How many km per tank for my FZR250?

[2Slow50]

Hey mate,

I recently sold my FZR and was using 98 in it.. I agree that when I had to put 95 in it, the bike ran somewhat smoother.

I found that I was roughly getting 160/170kms out of a tank of gas, so from my experience you are doing alright...

[Wet]

I have owned a FZR250 and I was lucky to get 160kms out of it. I ran it on 91,96 and 98 all with about the same consuption/efficiency levels. Biggest thing just give it heaps and regular oil changes.

Great little bike, but I know what you mean about the power slump. At about 116kg I had to get everything out of each gear to keep the wee thing pumping.

Cheers.

[Corbmyster]

What spec oil do you recommend? Dad has some oil for his offroader and I have no idea of what that is.. but I heard from a friend to use semi-synthetic.

Its due for a change I reccon.

Next on that list is to replace the chain (and possibly sprocket)... Those darn registrations keep them costs up! It doesnt help being a student who also owns a car. My finance is getting a spanking at the moment!

Thanks Wet for your input!

[breakaway]

That is a bit low. Get your carbs cleaned / tuned / re-jetted?

I get 200 km out of my CBR's tank before I hit reserve, usually.

[Corbmyster]

How many litres is your tank? I worked out that before Reserve, I have 10litres. Then 2 on reserve.

Curiosly - are getting carbs retuned expensive? like my dad is a mechanic who has tools to dismantle anything, would the bike mechanic need the whole bike or could I save if I got specific parts out for them to play with?

As said above, I am a poor student :P

[YAMASAKI]

i used to get between 170 and 180 Ks on a tank before hitting the reserve, the FZR tank is a lot smaller than the ZXRs. If you've ever taken the cover off it you'll see what i mean, the top bit(which is normally the tank) is purely a cover. i used to run mine on 95. jap imports were tuned to run on higher octane fuel than vehicles intended for the NZ market. I doubt whether you can even buy 91 in Japan.

[breakaway]

How many litres is your tank? I worked out that before Reserve, I have 10litres. Then 2 on reserve.

Curiosly - are getting carbs retuned expensive? like my dad is a mechanic who has tools to dismantle anything, would the bike mechanic need the whole bike or could I save if I got specific parts out for them to play with?

As said above, I am a poor student :P

I don't know how big my tank is, but costs $20 to fill up with Mobil 98 after doing ~210km.

Re carbs - You have to take the whole bike, maybe do a rolling road test etc. It'll cost you a few bucks.

[Wet]

I used castrol GPS for my oil. Not a fully synthetic but good quality. Maybe check air filter, tyre pressure , the usual fuel economy draining stuff.

Possibly get carbs looked at but as you say see how the cheaper options go first.