fuel , how far are you getting now ?

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joecrx · #1 Post by **joecrx** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:27 pm

new bike season , on avarage 2 years ago it cost me £13-£14 to fill up not quite empty before the red light comes, but on avarage, i would get 130 miles before i filled up again,,how far is a tank of over priced petol getting you , ? do you thnk todays petrol prices making biking prity expensive ?

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:37 pm

Yep - driving the car and riding the bike is very expensive. Rideouts just for fun will be somewhat fewer.

Falcoholic · #3 Post by **Falcoholic** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:03 pm

130 miles before the light comes on Joe?

Thanks. I have all the information I need.

Won't be too many jolly Sundays this year when a couple of fills could cost ya £50.

Gonna use mine mostly for summer transport I reckon as opposed to so much fun stuff.

#4 Post by **Kwackerz** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:35 pm

Im looking at getting a 125 for ragging round for shits and giggles, the GPZ will be more of a tool for the odd longer blast.
Car? downsizing as much as possible to smaller engined ones. Almera is due to die thanks to a clumsy trucker, which is handy in a way, so looks like we're going to have the BMW 320 for once a month trips and a couple of 1.2 corsas for every day bimbling round. Insurance comes down each year which is the only godsend.. fuel? It's bought by £ not litres nowadays..

Dalemac · #5 Post by **Dalemac** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:23 pm

the price of fuel is rediculous. Atleast some of you on this forum had a decent amount of time in your life to get some relatively cheap thrills in. (not being rude or anything!)

i find myself filling up every 100 miles and putting about 13 quid in to fill it back up.

although i guess i cant complain, thats 45mpg!

Dale

Willopotomas · #6 Post by **Willopotomas** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:35 pm

Dale. Shhh..

I'll stick a tenner in every now n' then and stick another tenner in when the light comes on. Around 60-70 miles before that happens.. So if the tank will hold £20, a return of 120-140 miles ent bad at all.

Nooj · #7 Post by **Nooj** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:33 pm

how far is a tank of over priced petol getting you , ?

A tank of fuel now gets me.... the same distance it always has. The price may have gone up, but the volume my tank holds hasn't gone down

furygan man · #8 Post by **furygan man** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:57 am

Called in to see Griff yesterday afternoon for rear sprocket and suspension set up (some guy called 'Aladinsane' rang whilst i was there?) and had a nice bimble around Leics afterwards, first run out this year since the mods, when i got back to Hinckley as the fuel light was coming i filled up and it cost £17.50, used to be about £12-14 i think?

By the way we all know this but the service the guy gives on the bike and patience of the man was second to non, my third visit, the guy's a real gent...was still mumbling about a lost biscuit tin though??

BikerGran · #9 Post by **BikerGran** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:40 pm

Haven't had the trike out for a run yet this year but with the car - I'm sure litres have got smaller........