46 Years of Models All content on Total Motorcycle is copyright protected and actively monitored by DMCA Motorcycle is family owned and operated By Riders, For Riders, 250 Million readers for over 16 years. You are here: Home Motorcycle Fuel Economy Guide in MPG and L/100km --- Best Motorcycle MPG Motorcycle MPG Over 500cc Guide guide to motorcycle gas mileage (MPG and L/100km) and efficiency Your guide to motorcycle and scooter fuel economy in MPG and L/100km. Over 5500 bikes by year, manufacturer and model from 1934 to today. BMW F800R @ 65.3 MPG - This is definitely the hottest naked bike generation since the BMW K1300R. After all, a refined 2-cylinder bike like this state-of-the-art roadster is simply sexy: light, stylish, fit. A state-of-the-art product with a totally cool design, the perfect combination of pure riding pleasure with a high degree of suitability for everyday use. A 798 cc 2-cylinder entirely

wrapped in black: it doesn’t just look cool, it sounds cool too. it has pulling power with 87 bhp. Best Motorcycle MPG Over 500cc Models << Under 500cc Total Motorcycle Fuel Economy Guide by Year Scooter >> Engine Size (cc) /Cyl your motorcycle MPG data to help our guide grow.I’ll admit it, I’ve had a few laughs poking fun at the tightly wound and highly vocal owners of Honda’s VFR series of motorcycles. You know the type. They are a little older, neatly attired, not quite at BMW-owner levels of prissiness, but clean- cut and serious. I’d ridden a few VFRs—mostly the older, 1980s versions or the V-Tech-equipped 2002-2009 Interceptor,  and they never impressed me as being that good. Then I went riding with my friend John Joss. I had a Triumph Sprint GT I was testing, and I wanted his impressions of that bike, so after filling our tanks near Santa Cruz, California, we swapped rides, chasing each other along the winding roads of the Santa Cruz mountains.

I rode John’s well-traveled 1999 VFR800i. I had never ridden the “Fifth Gen,” as the VFR cognoscenti call the ’98-’01. It was introduced in 1997 as a replacement for the fourth-generation 94-97 VFR750. An all-new motorcycle—not just an update—the 800 got a more-torquey (but not much more powerful) fuel-injected engine, a “pivotless” frame that mounted the motor as a stressed member (the tasty single-sided swingarm pivots in the engine case, a la the VTR1000F SuperHawk), 41mm cartridge fork, lighter wheels and curvy new bodywork that still looks fresh 13 years later. Wet weight is a little over 500 pounds,  horsepower is around 100 at the wheel, and the new bike would set you back $9899. In a lot of ways, the fifth-gen is the oldest modern sportbike you can get. It’s got all the stuff a modern moto-pilot needs: fuel injection, cartridge fork, modern styling, comprehensive digital instrumentation (with easy-to-read displays for time, fuel remaining and ambient temperature) and modern tire sizes.

In fact, many Viffer-heads argue that the two following bikes—the V-Tech-laden 800 Interceptor and dual-clutch, mega-powered VFR1200 — add nothing useful to the game, just more weight, expense and complexity to an already perfect product.Only God is perfect, right? motorcycle helmets in tucsonThat’s how I felt hopping on John’s aged mount, but after a few miles any cynicism about the VFR had melted away. motorcycle helmets charlotteThe steering felt a little slow and old-fashioned at first, as if it had old 19-inch bias-plies, but I quickly got used to it. motorcycle helmets charlotteThe red bike felt effortlessly fast, stable, easy-to-turn and man is that thing smooth for a four-cylinder. 3xl open face motorcycle helmet

The fueling was exceptionally precise (although I’m guessing John had it carefully tuned for his sweet-looking—and even sweeter-sounding—Staintune exhaust), displaying little of the herky-jerkiness I’d expect from late-’90s fuel-injection. I didn’t even mind the linked brakes. husqvarna motorcycle dealers londonIn fact, I didn’t even know it had linked brakes until I started researching the bike. motorcycle clothing exeterI asked John if he had removed the linking system—but no, aside from the pipe, a higher screen, an Öhlins shock, a custom Sargent’s saddle and white powder-coat on the wheels (they look great but are a “bugger” to clean, says John), his bike is pretty stock. motorbike helmets for sale in stoke on trent

And aside from a couple of valve checks and some electronic-component failures that will not surprise any 90s-era Honda owner, he’s had to do very little to the bike in the 10 years and 87,000 miles he’s been riding it. “It’ll do 1000-mile days and it’ll do 1:45s at Laguna Seca,” says John. “It’s sporting enough, it’s touring enough, it does everything nicely.” The VFR is a Honda in all the right ways—supremely engineered, comfortable, good performing, easy to ride and reliable as your Uncle Phil’s Dewar’s “sleep aid.” So they probably hold their value pretty well, right? Well, no. A quick California-wide Craig’s List search turned up a dozen very nice examples, all priced under $4000, with some good ones under the $3000 mark. Kelly Blue Book retail value is $2950 for a ’98. You’re getting a 12-year-old bike, true, but it’s a Honda, and if it was well-maintained—it’s hard not to use the phrase “anal retentive” when you write about VFR owners—you can bet it will probably outlast most  bikes on the road, if not you.