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Post by Moonbeam Development on May 2, 2007 7:01:19 GMT -5
Okay you guys, I bought my Roketa 250cc Bali and just love this thing! Nothing wrong so far and it's been very reliable around town and back and forth to work.  Question: I filled my tank to the top and have gone about 150 miles on it so far, the needle is STILL on full! I can't believe it! It IS moving down so I know the needle isn't stuck and I heard reports of 80-90 mpg on scooters like this before I bought it, but dang! So, what's your MPG on your 250cc scooter? What can I expect? |
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Post by Charlie on May 2, 2007 7:43:45 GMT -5
You likely expect your fuel gauge to drop like a rock (all of a sudden). My Bali 150 gets about 85 mph and I weigh about 205# don't drive with a light touch.
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Post by gusset on May 2, 2007 7:59:32 GMT -5
My Daelim S2 250 gets 60-65mpg. That incorporates a fair amount of hill climbing...if I drove mostly on level ground, I think I'd probably get in the neighborhood of 70.
When my fuel gage needle leaves the green "Full" zone, it means there's about half a tank left. I reset my trip odometer at each fill-up and use that as my fuel gage.
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Post by WarrenS on May 2, 2007 9:07:41 GMT -5
80 or 90 is on the high side for a 250. I would say you would get 60 to 75 depending on how it is used.
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Post by tispectrum on May 2, 2007 10:51:28 GMT -5
My GV gets between 40 and 70 mpg depending on city or highway driving.
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Post by earlwb on May 2, 2007 11:13:03 GMT -5
I have been tracking my scoot's fuel consumption for the last 2200 miles and I am averaging a shade over 79mpg. Of course it is only a 150cc scoot though.
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Post by luciano136 on May 2, 2007 11:54:07 GMT -5
The scoot is pretty new but when I filled up last night it looked like I had about 55-60mpg (which is exactly what they claim). I do have a lot of stop-go traffic and usually have to go about 50mph.
It's definitely better than my car that gets 19-20mph driving to work ;D
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Post by Dennis D on May 2, 2007 14:39:43 GMT -5
My Strada 150 was getting around 65 mpg... usually flat out acceleration and a lot of WOT runs for several miles at a time. Then I got a Throttle Rocker, and the more I get used to using the paddle on the throttle rocker, the less often I twist the throttle wide open.... I'm still riding at nearly the same speeds, and still accelerating with or quicker than the cars from most stops, and now running an actual 56-58 mph most of the time on State hiways as opposed to the 58 to 60mph I used to go most of the time. Makes very little difference in getting there, and this last tank of gas I got 78mpg.
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Post by scooterollie on May 2, 2007 19:28:47 GMT -5
I believe 60-65 is the norm for a 250 driven under varying conditions. If you never go above 40-50 mph and have only flat ground are are easy on the throttle, maybe higher.
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Post by cloudaz on May 2, 2007 20:44:28 GMT -5
I ride my UC250Z on the freeway, about 70-80mph and I get about 60mpg. On my now 40 mile each way commute.
later
Wendell
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Post by tastroman on May 3, 2007 16:13:36 GMT -5
I have a Honda Elite 250 and get around 70mpg. My commute is at speeds around 50mph.
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Post by DaveS on May 4, 2007 11:52:23 GMT -5
My '87 Honda Helix gets around 70 MPG in the city, and at WOT on the interstate it gets around 55-60 MPG.
It's painfully stock... and I'm not light on the throttle! Add in the fact that I'm right around 265 Lbs, and it's STILL a benefit over the 14 MPG Super-Duty Ford!
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Post by luciano136 on May 4, 2007 12:32:11 GMT -5
I've just done my first oil change and have the impression my mileage is going to be higher. Maybe the first 300mi isn't a good estimate as it's still breaking in...
I'm really starting to love the thing btw! My commute is faster and a lot more FUN! Driving a sports car in crap traffic just sucks...
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Post by oldscooterguy on May 4, 2007 15:05:42 GMT -5
My 85 Elite250 is about the same as Dave S. 56-60 WOT and 70-75 in town.
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Post by monty57 on May 4, 2007 15:20:28 GMT -5
My Roadrunner 250 TLX get about 60 to 65 mpg. This was measured during the first 100 km so it may or may not improve with miles. I also check the speedometer with a GPS and found it to be about 5 MPH fast. Not too bad.
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Post by Moonbeam Development on May 11, 2007 10:12:02 GMT -5
Okay, so riddle me this..
I went through 2 tanks of gas. Each time I filled up at 2.25+/- gallons (didn't feel safe letting it get to low).
And each time my trip meter showed about 230 miles.
Now,
I'm 180lbs...
I drive about 35 miles a day back and forth...
Go about 60 miles an hour for 6 miles, then 35 mph the rest of the way through town...
There are a couple of hills but it's mostly flat..
I'm getting 100 mpg + ??
I've used a GPS to track my ACTUAL distance from home to work and the trip meter is off by about 2 miles, it shows me having traveled about 20 miles when the trip is really 18 miles (one way)..
Either I'm crazy or this 250 Roketa is rocking my world with 100 mpg tanks..
I'm still researching it, and still watching my gauges - more to come, but if anyone wants to top that or can get close please let me know so I know I'm not losing my mind..
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Post by luciano136 on May 11, 2007 10:21:38 GMT -5
That's amazing! I only seem to be getting 55-60mpg. I ride 20mi one way with a LOT of traffic lights and go about 50mph.
Not complaining though; my car only gets 19-20mpg in traffic and only drinks 91 octane as well ...
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Post by WarrenS on May 11, 2007 10:24:58 GMT -5
You have got to stop following those trucks so closely. ;D I guess you just got a good one.  |
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Post by luciano136 on May 11, 2007 10:30:18 GMT -5
You have got to stop following those trucks so closely. ;D I guess you just got a good one. Or everything in Missouri is measured in km ;D |
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Post by scooterollie on May 11, 2007 12:00:04 GMT -5
scopetrader;
Do you know your odometer is most likely displaying Kilometers, not miles traveled? Multiply KMs X .62 to get miles, then calculate mpg.
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Post by luciano136 on May 11, 2007 12:15:42 GMT -5
scopetrader; Do you know your odometer is most likely displaying Kilometers, not miles traveled? Multiply KMs X .62 to get miles, then calculate mpg. That was my first thought but I would be surprised if he didn't notice his GPS was also in km... |
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Post by Moonbeam Development on May 14, 2007 7:23:32 GMT -5
I posted in another forum a question about the km vs. miles thing when I first got the scoot. Hence - why I checked it using a GPS. The GPS and odometer are about 1 mile for every 9 miles off overall - but not enough for me to calculate in the error. Rode it again in today and my tank still says full..
This is a new tank and I'm watching it pretty closely.
I also just bought a new Nav Cam GPS system for my truck, but I'm going to check the miles to work with it too when riding the scoot, I'll report back in on that.
I had previously tested it with a Garmin emap.
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Post by Dennis D on May 14, 2007 7:36:37 GMT -5
Scopetrader: If your odometer is off by showing 10 mi for an actual 9, you're still getting 92 mpg. Pretty phenomenal!
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