How many of you actually use your bikes this time of year?

[Shaun]

[Luke_Retrofly]

Hi
i have to ride my bike i have no chice, brrr its been cold lately but i can take it becaus eim a proper hard biker

(run!)

Luke
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[Bendy]

[McJamweasel]

[Kickstart]

Well, got the option of using the car. The route I take in the morning makes no difference whether I am on the bike or in the car. Car only needs filling with petrol once a week, while the bike needs filling ever 3 days.

Advantage of the bike is that I can park right outside work, the petrol bill is less and if I need to go somewhere with heavy traffic (such as the Merry Hill centre just before Christmas, or go home up the M6) then I don't have to worry.

All the best

Keith
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[Ant]

[Demonic69]

Used mine over the past 2 winters. Not this time. She cost too much to risk a slide, and as me and Chez work together the car's a much easier option.
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[Stew]

Not ridden my bike since the end of november and the last time I tried the battery had died . I did however have fun today giving M's bike a run and then taking my mams GPZ500 for a little blast too. I had kinda forgotten how much fun bikes were.
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[zaknafien]

[Doddmaster]

I use my Firestorm pretty much every day, unless my mom has a day off then she lets me take the Clio. I will not be bothered about using the Clio once I get the 250 on the road again, its just that the £10 of petrol every 2-3 days in the Storm is starting to cripple my wallet!

[Syfoon]

Last time I used my bike I almost hit a shopping trolley which someone had left in the middle of the road.

Which was 2 weeks ago.

Too cold and icy in MK recently to use the bike.
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[Ian (GPX)]

£10 of fuel lasts me 5 - 6 days in my bike, and I'm out on it every day. Since I balanced the carbs, the bike is using less fuel, filled up the bike the day I did the carb balance and still have 3/4 of a tank, and that was on the 31st Dec 2003.

[Ste]

And how many miles do you do though?

[Ian (GPX)]

About 10 - 20 per day.

This week so far I've done about 110 since I filled it up and I've got just under 3/4 tank left.

Did a 70 mile round trip a few days ago, and that used most of the 1/4.

[Ste]

So between 50 and 120 miles.

[Ian (GPX)]

The tank on the GPZ400R is not very deep, so I don't know how well the fuel gauge works, but from the results of the last few days, it seems as if the bike is using less fuel to get from A to B and back to A again.

I'll have to run the fuel down to allow me to switch to reserve (never been that low yet) and then fill it up and do another run to see how many miles I get to a full tank.

[EuropeanNC30R...]

110 miles and you've got 3/4 of a tank left? Christ thats 440 miles to a tank, your bike must be producing petrol instead of using it

[Ian (GPX)]

[The BeefMeister]

I got told that the RS50 does about 150-200miles to about £10. Not sure If thats right but mine lasted a fairly long time.

Also is it true that a derestricted 50 uses less fuel than a restricted 50? I got told that but sort of can see it's true and sort of see it's not.
Having it restricted means it wouldn't be at it's full power therefore drink more but a derestricted one not drinking more because of the full power etc.
But wouldn't you think that a derestricted engine would drink more fuel because it's working at it's full potential?

If someone could answer these I'd be grateful. It's been bugging me because I don't know.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

The Bandit manages 3 trips to work and back on a tank (165~170 miles), with a little to spare. The Divvy is slightly better on petrol but has a smaller tank, but still just about manages 3 days worth.

All the best

Keith
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[Ste]

[Kickstart]

Hi

An 4 stroke petrol engine is at its most efficient on full throttle at peak torque. However at that speed the wind resistance / rolling resistance will make the bike rather ineffificient at that point.

All the best

Keith
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[exxon-jen]

I spent 3 years with various bikes being my sole form o' transport before i passed my driving test.........and i remember it being soul-destroying how cold u used to get! Unable to release fingers from throttle grip to brake.......clutchless gear-shifts.

But the worst bit was always the constant chillblains i had all over my feet and ankles, and kness that ached for hours when they had warmed up..........i still remember it like yesterday - and its been 12 years since!!

i love having a car available for all those days when its either sub-zero arctic conditions or 90 degrees with blistering sun (just getting into your leathers is enough to give you heatstroke - be like boil in the bag!! )

Can't beat having a choice!! Perhaps im just getting old (and lazy!)

[Mrs_Hippy]

The tank on the hippys ZZR lasts for ever - now I have the fuel hungry and small tank V raptor he takes every opportunity to tell me that!

[stevo as b4]

190mile outa yer ZX6R, that must have been really running on fumes by then. I did 182 to a tank once when i was late getting to the Ferry at Portsmouth. When i filled up i put 16.8litres in, so i dunno how much further it would have gone? Not very far i think its fair to say!