Firestorm and fuel?

[slofox]

Anyone got a reasonably recent Firestorm? Does it have a whirlpool in the gas tank? Or is the fuel consumption "acceptable" shall we say..?
Numbers would be good..oh and tank range too if I may.

T'anx.

[Cajun]

fuel light use to start flashing around 220km mark. with normal sorta road riding, (later model 19 l tank)

seen 160 or so but that was on track

[Devil]

Dont do it man. You own a better bike right now.

[slofox]

Dont do it man. You own a better bike right now.

Do tell..?

[mossy1200]

I had an SP1 vtr1000 and it managed 180k per tank.Even worse than the firestorm.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Anyone got a reasonably recent Firestorm? Does it have a whirlpool in the gas tank? Or is the fuel consumption "acceptable" shall we say..?
Numbers would be good..oh and tank range too if I may.

T'anx.

The Firestorm never really had good fuel economy, it has the biggest carbs Honda made... 48mm and as soon as you twist the wrist it will suck it back pretty quick...

the later models 2002 + have the larger fuel tank 19lt and if you nurse and play by the rules you may get 250km... start playing in the twisties and it could be as low as 150km... The lowest I have heard is on a track day at full revs and throttle was 90km per tank...

[98tls]

Think the first of em had a 17litre tank like the TL and people moaned a bit about range,not to sure what they increased it to,drop Nighthawk a pm hes done many many miles on a VTR,good solid all-rounder type bike.Edit.......Duh.he got there first.

[rideon]

Done 60+ K on an older model (98). lots of two touring up as well. Cruising at 120 ish easy 200Ks on a tank before light came on. Twist the wrist a bit & she was hungrier than my XR6. Not uncommon to only get 150 when pushing it a bit. Have an 03 model now with the bigger tank but have only had it a lil while so no figures on range at all. Go the VTR - I've found it to be a solid all rouder & love the v twin sound !! New bike has a springs kit in the front end which firms up the front end performance heaps - feels great so far. Bring on the Coro loop ...........

[vifferman]

Mine used to get less than 30mpg around town.
Once, I ignored the OrangeyRed LED Of Doom and carried on riding. Unlike previous bikes that you could nurse along once they started to splutter, the FahrtSturm expired almost immediately after the first cough. It took 17.3 litres to fill the 17 litre tank. Yes, it had sucked every little bit of vapour from the carbs, lines, and the tank.

[Monstaman]

I had a 2001 and she loved the pub, funny that fuel economy went up when we did DJ kit, airbox and slipons, also clean out the junction pipe with the over cut stainless which helped.

[Mully]

Didn't Mandownunder get one of them when he left the Brotherhood of the RF (tm)?

As I recall, he was claiming better fuel economy than the RF, although I suspect the trade off is probably more nomming of tyres, chains and sprockets with the big V-Twin.

[Devil]

Do tell..?

The SV is more modern, better tech. The brakes are better, the engine is better, the suspension is better (although that's not saying much!).

If you have a hankering for a bigger twin, get the SV1000. While not perfect, it's still ahead of the VTR.
The 650 however, with the suspension done properly is great fun...

[Swoop]

Didn't Mandownunder get one of them when he left the Brotherhood of the RF (tm)?

VTR1000F3.


VTR. Nice.
Fueltank... not so nice on the earlier models.

[bungbung]

I've got a '97.

I think the tank is only 14l
Light-of-doom at 170km if I'm nice, 90km if I'm nasty (track).
Light-of-doom to bone dry = 1.5l or so.

[Marmoot]

SP1/2/3/4/5/6 engines are totally different despite sharing the VTR designation.

VTR1000F Firestorm has its tank design changed in 2001, from 16L to 19L.
The 16L tank variant owners told stories of nasty travelling fuel range averaging at around 120kms to 160kms. This can go up or down depending on how they ride. On track it's a different issue, but you'd be close to a fuel pump typically.

The 19L tank variant owners never really complained much about the range. I am guessing it is comparable to other V-Twin bikes.
My 848 gives about 160kms-180kms range of spirited riding, 100kms to 140kms of commuting in the city, and about 90kms to 110kms on the track.