MPG

Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6

Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?

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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:16:23 +0000, Muck <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net>
wrote:

>Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?

Pitied.

hth

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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:19:15 +0000, Salad Dodger wrote:

> On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:16:23 +0000, Muck <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>
> Pitied.
>
> hth

Says the bloke with a GL1500.

Vbg

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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:31:28 +0000, Molly wrote:

>
> "Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message
> news

an.2004.03.07.18.16.20.937635@vir_TEETH_gin. net...
>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>>
>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>
>
> 600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg.

Heh.. 21 million? I thought for some reason that my CG125 did over 100mpg,
maybe that was during running in though.

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In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said:

> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>
> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?

Depends, dunnit? I used to get about 100-110 before reserve on mine but
that was stop start, stop start in the centre of London where you could
go for more than a few yards without using the anchors.

On a good run out I suppose 140?

As for actual MPG, I never worked it out, sorry.

--
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CBR1000FL

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:58:41 +0000, Whinging Courier wrote:

> In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said:
>
>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>>
>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>
> Depends, dunnit? I used to get about 100-110 before reserve on mine but
> that was stop start, stop start in the centre of London where you could
> go for more than a few yards without using the anchors.
>
> On a good run out I suppose 140?
>
> As for actual MPG, I never worked it out, sorry.

I fill the Bandit up after 100 miles or so anyway, because I don't like
going onto reserve. Hmm.. infact, I don't think the Bandit has ever been
onto reserve, even after I did 130 miles without filling up on the way to
last years EOSM.

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In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said:

> I fill the Bandit up after 100 miles or so anyway, because I don't like
> going onto reserve. Hmm.. infact, I don't think the Bandit has ever been
> onto reserve, even after I did 130 miles without filling up on the way to
> last years EOSM.

I don't like going on reserve either. If you're getting 130 odd, that
sounds ok to me, but I could be hideously wrong of course.

My CBR's just gone on reserve after starting it and leaving it run a few
times in my good lady's garden over the winter. Not sure if I want to do
it again though as it might run out before I can get it to a garage...

--
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CBR1000FL

"Molly" <Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote in message
<c2fpje$1sc7gp$1@ID-173919.news.uni-berlin.de>:

>
>"Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message
>news

an.2004.03.07.18.16.20.937635@vir_TEETH_gin .net...
>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>>
>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>
>
>600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg.

30? Really?

--
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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 20:18:30 +0000, deadmai wrote:

> "Molly" <Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote in message
> <c2fpje$1sc7gp$1@ID-173919.news.uni-berlin.de>:
>
>>
>>"Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message
>>news

an.2004.03.07.18.16.20.937635@vir_TEETH_gi n.net...
>>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>>>
>>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>>
>>
>>600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg.
>
> 30? Really?

Supprised me too, I'd always thought 40s were the norm.

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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 19:17:17 +0000, Whinging Courier wrote:

> In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said:
>
>> I fill the Bandit up after 100 miles or so anyway, because I don't like
>> going onto reserve. Hmm.. infact, I don't think the Bandit has ever
>> been onto reserve, even after I did 130 miles without filling up on the
>> way to last years EOSM.
>
> I don't like going on reserve either. If you're getting 130 odd, that
> sounds ok to me, but I could be hideously wrong of course.
>
> My CBR's just gone on reserve after starting it and leaving it run a few
> times in my good lady's garden over the winter. Not sure if I want to do
> it again though as it might run out before I can get it to a garage...

I'd just put some fogging oil in the cylinders, plug the exhaust pipes up,
disconnect the battery, bung some petrol preserver in and put a cover on
the thing.

Got to be better than running it, that only builds up condensation inside
the engine.

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Molly wrote:

> "Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message
> news

an.2004.03.07.18.16.20.937635@vir_TEETH_gin. net...
>
>>Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>>
>>Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>
> 600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

!! That's got to depend on the bike. I used to get around 45 mpg
(well, it was normally 13 litres to 130 miles) On long runs it was
slightly better. On mad runs it went down a bit, as you'd expect.

The SV does slightly less, which I didn't really expect. (13 litres to
120/125 miles)

"CG fuel economy matches Smart car shocker!"

--
John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

Muck wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 20:18:30 +0000, deadmai wrote:
>> "Molly" <Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote in message
>>>"Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message
>>>
>>>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>>>>
>>>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>>>
>>>600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg.
>>
>> 30? Really?
>
> Supprised me too, I'd always thought 40s were the norm.

