95 Bandit 250 sucks petrol like no tomorrow

[joshy28]

Rode to Whangamata - Paeroa - then back to Auckland and had to fill up 3 times.
Rode to Warkworth, filled up from empty at Warkworth. By the time i got back home in Meadowbank, half a tank.

I think each week its getting more and more expensive. My Daihatsu Charade 1600cc is far more economical than my bike at the moment.

Another thing i have noticed is that when im in 6th gear, i lose power (RPM) every now and then and have to chop down to regain speed.


Whats wrong with it??

[joshy28]

Just got off the phone to Suzuki Colemans and the guy at workshop said that its normal...IS IT???

[CookMySock]

None of the inline four engines are particularly good on fuel. If you want fuel economy then the 250 vtwins are far superiour. The hyosung 250's will do about 400km on 15 litres.

Yes, the inline fours have very little power at low revs. They are more for entertainment than economy. Perhaps there is a fault with yours though. Can you take accurate fuel/km readings over three or four fills and post the results here? We can compare for you.

Steve

[joshy28]

ok will do...

[NDORFN]

None of the inline four engines are particularly good on fuel. If you want fuel economy then the 250 vtwins are far superiour. The hyosung 250's will do about 400km on 15 litres.

Yes, the inline fours have very little power at low revs. They are more for entertainment than economy. Perhaps there is a fault with yours though. Can you take accurate fuel/km readings over three or four fills and post the results here? We can compare for you.

Steve

400km on 15 litres... you think that's good?

[joshy28]

wish mine could..i wana be able to ride home to Rotorua on one tank..

[Ragingrob]

Your bandit should be able to get around 200km on one tank I'd think. My cbr250 used to get around 200km before I'd fill up, could probably have even gone a bit further. And that would use about 10L or so.

[CookMySock]

400km on 15 litres... you think that's good?

The GT250R will do more or less km's depending who is riding it, where, and how. But on the open road it is generally very difficult, if not impossible, to empty a full tank of fuel in under 350km.

Steve

[joshy28]

Your bandit should be able to get around 200km on one tank I'd think. My cbr250 used to get around 200km before I'd fill up, could probably have even gone a bit further. And that would use about 10L or so.

So id be dreaming if i could make it to Rotorua on one tank?

[Badjelly]

400km on 15 litres... you think that's good?

3.75 l/100 km? Yes.

[Ragingrob]

So id be dreaming if i could make it to Rotorua on one tank?

Pretty much... Just because the tanks on bikes are so small. Surely your car can't get more than 20km a litre to be more economical? My corolla gets around 13km/L.

[joshy28]

Pretty much... Just because the tanks on bikes are so small. Surely your car can't get more than 20km a litre to be more economical? My corolla gets around 13km/L.

My bandit is about the same as your corolla... i struggle to get 170km to a tank.

[vindy500]

My bandit is about the same as your corolla... i struggle to get 170km to a tank.

dont feel bad, i get 120k out of my bandit

[Ragingrob]

Seriously shit that's average as haha! I guess if ya red line it every gear change it'll end up that bad or something.

[xwhatsit]

Seriously shit that's average as haha! I guess if ya red line it every gear change it'll end up that bad or something.

Those GSXR250/Bandit/Across engines seem to be much more prone to high fuel consumption than the CBR250/ZXR250s. Don't know whether it's engine design or simply the type of carbs they use.

Whether or not they were like that when brand new or whether they just age badly?