Real World Fuel Consumption?

[guest295]

It's gone to NZ$2.06 or something like that. Taxes on taxes. They say it's much dearer in the UK; and $0.17 in Venezuela.

[themoudie]

Aye GBNZ500,

Cheap in Kiwi! Just done a conversion on our £1-15/litre. 1.15 GBP = 2.98716 NZD

Diesel is the real killer here at present, being at least £0-12/litre more expensive than petrol. Most expensive diesel at present is in the Northern Isles at £1-52/litre. 1.52 GBP = 3.94895 NZD 

That Yank Kawa two wheeled diesel thing (which many lust after) is going to have to cost very little, or run on unrefined rapeseed oil from the supermarket!

Regards, 'Anorak'

[guest295]

Poo! And we're feeling sorry for ourselves! It's gone up again to $2.12, but that's still way cheaper than the UK rate. And diesel here is cheaper yet.

[Steve H]

Muz -Traveller, riding cautiously and not revving much above 4,500 rpm, has given me 61mpg. Oddly this is a lot better than the SZR I had.

[guest18]

I've put a screen on my Mastiff and riding cautiously I seem to be getting in the high 55-60mpg area, to early to be definitive but I'm watching with interest...

[Steffan]

Muz -Traveller, riding cautiously and not revving much above 4,500 rpm, has given me 61mpg. Oddly this is a lot better than the SZR I had.

Don't do it!!
OK but don't pull in top gears from below three thou, very bad for engine, you probably already know this :-)

[Steve H]

Don't do it!!
OK but don't pull in top gears from below three thou, very bad for engine, you probably already know this :-)

Its still possible to cover ground fairly quickly, even with the limited rev-range, just dont slow down much for corners.

[Dexter]

To get back to the thread topic....

BMW K75RT best 52mpg, worst 52mpg, avg ?
VFR750G(87) best 44mpg worst 36mpg avg 38mpg
ZRX1200S best 57mpg worst <20mpg avg 48mpg
XBR500 best 62mpg worst 54mpg avg 58mpg
500 ElectraX still early days for this one but seems to be around 85mpg

 

[steveD]

Yamaha XT660 Tenere running in, first tankfull, using rev range between 3000 and 4500 rpm, or at least trying to, 233 miles for 16.95 litres (3.72 galls)  works out at 61.76 smiles per gallon.
PS still had 6.05 litres in reserve or 1.33 gallons which would give a further 82.19 miles, which would mean on a full tank to dry 315 miles. 

[Dave#22]

So it's finally arrived then,I assume it's going to Holland.
Yesterday we went to Llanberris for lunch at Petes Eats and due to the possible fuel shortage we went on the DR800S and started out with the best of intentions by keeping 70mph as a max, using small throttle opening and keeping below 5000rpm, until we went from Ruthin to Cerrig' and met two boy racers, one in an EvoVII, the other in an Elise overtaking everything in sight. I overtook the Elise and caught the Evo, following it for a couple of miles and was surprised by the smell of unburnt fuel coming out of the exhaust pipe.....it was so fast in a straight line, I couldn't get near it, until it got held up by slower traffic and then we overtook it and the cars it was following.
The rest of the ride was uneventful and ended up covering 165miles using 15L of fuel= 50mpg with a 24L tank......two up and ten miles of full throttle bursts and up to 8000rpm overtaking the boy racers.
   Ahh the joy of two wheels
      Dave

[mini-thumper]

Yamaha XT660 Tenere running in, first tankfull, using rev range between 3000 and 4500 rpm, or at least trying to, 233 miles for 16.95 litres (3.72 galls)  works out at 61.76 smiles per gallon.
PS still had 6.05 litres in reserve or 1.33 gallons which would give a further 82.19 miles, which would mean on a full tank to dry 315 miles. 

Steve
Now that you've got the new bike you'll have to sell the old avatar to Martyn, and replace it with something more appropriate. Are you going to post some pictures in the gallery? I'm sure there are many amongst us who would like to see the new Tenere and your thoughts on it.

Boyd

[steveD]

Like this!

[Hondapartsman]

CB250Rs (the one I had since 1981) worst about 38mpg (mind you the tank was leaking) usually 70-75mpg.
CB250Rs the one I had since 2000, 65-68 mpg
XJ600N 55-58mpg
Can't say anything about use, the RS's would have been mostly ride to work with the odd longer run, the Xj mostly longer runs but seems more or less the same when I use it for ride to work too.

[Steve H]

Muz -Traveller, riding cautiously and not revving much above 4,500 rpm, has given me 61mpg. Oddly this is a lot better than the SZR I had.

Ridden harder - 51mpg, which is closer to what I used to get with the SZR

[guest40]

Actually, I work funny hours, and had to placate the wife the other nite as she has been "ignored".
I decided totake her out for dinner and asked where she wanted to g. " I dont care she said, just take me somewhere expensive, so I took her to the local BP