What sort of average mileage do you get under typical riding conditions? By typical I mean a mix of town/highway/sporty riding, moderate temperatures, solo, little or no luggage or extra load. Stock or lightly modified (pipes, PCIII, FPR). I gave enough choices that we should see some sort of bell curve.
fallzboater, Jan 25 2006, 02:18 PMWhat sort of average mileage do you get under typical riding conditions? By typical I mean a mix of town/highway/sporty riding, moderate temperatures, solo, little or no luggage or extra load. Stock or lightly modified (pipes, PCIII, FPR). I gave enough choices that we should see some sort of bell curve.
Hey David, It has been awhile since I've ridden mine any distance.........but I remember last summer I wasn't all that impressed with the mileage. I slug mine to work down Burnside 13 miles to downtown pdx and on weekends head up to mt. st. helens for the curves. I recall it being in the mid 30's. I wasn't paying much attention since it was a far cry better than my chevy truck!! I was greatful to be getting better than 12mpg!
I've been as high as 47mpg, and probably average a little less if I mix all the conditions you mentioned.
However, after putting the Remus pipes on I've noticed myself riding a gear lower than usual and using engine breaking more...just to hear the pipes! That riding style has cost me a few miles per gallon. :P
Mine got fairly impressive mielage depending on what I was doing. I am completely stock right now though, so I imagine that when I add new pipes and a power commander that it won't be quite so nice. I could get about 250 miles on the tank until the low fuel indicator somes on. If I am in the twisties and really high RPM's all the time, it comes way down. still better than my buddies with r1's and 600rr's.
All my VFR memories are starting to get foggy, but I never remember my mileage being better than 35mpg...Not really that great for a modern techno-wonder motorcycle (FWIW, my Toyota Matrix XRS averages around 34mpg for mixed driving).
My average is usually about 33 or so. However, on one occasion last year my Dad tagged along on his VTX1800. My mileage jumped into the 40's (45 I think) because my riding style was so much more sedate. :P
I think approx 35 mpg is a most reasonable average...judging by the quantity of fuel that both VISA and MASTERCARD keep saying I'm purchasing each month! My hwy milage is obviously in the low 40's, however, I enjoy that VTEC whail so much that I seem to be keeping the revs nice and hot during the more spirited backroad rides in and around the northeast.
My best has been 250 miles to the tank when going long haul with 2 up and completely stock bike. After PC3 it has come down somewhat, the last couple of tanks gave ~200 miles.
I commute on my bike nearly every day...with the cooler weather my mileage has dropped into the high thirties, during summer I average around 40-42 mpg. I tend to ride a little faster than I should. :huh:
I voted 37-38 as that is what I'm getting if I get out and ride right now.
I've seen as high as 48mpg based on using the trip meter and the amount of gas I put in at the end of the tank.
AFAICT the bike is effected massively by traffic and other factors on the road. Putting the PC3 on it really didn't effect the range at all, I got my 48mpg tank with the PC3 on.
In commuting in the summer I get 39mpg like clockwork, 37mpg in the winter. Day rides I will typically get low 40s, if I actually get on the highway and drone alll the way through the tank it starts going up.
I just managed to ride 230.7 miles with 5.694 US gallons. I wish the fuel tank really held 5.8 gallon as they declared on the Honda website. :warranty: Back to the topic, my figures translate to 40.5 mpg.
I used to get around 36ish, but lately i've been getting around 33...I'm not really sure why because I don't change my habits too much. My old suzuki gs500 was very predictable, every time I would get 60 mpg and just a tad over 200 miles a tank...my vfr however, is hungry I guess. I don't really care too much, but it would be nice to increase it. I'm going to Laguna Seca in July and I'll see what its like riding constantly from full to empty.
I never have and never will care about MPG on my bike, because it's all about FPG(Fun per Gal.) in my book. I do only Sport Riding with 90% of my miles(>34k) in the Twisties, so as long as I'm having fun I don't care how much gas I have to use. I'm willing to Pay to Play! :thumbsup: Many of you commute dailey on your bikes and so it means more to you, it's just not my thing.
I'm with bailyrock. I have people ask me all the time and I usually say around 35-40 but I've honestly never checked. If it was only 20 I'd just deal with it because I love my bike and am not about to get a different one.
Neboor, Jan 26 2006, 03:39 PMI used to get around 36ish, but lately i've been getting around 33...I'm not really sure why because I don't change my habits too much. My old suzuki gs500 was very predictable, every time I would get 60 mpg and just a tad over 200 miles a tank...my vfr however, is hungry I guess. I don't really care too much, but it would be nice to increase it. I'm going to Laguna Seca in July and I'll see what its like riding constantly from full to empty.
:+1: I have a '97 750 non-vtec, but i was wondering why my mileage dropped when winter hit. I too went from 36mpg to 32-33. Riding habits have not changed, and bike has been meticulously maintained... :blink:
baileyrock, Jan 26 2006, 04:40 PMYou needed a "Don't Care" category! :P
Add me to this category. When I want good mileage I ride my KLR around town. That thing gets 50 easy. On the VFR it varies so much depending on how I'm riding, what I'm carrying, where I'm going etc... Oh, and I voted for 41-42.
DEZLPWR, Jan 26 2006, 05:36 PM:+1: I have a '97 750 non-vtec, but i was wondering why my mileage dropped when winter hit. I too went from 36mpg to 32-33. Riding habits have not changed, and bike has been meticulously maintained... :blink:
Some area's like Denver use a Winter Blend of fuel that has MTBE or some other crap that's is suppose to add/have more o2 left when it burns to help reduce Smog. When I lived there it dropped my cage mileage aprox. 25%. <_< How in the hell is it better to use More fuel???
