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Honda motorcycles have exceptional reliability but I'm not sure that is directly comparable with their auto line. Out of curiosity what model is getting 100+ mi

by randlet 10y ago

Honda motorcycles have exceptional reliability but I'm not sure that is directly comparable with their auto line. Out of curiosity what model is getting 100+ miles to the gallon?!? edit: I guess the Grom might come close?

mdip 10y ago
I should have clarified, I am reliably getting over 100MPG, but the motorcycle lists, I think, 50 or 60 MPG (still not bad). I generally use the bike only to ride up north and back and shortly after buying it I bumped the info button and noticed it had a MPG display. It was stuck at 99, which is the max it can display. I assumed it was broken but after several trips I realized they're a little over 100 miles each way and I was filling up the 4 gallon tank about once every two round trips, so I did a one way after putting a gallon in at a half tank and sure enough, I arrived with the needle a little higher than it was at (not perfect accuracy, but confirmation enough for me). I'm a pretty simple rider, no need to goose the engine (well, ok, occasionally). It's an all highway drive most of it rural highway (no passing lane) at 55 MPH, too, so it's basically the most ideal circumstances for fuel economy, too. It's the 2011 Honda NT700V and I love the thing. It's a sport/touring (nothing like a crotch rocket or a monster touring bike), very comfortable to ride, quiet and since purchase it has had zero problems and I have been able to do all of the routine maintenance myself due to it being easy to take apart. Granted, I live in Michigan so I don't get to ride it 5-6 months out of the year and I've got under 10,000 miles on it so I'd expect it to still be running well. The only downside is the oil filter is a smaller version of a very common filter, requiring me to buy it online and it use 10-W30 oil which is really hard to find retail (Motorcycles use different oil -- wet clutch -- who knew?) -- online it's twice the price I can get it retail when enough of it is in stock (O'Reilly carries a high-end synthetic for it that I purchase a quart at a time when I'm there for other reasons -- they've never had 3 in stock at a time).
- exclusiv 10y ago
  In LA you will eventually get hit by a car of you ride a motorcycle. Not worth the MPG.
  - mdip 10y ago
    Well, I'd argue (and I think I mentioned it in the comment) that you generally don't buy a motorcycle to save on gas. You do so to enjoy the road. :o)

by randlet 10y ago

mdip 10y ago

I should have clarified, I am reliably getting over 100MPG, but the motorcycle lists, I think, 50 or 60 MPG (still not bad). I generally use the bike only to ride up north and back and shortly after buying it I bumped the info button and noticed it had a MPG display. It was stuck at 99, which is the max it can display. I assumed it was broken but after several trips I realized they're a little over 100 miles each way and I was filling up the 4 gallon tank about once every two round trips, so I did a one way after putting a gallon in at a half tank and sure enough, I arrived with the needle a little higher than it was at (not perfect accuracy, but confirmation enough for me). I'm a pretty simple rider, no need to goose the engine (well, ok, occasionally). It's an all highway drive most of it rural highway (no passing lane) at 55 MPH, too, so it's basically the most ideal circumstances for fuel economy, too. It's the 2011 Honda NT700V and I love the thing. It's a sport/touring (nothing like a crotch rocket or a monster touring bike), very comfortable to ride, quiet and since purchase it has had zero problems and I have been able to do all of the routine maintenance myself due to it being easy to take apart. Granted, I live in Michigan so I don't get to ride it 5-6 months out of the year and I've got under 10,000 miles on it so I'd expect it to still be running well. The only downside is the oil filter is a smaller version of a very common filter, requiring me to buy it online and it use 10-W30 oil which is really hard to find retail (Motorcycles use different oil -- wet clutch -- who knew?) -- online it's twice the price I can get it retail when enough of it is in stock (O'Reilly carries a high-end synthetic for it that I purchase a quart at a time when I'm there for other reasons -- they've never had 3 in stock at a time).

exclusiv 10y ago
In LA you will eventually get hit by a car of you ride a motorcycle. Not worth the MPG.
- mdip 10y ago
  Well, I'd argue (and I think I mentioned it in the comment) that you generally don't buy a motorcycle to save on gas. You do so to enjoy the road. :o)