Anything as underpowered as a bandit 600 will surely spend its
entire life with the throttle pinned, in whatever gear gets the
damn thing to accelerate.

30mpg sounds about right.

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 18:31:28 -0000, "Molly"
<Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote:

>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>>
>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>
>
>600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg.

I challenge anyone to get as low as 30mpg over the average of a whole
tank of any 600. Except perhaps a CBR, if you're really really
trying, cos Hondas do usually seem to be worse than equivalent models.
--
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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 21:32:27 +0000, Simian wrote:

> Muck wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 20:18:30 +0000, deadmai wrote:
>>> "Molly" <Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote in message
>>>>"Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message
>>>>
>>>>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>>>>
>>>>600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg.
>>>
>>> 30? Really?
>>
>> Supprised me too, I'd always thought 40s were the norm.
>
>
> Anything as underpowered as a bandit 600 will surely spend its
> entire life with the throttle pinned, in whatever gear gets the
> damn thing to accelerate.

Do behave.. A Bandit is an ok tool, to spend the whole time with the
throttle pinned to the stop is 'tool' like riding imho.

>
> 30mpg sounds about right.

Not in the winter with greasy roads it's not.

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In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said:

> I'd just put some fogging oil in the cylinders, plug the exhaust pipes up,
> disconnect the battery, bung some petrol preserver in and put a cover on
> the thing.

I always thought I'd secretly snick a good ride out on it, which of
course I haven't done. I don't know about condensation though because
I'd leave the thing running for an hour and come back to it being like
the opening of an oven door.

> Got to be better than running it, that only builds up condensation inside
> the engine.

True, I've heard this, and the poor thing is covered in a grey slimey
film :-( but she starts no probs at all, even when there was snow on the
seat and I hadn't started it for a month :-)

--
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CBR1000FL

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 22:53:44 +0000, Whinging Courier wrote:

> In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said:
>
>> I'd just put some fogging oil in the cylinders, plug the exhaust pipes up,
>> disconnect the battery, bung some petrol preserver in and put a cover on
>> the thing.
>
> I always thought I'd secretly snick a good ride out on it, which of
> course I haven't done. I don't know about condensation though because
> I'd leave the thing running for an hour and come back to it being like
> the opening of an oven door.
>

Hmm.. not such a good thing to do. Riding a bike means that oil pressure /
temp gets up to normal levels. Sitting a idle for an hour can thin oil too
much leading to metal to metal contact in the engine, which is quite bad.
For example, the manual for my old Rover V8 said that if the car wasn't
driven off within a time limit, then you had to switch off, let things
cool down and start again later.

>> Got to be better than running it, that only builds up condensation inside
>> the engine.
>
> True, I've heard this, and the poor thing is covered in a grey slimey
> film :-( but she starts no probs at all, even when there was snow on the
> seat and I hadn't started it for a month :-)

Slime on the outside is not so bad, slime on the inside is a lot worse
imho.

--
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In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said:

> Slime on the outside is not so bad, slime on the inside is a lot worse
> imho.

Slime on the outside. I never bought a cover so she's exposed to the
elements. Still, only five weeks to go :-)

<rubs hands with glee>

--
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CBR1000FL

Muck wrote:
> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>
> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>

I regularly get 42mpg on my bandit and used to get 60mpg with my 125's.

--
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"For a minute there, you bored me to death."
Bandit 600, TDR250 http://ukrm.net/BIKES/Yamaha/tdr250.html, MZ ETZ 125
martin dot smith nine zero three at ntlworld dot com

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 23:43:38 +0000, Martian wrote:

> Muck wrote:
>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6
>>
>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get?
>>
>
> I regularly get 42mpg on my bandit and used to get 60mpg with my 125's.

Ta.. but

I can't help thinking my CG125 should be gatting more than 85 mph though.

