economy

My bike is a guzzler :-( At best it can get 5

 

"Knobdoodle" wrote

Ludite! Even I have converted to metric. (Actually I was brought up on
metric and converted to Imp at age ten, then back again).

Theo

 

"Nev.." wrote

My wife, and most women I know, measure fuel consumption in "number of
fill-ups between paydays". Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Theo

 

"sharkey" wrote

I thought firkins was a beer measure. I had a couple of mates 'round
and we had a firkin good time.

Theo

 

Hence the new marketing campaign which is very successful at
selling vehicles:

"Costs only $8 to fill up!"

Perhaps if I sell my bike, I should fill half the tank with baffles.
Imagine how fast it will sell when I claim "costs only $4 to fill!".

I've brought on minor heart attacks when I tell people it costs $160
to fill the tank on my 4wd. It shocks me that people fail to make
the terribly simple logical conclusion that:

a) it's a big tank
b) it rarely needs filling
c) I don't need to fill when prices are temporarily high/undiscounted.

 

Hmm a survey of bikery (that's like an armoury) by state seems called for.

Hmm let's collect the data then shall we ? I'll start a new thread.

JL

 

"Heath Raftery" wrote

high/undiscounted.

My son has to fill up his ML320CDI every 900 kms.

Theo

 

"G-S" wrote

Our vehicles are more to do with perceived status and salary
sacrifice.
We have a POS Holden Adventra V8 4WD which is way up there in the fuel
consumption stakes.
Son's ML320CDI gets 10 l/100kms
We have an SS Holden ute which is being traded on a Navara twin-cab
(shrug)
A Holden Storm V6 ute
A 4 cyl Sonata
An Accent
A Getz
An Astra
And my Courier ute.
The boss wants to get rid of the Adventra, give the missus the Ml
instead and buy an SLK350 for himself.
He also suggests I should upgrade to Merc B180CDI 4 cyl 2 litre diesel
with 80kw and 250Nm. It gets 5.5 l/100 kms, about the same as the
Guzzi.

Theo

 

I had no idea that a B class existed! [1]


G-S

[1] Adds it to his list of small but growing 'diesel car options' [2]

[2] Yeah I know it's a shopping trolley, but to me almost all cars are
shopping trollies

 

Daaaad JL's Dobbing!

G-S

 

I like your GS (I'm not sure what that says about our taste in bikes,
but it says something).

I actually prefer the G/S (which says I have slightly odd bike tastes I
suspect


G-S

 

The FJR1300 is a tourer, probably not a bells and whistles one but
definitely a tourer.

I'd consider it as such actually. 2 cylinders and an 'older' fashioned
design.

bells and whistles = choice of options (factory or aftermarket) and a
new fangdangled design type.

basic = simpler design (most likely air cooled - possibly 2 cylinder).


G-S

 

Real data on usenet? *faints*


G-S

 

As far as I knew a firkin was a small keg of beer (of a particular
size), the other sizes had other names.

Given that a firken holds a fair bit of beer I wouldn't travel at many
firkins per furlong


G-S

 

Thanks for that correction , I was suffering under the misapprehension a
mole was involved in a certain act .

 

My point exactly, so why not do it the accepted way?

Because as JL and I both said when I look at the fuel gauge and I have 1/2 a
tank left I find it better to go 15kpl x 11 lts = 165 k's left in tank, shit
I better fill up at this servo as I won't make the next one.
Also when I fill up the car or bike, I put in fuel look at the speedo and I
still go 1000 k's 100 lts 10 kpl good.

Where does it say I have to conform to the accepted way.
You like it your way I like it mine.

 

I also drive a landcruiser at 140 lts per fill I am in the same boat but I
only fill it once a month and like you I pick my times.
">

 

Googling... yep, I'm impressed. It's not light or underpowered either.
In fact, it makes more torque and about the same power as my 350
Chev! Further, that torque comes on about 1600rpm and continues to
around 2600!

Right, so that's my XR for trail riding, a sport bike for zipping
round town or down the highway, a ML320CDI for economic haulage,
a small sports car for covered and passenger friendly zipping,
and my old 4WD for challenging four wheel driving.

Heath... off to buy a lotto ticket.

 

You don't have to, but if you don't we'll expect you to ride a harley
davidson softail and wear lots of genuine harley accessories just so as
to be sure you are an individual ok


G-S

 

~
[brightens up] OK; I CAN do counting backwards!