Motorcycle fuel costs

[Zedder]

I worked it out, as I commute in to CHCH from Akaroa every day, I needed to know how much more it was costing than my alto (660cc engine). It turns out it was costing twice as much, so now I only ride the motorbike in once a week, instead of previously 4 days a week.

You could say get a cheaper bike to run, bla bla nonsense, but the KDX wasn't purchased with the intention of being a commuter, more for exploring offroad tracks and having fun.

Then the reason I started this thread was to figure out if it is excessive when compared to others, which I think it is when compared to a 4 stroke, I think the DT 230 however uses more fuel and possibly oil.

Fair enough, I've done calcs on various 'bikes I owned just to get a handle on things like that as well.

[andrej168]

Suzuki gsx 250, 3.8l/100km open road.
Speed - front tire will tell you



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[veldthui]

I'm interested in what your motorcycle costs to go to and from Akaroa as a comparison (160km, mostly open road with hills if not lucky enough to be in Canterbury)

2002 KDX200 costs $40
$28 for fuel
$12 for 2T Oil.

Would use about 8-9 litres on my BMW R1200RT so about $18 to $26 depending on which place I filled up from.

[cods4]

Around 8.5l for 160k's on the ducati st, so around $18 would be a rough guess.

My ST is similar. Averages 5.5L/100km. Minimum is 4.8L/100K which seems to be when I am touring with panniers and 2-up and max is about 6 L/100k when I go out for a blat in the twisties.

[mulletman]

I'm interested in what your motorcycle costs to go to and from Akaroa as a comparison (160km, mostly open road with hills if not lucky enough to be in Canterbury)

2002 KDX200 costs $40
$28 for fuel
$12 for 2T Oil.

Filled the B King up at challenge Lincoln , re filled on the way back it took 8.33lt $17:99 for 145kms. ($2:15 - 95)

[mulletman]

Last weekend Tekapo -Chch 13.8lt $29:80 234kms.

[SVboy]

Filled the B King up at challenge Lincoln , re filled on the way back it took 8.33lt $17:99 for 145kms. ($2:15 - 95)

Not trying hard enough!

[Tazz]

Bit redundant posting fuel usage figures for other roads/general MPG, unless you have all the same hills and corners of course

Indeed you don't

But you should also factor in the "Grin Factor"

What's the bonus for arriving with A: a great big smile across your face, rather than B: crawling into the carpark in an Alto ?

What about if the savings from using the Alto added up to another bike being purchased in the next 12 months?

[caspernz]

Fuel costs? Mmmm, around 10 cents per kilometer. Tyre costs? About the same. Insurance? Around 6 cents on my annual mileage. Rego? Around 6 cents as well. Servicing? Depends how much I do myself, but around 6 or 7 cents.

Makes my little runabout car seem a bargain at around 25 cents per km all up...nowhere near as cool as the bike mind you.

[Hads]

Fuel costs? Mmmm, around 10 cents per kilometer. Tyre costs? About the same. Insurance? Around 6 cents on my annual mileage. Rego? Around 6 cents as well. Servicing? Depends how much I do myself, but around 6 or 7 cents.

Makes my little runabout car seem a bargain at around 25 cents per km all up...nowhere near as cool as the bike mind you.

I'm pleased that my tyre costs are way less at least, I expect 10000km out of my rear and about 15000km out of my front, the rear cost about $200 and so did the front.

I guess that is the win from having a less powerful bike with narrower tyres.

[pete-blen]

at 160km round trip my XT660R would do close to 3 round trips to a tank "22 liters"
21/22 kilometers per liter.... toss some slower offroad stuff in that goes up to 23/24km per liter
can do each day of the Dusty Butt on a tank..




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[rok-the-boat]

My Suzuki AN400 scooter would use about 6L to go 160km. It does about 25km/L on a run. Sometimes a bit better. That would be about $11 or $12.

[Mackie's Rides]

Not sure if this has been posted but this site has almost every bike covered with user tracking fuel usage http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle

[Owl]

Not sure if this has been posted but this site has almost every bike covered with user tracking fuel usage http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle

Not sure I'd put much faith in that site. Quick look would suggest serious issues with their figures.

[Big Dog]

Not sure I'd put much faith in that site. Quick look would suggest serious issues with their figures.

I don't know, flip it to km/l and that's bang on for the last 3 bikes I tracked.

They are of course user figures without taking into account riding styles, conditions, fuels or bike mods.

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