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BoiseMetro · 08-26-2011, 02:32 PM

Hi there! I'm brand new to this forum, but I have first hand experience with riding a motorcycle thinking that I would get better fuel economy.

At best my 2001 1.0L Triumph Speed Triple got 40MPG. I crashed it once breaking my Right Arm, and the MCL and ACL in my right knee. It ran through a set of tires every 3000miles. Plus it had no cargo room at all. But it was a lot of "fun"!

I sold it and bought a 1999 Chevy Metro 1.0L. I'm now getting 44MPG. I can go to the store and get a couple bags of groceries and I can drive in the winter. Not much "fun" though.

08-26-2011, 02:32 PM	#23 (permalink)
BoiseMetro EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Boise, ID USA Posts: 1 GreenMetro - '99 Chevrolet Metro 90 day: 44.48 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Triumph Speed Triple vs. Chevy Metro. Hi there! I'm brand new to this forum, but I have first hand experience with riding a motorcycle thinking that I would get better fuel economy. At best my 2001 1.0L Triumph Speed Triple got 40MPG. I crashed it once breaking my Right Arm, and the MCL and ACL in my right knee. It ran through a set of tires every 3000miles. Plus it had no cargo room at all. But it was a lot of "fun"! I sold it and bought a 1999 Chevy Metro 1.0L. I'm now getting 44MPG. I can go to the store and get a couple bags of groceries and I can drive in the winter. Not much "fun" though.