Newbie question: How to check / know fuel level on VTR250?

[loosebruce]

MadDuck/MarkNZ,
How many liters did it take to fuel up the tank usually? It almost sounds like my Honda Jazz (cage) is better at the pump than the bike :P

You should ride a TLS and then compare it to a honda jazz, feul ecomony then put a 15tooth front sprocket up front and you can to petrol.
You made a good choice on the VTR zapf, it's a fun bike to blast around on, hope you enjoy it heaps mate, you thinking of chucking an a/m pipe on, they sound beautiful with one on, gotta love twins

[jrandom]

But faster speed = more wind resistance (doesn't it increase as the square of the speed??) so therefore more energy needed to overcome, therefore greater fuel consumption.

Energy loss from drag isn't a simple square function, though. It does tend toward exponentiality as the speed differential of the object in question and the gas or liquid it's moving through grows, ie, you need to add more ponies to make a bike's top speed go from 250kph to 260kph than you do to move top speed from 150kph to 160kph, all other factors being equal.

One would expect fuel consumption on any particular vehicle to have a 'sweet spot' of speed, revs and gearing.

[Zapf]

You should ride a TLS and then compare it to a honda jazz, feul ecomony then put a 15tooth front sprocket up front and you can to petrol.
You made a good choice on the VTR zapf, it's a fun bike to blast around on, hope you enjoy it heaps mate, you thinking of chucking an a/m pipe on, they sound beautiful with one on, gotta love twins

yea u are not wrong. I loved the sound of it once I switched it on 1st time, missing it right now actually. What type of a/m pipe to choose? from my cage experience you have lots of size and shape, but not much for the bike I suppose. Think I'll leave the mods till later, as a have a fair bit of growing into to do on the bike 1st. It should keep me happy for a year at lease.

[loosebruce]

yea u are not wrong. I loved the sound of it once I switched it on 1st time, missing it right now actually. What type of a/m pipe to choose? from my cage experience you have lots of size and shape, but not much for the bike I suppose. Think I'll leave the mods till later, as a have a fair bit of growing into to do on the bike 1st. It should keep me happy for a year at lease.

My mate put a Neptune pipe on his one, good price, kiwi made etc, looked the part and sounded sweet, can't remember if it was bolt on or slip on they did for him, send neptune an email asking for a quote as they have already done one's for the VTR250 it should be no worries for them to sort out for you. Plus it will make growing into the bike that much better, believe me.

[Zapf]

ok... next thing on the list I suppose.... spend tooooo much on the bike and gear as it is

[Posh Tourer :P]

MadDuck/MarkNZ,
How many liters did it take to fuel up the tank usually? It almost sounds like my Honda Jazz (cage) is better at the pump than the bike :P

VTR 250 should be maybe 10-15L. The beemer takes 20L (capacity 24L, range 300kms to about empty), the CB125T took 8-10L (capacity 12.5L I think, range 150-200kms - I forget exactly)

[MadDuck]

From memory the VTR250 has a 13 litre tank capacity.

As for pipes ...if you going to upgrade save ya money for now and buy good gear for the upgrade. The bike sounds awesome as it is.

[Zapf]

tkns, u mean good gear for the next bike?

Stupit but simple question... what petrol do I put into the VTR? 91 or 96?

[loosebruce]

tkns, u mean good gear for the next bike?

Stupit but simple question... what petrol do I put into the VTR? 91 or 96?

should run fine on both mate, it's a newer bike so 96 would be the ticket but if you're tight on cash like me 91 is all good.

[MadDuck]

yeah I meant good gear for ya next bike. I am not convinced about the big spend on a/m pipes for a 250. But I am sure i will be shot down by someone on here that knows better

ran mine on 91 cos thats what they recommend...you do have the manual dont ya? Oh thats right - read the manual when it wont start !!!! Typical kiwi attitude

[Zapf]

Hahah.... something like that. Only I was trying to figure out what all the japanese char means. They didn't have an english manual at the time, and said they will get me one soon as.

Yea the dealer said 91, but u never know... sometimes I know more from digging around the web than they know their own product.

Like how the VTR is suppose to go for a oil change and service on the 1st 1'000km. They didn't tell me that.

I can always go to a cage muffler shop for a a/m pipe / maybe? As they are quite cheap... but might be quite heavy.... how about just a koby resonator? :P

[MadDuck]

hahahah....well you can try anything ya like. Its your bike afterall.

They sent me a manual about 2 weeks after I bought the VTR and it was all in English. I still have it so if you dont get one drop me a PM and I will let ya have it

[Dr Bob]

I carry a small torch in my tool kit, so as well as being able to conduct running repairs at night, I can see how much is left in the tank..

I don't know of anyone else doing this though, so maybe it's a really dumb idea..
I guess if I managed to drop the torch in the tank it'd suck a little bit..

But, not - I say NOT - a butane torch.

[mr x]

The VTR250 has a 13 litre tank.
I filled up the other day - 11.7 litres, and had done 230km, so I probably wouldn't push it much further than that.
I run mine on 91 octane, as cyclespot recommended. No problems.
To get the max benefit from running on 96 you would have have to get the bike retuned.