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Grinch 03-03-06 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Skip
120 miles in todays road conditions! :shock: :notworthy:

I've only done 65 so far.. but when I leave at about 6 tonight it will add another 65.

Skip 03-03-06 12:51 PM

Good luck to you mate, that is one long a$$ distance to work!

Grinch 03-03-06 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip
Good luck to you mate, that is one long a$$ distance to work!

Cheers... I'm at work all this weekend to... should be fun! :(

Grinch 04-03-06 08:52 AM

Day 3 with the SV, all the old fuel now gone.

(Mpg 53.92) KM per Litre:19.08 Pence per mile:8.17 for 139 miles £11.35.

So same distance, same journey, similar weather (cold/ice but dry) may have ridden the bike a little harder and still a saving.

Grinch 05-03-06 09:45 AM

Day 4 still cold.

Well after riding the bike how I felt I seem to have manged to get the reserve light to come on, it was at 133.4 miles and I did take some back roads home. I've been running the bike allot harder then the last few days, so lets see how it affected the MPG.

(Mpg 47.27) KM per Litre:16.73 Pence per mile:9.32 for 135.8miles £12.66

So it looks like I lost about 5 miles per gallon, not bad. Hopefully when the weather warms up this figure should go up as the engine is now at it most inefficient.

Grinch 06-03-06 10:48 AM

Day 5 bit warmer.

(Mpg 48.41) KM per Litre:17.13 Pence per mile:9.10 136.1 Miles £12.38

Light came on a 131.8.
Still been riding the bike a bit hard, so I'll see how things improve as I ease off again. Maybe even get that magic 60mpg.
I've been told by a friend that works at BP if I keep the fuel in there long enough then it should clean the engine and improve the mpg more. So one more week and then its on to the Optimax or Tesco Super.

Scoobs 06-03-06 10:54 AM

I have had 200 miles out of a tank of gas on that bike. Ridden like a girl of course and well into the reserve tank (solid light).

Normally managed 130 before the light came on.

Only manage about 100 on the CBR on the same amount of petrol.

Grinch 06-03-06 11:35 AM

what fuel where you using?

Scoobs 06-03-06 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Grinch
what fuel where you using?

On the 200 it was just standard unleaded (on the whole) maybe a bit of super if I was feeling flush. I was really pottering and sticking it in 6th and riding gently.

130 was about average before the light came on.

CBR runs on super (97 - 99RON) depending on which petrol station I am near. I have run it on regular as well and I seem to get similar mileage whatever I use TBH.

Grinch 06-03-06 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobs
Quote:

Originally Posted by Grinch
what fuel where you using?

On the 200 it was just standard unleaded (on the whole) maybe a bit of super if I was feeling flush. I was really pottering and sticking it in 6th and riding gently.

130 was about average before the light came on.

CBR runs on super (97 - 99RON) depending on which petrol station I am near. I have run it on regular as well and I seem to get similar mileage whatever I use TBH.

Might well be still feeling the benifit of the super stuff as its ment to clean the engine.


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