When I have bought Kawasaki's and Yamaha and especially Yamaha I have always had problems with them, Yamaha used to be the brand I always bought, but fell out of love with them.Watty wrote:Then buy the competitor!!StormingHonda wrote:Yes it does when it has always seemed to me that Honda's have the worst compared to there competitors.Watty wrote:Does it matter?If you want economy get a C50
VTR Firestorm and other bikes t-shirtsIts not the bike that gets a bad rep its the size of the fuel tank that does.Steve6088 wrote:Don't know why the vtr gets a bad rep for fuel efficiency. I did't notice any difference going to a bandit 600 and my RSV is definitely worse on fuel.
Maybe if it was a full sports bike or had a bigger tank it wouldn't get mentioned?
Sounds like you've got a bad one. Mine was always in the region of 90 -110.StormingHonda wrote:Honda VTR Firestorm : 16 ltr 75 miles av to Refueling best I have had 105 miles
VTR Firestorm and other bikes t-shirtsHonda don't sell fuel.....StormingHonda wrote:
Honda work for me in every department but fueling, and my point is why.
Thirsty barstewardtony.mon wrote:Honda engines are the worst for sure, the one in my lawn mower has swilled gallons of unleaded but hasn't even made it out of the garden yet......
is it red No but they make combustion engines, so they have hand in it.tony.mon wrote:Honda don't sell fuel.....StormingHonda wrote:
Honda work for me in every department but fueling, and my point is why.
Both of my storms were like that.Pete.L wrote:Sounds like you've got a bad one. Mine was always in the region of 90 -110.StormingHonda wrote:Honda VTR Firestorm : 16 ltr 75 miles av to Refueling best I have had 105 miles
Best ever was cruising on the motorway and managed 128 without running out...but I wouldn't want to try and do it again
Pete.l
Interesting.I suppose as the saying goes "you can't have it all". I didn't know Aprilia Tuono's were thirsty,StormingHonda wrote:all my Harleys haven't been bad, most of the Yamaha's I have owned haven't been bad, and comparing bikes with my mate, his Z1000 which he ragged the crap out of had much better fuel economy than my Hornet 900.sirch345 wrote:Out of interest if Honda's have always left you unimpressed which bike(s) have left you impressed with fuel consumptionStormingHonda wrote:I have owned a fair few bikes over my years of riding, and I have to admit as much as Honda is one of my favourite brands I have never been happy with the fuel consumption of a Honda.
I have owned fuel injected bikes and carb bikes, but its always been Honda's that have left me unimpressed, regardless of whether its a tank to small or the bike just drinks.
Chris.
To be honest most of the none Honda's I have owned have been better to a lot better than the Honda's I have owned, the two best Honda bikes I have owned which weren't bad for fuel consumption was the 600 Hornet ( small tank ) and the CBR600.
The worst bike I have ever come across which had god awful fuel drinking was my mates Aprillia Touno.
My mate used to moan his ass off about it all the timesirch345 wrote: Interesting.I suppose as the saying goes "you can't have it all". I didn't know Aprilia Tuono's were thirsty,
Chris.
I know I started the thread, if you not worried and stick fuel in and not worried that's works for you then fine.tony.mon wrote:But it was you that started the thread!
The rest of us just stick fuel in, use it up, stick fuel in, use it up, repeat until dead.
