How many miles can you do before fill-up?

[CBR JGWRR]

Hooli said:

Sporty & more powerful? Isn't it exactly the same power as limited by CBT rules? so the only real difference is slightly better aero if the rider is tucked in?

Not all 125s actually are at the 14.7 bhp cap. In fact most aren't, most are 10-12. (where the cap used to be until it was raised a few years back)

[Hooli]

So are the CBF & CBR the same engine or not? you know more about 125s than I.

[CBR JGWRR]

Hooli said:

So are the CBF & CBR the same engine or not? you know more about 125s than I.

Slightly different engines, CBF is air cooled and does 11 bhp, CBR is liquid cooled and does 12 or 13 depending on model year.

ETA - mine is one of the very first ones, registered January 2004.

Edited by CBR JGWRR on Wednesday 1st October 22:13

[SAS Tom]

CBR JGWRR said:

I already wrote how to do it above.

SAS Tom said:

By talking bks, there's no way anyone has got that. The best I've got was 150 something mpg from a CBF 125 and someone I know got up to 160 something I think and he rides proper slow.

There's no way the sportier more powerful CBR gets 180mpg.

Sportier? It's a commuter in a frock, the only thing remotely "sporty" is the name, and quite frankly if a name means something is sporty, Honda (and many other vehicle manufacturers as well come to think of it) should be prosecuted for mis-advertisement. It is about as sporty as a 1.0 Nissan Micra. Except the Micra has better brakes, better suspension, a far higher top speed, far more power. It is a commuter in a frock.

More powerful? By about 1 bhp. Nothing in it at low revs.

I CBA to dignify the other two's comments with a response, but yours isn't a complete waste of time.

Your comment is still bks though.

Hooli afaik they are completely different engines sharing no parts.

[Hooli]

SAS Tom said:

Hooli afaik they are completely different engines sharing no parts.

I'm surprised, I'd always figured they were CG125s in a fancy dress.

[CBR JGWRR]

Hooli said:

I'm surprised, I'd always figured they were CG125s in a fancy dress.

The CG is completely different, pushrod Carb-fed whereas CBF/CBR are SoHc fuel injected (04-07 CBRs are carbed), but it died as far as the UK is concerned due to emissions legislation - it lives on elsewhere. The CBF filled the gap the CG left.

Edited by CBR JGWRR on Thursday 2nd October 11:08

[bennyboysvuk]

145 was my PB on the R1.

[smithyithy]

100 - Daytona 675R.

Ran out of fuel on 130-ish before, but I don't know how much was in tank when I started..

So now I just fill up, reset the trip and aim to fill up again in 100.

[Graham]

695 monster fuel light comes on at about 100 miles, so I stop at the first available fuel station after that... fuel light bingo

[creampuff]

Aren't bikes which you need to fill up after 100 miles a bit limiting?

[350zStee]

180 miles from an FZ6

[trickywoo]

I often see 140 miles before the fuel light comes on - GSXR 750 K4.

Normally I get 12l in it at that point so realistically could get 180 miles without sweating it.

[smithyithy]

creampuff said:

Aren't bikes which you need to fill up after 100 miles a bit limiting?

I can probably get a fair bit more than 100, it's just that I like to keep a window open for filling up, so if I can, I'll fill up at 100.

I could have 30 mles range left but be 40 miles from a petrol station, depending on the time / day / location. (Wales, weekend, night... as it so happened when I ran out haha)

[moanthebairns]

When the light comes on with the Triumph 675 you have 4 litres left.

I have never actually ran out of fuel with it due to this light.

I ran out of fuel dozens of times with my ninja which has a reserve which I constantly forget to turn back.

[Dannaz]

I go up to 200 miles on the Thundercat and then refill and this is without the light coming on, this is all communting mileage.

[Yazza54]

Dunno

But I do know that the reserve on a triumph tt600 is about 5 miles

[kiethton]

Got 8.5 days of commuting @ 30 miles a day from my CBR125 on my first tank @£11

Currently showing 1/2 a tank used for about 165 miles, the second half does go a little qucker/I fill up too soon though, I reckon on 250 miles to my £11

[Hooli]

creampuff said:

Aren't bikes which you need to fill up after 100 miles a bit limiting?

It was when I had one that did 100-110miles. Rather annoying when trying to get anywhere tbh. Now I can do 160-180miles it's about when I want/need to stop anyway.

[SAS Tom]

Yazza54 said:

Dunno

But I do know that the reserve on a triumph tt600 is about 5 miles

I can confirm that too. I had to roll to the nearest petrol station, fill up the go back and collect the girl I was giving a lift to. Obviously went down well.

[creampuff]

I could actually do with more than 250 miles - I hate filling it up.

Or almost as good would be a more accurate fuel gauge - it has a distance to zero fuel display. I've never put more than 27 litres in the 29 litre tank even when the distance to zero has been zero for several miles.