[RalphG]

Over 9000 miles on my '17 F model, bought new 4/19. Added 17T countershaft sprocket for a 13% reduction in revs. I cruise at 4000-4500 rpm. Mid-50s mph.

Consistently over 70 miles per US gallon. Last week's fill up: 228 miles (corrected for sprocket upgrade) and 3.1 gallons of fuel. 73mpg.
OIl consumption; nil.

Ralph

 

[Old'38Rider]

It's going to be tough to ride legally on a CBR500, we are buying this bike for more reasons than just to get too and from where we have to go haha. Otherwise we would be getting CBR250's, but there's not much fun in one of those after a certain point.

Would you say your calculations are more accurate than whats shown on the bike?

How do you people ride your bikes? In Australia, our Maximum speed limit is 110kph which I try to stay close to, occasionally touching 130-140kph when passing a truck or whatever, or I travel at 50-80kph on unsealed roads, depending on conditions, I have been checking my fuel consumption through the last 2,500kms and it varies from 2,92 to 3.15 liters per 100km which equates to 75-80 US mpg. I have been averaging that now for seven years and 187,000 km or 116,000 miles. What am I doing wrong?