You know, I'm as big a fan of the CBR 1000 As anybody else. But this is just unbelievable. Is anybody else getting this kind of gas mileage. If so, there is something bad wrong with mine about 30 to 35 miles per gallon is the best I ever got

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I have 63K on my 1990 and I average 41mpg overall. The best yield was while following a bunch of really old guys on Goldwings and got 51mpg. The worst was while outrunning two guys on VFR's and got 28mpg.

He said he was in the mountains & that was his best mpg. I can see it as I always get better mpg when I go out west.

FWIW, my 2002 ST1100A2 averages 41mpg overall and my 2005 VFR800A has an average of 38mpg.

 

Just out of curiosity, are you running stock sprockets ?

 

Yes, of course.

 

It's your gearing, I think. Standard is 17/42, and you're running , what, 14/46.....? Huge accelleration and power, but costly in gas bills. When I ran mine on 15/42, my fuel consumption went up to around 38MPG from 45-48MPG, so quite possibly your ratios are "giving you the gears"

 

I was running 14 - 45 and I got around 30 on the 954 that is running easy, get on it and that dropes to low 20 ish

 

This guy is a lire. I sometimes use my wife's Ninja250 to go back and forth between work and home. Even I chop off the throttle, little twin engine never go more than 68 mpg. My 87 CBR got around 37 mpg. My old CB750F with way too lean setting sometimes goes 55 mpg. CBR is over jetted, unless he puts smaller jet and use under 5000rpm, CBR will never run more than 45mpg.

 

Careful there, Yas001, the man's entitled to voice his opinion, just as we all are, and it isn't helpful to bash people on this forum - we leave that to other forums, but not here........and just as a matter of interest, on a run the other day, travelling at a steady 85 MPH, 5300 revs, running standard gearing, I got just over 50MPG from my 90 CBR1000F, over a distance in excess of 240 miles..........does that make me a "lire" (!) as well ? I've got BIGGER jets, and BIGGER pipes, too......
Each person here is attempting to answer the question based on his own knowledge and in most cases, vast expertise, and I don't feel your response was reasonable.[:@]

 

Every bike is different, as is how the people ride them. My own fh has given me returns of 46mpg on several occassions and I have to report that since the rebuild I have had a 52mpg. This is riding the bike and taking my time through the gears and going easy on the throttle. Having the carbs set up right and the engine running smoothly will give a good return.

 

I keep very detailed records on my vehicles. Here's some of the stats on my '94 1000F

Days of operation 892
Times Fueled 162
Total Fuel Purchased 576.20 Gallons
Avg fuel purchase 3.56 Gallons
Avg MPG 43.1
Total Distance 24,635 miles
Total fuel cost $1579.73
Distance between fueling 152 miles (I fill up when the wifes F3 hits reserve)
Avg fuel cost per mile $0.064

The best mpg I ever got was 53.6 on 6-21-06. Riding on the Cherohola Skyway