motorcycle mileage
motorcycle MPG
motorcycle fuel usage
motorcycle fuel economy
( ^^^ for the search engines ^^^ )
( just the various reports on this thread, accumulated into one msg )
With gas prices approaching record highs, more and more attention is
being payed to MPGs. A lot of motorcycles don't get such great
mileage
because their tuned for performance, not economy. What kind of
mileage do you get and on what kind of bike? My KLR650 gets about
47mpg.
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And to add a topic to the thread, for us non-wrench-heads -
what if any kinds of tuning / setup can be done to improve mileage ?
FWIW - Most road reports I've read on Honda Sabre / Shadow
bikes from 650 to 1100 report ~ 45 MPG, doesn't seem to be a lot of
difference between them in MPG.
From what I've seen, it seems that, for any bike big enough to
take on the highway, that's about the best you can expect. The little
scoots that you get 50 + MPG, you don't want to take too far, or at
highway speed.
Possible summary ( thrown out to be torn up here :-) )
< 500 CC - maybe 50 + MPG
500 - 1300 CC - maybe ~ 45 MPG
> 1300 CC - maybe 35 - 40 MPG
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1999 Honda ST1100, 50mpg
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1999 BMW R1100RT: 50mpg as well while traveling/touring (doesn't seem
to matter the terrain or average speed) and about 44-46 riding around
the village.
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Valkyrie w/windshield & bags-
38~40 if I "drive" it.
28~30 if I ride the heck out of it.
I generally get around 31~32...
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My old RZ 350 got about 42mpg - regardless of how you rode
it. My Sprint, well I haven't run enough tanks through it
(while paying attention to the milage) to get a really good
feel. My wife's Ninja 250 gets 60+. (at least I think it
does)
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Mid 30's when I am getting on it good.
Mid 40's cruising around town.
00 Daytona
00 Speed Triple
71 Kawi H1
05 Infant
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2002 Suzuki Savage, basically stock but running a bit rich these days:
48 to 58 mpg depending on how I ride.
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Valkyrie also.... ~50 mpg (As long as I keep it in the
school zones) <g>
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Duc Monster 750, combined city/fwy: 45mpg
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Funny you ask, I measured the highway mileage the other day at 70mph
on
I-95 and found I got almost exactly 50mpg. City is certainly a bit
less
but I'm not sure how much exactly.
'02 Honda Shadow VT750DC
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04 Venture. 30 / 40.
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43 MPG, short trips in town and running errands. A few more MPG
highway and other steady rides. Yamaha V-Star Classic 1100.
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51 - 53 on an '85 Honda CB650SC Nighthawk.
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2005 Shadow 750
70mphPmpg
50mph`mpg
2001 DRZ400S
70mphPmpg
50mphempg
These numbers are for 800ft altitude,
In Colorado I have got up to 68mpg on cruiser and 77mpg on DRZ
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82 CB450 Custom around 50 to 57 ( flat to hills)
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90 GSX 750F around 42
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Electra-Glide: 35-42
'48 Panhead: 37-45
2000 Zuma: 65
1966 Vespa: 75
2005 Stella: 75-100 depending on the weather
Between 45 MPG at legal Freeway speeds or 25 MPG at the track. '99
Honda
VFR800fi.
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2000 Harley RoadGlide - Full dress touring bike.
Fully loaded (overloaded really), averaging 80 MPH, I get around 32
MPH. With a lighter load, averaging around 55 MPH, I have gotten a
little over 50 MPG. If you're really concerned about fuel mileage,
just
make sure your bike is tuned right, tires inflated properly, and most
important, slow down.
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A properly tuned motor and correct tire pressure will help fuel
mileage, but the single most effective way to improve mileage is to
slow down.
I get around 32 MPG if I am running a steady 80 mph. At a steady 55
mph, I get a little over 50 MPG. That's on a full dress Harley
RoadGlide.
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65 mpg - 1967 (or 8) Suzuki TC200 (1969- early 70s)
45 mpg - 1992 Nighthawk 750 (sold last year)
40 mpg - 1998 Councours (75% highway)
16 city/23 highway - 2001 Ford Windstar (Minivan)
12 city/15+ highway - 2002 Dodge Dakota (Pickup Light)
9 mpg - 1991 Ford E350, 24 ft Class C Motorhome
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CBR600 F2: 42 highway, not sure about city.
My '88 ZX-10: 49 MPG on the freeway, here in Cali', 70-75 MPH. Keeping
the air filter clean probably helps.
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Well, my 1980 CB750F gets 41 (hard riding) and 45+ with easy riding.
My new Concours ZG1000A - don't know yet, just brought it home,
haven't
gotten through the first tank yet, but from others experience, I
expect
to get around 40~45.
My dad's GL1800 Wing gets around 45.
I used to get around 40 on my 1976 CB750F.
And just for curiosity's sake, the manual from my old Yamaha DS7 (250
twin two-stroke) claimed 96.4 MPG. I never got anywhere near that,
but
that's what the manual says.
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About 55 on my Burgman 650, with an auto trannie.
DL10000 V-Strom with Staintune exhaust upgrade, stock motor and map. I
get
41 to 43 on average. Most of my riding is highway @ 75 or so.
My FJR has been getting right around 43 MPG since I changed the oil to
Rotella. Not bad for the performance; fuel injection rocks.
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'00 Triumph Daytona - 40mpg highway, 25-30mpg city. It runs pretty
rich, though.
'00 Suzuki DR-Z400S - 40-45mpg in the city. On this one I avoid
highways as much as I can.
For motorcycles, even more so than for cars, the type of riding you do
really affects your gas mileage. Ride a steady 55-60mph for a long
distance and you'll see much better mileage than if you do jackrabbit
starts from stoplight to stoplight in the city. Talking about gas
mileage without taking that into account is pretty meaningless.
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Wow. You must have quite a limp right wrist. On my Nighthawk (same
year, same model - it was my first bike) I was getting closer to
35-40mpg on the highway. That's great gas mileage.
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The ST1300 has a fuel economy gage that updates every mile or so.
Commuting, I get ~33 mpg. On the highway, I get ~45-50.
Pulling out of my driveway, it reads ~2-3mpg. The hightest I ever saw
it was in Colorado when I was running on fumes, 30 miles from a gas
station. Coasting downhill, the gage hit 98 mpg.
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My ZR-7S (750cc) gets 54 miles per gallon. I verified on a ZR forum
that this
is typical for the bike until the carb jets have been modified from
stock.
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My old Guzzi (850 T-3) got about 55 mpg. My ST1100 manages at least
45.
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'05 V-Star Silverado 650. About 43mpg commuting. I blame the
windshield,
wind deflectors, and saddlebags for not doing better.
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My 1998 Buell S3T gets 44-48 city commute. 55MPG hwy
2006 Buell XB9SX gets 49-52 MPG on my city commute. Haven't done any
HWY
rides yet. Had a 2003 Buell XB9R, that I saw a high of 67MPG on one
trip.
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