What is your bike's fuel economy?

**scumdog** · 3rd April 2005, 10:11

About 55 miles per gallon - the True and Proper way to measure fuel consumption.

About 19+ km per litre for those who are less educated.

Good enough for about 200+ km before needing a fill.

This is on a 1200cc bike two-up with gear.

**viper** · 3rd April 2005, 10:15

my bike ranges from 12kpl upto 48kpl

**Pixie** · 3rd April 2005, 10:18

Originally Posted by NC30_chick

YOu have a light?

I just wait for the baaah bahhhahHHHHh BAhhhHHhHH

I know that sound;it happens just as you pass a B-train on a short passing lane with a Ferrari on your tail,right?

**MSTRS:Me** · 3rd April 2005, 10:21

Originally Posted by viper

my bike ranges from 12kpl upto 48kpl

Hey - no fair. You *got* to introduce yourself.

**viper** · 3rd April 2005, 10:26

my name's viper, i'm just about to get my restricted, and i ride a suzuki 250 bandit

**PSYCHO** · 3rd April 2005, 10:27

fuel economy? wassat?

oh yeah...it's pretty f$#*&g bad!

**MSTRS:Me** · 3rd April 2005, 10:32

Originally Posted by viper

my name's viper, i'm just about to get my restricted, and i ride a suzuki 250 bandit

pssst...pop a post in the New Members section (with pics of course for the members who are illiterate). Here's my welcome to the nuthouse

**Coyote** · 3rd April 2005, 10:35

Yeah, Wikkomen to the site Viper

Cool name

**Magua** · 3rd April 2005, 10:40

10 kms to a litre. My bike is getting new carburator seals, a new air filter and a new fuel filter while it's in the bike shop. So hopefully I will get some more mileage out of it. It will probably need a tune though for much of a difference.

**chickenfunkstar** · 3rd April 2005, 11:42

The SV gets about 18 - 19k/l , which is worse than my old FZR250. Sort of surprising considering most of the petrol in the FZR ended up either half burnt on the plugs, or out of the exhaust in the form of black smoke.

**Warr** · 3rd April 2005, 12:20

Does a regular 17+ km/l 2 up and pack, just been to the shop and sorted out the mixture so may even do more now.

**dangerous** · 3rd April 2005, 12:48

Originally Posted by erik

He was riding a mint 1982 Honda CX-500 Turbo This got me wondering what mileage (kilometreage?) other people got from their bikes.

Awesome bikes the CX turbs, also came out as a 650cc.... go here to see mine.

As far as the fuel thing goes...... the Storm isent the best, mind you it does have the largest carbs the jap's have ever put out on a production bike.
12.5 km/l or approx 35 mpg which is 238km on a 19L tank.

**inlinefour** · 3rd April 2005, 13:31

The CB400f2 is pretty good on fuel consumption, provided I'm not ringing its neck.
Give a 2 stroke and forget about fuel consumption, as the only reason for me using one, is to ring its neck...

**Hitcher** · 3rd April 2005, 17:06

18-20kml open road cruising economy is pretty durned good for a 290kg 1300.

**Oakie** · 3rd April 2005, 17:32

The CB400F2 (or is it an CB400SF?) has been getting 17kml but that's mostly 2 up highway riding.
My FXR150 got 32 kml when I first got it and finished up at about 25 kml after some carburetor adjustments and fitting a larger rear tyre (more friction I guess).