Hornet 600 - petrol and petrol light

[Blunet600]

So I have gone from an nsr125 to a honda hornet 600, and am already noticing that the hornet guzzles down the petrol! on £15 im getting 130 miles and then have to turn the valve to RES ( The petrol light at this point still hasnt come on) and about a mile or so after turning to RES the petrol light comes, why doesnt it come on before it runs out when turned to ON and why is the hornet eating so much petrol. I could get 100 miles plus on £8 with my nsr.
Is this for all hornets and big bikes and im going through the adjustment period?
cheers.

[short1uk]

Mine eats it too and be grateful you have a light we dont on the older models (02)!!!!!

I get about 90 miles tops out mine, hence i dont ride it too work i use the car as I cant afford to fill it every day costs more than my damn car! (Could be a bit too much wrist action )

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[TheDonUK]

I only have a speedo on my hornet, so its a case of remembering to leave the fuel tap to "on" and i get about 90-100 miles till reserve, which is about another 10-15 miles, Hornets have a crap tank range...

I would say 130 miles for 15 quid in todays petrol prices is quite good on a hornet...

As to your NSR, 600cc needs more juice than 125 quite simply... welcome to the pocket of the oil men

[Blunet600]

jesus, i was always under the impression bikes were more economical. The hornet proves this seriously wrong. Wouldnt want to know what the sport bikes get out of £15...
I am just going to leave the bike on RES and wait for the light to come on. Is it worth getting a fuel filter?

[Itchy]

[alun111]

Most I've got out of my hornet (2000 model) is 125 miles to reserve. It's not THAT bad to be honest. Some bikes are economical, and some aren't. I'm willing to bet that a car with the same performance stats would do less miles to the gallon.

Not to steal the topic but I'd like to ask (If you don't mind) why when I run out of petrol on my hornet and (usually) can't find the tap when I'm riding, I pull over and switch to reserve and then it takes much cranking to start? I've tried different throttle and choke combinations but with no luck. It doesn't have a prime position so i guess it's trying to fill 4 carbs with only the vacuum pipe sucking whilst you press the starter.

cheers
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[iooi]

Try reducing the amount you turn the throttle, that may help your MPG.

Looks like you are getting around 36 ish mpg.
My divvy manages between 65 & 70 mpg
Then again i don't often hit the red line, keeping the rev down to sub 6K still see's illegal speeds. Spend most of the time in 30/40 limits in top at 2 to 3K, gets me there just as fast and saves a fortune in fuel costs.
I see plenty of bikers who when entering NSL whack the throttle open, try just rolling it gently, saves fuel and you are soon behind them again.
Same with stopping, think ahead and roll off the throttle and let the engine slow you rather than stand on the brakes in the last few yards.
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[Madmanx]

I get about 30 mpg

....and I'm quite happy with that considering the beating it gets
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[Itchy]

[Seb]

4500rpm cruising smoothly at ~60 used to get me 200 miles out of my 12 quid on the ZZR if I was feeling cheap, haven't had a chance to try on the RST but so far it hasn't come close. FI was supposed to be more efficient but meh, few new bikes seem to be able to match an old well setup line of carbs. EU emissions and noise regulations are probably at the heart of the issue there.

As far as your hornet goes, one of the bike mags had an article about fuel efficiency on some FI and Carbed bikes a few months back, probably ride? They managed to sort a CBR600RR quite nicely with a power commander. As pricey as one is, it might well be worth the investment with fuel getting so expensive
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[m0l0t0v]

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I'm been running an older carbed Hornet since January as a second bike/winter hack. It's been ridden pretty much every day in all weathers and done just over 3000 miles and mpg has averaged out at 53.4 over that period.

In that time, I haven't been beaten away from the lights by anything, and when in fuel saving mode, I short shift and generally don't exceed speed limits by more than 10mph. There are more skills to riding than just going as fast as possible e.g. good forward planning and smoothness go a long way in not wasting energy.

The best I've ever got to reserve was 164.2 and it took 14.32l (3.15gal) to fill up. Fill up takes ages as I take it right to the brim and not just to the bottom of the filler neck.

[m0l0t0v]

[monty's double]

doesn't this prove you get nowt for 'owt in this world?

the OP has got a bike which is 600cc and knocks out, what, about 100bhp.

that is about 158bhp per litre then! so expect to get mid 30's to
the gallon if you use the performance.

me? i'm looking at things like CB500's or single pot 250's for my
daily commute. i've got a Honda Innova scooter in the shed waiting for when speed limits are reduced or they start rationing petrol!

i wonder if in the near future rather than look at top speed and
0-60 times, the most important figure people will look at will be
mpg?

if you want to get really depressed, google "peak oil"

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[Dom]

If these are all hornets with the 16l tank I'm bloody amazed at 130 miles plus. Mine generally hits reserve around the 100 mark although I got there after 85 miles once a few weeks back.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Although Honda claim 16 litres it's pretty much impossible to persuade that much into the tank. It's a pretty funny shape and suffers horribly with air locks. If you fill it slowly you can fit a bit more in, the most I've got in was 12-13 litres after about 10 miles on reserve.
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