The £10 Challenge

[wazza300]

See how many miles you can clock up

From reserve fill up with just £10 and see how many miles you can do till you hit reserve again(zero your trip meter),be interesting to see the differences in mileage across the engine sizes and maybe between carburettor/fuel injected machines

that's mine with a slightly above average 100 miles,usually its around 90 miles

bike is a 98 model zx6r


Scoreboard so Far

#1 TripleT Honda Cbf 125cc 283 miles
#2 ElliorR Triumph Tiger 800cc 100.98 miles
#3 VoG Suzuki Bandit 1200cc 100.95 miles
#4 Wazza300 Kawasaki Zx6r 600cc 100.40 miles
#5 Mzal Kawasaki Zzr1100 1100cc 66 miles

 

[wazza300]

just head to nearest petrol station once light comes on,aslong as its not 20 miles away

ill post up a scoreboard aswell just for fun

I cant see an 800cc beating a 600cc with same amount of fuel? but prove me wrong

 

[wazza300]

just ride normally,i did thrash mine a bit,i wasn't really trying to conserve,i rarely do

I agree though the thou's drink gas like no tomorrow (its a good job they've found oil near Gatwick airport)

 

[wazza300]

I wonder if its because of fuel injection? I reckon they use more juice

@ ace yeah you have cheaper petrol but no NHS should you come a cropper haha

 

[wazza300]

Lets see, i filled up on Wed & it was £16.30 for 165 miles, & i used 14.44 litres, which gives me 11.42 miles per litre of fuel, now my local garage is 112.9p per litre so a tenner would get me 8.84 litres of fuel which would give me 100.95 miles. not bad for an old Bandit 12S.

for a 1200cc I only have 600 and you do more mpg than me,you must ride like a clergyman

 

[wazza300]

if its your only means of transport though and you use it daily,you really notice the difference with petrol/engine sizes

be good to see some 125's posting up their mileages,i bet they struggle to even squeeze £10 in the tank

 

[wazza300]

a 125cc? how much would a tenner give you though

say 120mpg? and I can put you on the scoreboard haha

 

[wazza300]

I can't on my zx10r,no matter what I do its always around 66 miles on a tenner till reserve

 

[wazza300]

That's easy just buy a 1 litre+ sports bike and ride it like a nob

 

[wazza300]

You could buy a 600cc and right that like a nob? Only for longer haha

 

[wazza300]

Think I'm getting mid 90 miles now,do it however you want as long as you only put a tenner in from reserve

 

[wazza300]

I should thinkso with only 3 cylinders

 

[wazza300]

idk how you managed 108 miles on a 1050 triple with a tenner,must be voodoo

 

[wazza300]

I could never get that mileage on my zx10r,no matter how frugal I was it would just consume petrol,maybe something was amiss idk

My 600 I can thrash it constantly and still manage 90+ miles on a tenner

 

[wazza300]

Oh yh,I wonder if that affects it? Must do