Should I feel embarrassed about my MPG?

[Blue_SV650S]

Just filled the SV up, I am getting 60mpg ...


I remember the days when I used to be lucky to get 45mpg out of the old girl ... am I really that slow these days to get 60mpg??

I'm actually slightly embarrassed to admit I can get 60mpg out of the SV to be honest ... I feel I have lost some manliness!


Anyone else getting better mpg ... please tell me it is just BP's oil spill meaning there is more oil in the atmosphere so I don't need it in my tank or summin
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[FURBAR]

As you turn the kettle of to a micro second to save a nano watt, then i'm not surprised ...
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Fuk um !!

[L4Isoside]

60

i get lucky to get 45mpg how ever i ride tbh

[Blue_SV650S]

[FURBAR]

45 to now 60 with no change .. yeah right ..
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Fuk um !!

[neil.]

90-100 which is one reason I'm reluctant to go to a bigger bike, considering I use it mainly for mile munching commuting.
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CBT February 2008 | A2 June 2008 | Yamaha YBR125 (written off) | Honda CBF125 (current)

[garth]

I'm getting 56/57mpg out of the Fazer 6.

I also feel old.
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[woll]

[pug]

[Ste]

[Alexio]

The lowest I've ever, ever had was 75MPG, and that was with proper 60 - 70MPH + riding. I can imagine if you were riding carefully at 60MPH on a bigger bike you could easily hit 60MPG.

You'd have to accelerate as slowly as my 125 as well though. You must be getting old
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G: With my GSXR I do often effectively use it as a scooter with a clutch in town.
ms51ves3: why does it need 500 miles? Are you teaching it how to be a piston?

[Blue_SV650S]

[Acemastr]

42/43 every fill up, 10k+ rpm, or sat at 5k rpm.
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[27cows]

60mpg from a bike that size is a reason for great rejoicing in my book - but then I'm a tight bugger
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[Blue_SV650S]

I am not sure the actual mpg is that important ... it is the fact that it is proportionally so much better ... and that it is NOT by concious effort ... everything else being equal, the only obvious conclusion is that I am riding more sedately than I used to (again without really trying/meaning to)
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[Alexio]

[Blue_SV650S]

[Charlie]

You haven't bought this new Shell fuel have you? That stuff they claim to save you an extra litre? They say it is in their normal fuel and not their expensive stuff...

Just a thought.
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[Blue_SV650S]

[ms51ves3]

[Dazbo666]

Been getting mid to high 50's on the petrol consumption recently - Bandit6 (standard setup, but with a Beowulf stubby exhaust)ridden VERY carefully cos the money ran out just before payday.

If I'm hooning around, wrenching the throttle etc I get something like 48mpg ... so my riding style can make as much as 10mpg difference on the Bandit, but it's definately a conscious effort to make that difference
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[kingsknight]

most i ever had is 105ish out of my XR and the lowest is 70ish
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[rob_scott92]

I think i worked out i was getting around the low 50's mpg on the 350. Not too bad i suppose, a fair amount of that is motorways.

I've noticed this 'fuel saver' stuff too, sounds pretty good. I usually hit reserve between 130 and 150 miles so it'll be interesting to see where it'll happen. Clocks hit 130 (Not MPH haha!) today and thats before reserve so i'll be keeping a keen eye on it.
I Would like to see how high i could get the MPG though, Just dont know if i could ride the way to acheive that for a whole week lol!
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First bike: 1982 Suzuki Gs 125 'The beast MK1' > 1988 Honda Cb 350's' FOR SPORT! (Good ol' oil burner!) > 2001 Suzuki Sv 650 's' Made it out of the 80's! > 1997 Honda Cbr 600f :p

[temeluchus]

the sidecar gets 35ish on a run.

Got 40ish all the time on the FJ1200, 45-50 at legal motorway speed on both my GSXR1100s (one stock airbox, legal pipe the other pod filters, RS36 and loudish pipe).

GT550 did 55-60.
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[slyrob]

I can't seem to get more than about 45-50 mpg out of my 125! but most of my riding is done in London
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