Burnouts will do that for you.
Motorbike - Economy?
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Burnouts will do that for you.
Honda CBF600 here, I get about 45-48MPG riding in South London.
I used to get 140-160MPG on my YBR 125, 125s are super cheap to run but not much fun though.
EDIT: It worked like that for me, YBR125 £9-£10 worth of fuel last year and I did 220 miles.
Honda CBF600 £20-£21 I do 140 miles.
But you can easily increase the mileage by 20-30% if you don't stop every 1 minute or ride in heavy traffic as I have found out on my CBF600 already.
I used to get 140-160MPG on my YBR 125, 125s are super cheap to run but not much fun though.
EDIT: It worked like that for me, YBR125 £9-£10 worth of fuel last year and I did 220 miles.
Honda CBF600 £20-£21 I do 140 miles.
But you can easily increase the mileage by 20-30% if you don't stop every 1 minute or ride in heavy traffic as I have found out on my CBF600 already.
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Although that figure is skewed by the time I lived in London. Actual "this month" value is closer to 60.
My F800ST seems to sit at about 60-63mpg. I think that I'm going over 200 miles on a tank (yes I forget how bit my tank is but it's about 20 quid big!).
I'm commuting constantly now though on a 10 ish mile trip so we'll see how that goes. I'm at 90 miles on trip computer and so far the digi display is still at the top, but it only starts to move when it's <60 ish miles left I think .
You've got a 16l tank
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Although that figure is skewed by the time I lived in London. Actual "this month" value is closer to 60.
You've got a 16l tank
Aha thank you Mr. Growse! Has your red 800 got those chequered stickers on the side by the way?
Also I should really update my sig!
On a fast trip around south Scotland including M, A and B roads my F800st managed 71mpg 
don't think it's dipped under 60mpg over a tank since I've had it and I live in London. On that trip I managed 250 miles out of a tank and dead on 16 litres at the pump to fill it up, was running on fumes at the end. My old SV650 would always do 50+mpg no matter how hard you rode it.
don't think it's dipped under 60mpg over a tank since I've had it and I live in London. On that trip I managed 250 miles out of a tank and dead on 16 litres at the pump to fill it up, was running on fumes at the end. My old SV650 would always do 50+mpg no matter how hard you rode it.Even my Bandit 1250 is good for a minimum of 40mpg with normal riding. Can go as low as 30 mpg when making progress or as high as 60mpg when cruising sensibly for a long time.
Considering the performance of a bike the fuel economy of them is brilliant.
Considering the performance of a bike the fuel economy of them is brilliant.
. Did £25 of 97ron on a cbr 6oo rr with a pcv with a map .That's very good, they aren't renown for great economy. I'm going to the IOM on Wednesday, and having a fairly leisurely cruise from Plymouth to Liverpool, be interesting to see what I get from the Mille.
Dogbreath, can you give me a brief rundown of how you organised the IOM trip (ie. where to book, ferry details, when to book etc)
I wanted to go this year but didn't realise that you have to pretty much book a year in advance so any tips and pointers appreciated
I wanted to go this year but didn't realise that you have to pretty much book a year in advance so any tips and pointers appreciated
Surprises me that bikes don't get better MPG really given their light weight.
BTW... is there such a thing as a diesel bike at all?
Dogbreath, can you give me a brief rundown of how you organised the IOM trip (ie. where to book, ferry details, when to book etc)
I wanted to go this year but didn't realise that you have to pretty much book a year in advance so any tips and pointers appreciated
No problem, it's pretty easy. The SteamPacket company is the only passenger ferry service. They have a variable price structure according to season, with prices peaking during the TT (unsurprisingly). Cost this year for bike and rider was about £205 return for the dates we are going. It's *much* cheaper if you want to go over there off-season.
They don't set the TT ticket prices until they have an idea of demand, but you can provisionally book the tickets for a nominal fee (~£20 IIRC) and then pay the balance when they set the final price. I booked in early November, and the ticket prices were fixed at the end of January and then we had to pay the balance by the end of February. I don't know when they start accepting provisional bookings, but give them a ring and they will tell you.
I simply rang them up, asked to book 6 bikes and an extra foot passenger (pillion on one bike) and paid the provisional booking fee over the phone on a card. You can chose the sailing times and port (Liverpool or Heysham) from the website. They sent a booking confirmation through within a couple of days, and then sent an invoice for the balance in January which I paid over the phone again. That's pretty much it, you don't get any proper tickets as such, just a booking code that you need to have when you board the ferry.
In terms of accommodation we are staying with some friends of one of our party, but there is plenty of camping and guest houses/hotel accommodation as long as you book early. I've heard lots of good things about homestay as well, plenty of friendly people on the island happy to provide accomodation to bikers during the TT. The IOM TT Forum has a section for accommodation where homestays are advertised.