests i've ever read on litre sports bike the R1 was always the hungriest of the group.

[bully]

Hell no !,
i got it for the fun factor.....
don't really care about the economy was just wondering if it should've been any better.

yer, i was gunna say, who buys one for economy, but seen as you asked, if your just cruzing to work, on maybe mainly highways, it should be a bit better, or maybe the carb ones arnt so good, if it is a carb one. mines injected and does about 180/200 max just cruzing.