How are you '08 CBR1000 owners doing on gas? I'm thinking about getting one and I'm just trying to figure out if I'd save any money.

 

These are just averages that I see from the display...

43mpg for normal highway traffic (+ or - 10mph of speed limit)
32mpg when riding fairly quickly

 

Same for me. I can squeeze 45 out of her but usually closer to 30 the way I ride.

 

Want gas milage... Buy a VESPA!!!!!!!

 

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Gas mileage is fun to talk about as a way of justifying one of these things, but in reality, even atcurrent gas prices, you'd have to really ride a lot to cover the expenses (tires, oil, insurance...).

 

I ride every day...

 

so do I, but that doesn't make a bike a better, more practical or cheaper mode of transportation.

Hey, they're fun, and do have their practical uses, but the simple fact of the matter is that a few miles to the gallon better performance than a car (if you drive easy - which you probably won't all the time) is NOT going to cover the costs of buying a CBR1K.

 

if you got traffic to work and home from work then it will help because you will not have to sit in traffic and like woogie said it will not cover the cost of the bike but damn it, it's so much more fun riding to work then driving I do it every day and for me it does pay off cause I drive a gas guslerand i spend now $100 feeling up the tank for a week of driving or $16 a week to ride my bike so for me it makes sence to ride my bike

 

Let's do a little math. Let's say you get 36 MPG on your bike, and 18 MPG on your car (for the way I ride, 36 on the bike is probably high). Using these numbers, and yours, I assume that you drive about 144 miles per week. That would work out to only about 6 MPG on your other vehicle...pretty scary bad mileage.

I think the average for a car/truck is closer to 18 MPG nowadays...so lets move forward with that.

144 miles per week = roughly 8 gallons per week for the car, 4 gallons per week for the bike. The '08 CBR1K wants premium fuel, call it $4.25/gal in my area. The car can probably run on regular, which is about $3.90. For a year, the gas costs for the car are $1622, the bike is $884.

BUT, 144 miles/week = 7488 miles for the year, and the bike is likely going to need 2 sets of tires that will set you back at least $400/set. The cars tires will probably be $800 or so too, but that cost is spread over something like 30K miles (4X more).

This does not include a helmet, boots, gloves, rain gear (if you are really serious about riding very day), a backpack or some other way to carry your stuff. In addition, a bike is usually not someone's only vehicle, so somewhere you have to account for the additional insurance, registration, interest....

Now, if you're only getting 6 MPG in the car....haha, well....sell that car!

 

You don't understand. I have a truck, but it's messed up and I haven't driven it in quite some time. I'm justlooking to fix it good enough to sell.ALL I drive is my old CB750. For work and for fun - rain or shine.Have been for quite some time now.Work is over 40 miles away and I work 5days a week. I'm going to be buying something brand new, BUT I will continue to drive the CB to work because it gets about 40 on a gallon, it's comfy and it's pretty reliable. I'm looking to see how good I'll do on gas duringthe weekends on my days off with a new bike. I don't need spectacular mileage... just better than 20 to 30. I'm willing to pay a little more for gas for more horsepower. Just trying to figure out whether I want a 600 or 1000 by weighing the pros and cons.