250 Hornet riders...

[Paris]

Had my first experience of a stalling bike as the tank dropped to empty , going uphill, funny ... (thought it was my twisting skills failing me, as I do tend to give it too little gas) .. anyway, I've done 170kms on a tank .. before flicking it to reserve, is that about right? How far can you go on the reserve to get to a gas station?

[Reido]

only 170kms to a tank O.o
what size are their tanks?

[Paris]

16 litres....

[EJK]

It's true. It does like 160kms a tank. Ridiculous for a 250

[samgab]

It's true. It does like 160kms a tank. Ridiculous for a 250

Yeah, I get 300Kms to a tank on the 150, (using about 11 ltrs). What did you get when you had yours EJK?

I was thinking I really liked the hornet 250, but are they pretty thirsty (for a 250)?

[Reido]

im getting 250kms+ to 9-10L

[samgab]

im getting 250kms+ to 9-10L

I wonder how the UK's fuel injected version of your bike compares to that?

[Reido]

I wonder how the UK's fuel injected version of your bike compares to that?

which one has more HP?

[samgab]

which one has more HP?

The NZ and USA version with carbs has 31PS and 22NM.

http://www.kawasaki.co.nz/kawasaki_c...50J8F&do=specs

the UK and Europe fuel injected version has 33PS and 22NM.

http://www.kawasaki.co.uk/product.as...E46FDDDF&Sub=4

But the fuel injected one could still be more economical despite that, because fuel injected engines can often use fuel more efficiently, burning more effectively and wasting less.

[Reido]

The NZ and USA version with carbs has 31PS and 22NM.

http://www.kawasaki.co.nz/kawasaki_c...50J8F&do=specs

the UK and Europe fuel injected version has 33PS and 22NM.

http://www.kawasaki.co.uk/product.as...E46FDDDF&Sub=4

But the fuel injected one could still be more economical despite that, because fuel injected engines can often use fuel more efficiently, burning more effectively and wasting less.

well thats not fair.. i want fuel injection

[samgab]

well thats not fair.. i want fuel injection

Didn't mean to cause any discontent! You've still got a sweet bike.

Also, the fuel injected one is more expensive:
"3429 British pounds = 8 508.34604 New Zealand dollars"

They claim that the reason why we get the carby version is to keep the price down.

[Reido]

yeah I my bike anyway,

and rightly so with the keeping th price down, any more and i wouldnt have been able to get it. lucky i got it before they rose to 7500

[EJK]

Yeah, I get 300Kms to a tank on the 150, (using about 11 ltrs). What did you get when you had yours EJK?

I was thinking I really liked the hornet 250, but are they pretty thirsty (for a 250)?

around 24-250kms on my FXR. Guess its due to 250's carb

[zalforce1]

i was getting 300km on my fxr. it was great! only used to fill up once a month!! now i upgraded to a hornet and after riding my first 130km i decided to fill up and only needed to put 6 litres in. so thats 21.66km/L. im not complaining! so much more fun!

[Jules13]

So where are all the 250 Hornet riders?