How far on a tank of gas?

**The Pastor** · 1st January 2009, 10:59

i get about 14km/l on my cbr250.

or 182kms to a tank - including reserve

**pritch** · 1st January 2009, 11:05

Originally Posted by Anthrax

I think a better thread would be how many kilometers / litre.

Not really, when I'm considering buying a bike it's the tank range I'm really interested in.

If you are doing any touring a minimum range of 300k is desirable. OK, I know people probably tour motards and Harleys but they need to get off the bike when they've done 100k anyway

The Hornet had useful range, and the VFR holds 22l. I do need to work out what mileage I'm getting currently but I should be able to get from New Plymouth to Christchurch with just one refill. I normally do two because there's less tension that way...

**madbikeboy** · 1st January 2009, 15:52

About 130 ish k's on the road to a tank. About 70ish on the track with the same bike. 14 litres, GSXR1000.

**nico** · 1st January 2009, 16:02

the vfr averages at 330km then light comes on anf get around 40 50 km of that but that's pushing the nana butn hoping for the gasy to appear.....
in saying that i did a week of lates and strange i got 379km before light came on strange musta been the cool night air i dono but stoked

**quickbuck** · 1st January 2009, 16:16

I constantly get 160 miles out on the main tank (12 litres) on the CBR when using it on the road. I made it drink that in 88 miles when rapping around Manfeild.

The best return I have got from it was the Coast to Coast the other weekend. 4.8l/100k over the 350k's I did two-up too....

Smooth riding is the key to economy. The Training day on the 2.2k Taupo track helped heaps! Incidentally I managed to get 140 miles out of the tank around there too.

**Transalper** · 1st January 2009, 16:33

DR650 with IMS 18.5 litre tank (actually holds about 19.5litres) I usually get 315km on main plus another 50km on reserve.

**CB ARGH** · 1st January 2009, 16:35

I get around 275km out of my tank. Works out at about 21km/litre (13 litre tank).

It ain't too bad!

**slofox** · 1st January 2009, 17:19

Originally Posted by madbikeboy

About 130 ish k's on the road to a tank. About 70ish on the track with the same bike. 14 litres, GSXR1000.

Jeez MBB! That seems like a very high consumption rate! Do you ever close the throttle...?

**MarkH** · 1st January 2009, 17:30

Originally Posted by renegade master

i get about 14km/l on my cbr250.

or 182kms to a tank - including reserve

WOW! For a 250cc 14km/l seems really low, riding it hard?

On my 400cc I get anything from 23km/l to 29km/l and typically can get over 300kms from the 13.5l tank. If I rode ~90kph I would average higher, but I tend to be closer to ~110kph on the open road, impatient bastard (impatient, but sick of speeding tickets) that I am.

**The Pastor** · 1st January 2009, 18:16

Originally Posted by MarkH

WOW! For a 250cc 14km/l seems really low, riding it hard?

On my 400cc I get anything from 23km/l to 29km/l and typically can get over 300kms from the 13.5l tank. If I rode ~90kph I would average higher, but I tend to be closer to ~110kph on the open road, impatient bastard (impatient, but sick of speeding tickets) that I am.

you ride a scooter. stfu.

**marty** · 1st January 2009, 20:12

The Busa runs pretty constant at 15-16km/l, seems more economical at around 4000rpm than it is at 3300rpm, even more so at 4500rpm, but that's in licence losing territory

**Manxman** · 1st January 2009, 20:19

Usually fill up after 240-250kms, when the reserve light starts coming on, having used approx 12litres of 95/96.

Therefore, technically, 340kms range on a 17l tank @ ~20km/litre. I'm happy with that, esp. as the YZF750R I had previously fuppin well drank the stuff (max 12km/l from what I recall

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**Krazyklaus** · 1st January 2009, 20:22

Riding the BM two-up with luggage we'll see 350 km before the fuel light comes on.
In theory we should get 400km on the 24 litre tank but I've never been game enough to push it THAT far