Real World Fuel Consumption?

[guest24]

I admit I am still running my new bike in, but I have just done its first fill up. Things to note are the fuel gauge is there for humerous purposes rather than to tell you the fuel level. 

122 miles
£6.30 - I paid cash, I was too embarassed to get my visa out for such a paltry sum
5.21 litres of finest unleaded

A mere 106mpg. So thats the best, worst and average mpg of my YBR125, so far.

Cant wait till its run in, so I wont get blown away by 100cc scoots 

[guest18]

http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/470MPG/high%20mileage%20fairing.html

Hmmmmmmmm

[guest27]

Mmmmm One of those on the CG...

Mind get a lot of fuel for $1400 plus delivery and fitting.

R

[guest18]

What £700 ish, call it a round thousand shipped by ship ( ) you might as well fit it yourself as you or I are as much an expert on them as any local bike shop you're going to find...
What'ya think from a CG125/YBR125, 150? 200mpg??

Oh and I read in the news that crude has just hit another record high price per barrel....

[guest27]

Yup -  I was wondering about side winds...

R

[guest24]

Latest figures for my YBR are in. 2nd fill up and

163 miles
6.56 litres
= 113 mpg!

It is very boring running in a bike when you dont have time to just go for a ride.......and all you do is commute to work (except when you are working from home).

Just had a look at the manual and it says its got a 13l tank. So, that petrol gauge is rubbish. It was just on the red and it took 6.56l to fill up. So I could go for 300 miles on a tank...wow!

[guest24]

Me again. Looks like I'm the only one putting petrol in the bike. Just done its third fillup and the mileage works out at 123.1 mpg. Consumption getting better, and I am thrashing it more.

[guest18]

We're just quiet because we're jealous  Mastiff is still getting a consistent 50-55mpg on the daily grind.
I'm going to miss biking over this winter  (bizarre I know!  )

[johnr]

sues little honda cub 90 returns a consistent 130-150 mpg, regardless of where or how she rides it. im so impressed by its frugality, that ive got myself one, a 1975 model with 9k on the clock, and we plan to use this brace of cubs to tour the west coast and highlands of scotland on next spring. should be a hoot, and cheap too!!

[themoudie]

Aye johnr,

We hope the plans go well and the weather is favourable. If you would like info or assist, drop me a line and will see what can be done.

May be slow until end of October for a reply, as I'm harassed until then with work etc.

My regards, Bill.

[eightcans]

XBR500 49-53 m.p.g. Mostly town work.
FS1E 100+m.p.g fully laden with camping gear from Bilbao to Caen. Just under 8 gallons for 801 miles, cheap touring

Cheers, Guy.

[andy230]

Ok, I did a trek up to Brum and Back over the weekend.  This isn't deadly accurate but...

130miles (up there)

7.5 litres  (filled up on leaving friday night, and put in this volume on sunday morning before going back)

=17.3  miles per litre

=78 mpg???

surely not!  on a rather tired DR650.  Ridden 2 up?!

  Fog rather curbed the use of the "loud handle", down to 40-50 mph for about 40 miles which may have squewed the figures somewhat...  I also noticed the speedo was reading a bit fast too...

So there you go!  It just shows you... nothing!  (at least petrols a bit cheaper now)

a

[martinc]

My 98 BMW F650 Funduro (carbs) averages around 60-65mpg on long trips with panniers, tank bag and box all full of camping gear etc. Last year in the Highlands and Outer Hebrides it made a heck of a difference if there was a strong headwind or it was very hilly and/or twisty (anybody else been to Harris? Presumably it's like that on the moon.) On main roads I cruise in old gent fashion at around 65mph and get maybe 70mpg. I had an injection version on loan for a while and that was even better.

Martin

PS: What's this about water pumps? Is mine going to go any minute? And talking of other costs, two new tyres, rebuild the monoshock linkage (so many needle rollers!), two new discs, pads and oil/filter/brake fluid left little change from 500 quid. I've decided I'd rather have twin shocks any day... But it does do well on fuel.