VFR Fuel Economy

No his bike is just geared -1, +3. Lol

 

Anybody got a plan for a dipstick made from a plastic coathanger for measuring fuel levels? HD has them but they are way pricey. The Harley botiques charge $9.95 for doing the arithmetic and for another six pesos they will print out a bogus sum so the harleydoods can lie aboot the mileage they get.

Having one would be really cool as a baton when tuned into one's favorite rock group on those long stretches of freeway riding. In CA you could also use the thing to whack cagers on the elbows whilst lane splitting.

 

For real mileage that gearing could be enhanced by ditching the chain.

 

Fuelly says I'm averaging 50 mpg over 8400 km and 29 fuel ups. The vast majority of those kms are commuting on the highway and touring.

 

Just did a weekend trip here and about 200 miles each way. Way down was very, very, strong headwind and did 36 mpg. On the way back, winds were west-southwest (I was heading north) and somewhat of a tailwind but winds more westerly. I got 45 mpg. Cruising along most of ride around 70-80 mph and occasionally opening her up to burn the carbon off the pistons....ya know.

 

He has an 8th gen, which is the most fuel efficient VFR. The 5th gens also seem to be more efficient than the 6th.

 

Anybody ever fit sleeves and smaller pistons to a Honda 50 to boost the MPG? Whizzers?

 

When I had my 2003 6th gen, I filled up 71 times with an average of 37.9 mpg!

 

Awe. Finally got a ride in using the whole tank last week, pretty much a good mix of 1/3rd freeway and the rest being spirited back road brawling, after the math test, 225 miles, 4.6 gallons figures out to be 48mpg. Which I thought was pretty good considering I have a decent dyno tune with the PC3.

 

This is my experience as well. I see these crazy fuel economy numbers ... both '02 VFR800's I've owned have gotten at best 42 MPG but probably averages closer to about 38 MPG.

I'm 6'0" tall ... I don't get it? I know my mileage is worse in the early and late season to to colder temperatures make the air more dense. Altitude may play a roll in this I suppose as well??

 

Mileage claims are aboot as accurate as fish stories.

The OP won Powerball and moved to Fiji.

 

how accurate are the bikes odometer? Error here (and I have never seen a bike with an accurate speedo) could cause a precieved better gas mileage. I'm usually upper 30's in commuting traffic and a little better hwy.

 

I get about 50 mpg from my 1998 VFR with 24,000 miles under the tyres, about 60% around town so lots of stop/starts. I do most of my own servicing except for the brake fluid change which is a pain with linked brakes so I put it into a dealer for that. I've had the VFR for 12 years, only repairs are the usual rectifier/regulator, plus replacement head bearings at 20,000 miles (dealer fitted) and new exhaust downpipes at 12 years old. Oil/filter is dead easy as are spark plugs and coolant change. However watch out for the plastic connectors holding the bottom of the side fairings together because they usually snap when taken apart so get some spares in. Valve clearances checked at 16,000 miles and didn't require adjustment. I've found the worst thing to change is a headlamp bulb as there's very little room between the fairing and forks. Chain wear is good but I have a Scottoiler, the bike is mechanically standard and I don't thrash it - very often!

 

LOL ... that's outright bullshit. Your ODO is clearly not accurate if you believe this, or you're SOW in disguise.

Doozy of a first post.

 

He probably weighs 100 lbs and fits under the windscreen sitting straight up.

 

Speaking of windscreens, when I had a double bubble on my sixth gen, I got a little better mileage versus the lower stock screen

 

One way to improve the hell oot of mileage is to cancel half of any future rides to Walmart and order online.

Win 10 has a pretty good calculator app for doing necessary conversions to figure MPG. Small problemo ...Using Canuckitstan metrics, there is no accounting for Imperial volumes.

Got a bud who is a retired airline pilot. In WA, one can bring his (or her or other) own container into a tavern ( beer joint/fernbar/saloon/pub) and filled with (draught/tap) ale (or beer). He uses cubitainers made in Canada.

This could become rationale for adding a set of those butt ugly hard case bags to a bike depending on how much beer could be carted home and giving new meaning to "fill er up".

 

Well well, my last tank was mostly farting around going here and there, no real get on the road and go, and what's ya know it dropped to 38 mpg

 

I ride my VFR in a brisk and spirited manner on twisty roads, and get 38mpg more or less. My VTR does much the same. So does my ST1100. I suspect it's my riding style.

 

Ive a VFR800Fi [pre Vtec] and its outstanding , its been well looked after by previous owner and looks and runs like new. 'Jack of all trades' bike! Only thing that confuses me is who exactly says 4 gallons of fuel goes into tank,,, its nowhere near that - everytime I fill her up from near empty its maximum of 14 to 15 litres and the latter is 3 [yes thats three] gallons. So Im confused. My bikes standard so tank is same as it left the factory Id say. That said, I get 170-180 miles from my fill which equates to 60mpg, i.e 180miles / 3 gallons = 60mpg. I concede no 2 riders are the same, one bike might be used for despatch work in a city so open to all sorts of abuse [hence poor consumption] mines used for pleasure rides although I enjoy using the power when I can. Hope it helps but I would welcome owners input to tank capacity. Its surely NOT 4+ gallons as been stated in manuals