Any advance on 301 miles?

Which is how long my last tankful of petrol lasted. Has anyone exceeded this
with a standard sized tank on a production bike?

Hit the reserve at 245 (and that was with a considerable amount of thrashing
it). So, just out of interest, I bungeed 5 litres on the back, and took it
easy until the juice ran out completely (having cleaned out the tank a month
ago). 56 miles, the reserve lasted. Filled up with 13 litres, which works
out at about 105 mpg.

Is this normal for a CG, or have I got a freak here?

 

I once got 107mpg out of my old H100. I would expect a CG to do better
though.

 

I got 140mpg out of my GS125 (Suzuki's attempt at a CG125 <MSOTHPR>) a
year or two ago due to riding to work on very icy roads. I doubt I got
over 40mph at all that week. Mostly I get around 110-120mpg and the
throttle stays fully open for most of the journey.

--
FZS600 - silver/black
GS125 - black/rust
'81 Bobtail - vaguely green (FOR SALE £800)
CAAD7 - black
LTS2 - blue, not black
OE6 + Quotefix

 

Previously on usenet, serf said...

Honda used to make claims of 270mpg IIRC for the C70 around the early
80s. The one I bought one of my exs certainly acheived closer to 250mpg,
when she was using it to travel between London and Bedford on a daily
basis.

 

How were you riding it?

I'm sure that mine would do better if I rode with the traffic instead of
overtaking it all.

 

serf wrote

Dunno about freak but there is a fucking wuss riding it.

You should be fucking ashamed of yourself. Anything over 50mpg and you
simply aren't trying hard enough.

 

I once got 60mpg out of my 850cc Guzzi. Which is, frankly, amazing as it
normally returns 35-38mpg

 

Blimey! What was the tank size, then?

 

Previously on usenet, serf said...

Very small, but she still only filled it every 3 weeks or so when she
was using it daily on a 10 mile round trip.

 

So, if overtaking everything on the road ain't cutting it, WTF is?
Wheelieing around roundabouts, and going through a clutch every two weeks?

 

It was mostly commute runs, but I rarely gave it an easy time.

Yes.

 

I once got less than 100 miles from a tankful on my FJ.
Took some doing, mind ;-)

 

Not I, but then I don't think I ever got more than a 100 miles out of a
tank of petrol (~10 l) on my CG (makes the sign of the holy pushrods) or
the CB250.

Get about 120 on the ZZR before the reserve lights start to flash.

 

You do know you can change gear don't you? ;o)

--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE
F650

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

<snip>

What size caravan where you towing?

--
FZS600 - silver/black
GS125 - black/rust
'81 Bobtail - vaguely green (FOR SALE £800)
CAAD7 - black
LTS2 - blue, not black
OE6 + Quotefix

 

Previously on usenet, Justine Rogers said...

I get roughly 110 from the CB250RS and have stretched the ZZR11 out to
215 once.

They are a PITA on the early ZZR11's I owned, too bright and come on way
too early.

 

Blimey. I used to fill up every two days when going to Rugby, which
worked out at about 200 miles for a tank.

But mine was *knackered*. I had to refill the oil every day. :-/

 

Tsk, amateur. *Anybody* can do that.
Takes effort to get below 100 miles from a tank.

 

The Z200[1] is currently delivering around 65-70 to the gallon[2]. This may
improve when the new air filter arrives.


[1]which has been getting some stick[3][4] this week
[2]mostly WFO motorway miles[7][10]
[3]Thornbury-Fareham return today, 232 miles[6]
[4]I'd rather it broke[5] locally, rather than in the depths of Chermany
[5]Tally to date: rear indicators keep making half-hearted attempts to fall
to bits, one exhaust header stud gone AWOL, tail light bulb blew somewhere
west of Membury services[8]
[6]head-wind this morning on the M4 had me down to 40-45 at times[9]
[7]fastest to date:slightly over 75. I therefore commend this bike to
habitual speed criminals such as darsy.
[8]waved at, honked at, flashed by trucks: "YES. I KNOW."
[9]slipstreaming artics owns - especially when they overtake each other...
[10]it's possible I may rename the bike[11]
[11]"The Sybian"

--
Platypus - (unreal)
VN800 Drifter, R80RT, Z200
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

 

It feels like it could do a little more in the right conditions, but that's
a little too close to the redline for comfort. It's a cracking little bike,
though - so light and agile and surefooted. Those skinny tyres aren't
bothered by lumps and grooves and white lines. I can just chuck it about at
random and it copes with anything I throw it at.

--
Platypus - (unreal)
VN800 Drifter, R80RT, Z200
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15