What is your bike's fuel economy?

**erik** · 2nd April 2005, 19:02

I was talking to a biker I met today at the lookout on SH16 on the way to Wellsford. He was riding a mint 1982 Honda CX-500 Turbo and was shocked when I said I only got 15.6km/litre out of my 250. He said he got 20km/litre out of his 500cc, V-twin, shaft driven, turbo charged, considerably older bike (ok, it was admittedly fuel injected, but still).
This got me wondering what mileage (kilometreage?) other people got from their bikes. I dunno if this has been posted before, all I could find was a thread about how far people could get on a tank.

For anyone that hasn't checked this before, all you've gotta do is next time
you gas up, keep the receipt and write down on it the km's you've done since you last filled up. Then just divide the kilometres by how many litres you put in the tank. Provided you filled the tank up the same amount each time, this will be a reasonably accurate measure of how many km per litre your bike does.

[edit: added a poll - you can vote for more than one option]

NC · 2nd April 2005, 19:06

Um 190kms then res....
I have no idea if that is good..

It's from Porirua to Mangaweka

**Milky** · 2nd April 2005, 19:08

I can get 24km/l from the 400, down to 18 if I am riding it towards the limiter.
The R65 gets more like 15 or 18km/l (town or touring respectively)

**Coyote** · 2nd April 2005, 19:12

I'm doing about the same. Roughly worked it out to about 17-18km/L

**Sparky** · 2nd April 2005, 19:15

Hmm 18Lt tank, approx 2 for reserve. 230Km from full till reserve so approx 15km/lt plus 2 STROKE OIL!!!!!(@$7.50/Lt)
LOL, smokers aren't cheap to run are they?

**Riff Raff** · 2nd April 2005, 19:16

Haven't worked it out - but am getting about 260km before reserve light comes on.

**R1** · 2nd April 2005, 19:16

nearly 10kpl

i think if ya do a search u will find a similar thread to this

NC · 2nd April 2005, 19:18

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

Haven't worked it out - but am getting about 260km before reserve light comes on.

YOu have a light?

I just wait for the baaah bahhhahHHHHh BAhhhHHhHH

**Krusti** · 2nd April 2005, 19:19

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=Fuel+economyTry this? I think I got it right

Na forget it....don't work....dumb cow cocky....but search fuel economy one thread has about 65 posts.

Got 236 km on z1000 running on fumes!

**Milky** · 2nd April 2005, 19:25

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=Fuel+economy

You missed out on the ? after the .php bit

**Krusti** · 2nd April 2005, 19:28

Thanks mate.....

**Riff Raff** · 2nd April 2005, 19:29

Originally Posted by NC30_chick

YOu have a light?

I just wait for the baaah bahhhahHHHHh BAhhhHHhHH

Ah yes I remember those days

(6 weeks ago)

**Toddy** · 2nd April 2005, 19:31

Just reviewed my fule consumption from the Rusty Challenge last year on my Suzuki Volusia. Surprisingly 19.1 kms/ ltr

**crashe** · 2nd April 2005, 19:36

I have a 9.5 litre tank... I do 200km approx before hitting reserve.

But quite often it will go between 205 to 212 km before reserve.

Once it did 216km and the lowest amount was 189km before reserve.

So on thoses figures I have no idea.

When she hits reserve the bike gives a few shudders,
so I quickly switch the switch over... and away she goes....

I think she does about 30 odd km on reserve???

**soundbeltfarm** · 2nd April 2005, 19:38

Originally Posted by Krusti

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=Fuel+economyTry this? I think I got it right

Na forget it....don't work....dumb cow cocky....but search fuel economy one thread has about 65 posts.

Got 236 km on z1000 running on fumes!

how many cows you milk man?