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	#1
Muck	MPG Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? -- Muck Bandit 600n; CG125(MSOHPR); DS#1 ; DOMO# ; SH#2 "There's no place like ::1" Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail

	#2
Salad Dodger	Re: MPG On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:16:23 +0000, Muck <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote: >Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? Pitied. hth -- \| ___ Salad Dodger \|/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C \|_\_____/_\| ..62743../..14835.../..3157./.19406 (>\|_\|_\|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5 \|__\|_\|__\| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG* \ \|^\| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \\|^\|/ ANORAK#17 '^'

	#3
Muck	Re: MPG On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:19:15 +0000, Salad Dodger wrote: > On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:16:23 +0000, Muck <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> > wrote: > >>Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? > > Pitied. > > hth Says the bloke with a GL1500. Vbg -- Muck Bandit 600n; CG125(MSOHPR); DS#1 ; DOMO# ; SH#2 "There's no place like ::1" Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail

	#4
Muck	Re: MPG On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:31:28 +0000, Molly wrote: > > "Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message > newsan.2004.03.07.18.16.20.937635@vir_TEETH_gin. net... >> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 >> >> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? > > > 600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg. Heh.. 21 million? I thought for some reason that my CG125 did over 100mpg, maybe that was during running in though. -- Muck Bandit 600n; CG125(MSOHPR); DS#1 ; DOMO# ; SH#2 "There's no place like ::1" Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail

	#5
Whinging Courier	Re: MPG In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said: > Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 > > Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? Depends, dunnit? I used to get about 100-110 before reserve on mine but that was stop start, stop start in the centre of London where you could go for more than a few yards without using the anchors. On a good run out I suppose 140? As for actual MPG, I never worked it out, sorry. -- Smile...tomorrow will be worse CBR1000FL

	#6
Muck	Re: MPG On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:58:41 +0000, Whinging Courier wrote: > In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said: > >> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 >> >> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? > > Depends, dunnit? I used to get about 100-110 before reserve on mine but > that was stop start, stop start in the centre of London where you could > go for more than a few yards without using the anchors. > > On a good run out I suppose 140? > > As for actual MPG, I never worked it out, sorry. I fill the Bandit up after 100 miles or so anyway, because I don't like going onto reserve. Hmm.. infact, I don't think the Bandit has ever been onto reserve, even after I did 130 miles without filling up on the way to last years EOSM. -- Muck Bandit 600n; CG125(MSOHPR); DS#1 ; DOMO# ; SH#2 "There's no place like ::1" Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail

	#8
deadmail@burnt.org.uk	Re: MPG "Molly" <Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote in message <c2fpje$1sc7gp$1@ID-173919.news.uni-berlin.de>: > >"Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message >newsan.2004.03.07.18.16.20.937635@vir_TEETH_gin .net... >> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 >> >> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? > > >600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg. 30? Really? -- it's better to burn out than fade away

	#9
Muck	Re: MPG On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 20:18:30 +0000, deadmai wrote: > "Molly" <Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote in message > <c2fpje$1sc7gp$1@ID-173919.news.uni-berlin.de>: > >> >>"Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message >>newsan.2004.03.07.18.16.20.937635@vir_TEETH_gi n.net... >>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 >>> >>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? >> >> >>600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg. > > 30? Really? Supprised me too, I'd always thought 40s were the norm. -- Muck Bandit 600n; CG125(MSOHPR); DS#1 ; DOMO# ; SH#2 "There's no place like ::1" Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail

	#10
Muck	Re: MPG On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 19:17:17 +0000, Whinging Courier wrote: > In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said: > >> I fill the Bandit up after 100 miles or so anyway, because I don't like >> going onto reserve. Hmm.. infact, I don't think the Bandit has ever >> been onto reserve, even after I did 130 miles without filling up on the >> way to last years EOSM. > > I don't like going on reserve either. If you're getting 130 odd, that > sounds ok to me, but I could be hideously wrong of course. > > My CBR's just gone on reserve after starting it and leaving it run a few > times in my good lady's garden over the winter. Not sure if I want to do > it again though as it might run out before I can get it to a garage... I'd just put some fogging oil in the cylinders, plug the exhaust pipes up, disconnect the battery, bung some petrol preserver in and put a cover on the thing. Got to be better than running it, that only builds up condensation inside the engine. -- Muck Bandit 600n; CG125(MSOHPR); DS#1 ; DOMO# ; SH#2 "There's no place like ::1" Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail

	#11
jsp	Re: MPG Molly wrote: > "Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message > newsan.2004.03.07.18.16.20.937635@vir_TEETH_gin. net... > >>Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 >> >>Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? > > 600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ !! That's got to depend on the bike. I used to get around 45 mpg (well, it was normally 13 litres to 130 miles) On long runs it was slightly better. On mad runs it went down a bit, as you'd expect. The SV does slightly less, which I didn't really expect. (13 litres to 120/125 miles) "CG fuel economy matches Smart car shocker!" -- John SV650 Black it is and naked

