400cc bikes

[mattfuzzy]

hey everyone
been a while since i been on here i guess (finnishing college and all)
anywho i was just thinking about getting a new bike (not really soon mabe next year when i can afford it)
i was just thinking about a 400cc 4 stroke thats cheap on petrol and will do 60+ miles per tank (at the moment i have a dna 4 stroke 125 that costs about 10p a mile which i guess is ideal for me but i want a bigger better looking bike, still wouldnt mind if it costed 10p a mile though )
so if any of you lot can drop me some ideas that'd be great
also since the tanks for bigger bikes are like twice as big as my little tank how many miles would you expect to get out a tank? i get about 70 out of mine and its a 10 litre (id take a guess and say it was about the same because of the bigger engine and bigger tank?)
thanks in advance to anyone who posts as always

[dransy]

zxr 400
about 200k to the tank
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[stu_m]

when i had my zxr400 i used to get 150 miles on a full tank (17 litres) before reserve that was with the bike living in the red line constantly chassing an R6


if you wasnt in the red line constantly then you will see about 180 - 200 miles

[Jrod]

I get about 110 miles from my zxr.

[stu_m]

110 miles that shit


like i say i used to get a good 150 and then the reserve would come on and that was living constantly in the red line with no rev limiter so it went all the way

[killa]

I think I maybe get the same on the VFR, it does drink it a hell of a lot more than it should at the higher speeds.
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[minesweeper]

almost all the 400's have around 150mile range, not much higher then that never 200 miles

[stu_m]

[minesweeper]

For one the zxr has a 16litre fuel tank not 17 and no supersport 400's get anywhere near 200 out of a tank, thats tourer range and they aint tourers.

Matt

[stu_m]

[the grim reaper]

I used to get 130 miles to reserve on the VFR when commuting, regular as clockwork. Longer dull journeys gave a bit more.

Cheers

Grim
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[loply]

I get 130 when commuting on my SZR660 with a 14 litre tank (+2 electric reserve, which I never use).
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[KevTM]

well i'm selling a bandit 400, 160miles to the tank (excluding reserve) works out about 65mpg if my calculations are correct.. cheap to insure and if you drop it, not much to damage!

[mattfuzzy]

ok thanks for the posts, the bike will no doubt only be used for college (knowing my luck i wont have the cash for one till i finnish college so its either 2 - 4 days a week or 5 days a week its gonna b used... till i can get the gf into bikes that is, which doesnt seem likely cuz shes a safety nut and thinks ill kill myself despite some of her family never gettin killed on bikes)
anywho i just wanted some idea of the range of 400's i must say the sv400 2005 model looks nice with the blue and white colours, the sv650 2002 looks real nice too so ill check some prices also the bikes look kinda small like they can be handled by a bloody learner! which i guess would sort out any problems anyone moving up in power could have (like being scared of a bigger looking bike like a zxr)

[kb-zxr]

Mine does about 100 miles to £7.50 - £8.00. I tend not to run it dry. Once I had 115-120 out of a tank and it didnt cut out, but i was worried it would (on a busy motorway )

I would say 110-125 at a guess for my tank ( thats a ZXR400 by the way)

[HurtMePlease]

I get 100 before it starts to want to cut out so I have to switch to reserve could probably squeeze out another 20-25 miles on reserve

200? I seriously doubt it

and I rarely thrash mine for long periods.

L2 model btw.
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[VFR400UK]

I get 210km to a tank on my VFR and thats thrashing it over short journeys with up jetted carb's.
On a good long run at 60mph i see no reason why it would not do 300km to a tank.

[johnsilva]

on the motorway, i ONCE did 370km on 15 litres.
only the once tho.
normally get 270km per tank thrashing around town

John
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

My highest ever on my vfr400 nc30 was 126 miles, that was riding with an RS125

[stu_m]

[lap_time]

Yup - the zxr400 has a 16 litre tank, and I get about a 100 miles (generally more) before I have to put it on reserve, when I have about 20 miles left.

Someone with a brain will be able to tell you how much that is per mile!
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

100ish miles is about right for a Sunday thrash, think there's some rose-tinted spectacles being worn here.

[nc30 chick]

Thats not fair, I only 80 miles tops out of my VFR before she goes onto reserve.

[mattfuzzy]

well iv learnt alot today anyway
iv been looking at bikes most the day and i REALLY like the suzuki sv ill probably save up and mabe when im 30 i can get a 2004/5 650 the older ones dont look too good at all though

[minesweeper]