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Miles per tank? CB500 k1

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Honda Al:
Hi all,

Now my bike is registered and insured I've started riding it around, but what kind of mileage do you get from a full tank of fuel? And how much mileage can you do before switching over to the reserve?

Alan

Johnwebley:
I generally get about 106 miles before reserve,

  I guess 10 miles per litre,

  for safety I seldom exceed 125 miles between fill ups,

 one bennefit is it gives you chance to stretch your legs,and cure the dreaded "numb bum" syndrome

 

matthewmosse:
About the same on mine, even tugging a chair, but occasionally it could drop as low as 90 miles per tank, but normally about 120 miles per tank. I'm quite surprised how little inpact a sidecar appears to have based on what John says he's getting. I got more miles per tank out of my k3, but it wasn't as reliable in the fueling department if left stood.

florence:
I would say it depends upon how hard you ride it.  I know on occasions where I have been thrashing it on twisty roads with lots of going up and down the gearbox the fuel consumption goes down radically but then mine has bigger jets, less restrictive air filter and straight through exhaust pipe.

I think it is reasonable to expect around about 50 MPG.

flatfour:
Mine is around 120 miles (safe) to a tank. I normally ride on open roads, change up at some 6000 rpm and cruise at around 5000 rpm.

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