	#12
Simian	Re: MPG Muck wrote: > On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 20:18:30 +0000, deadmai wrote: >> "Molly" <Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote in message >>>"Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message >>> >>>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 >>>> >>>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? >>> >>>600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg. >> >> 30? Really? > > Supprised me too, I'd always thought 40s were the norm. Anything as underpowered as a bandit 600 will surely spend its entire life with the throttle pinned, in whatever gear gets the damn thing to accelerate. 30mpg sounds about right.

	#13
Champ	Re: MPG On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 18:31:28 -0000, "Molly" <Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote: >> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 >> >> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? > > >600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg. I challenge anyone to get as low as 30mpg over the average of a whole tank of any 600. Except perhaps a CBR, if you're really really trying, cos Hondas do usually seem to be worse than equivalent models. -- Champ GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T\|F)#35 WG*#1 DFV#8 Team UKRM Racing : www.team-ukrm.com

	#14
Muck	Re: MPG On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 21:32:27 +0000, Simian wrote: > Muck wrote: >> On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 20:18:30 +0000, deadmai wrote: >>> "Molly" <Alan.T.Gowerthisbit@ukrm.net> wrote in message >>>>"Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message >>>> >>>>> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 >>>>> >>>>> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? >>>> >>>>600s around 30mpg. CG125 about 21 million mpg. >>> >>> 30? Really? >> >> Supprised me too, I'd always thought 40s were the norm. > > > Anything as underpowered as a bandit 600 will surely spend its > entire life with the throttle pinned, in whatever gear gets the > damn thing to accelerate. Do behave.. A Bandit is an ok tool, to spend the whole time with the throttle pinned to the stop is 'tool' like riding imho. > > 30mpg sounds about right. Not in the winter with greasy roads it's not. -- Muck Bandit 600n; CG125(MSOHPR); DS#1 ; DOMO# ; SH#2 "There's no place like ::1" Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail

	#16
Muck	Re: MPG On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 22:53:44 +0000, Whinging Courier wrote: > In uk.rec.motorcycles, Muck said: > >> I'd just put some fogging oil in the cylinders, plug the exhaust pipes up, >> disconnect the battery, bung some petrol preserver in and put a cover on >> the thing. > > I always thought I'd secretly snick a good ride out on it, which of > course I haven't done. I don't know about condensation though because > I'd leave the thing running for an hour and come back to it being like > the opening of an oven door. > Hmm.. not such a good thing to do. Riding a bike means that oil pressure / temp gets up to normal levels. Sitting a idle for an hour can thin oil too much leading to metal to metal contact in the engine, which is quite bad. For example, the manual for my old Rover V8 said that if the car wasn't driven off within a time limit, then you had to switch off, let things cool down and start again later. >> Got to be better than running it, that only builds up condensation inside >> the engine. > > True, I've heard this, and the poor thing is covered in a grey slimey > film :-( but she starts no probs at all, even when there was snow on the > seat and I hadn't started it for a month :-) Slime on the outside is not so bad, slime on the inside is a lot worse imho. -- Muck Bandit 600n; CG125(MSOHPR); DS#1 ; DOMO# ; SH#2 "There's no place like ::1" Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail

	#18
Martian	Re: MPG Muck wrote: > Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 > > Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? > I regularly get 42mpg on my bandit and used to get 60mpg with my 125's. -- Martian: "For a minute there, you bored me to death." Bandit 600, TDR250 http://ukrm.net/BIKES/Yamaha/tdr250.html, MZ ETZ 125 martin dot smith nine zero three at ntlworld dot com

	#19
Muck	Re: MPG On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 23:43:38 +0000, Martian wrote: > Muck wrote: >> Hmm.. Just worked out my CG mpg as 85.5 and my Bandit mpg as 41.6 >> >> Is this bad? What do other peeps with Bandit 600s and CG125s get? >> > > I regularly get 42mpg on my bandit and used to get 60mpg with my 125's. Ta.. but I can't help thinking my CG125 should be gatting more than 85 mph though. -- Muck Bandit 600n; CG125(MSOHPR); DS#1 ; DOMO# ; SH#2 "There's no place like ::1" Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail