What 1995-2005 motorcycles have the best gas mileage?

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THE TRUTH TO GAS MILAGE AND MOTORCYCLES IS AS VARIOUS AS THE BIKE ITSELF. I HAVE BEEN RIDING BIKES MOST OF MY LIFE AND RIDE TO WORK 120 MILES A DAY-EVERYDAY. I HAVE OWNED MOST OF THE BIKES THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS TALKING ABOUT. TRUTH IS, YOU CAN SAVE TONS OF MONEY. LETS START WITH THE SMALL CC BIKES. 125cc TO 500cc BIKES ARE REALLY GLORIFIED SCOOTERS. I KNOW, OVE OWNED THE. AROUND TOWN THEY ARE FINE AND YOU CAN GET UP TO 80MPG. DO NOT EVER THINK ABOUT RIDING ONE ON THE INTERSTATE. IT IS WAY TOO DANGEROUS. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE POWER AND YOU WILL GET RAN OVER. 600cc TO 1000cc BIKES CAN BE THE BETTER RANGE. CRUISERS IN THIS RANGE CAN GET GAS MILAGE AVERAGING IN THE 40-45 MPG RANGE. THEY ARE HEAVY AND SMALLER ENGINES THAN THEIR LARGER CC COUNTERPARTS. 600cc T0 750cc SPORT BIKES ARE VERY GOOD ON THE HIGHWAY, THEY HANDLE GREAT AND ACCELERATE FAST. I HAVE RIDDEN THESE ON THE INTERSATE TO WORK. THE GAS MILAGE I GOT ON THREE DIFFERENT 600'S AND 750'S AVERAGED BETWEEN 35-40 MPG. MOSTLY BECAUSE OF HOW YOU RIDE. THE BIGGEST DOWNFALL OF SPORTS BIKES IS, THEY SUCK FOR COMFORT. 45MIN AND YOU WILL NEED TO STOP AND TAKE A BREAK. NOT FOR LONGER TRIPS. YOU CAN EXPECT THE SAME FROM LARGER CC SPORT BIKES. AND YOU COULD GET BETTER GAS MILAGE THAN SMALLER IF YOU LAY OFF THE THROTTLE. 1000cc CRUISERS AND LARGER ARE YOU BEST BET FOR THE HIGHWAY. BUT BEWARE, NOT ALL GET GOOD GAS MILAGE. MOST IMPORTED BIKES HAVE CRAPPY WARRENTIES AND IF SOMETHING BREAKS. YOUR SCREWED. IMPORTS CAN GET INTO THE LOWER 50'S FOR MILAGE. BUT THESE AND TOURING BIKES SUCK IN TOWN. I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 1999 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1200. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I HAVENT CHANGED MY DRIVING HABITS AND I AVERAGE 55-60 MPG. THIS IS HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING 120 MILES EVERYDAY. I CURRENTLY ALSO HAVE A 3 YEAR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRENTY.(SOMETHING I COULD NOT GET ON A IMPORT) THE LAST BIKE I RODE GOT 37MPG ON THE SAME TRIP. IT WAS A 750cc KAWASAKI SPORT BIKE(2002). BEFORE THAT A 1998 SUZUKI 600cc SPORT BIKE, 40-42 MPG. FEEL OUT YOUR NEEDS. IF YOU ARE GOING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE, NOTHING SMALLER THAN 600cc FOR SHORT BURSTS. BIGGER CC CRUISERS FOR LONGER RIDES. OR SMALL CC FOR AROUND TOWN ONLY. DO YOUR RESEARCH. BUT GET WHAT BIKE FITS YOU BEST. IF YOU 6'6" YOU NEED A LARGE BIKE. IF YOU 5'4" GET A LOWRIDER. (KEEP IT ON TWO)

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Most common fault for poor fuel consumpsion is dirty air filters, a aggresive hand & and bad riding practices. Bikes all vary, 750 & 1000CC injected bikes are probley the best. Fitting a power commander is a good exsample as you are able to remap these. Leaning the bike off in areas needed and richening them where needed. Every bike is different in there requirement. If your after a bike for cheaper transport beware. They require more servicing mostly every 6000km, depending where you live air filters every 12000km (after markets are available for most they just require cleaning). With Suzuki's it every 12000km a service & tune, every 24000km is a major with valve clearances, with the 6000km & 18000km being chasis/minor services. most manufactures are the same. Your best just to get out there & find a bike you feel comfortable on, you feel you can handle (not going to kill yourself on). One that just feels right. Every one is different, everyone handles different. Decide what type of riding you want to do and look for the model that suits your needs. Fuel consumsion is like asking how long a piece of string is. It all boils down to how hard you accelerate, how much stop & staring you do, how much highway work you do. Bike have advanced so much these last few years theres nor much in them at all. There all getting lighter, faster & more advanced

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Generally speaking, the smaller the engine, the better the mileage.

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it seems that a lot of 2-stroke bikes have really good mileage but you do have to take into account that they use a little bit of the 2stroke oil as well.

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4 strokes get much better mileage than two strokes. Ask any outboard motor owner. The fewer cylinders often the better the mileage. The lower the RPM's the better the mileage. Harleys get an amazing 50 MPG's. Low RPM's , only two cylindars only about 45 horse power. Buy a 125cc or a 250cc single cyl. 4 stroke and you will get 60-90 miles per gallon. A 100 hORSE POWER 6 cylinder goldwing expect about 32 MPG's. The best may be the new 4 stroke scooters. They have excellent aerodynamic's. A 250cc scooter that will go 100 MPH can get 80 MPG (not running at 100 MPH).

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I have a goldwing 1800 and for being one of the bigest bikes on the market, it gets more than 32 MPG. Try more around 39 to 45. Maybe 35 if your riding real hard.

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I own an 2004 wing and routinely get 38 mpg at 85 mph. (90 - 95 mph gets 36 mpg). Since gas broke $3.00 I am trying to keep it under 2200 rpm in town (not hard to do). My first 200 miles yielded 44.4 mpg and 80 of those miles were at 65 miles per hour and 2700 rpm. I expect to get 45 - 46 mpg in town just by obeying posted speed limits and not accelerating fiercely. This is good on a machine weighing 750 and will cruise cross county! Remember - tires are $125 - $140 each and last about 12000 miles.

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My Honda Reflex (maxi-scooter) with a 250cc Engine has averaged 68 mpg (for the first 12,000 miles). This is a "twist and go" but it will go about 75-80 mph (actual) and will cruise at 70 all day with no problem. Some report better mileage.

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Kawi Eliminator 125 - 110mpg

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I have a 2004 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster Standard. I routinely get 52mpg and have hit 59mpg. The worst was about 47mpg. It only has a 3.3 gallon tank, so the range between fillups is about 100 to 130 miles, if you don't want to hit reserve. They do have a 4.5 gallon tank you can replace it with, though.

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02-05 Honda VFR 800's reportedly get between 30 and 55 depending on throttle usage and, apparently, even the individual bike. This is a v-4 with vtec valving. Smaller displacement single cylinder four-strokes will of course be your best bet for pure mileage, however 400cc is your legal hiway limit, and they won't always have the get-up to put you in the safest riding position.

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My 2003 honda "silverwing" (600 scooter, centrifical clutch, cvt)seems to deliver around 46 city or high way. I do tend to use too much throttle in town and cruise at 80+ on the interstate. One of these days I intend to do a couple tankfuls at 65mph, but just haven't been able to hold her down yet. I'll post the results if I accomplish that.

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I find it hard to believe that the BMW F650 is not listed here. I quess what I am looking for is to find the bike with the best size to mpg ratio. It is pretty easy for a 250 scooter to get 80 mpg but my buddies BMW f650 averages 68 and 70+ mpg on the highway. Now the Suzuki 650 DL v-strom only gets 56 on the highway. My little Suzuki DR350 and Ninja 250 both only got 54 on average. I am yet to find a bike that can easily cruse at highway speeds and get better gas mileage than the BMW F650

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400cc is not the minimum for hiway. 125cc is all for Michigan.

I have owned over 60 bikes. A 250cc single cyl 4 stroke may be the best bike for MPG's with enough speed to keep up with traffic. My Honda NX250 conisitantly got 85 MPG's and I am 6'4" 250 lbs. In addition it would go 85MPH. I agree with the previous statement the 250cc 4 stroke scooters are the best MPGs with enough power to be safe.

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The BMW F650 does seem to be the hands down winner for a freeway capable, high mpg bike.

And California rules state: M2 license up to 125cc. M1 license above 125cc. And 250cc minimum for freeways. My 86 Honda Elite 250 had 70mpg at 50 to 60mph and occasionally was pushed to 70 mph. It complained bitterly afterwards. But it was worth it to pass cars in the fast lane on a scooter.

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