kms per litre

I was getting about 5.2L/100km, then I switched to a smaller rear sprocket and am getting something like 4.8.
 
AlexGreat, do another comparo using ZipCar all year, ditch the bike and invest the cash. Now how does it look?
Because I get poor tire mileage on my bike, it actually costs me more per km than my pickup, even though it uses 5l/100km. Don't forget there are many other expenses in operating a motorcycle.
 
Tornique said:
I did roughly 13.09L \ 100km at Mosport with a 600cc bike :P

Do I win? lol
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Do we really need to compare notes on mileage Tornique? I think *I* win. ;)

Once thing you also need to factor, I believe an R6 would need premium fuel to function properly. (Chime in here if I'm wrong)
 
The problem is, any gas savings from riding a bike vs car are negated on group rides and leisure rides.
 
Myztyk said:
Do we really need to compare notes on mileage Tornique? I think *I* win. ;)Once thing you also need to factor, I believe an R6 would need premium fuel to function properly. (Chime in here if I'm wrong)
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For pre 06 r6 regular fuel is fine. Same for the 06+ r6s
 
My last car got better fuel economy than my bike does and cost half as much to insure. Not really any savings.

Oh nevermind, apparently my bike's doing slightly better now. Still pretty disappointing considering it weighs almost 1/10th what the car weighed.

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Lots of savings over my current cars though.



I really should get a better pic of the SAAB. :P Also haven't been able to track mileage on the 944 for awhile because the odometer won't stay fixed.

I kinda miss being able to get to Cornwall and back on 1 tank of fuel. My bike only makes it just over 200 km while the TDI went 800-1000.
 
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my hyo 250 is getting 22ish km/L
 
IMHO, there is virtually NO savings overall riding a bike vs. driving a car. The bike is simply a pleasure/therapy thing. While the bike may get better fuel economy, other costs close the gap pretty quickly (ie: new tires every year @$600/set, 2 (or more) oil changes @ $100 each, and using premium fuel are just three examples)

My Bike's avg fuel economy = 5.6 L/100km (2008 Kawasaki Concours 14)
My Car's avg fuel economy = 8.5 L/100 km (2010 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR)

It doesn't surprise me that the cars and bikes with smaller engines get such poor fuel economy. They are generally driven harder to get any performance out of them, whereas the larger engines are much less stressed and thus are nearly as economical as vehicles with smaller engines.
 
ike said:
IMHO, there is virtually NO savings overall riding a bike vs. driving a car. The bike is simply a pleasure/therapy thing. While the bike may get better fuel economy, other costs close the gap pretty quickly (ie: new tires every year @$600/set, 2 (or more) oil changes @ $100 each, and using premium fuel are just three examples)

My Bike's avg fuel economy = 5.6 L/100km (2008 Kawasaki Concours 14)
My Car's avg fuel economy = 8.5 L/100 km (2010 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR)

It doesn't surprise me that the cars and bikes with smaller engines get such poor fuel economy. They are generally driven harder to get any performance out of them, whereas the larger engines are much less stressed and thus are nearly as economical as vehicles with smaller engines.
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you are paying too much for tires and oil changes....

I'm paying about 30$ an oil change and about 300 for tire change. my bike takes regular fuel and gets almost double the mileage my car gets. insurance is cheaper on my bike than my car.
 
CruisnGrrl said:
I'm paying about 30$ an oil change and about 300 for tire change. my bike takes regular fuel and gets almost double the mileage my car gets. insurance is cheaper on my bike than my car.
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^^^This.

And also I get free parking downtown, which makes my bike cheaper than taking the GO train.
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