Which 1000cc best Mpg and tank range ??

[jeddy11]

Done a lot of research (some) and notice as soon as you start talking 1000cc the mpg is usually down to 35 or less

Are there any 1000cc bikes that return good mpg and tank ranges or are they not designed with such criterias ?

Just looking at what bike to get in the future but being a tight wad i like good mpg and i hate filling up so good tank range too..

An all rounder would be preferable something to commute (fair weather), trips to coast and general hooning required and big is beatiful lol.
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[Copycat73]

if this is of any use ?

ZZR14 D8FABS 45-47mpg 220-225 miles

YZFR1 5VY 45-50mpg 180- 198 miles
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[MarJay]

If you want the performance you kind of have to pay by accepting lower fuel consumption to be honest. Bikes aren't very aerodynamic (compared to cars) and generally performance bikes are designed with economy last in the mix really.

If I were you I'd consider something smaller like a Street Triple or Daytona 675. My Street does about 47mpg but has a good amount of power and performance. I certainly don't think you'd really need more for the road.
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[BTTD]

Er, if you're looking for a fantastic classic investment as well as reasonable mpg I've got a BMW K1 that I will one day be selling.....

That aside, there are plenty of big bikes that still return decent mileage, depending how you ride. Has your research included this?

https://www.ride.co.uk/Fuel-Economy-Challenge/

[mentalboy]

I have had 49mpg average out of my zzr1100 on occasions (dependent upon the accuracy of the trip odometer).
Some folks have claimed 55mpg on theirs BUT a zed's not for bimbling around on and the downside is that when I get throttle happy I've also seen 28mpg returns on a tank.
With a tank that's just over 5 gallons that means a return of anywhere between 228 and 147 miles
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[doggone]

Depends a lot on how you ride, obviously with a bigger bike like that you want to let it rip from time to time and have to accept low mpg, but you can still get reasonable figures by accelerating gently and keeping to the speed limits on your commute or touring jaunts.

My Bandit 1200 would do about 50mpg on longer gentle runs, a TL1000R about 60mpg, my current BT1100 is 55mpg or so too.

[raesewell]

Take a look here, it may give you some idea
https://www.ride.co.uk/Fuel-Economy-Challenge/
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[Richy CB1000]

Topped the old girl up, 23 litres from dry it's 25 litres so just in the reserve.

That's a usable roughly 4.5 gallons before reserve. Riding normally well probably a bit gentler than most hoonigans it'll be on around 190-200 miles before reserve.

So roughly 45pmg best

[mentalboy]

[G]

Why choose an arbitrary cylinder capacity if you're worried by economy?

Something like a CB1000R is massively different to a S1000RR - the latter managing not far off twice the power if you add a full system and the like.

I've never been able to get good fuel economy from bikes - though I'm getting pretty good at doing it with 4 wheelers, often getting a lot higher than book value. Right hand issues.

I suspect that you could get ok economy from big sports bikes if you ride them appropriately - stick it in top gear with gentle throttle input. Even at motorway speeds, the low gearing means fairly high revs.

[MinhDinh]

If you ride a bike for fun, then fuel is no object! If it's commuting then why is there a want for a 1K cc bike?
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[Acemastr]

I couldn't get lower than 40mpg on my CBR600RR, and it was never ridden gently, think i managed 52mpg at best on a long trip
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[G]

I never paid attention to mpg - I wouldn't have spent a good bit of money on a 4 year old (at the time) litre bike for a circa-13 mile roundtrip if I was worried by fuel.

Think I spent around £20 a week, but would use it for other bits and pieces - town at lunch time etc.

Narrow bike with a first gear that goes up to 103mph on the clocks - and will still pull faster than most cars in-gear when it's in top gear at town speeds.

[yen_powell]

I'm averaging 47mpg from my Varadero. That rarely drops below 90mph cruising speed on my commute until I hit London. If I could manage to stick to 70 it would probably rise to 50mpg+ but I would nod off.

It tells you your consumption on the dash display as you ride it, so you can see what causes the engine to glug it and what makes it more frugal.
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[Vracktal]

I get 50mpg dead on my BMW R1200r, mix of 20 miles motorway at 90mph then 15 miles inner city London 2x a day. And I don't ride especially gently. The BMW boxer's a bit of a special case though due to the unusual revrange & torque curve.

Tank of petrol is good for 220 miles before I refuel, max I ever got was 255 miles but that was all motorway.
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