21-02-12, 07:03 AM
How long is a piece of string?!
Fuel consumption is related to various factors, including mechanical condition of machine, tyre pressure,loading, but mainly its down to the rider. How you read the road & anticipate changing situations/conditions,use of gears,brakes& throttle.
I can get anything from low 30s to approaching 50mpg on my FZS1000-depends how I ride!
One thing is certain however-fuel is never going to become cheaper with rapidly rising demand from developing countries-mainly China & India and thats the actual cost of fuel-not the extortionate additional[size=78%] tax burden imposed on us by the government.[/size]
I used 150Litres less fuel in my "cage" in 2011 compared with 2010 not by driving it any differently but by using it less and riding/walking more.
Its interesting that the only real growth in two-wheeler sales last year took place in the 125cc sector, in response to rapidly increasing rail/bus fares,pump prices and worsening congestion/parking issues.
How about a Euro-emissions compliant replacement Honda 90? A Yammie YBR 125 will ,in the right hands, return over 90mpg.
Fuel consumption is related to various factors, including mechanical condition of machine, tyre pressure,loading, but mainly its down to the rider. How you read the road & anticipate changing situations/conditions,use of gears,brakes& throttle.
I can get anything from low 30s to approaching 50mpg on my FZS1000-depends how I ride!
One thing is certain however-fuel is never going to become cheaper with rapidly rising demand from developing countries-mainly China & India and thats the actual cost of fuel-not the extortionate additional[size=78%] tax burden imposed on us by the government.[/size]
I used 150Litres less fuel in my "cage" in 2011 compared with 2010 not by driving it any differently but by using it less and riding/walking more.
Its interesting that the only real growth in two-wheeler sales last year took place in the 125cc sector, in response to rapidly increasing rail/bus fares,pump prices and worsening congestion/parking issues.
How about a Euro-emissions compliant replacement Honda 90? A Yammie YBR 125 will ,in the right hands, return over 90mpg.