Okay, I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I just read another post in which the author mentioned the poor gas mileage he gets from his VFR. I have a 2001 VFR and I have checked the mileage religiously since I bought it new. The highest mileage per gallon has been 49 and the lowest has been 43. On average, the mileage is 48. The low mark of 43 was after some rather aggressive riding. Hey, I know I'm an old guy at 42 and I do baby my bike, but 48 miles per gallon on average sounds pretty good to me. What are you other 5th gen riders getting? How about you 6th gen riders?
That sounds about right. The best I've gotten was 48 mpg and the worst at 40 mpg. I've been told by the previous owner of my vfr that he normally average 35 mpg.
vfr.moua, Dec 22 2006, 04:51 PMThat sounds about right. The best I've gotten was 48 mpg and the worst at 40 mpg. I've been told by the previous owner of my vfr that he normally average 35 mpg.
I've never really bothered to do the extra math, since I have a speed-o-healer which doubles as an od-o-harmer. goofy.gif
I estimate around 30 - 35 is the worst I've seen, but when I commute it's mostly stop and go, lane-splitting with a lil rev to alert ppl, or just red-light racing. Also my commute is only around seven miles which means the amount of gas I burn warming up the bike is very high relative to the amount of gas burned actually riding, thus significantly lowering my mpg, I tell you what.
Well, that's what I'm talking about. With just three posts, we have a wide range from a low of 30 to a high of 49. Seems to me that is rather extreme. Although, we are looking at two 5th gen VFRs with 40 plus and a 6th gen registering the 30 - 35 numbers. I too, have a short commute of only 8 miles and I do not warm up my bike. I push the starter and soon as it starts I ease off the clutch and go. However, I do not rev it until it warms up. Would like to hear from more VFR owners to see if there is a trend. Does the 5th gen get better gas mileage? We certainly need more data, but good stuff so far.
I get 48-50mpg on the interstate riding 2up at 75-80mph. The low was 40 and that was 1 up and about 14 high speed runs , each run over 3 miles on a clear open road...1 of the cops i work for actually got me on radar at 147mph as he wanted to see how fast i could go..P.S i still had a tad left to go but started getting that gut feeling to let up or something bad would happen...
I let my vfr warm up to at least 160 before i even pull out of the drive..I was told the colder the engine the more your gas mileage will go down...
I let my vfr warm up to at least 160 before i even pull out of the drive..I was told the colder the engine the more your gas mileage will go down... [/quote]
cold vfr's get lousy mileage(especially if the thermostat is stuck open) but rather run the bike in the drive for ten minutes(neighbors love this!) start it and start riding after thirty seconds, no lug and low rpm and let ALL the turning parts get warmed for a few miles before getting vertical at triple digit speeds.......i do and my vfr just purrrrforms!!!!!!!!
What do you guys getting 40+ keep the tach at? I range from about 24 on up to mid 40s depending on if I'm zoomping around the mountains or just 6th gearing along on the interstate. Most of what I get is under 30 and I keep the tach between about 4k and 8k 80 percent of the time.
I have a 6th gen. I average 40-45 mpg during various ride types - anything from my 11-mile commute to some fun winding it up thru some short, minor twisties nearby. But normally I keep it between 4k and 6k on the streets and highways. I try to get into VTEC mode at least once per ride, even if it's just accelerating hard onto the freeway. Low might be about 35 mpg, but that's only if I've been aggressive thru most of that tank of gas.
I don't worry much about wasting some fuel while riding a little harder. It's well worth the extra gallon of gas I'll go thru when I'm revving it up and riding hard.
Will be very curious to see my fuel economy during the first couple trips I do next year, which will be my first trips on the VFR - or any bike for that matter. Really looking forward to those trips!
BTW, from what I've seen on VFRD I think 5th gen's (on average) get more mpg than 6th gen's.
I usually start my bike in the morning let my bike warm up to 150 degrees while I'm putting on my gear. Sometimes if I'm in a hurry to get going I'll start out with it at just over 100 degrees, but let it warm up the first couple miles.
Dustman, Dec 22 2006, 08:56 PMWell, that's what I'm talking about. With just three posts, we have a wide range from a low of 30 to a high of 49. Seems to me that is rather extreme. Although, we are looking at two 5th gen VFRs with 40 plus and a 6th gen registering the 30 - 35 numbers. I too, have a short commute of only 8 miles and I do not warm up my bike. I push the starter and soon as it starts I ease off the clutch and go. However, I do not rev it until it warms up. Would like to hear from more VFR owners to see if there is a trend. Does the 5th gen get better gas mileage? We certainly need more data, but good stuff so far.
I'm 43 and on a straight interstate run my 06 gets around 50 mpg, the worst I've seen is around 35mpg doggin in stop in go traffic, with average being around 40/43.
How do I ride? Lets just say middle aged 5th Gen riders are not at the top of my Big Game list
I usually get 40mpg on my 6th gen when I use it for commuting. I ride 75% on highway around 6000rpm, more or less depending on the traffic. Click on picture for more details:
My 2001 seems fairly predictable. For a straight tank of commuting 32 miles one way to work, 27 of which on the freeway, I generally stay close to 45-46mpg per tank. Depending if I'm running late, the tach stays around 5500-6500. Things that seem to drop the mileage for the commuting type riding when the outside temperature drops. 30 degree weather seems to drop my mileage to 41mph or so. Also if my K&N filter is getting dirty, my mileage will drop a few point.
