Fuel economy

[JRW_Assassin]

Fuel economy... gas mileage, whatever you call it, what do you get, and with what?
My bike seems to be attrocious, with 13km/L or in your terms 30M/Gal... that is with a yamaha 4 cyl 250cc.

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[Scourge]

DAMN, that sounds a bit low. I used to get about 45city, 55 on long trips on my old SecaII. That was 600cc 4cyl. I have not checked on the V-star yet. Just filled it up for the first time the other day though, and wasn't thinking about it.

[Gixxxer750]

i get about 250km to a tank, whatever that works out to

[inspiron]

I usually get 300km to a tank (22 liter capacity), but my bike must have been really enjoying the trip into the Alps last weekend ... I filled it last night at 300 km, and it only took 16.5 liters to top it off!

[Clint]

I get low 40's in mixed riding with plenty of quick windups. I could probably get 45-48 if I rode it gently.

[md2lgyk]

I get 48-50 mpg (Marauder 800).

[bat4255]

I get 48-50 mpg on my Burgman 650. 60-65 mpg is average for a Burgman 400

Unless you are doing almost all wide open throttle all the time, I would think you should be around 60 mpg.

Steady High speed (80+)or very heavy throttle can get a Burgman 400 down to 45 mpg. I would think the same would be true for your bike as well, if your riding your 250 cc at steady highway speeds (55-66) and using heavy throttle.
If you have had this a while, and are comfortable, it may be time to upgrade to a bigger machine if highway speeds are the norm.

[Gixxerdale]

32 to 46 depending on how I'm riding.

[Louis]

I get between 45mpg (4.6 litre/100km) to 50mpg (5.3 liter/100km) on my SV650S.

I have a 17 litre tank, the fuel LED starts blinking when I got about 4litres left and that's usually around after 250km so I should get about 325km on a full tank.

[viper94bite]

about 43

[themeatmanlandry]

I used to get 45-ish out of my '02B6, but now I'm getting 40-ish.

[JRW_Assassin]

thanks for that all. does anyone know - do 4cyl 250cc's generally use lots of fuel, or could there be something wrong with the bike?

[themeatmanlandry]

Sounds a little low. Do you ride in the upper region of the rev range? I suspect that's where my gas mileage went.

[stevie c]

Not sure of the miles per gallon figure, but I do about 100 miles before the fuel warning light comes on.

[3Dachs]

On my C50, I get about 40 mpg. On my old GZ250, I got 60 - 70 mpg.