Clipons

[AyJay]

I get about 43 to the gallon overall, but on a motorway, it does 47-50 at a constant 95mph. Seems like it's built to work most efficiently at around that speed because upping it to 110 knocks it back a bit and even at 70, you don't get any improvement.


The other weird thing is I got it with Avon Storm Ultra 2's on it and although they are utterly lethal in the wet, they have lasted 9500 miles. Compare that to the Fazer on Bridgestone BT023s which last 6000 miles.


32 to the gallon is pretty low for a Fazer. Even on track thrashing the spuds off it I've never been below 25. General riding I get 45 ish, on a cruise even more. Once did 210 on tank and still had 2 litres left, but that was on a very hot day in France on a slow "I'm knackered today" 80mph cruise.

[1967fazer]

I still fail to see why so many people are hung up on fuel economy whilst riding a Fazer, 45mpg or around 150-160 to a tankful is very reasonable considering the bike is capable of a 165mph top speed and a 0-60 time of around 3 secs! Compare that with a car, capable of those figures and if you see 20mpg you're doing well! Also bear in mind, the zx9 is fully faired and is designed for the wind to slip round it, whereas, the Fazer has things like an engine and all sorts of other things to catch the wind.
As for thinking a sports bike is what you really want, I've yet to have sports bike pass me when I'm out for a blast, so I would suggest, putting some lower bars on, possibly some rearsets (something I'm considering aswell) and get out there and discover what the Fazer is really capable of doing! And don't worry about fuel consumption, just fill it up when the light comes on.

[JoeRock]

I still fail to see why so many people are hung up on fuel economy whilst riding a Fazer, 45mpg or around 150-160 to a tankful is very reasonable considering the bike is capable of a 165mph top speed and a 0-60 time of around 3 secs! Compare that with a car, capable of those figures and if you see 20mpg you're doing well! Also bear in mind, the zx9 is fully faired and is designed for the wind to slip round it, whereas, the Fazer has things like an engine and all sorts of other things to catch the wind.
As for thinking a sports bike is what you really want, I've yet to have sports bike pass me when I'm out for a blast, so I would suggest, putting some lower bars on, possibly some rearsets (something I'm considering aswell) and get out there and discover what the Fazer is really capable of doing! And don't worry about fuel consumption, just fill it up when the light comes on.

I'm not so much fussed about fuel economy for it's own sake, but more because as I haven't been riding it hard (or at least, my standards of hard), I'm more concerned about why mine is currently doing close to 30, and other peoples mid 40s!

[AyJay]

I know it's banal, but my excuse is I do 600 miles a week, 28,000 a year. 5mpg makes a difference.

[Mick-H]

Many years ago I used to ride a VFR750, when I bought my first Fazer 1000 in 02 I wanted a riding posistion similar to the VFR, after a good bit of hunting around I ended up with Suburban S11 handelbars, as far as I know these can still be bought (expensive though) and they turn up on American ebay every now and again, well worth a look IMHO.

[1967fazer]

Okay okay, so if you do mega mileages or if your bike seems to be doing really bad economy, then maybe, just maybe it could possibly be of some interest (humble pie eaten)

[JKay]

http://www.cartestsoftware.com/fz1/handl...tment.html upside down and back to front , suits you Joe  :lol

[fazerphil]

hello fazer rider, lots of different ideas in these replys but i dont know what mpg has gotta do with clipons...
me i hate sports bikes with the too low handle bars but flat bars hit the fazer screen on full lock or tank bag .
rassk fully adjustable jota bars were my answer cause you can put um back forward up or down, got mine from m+p £96.
ps you can also rotate the risers 15mm forward