For spirited riding, for a middle-aged guy not quite keeping up with the GXRs and R1s (w/clean K&N and fair weather), the mileage usually dropped to around 40mpg.
One particular tank of very spirited riding dropped the mileage to 33mpg. That time the super-sports had nothing on me until later when my tires said they had enough. The tach stayed up past 8k most of the time.
I think to be averaging 45+ you have to be on cruise at 55mph. I've been around 38-41mpg mostly highway miles. Maybe I should change out my fuel filter...who knows.
Well, the mileage figures are all over the place, but I can draw a few conclusions:
1. It doesn't come as a surprise, but the harder you ride the less mileage you get. 2. It appears the 5th gen and 6th gen get about the same mileage until they are ridden hard, at which time the 6th gen seems to burn more fuel. Some of that comes from what I've read here and other places, but mostly from riding with a friend that has a 2002 VFR. As I stated in an earlier post, the lowest mileage per gallon I have registered is 42. I got that low mileage when riding aggressively with my friend that has the 02. He got 32 miles per gallon that day. This is certainly not a scientific study, but I can only guess the 6th gen VFR is tuned differently than the 5th gen. Perhaps it has something to do with VTEC? I did notice that he would get a nice kick in power at 7000 RPM. Didn't seem to be as linear as the 5th gen, but it was cool. Perhaps the injection system sprays a large amount of fuel every time VTEC engages? 3. All I can say to Oyama is WOW! I've never known anyone that keeps a spreadsheet and the level of detail is staggering... Well done!
At any rate, good stuff gentlemen. Thank you for posting.
Merry Christmas. Hope you all have a blessed and happy New Year.
Dustman, Dec 23 2006, 09:06 PMWell, the mileage figures are all over the place, but I can draw a few conclusions:
1. It doesn't come as a surprise, but the harder you ride the less mileage you get. 2. It appears the 5th gen and 6th gen get about the same mileage until they are ridden hard, at which time the 6th gen seems to burn more fuel. Some of that comes from what I've read here and other places, but mostly from riding with a friend that has a 2002 VFR. As I stated in an earlier post, the lowest mileage per gallon I have registered is 42. I got that low mileage when riding aggressively with my friend that has the 02. He got 32 miles per gallon that day. This is certainly not a scientific study, but I can only guess the 6th gen VFR is tuned differently than the 5th gen. Perhaps it has something to do with VTEC? I did notice that he would get a nice kick in power at 7000 RPM. Didn't seem to be as linear as the 5th gen, but it was cool. Perhaps the injection system sprays a large amount of fuel every time VTEC engages? 3. All I can say to Oyama is WOW! I've never known anyone that keeps a spreadsheet and the level of detail is staggering... Well done!
At any rate, good stuff gentlemen. Thank you for posting.
Merry Christmas. Hope you all have a blessed and happy New Year.
+1 Since I never even bothered to check the milage! blink.gif
oyama, Dec 23 2006, 11:16 AMI usually get 40mpg on my 6th gen when I use it for commuting. I ride 75% on highway around 6000rpm, more or less depending on the traffic. Click on picture for more details:
I average around 50 mpg on my 6th generation. All of my riding during the week is commuting which is all highway. On the weekend I tour more then anything else so my mileage still is pretty high. I have noticed though that my gas mileage has dropped along with the temperatures. The drop hasn't been drastic but enough for me to notice.
Dustman, Dec 23 2006, 04:06 PM3. All I can say to Oyama is WOW! I've never known anyone that keeps a spreadsheet and the level of detail is staggering... Well done!
Well it is not hard to keep track of the gas mileage after the sheet was done. However, creating and fine tuning the sheet took a while... All in all, if you guys have MS Excel or other spreadsheet program handy you can download this sheet from here and use it. You only have to type in the date, the amount you spent on gas, how much was a gallon gas and what was your odometer reading at the time of the fuel purchase to make it work.
As we all know by now, a stuck thermostat (open). can cause your gas mileage to drop significantly. It's happened so much with many VFRD members (including yours truly), that it could be the new VFR common problem that's replacing the VFR RRitis.
VFR FLYER, Dec 22 2006, 09:55 PMI let my vfr warm up to at least 160 before i even pull out of the drive..I was told the colder the engine the more your gas mileage will go down...
cold vfr's get lousy mileage(especially if the thermostat is stuck open) but rather run the bike in the drive for ten minutes(neighbors love this!) start it and start riding after thirty seconds, no lug and low rpm and let ALL the turning parts get warmed for a few miles before getting vertical at triple digit speeds.......i do and my vfr just purrrrforms!!!!!!!!
I rode to Phoenix a couple of weekends ago. 198 miles and 3.96 gallons to fill it up when I got there. That's 50 MPG at 75-85 mph and the occasional run up to 100 mph for a few seconds to pass traffic. I ride a 2006 with 1200 miles on the odometer.
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