fuel economy. do you care?

Is fuel economy important to your

  • Yes, MPG is important

    Votes: 57 41.3%

  • No, MPG is NOT important

    Votes: 81 58.7%
  • Total voters
    138
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I ride a 125, so it doesn't really use a lot of gas regardless of how I ride it, but I never care about MPG. I ride for the enjoyment. Enjoyment for me is ripping it at every stoplight (As best as a 125 can do anyway hehe). When I upgrade, I may find a balance between MPG and fun. But right now, 100% fun :3.
 
I won't care once I get my bike... No matter how bad the bike is on gas... It can't be worse than my 1981 cordoba V8 4 barrel carb car.


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yes and no. extremely bad MPG can point to mechanical problems that you might not otherwise notice. I track mine on every fill up, because of that. Aside from that, it'll get better mileage than my car no matter how hard i ride it so that's not much of a concern.
 
jeffjones said:
What the hell do you drive???? an H1 with a gas leak??
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Close, V8 Corvette running ~60lb/hr injectors trying to keep A/F @ 11:1 under boost. I think the H1 would get better gas mileage.
 
My gas bill at the track is the least of my concerns.
 
Did the Toronto to Vancouver trip so km/L was important especially on a 10L tank. Knew that every 2 hours or 220 kms I would be in need of gas soon. But generally riding in the city I only care to the point of keeping proper tire pressure and trying to avoid carrying around dead weight like my battery charger lol. Oh and trying to keep the urge to hard accelerate and speed. Those can add up to costly $$$ in gas.
 
At the track, no. More concerned about tyres there.
On the street: Yes. There's no bloody way I'll tolerate riding a street bike that gets worse MPG than a sports car.
 
smergy said:
I only care so I know if she is running correctly. Over 15,000 km last season the 2008 CBR 1000RR averaged 38 MPG (16 km/l), but that is using fairly aggressive throttle. @92 kph, 6th gear, constant throttle its 50 MPG (21 km/l), both using 87 pump gas but I'm not a commuter. Even at the track in upper yellow/lower red averages 23 MPG (10 km/l) using v-power.
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That fuel economy is better than 90% of cars and you will outperform 99% of them. This is as close to having your cake and eating it.
 
My bike's fuel economy is important only to the extent it affects my autonomy. 300+Km per 20L tank is decent, but there are often instances where I wish I wouldn't have to worry about running out. James Bay Road or riding the superslab through the prairies, for example. The size of my tank prevented me from finding out how long and far I can ride without putting my foot down or touching the brakes. I was good for at least 100Km more when I had to stop for gas at 310.
 
Yes... I have the smallest tank ever, and I travel long distances, and sometimes pull a trailer. I monitor my tire pressures and have to carry extra gas for emergencies. Every ounce of gas matters. If possible I have to re-route to get gas and miss out on some areas I want to ride due to my small tank.
 
If I didn't care I might have one of them 4 cylinder SS bikes.

The gas stations get scarce on some of the twistier roads.
 
i only care if i have enough gas to ride the whole track day :)
but then i bring 2 bikes just in case 1 runs out of gas
 
i dont care about gas milage, i dont want gas economy stoping me from doing what i love (riding)
and same goes for my car.. i dont want gas milage to keep me away from driving the car i like
rahter than driving some little econobox full of cheap plastic inside
 
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I care because I am broke. =/

That's why I am not upgrading from 500 to 600cc, better gas mileage and cheaper insurance!
 
I use the "Road Trip" iPod app to track my mileage. I don't really care if it's a little off of the "norm" (+/-), but big changes usually indicate a problem.
 
I chose MPG is important; however, it is range that is the most important to me. The other really important thing is that my bike uses regular fuel and that saves a lot of money at the pump. The tank on my ST1100 holds 28l, which means that I don't even start to look for fuel until I have 400+km on the trip gauge. The stated range is 480 km, but I usually stop to fill up before I get to 450 km.
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