Bike vs Car fuel economy - help please

Im really wondering what i was doing to get such good MPG out of mine... I seem to be getting better MPG out of the aprilia than some of you do with your SV's.

Bandit 650S = 50mpg average
SV650S = 55mpg average
2.0 16v Turbo Astra VXR = Average 26-27mpg.

Although i've had the astra down to 6.9mpg at full chat Also had the bike down into the 30's as well giving it a tankfull of beans session.

Small cc, bikes are great, but really not that great. A tankfull means im still spending 10p per MILE on juice. Double that for a car. Its quite simply shocking how much we're stitched up big time.

But a bike will always get to the location quicker, and with less stress, and thats worth it over a derv

Ford Mondeo TDCI :-
250 a month to lease new, will never have equity, i basically rent it
50 - 52 mpg on average. Only drops below that if I really rag it.
?300 quid for a set of 4 Pirelli P6000 that last 30-40000 miles.
?130 for a service every 12500 miles
?250 per year on insurance
?160 a year tax
Other servicing costs, ie: pads and disks, similar to the SV

SV650S K6 :-
110 a month to buy new, will own after 3 years
40mpg usually, I ride it hard, have had 50mpg on winter bimbles or long a -road or motorway runs
?260 quid for 2 rear and 1 front of Pirelli Diablo Strada that last about 10000 miles combined.
?130 for a service every 4000 miles
?300 a year on insurance
?60 a year on tax

The car costs more to buy and the bike costs more to run. Which comes cheaper overall? I can't be bothered to figure it out but your welcome to do the maths from what I've posted above and let me know.

[BanannaMan]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Ford Mondeo TDCI :-
250 a month to lease new, will never have equity, i basically rent it
50 - 52 mpg on average. Only drops below that if I really rag it.
?300 quid for a set of 4 Pirelli P6000 that last 30-40000 miles.
?130 for a service every 12500 miles
?250 per year on insurance
?160 a year tax
Other servicing costs, ie: pads and disks, similar to the SV

SV650S K6 :-
110 a month to buy new, will own after 3 years
40mpg usually, I ride it hard, have had 50mpg on winter bimbles or long a -road or motorway runs
?260 quid for 2 rear and 1 front of Pirelli Diablo Strada that last about 10000 miles combined.
?130 for a service every 4000 miles
?300 a year on insurance
?60 a year on tax

The car costs more to buy and the bike costs more to run. Which comes cheaper overall? I can't be bothered to figure it out but your welcome to do the maths from what I've posted above and let me know.

Yes.. on fuel alone the bike usually wins...
but figure in tyres, insurance, service,and lifespan and the car starts looking better.
But I'm too lazy to figure it all out. I have too much stuff to carry to work and often have to stop by the market in town for the Mrs. on the way home.
I'd rather save my baby for a nice weekend ride when we can go someplace special.

[glade]

Clio 182 (2.0 16v) = 33mpg day to day. maybe 38 on the motorway.

Clio 1.2 8v = 42mpg

Sv650s k6 = 42mpg

Ok... so we havnt come to a complete agreement... depends on what people ride it like.

But I ask you this, which is the most fun?

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Yea but most bikes are pushing 120-150+BHP per litre. The BEST of normal road cars, the type which might be economical produces <60BHP per Litre capacity.

aye, but that's power density, which is not a measure of efficiency / fuel economy. In fact the reverse - it's because they are tuned to give such high power that they are generally pants on fuel economy.

[ogden]

RGV250, 27mpg + oil & pistons.

Wouldn't have it any other way!

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Im really wondering what i was doing to get such good MPG out of mine... I seem to be getting better MPG out of the aprilia than some of you do with your SV's.

I always got over 50mpg from my SV to, never really figured out why there seems to be such a variation in fuel economy with other riders. I guess it's just that, variations between riders.

The bike is gonna be better fuel if your city person, or commute and there are regualr traffic jams? When was the loast time any saw a bike stuck in traffic? Cars stuck in traffic use fuel! Bike don't spend the same amount time stood still with engines on!

Forgot to add that the most I got out of a tank was 168 miles, not sure if it makes a differnce but I'm on the light side, you lot are probally heavier than me. How much fuel I use also depends on how I'm riding, the harder I ride the more fuel I use, on a rideout I will use more fuel genrally as I'm riding harder, thouht I did get to work in less than 15 mins last night! So for me its hard I ride, what roads ect, city/countryside.