I put it at 41 or so with the descriptions you provided but I will sweal on a stack of bibles that I get over 50 mpg when cruising at 55-60 in top gear consistantly.
04 VTec 02 Elims PCIII Stock Exhaust 32k miles on it
I weigh 175 (mebbe less I've lost some weight recently). I wear an aerostitch roadcrafter one piece, and I usually have a backpack on with no other luggage. In my backpack I usualy have 4 applies, a couple bananas, a pound of carrots, and some nuts which I take for lunch. The lunch probably adds a good 5 lbs of weight.
I get about 35mpg on my commute which is 57 miles one way.
baileyrock, Jan 26 2006, 06:40 PMYou needed a "Don't Care" category! :P
I never have and never will care about MPG on my bike, because it's all about FPG(Fun per Gal.) in my book. I do only Sport Riding with 90% of my miles(>34k) in the Twisties, so as long as I'm having fun I don't care how much gas I have to use. I'm willing to Pay to Play! Many of you commute dailey on your bikes and so it means more to you, it's just not my thing.
:+1: I just don't care either. Either way, if I commute on the bike I'm saving mpg. My Stratus gets about 28 mpg and beating the crap out of my bike I can't do worse. It all boils down to this; I love riding my bike and if gas hits $5 a gallon it will still be cheap FPG (thanks bailey) vs. paying a psychiatrist $100 an hour. Do the math. That's 20 gallons per hour, worst case scenario! More fun than any car, less gas than a dragster. :goofy:
I also don't care what the mileage is.... but I'm anal and always check it when I fill up. More of a regular diagnostic check than anything, I suppose. I did see quite a difference when I installed the PCIII - low to mid 40's before, high 30's afterward. Since the 4-5K flat spot disappeared along with the extra gas, I consider it a victory.
Looks like we're getting some good data. I'm surprised that some are getting worse mileage than me (around 31), and several are getting well over 40. I thought it would be useful for diagnostics, but it's difficult to seperate that from riding styles. I can't imagine getting through a whole tank at only 55-60mph, but I'm sure that would give better results.
I'm generally in the "I don't care" category, but I'm getting ready to start a new job with a 45 mile commute each way (all highway, no traffic). As my bike is running now in the winter, I'd barely make two round trips on a tank. If I could make 2.5 trips, that would be better. The cost does add up, too. I run regular, but try to by Chevron when I can.
baileyrock, Jan 26 2006, 07:28 PMSome area's like Denver use a Winter Blend of fuel that has MTBE or some other crap that's is suppose to add/have more o2 left when it burns to help reduce Smog. When I lived there it dropped my cage mileage aprox. 25%. <_< How in the hell is it better to use More fuel???
Maybe your area does the same ?
Your right Bailey. In the winter they "oxygenate" the fuel around here becasue winter inversions cause smog and we get the dreaded "brown cloud" which is really noticeable on some days. My cage definitely uses more fuel and I suspect so does my VFR. I usually only get to ride it once a week so I don't notice so much. I agree, how does that help by using more fuel? :blink:
On avergage I get in that 39 mpg range, whne I am on tour it jumps well into the mid 40s even though I am riding at a :making progress" rate. The only reason I care about mpg is that the gas stations can be far enough apart that I have to plan my stops. Other wise I've never bought a bike to save on gas. Heck anymore you would just eat up any savings in tires, me anyway, because I've yet to find a tire to take me to the 5,000 mile mark.
Winter fule variations depend on the part of teh country your in and the average temp for the area in winter. Generally they contain fewer BTUs meaning you need more fuel to go the same distance you went in the summer. There are other factors involved as well. You can actually drop below effecient operations temperatures in an engine reducing effeciencies just as you can be too warm. You may be seeing a "good temp" or a temp you're used to seeing but in reality you're running cold.
Well, I have to add some extra info. I get 40 mpg with 80% highway and 20% city riding. Interestingly, with my wife behind me I got 43 mpg on Saturday. Maybe I ride different with passenger behind me? :P
I'm in the low-mileage group. This past summer (9 months of the year in Houston), I was typically getting 32-mpg. with a few high-30s highway rides, all the way down to 28 on really hard rides.
I wrote up some posts on my 25-mpg December when winter finally came with 40-60 degree days. That's when I discovered that my thermostat was defunct. I did the t-stat R&R but still only getting just above 100 miles per tank of gas (translates to mileage in the high 20s).
I'm really concerned that something is wrong, either with the fuel-press. regulator, the ECU, the O2 sensors, or whatever else can so drastically affect the EFI. Cold weather riding shouldn't cause a 20% drop in fuel economy. Too bad the bike didn't come with a warrantee!!! :(
For those of you who say you don't care... you should: checking it occasionally will help determine the health of the bike, so you should at least do it every once in a while. But I'm very anal about it and whip out my cell phone calculator every fill-up to see how bad it is.
I recently took a trip to Alaska from Minneapolis MN. I have a 2002 VFR. I had the bike LOADED (hard bags, tail pack, tank bag, my fat ass, for a total of over 450 lbs) for a total trip of 7700 miles. As calculated by tank full, I had a max of 50.6 mpg, a min of 32.2 mpg and an average of 41.9 mpg.
baileyrock, Jan 26 2006, 05:40 PMYou needed a "Don't Care" category! :P
I never have and never will care about MPG on my bike, because it's all about FPG(Fun per Gal.) in my book. I do only Sport Riding with 90% of my miles(>34k) in the Twisties, so as long as I'm having fun I don't care how much gas I have to use. I'm willing to Pay to Play! :thumbsup: Many of you commute dailey on your bikes and so it means more to you, it's just not my thing.
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