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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Well, sure :-) But where do you find an 80 mpg bike? (I mean an actual bike that you wouldn't be afraid to take on the interstate, not a Vespa-like scooter.) I've had a number of bikes over the years, from a 350cc Honda back in the '70s to the most recent 850cc Suzuki. As far as I can remember, none got much better than 50 mpg. On the other hand, I'm now driving a car that gets over 70 mpg.
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The lifetime mpgUS of my 2011 Honda CBR250R is over 80. And that will improve with the new gearing. In the summer I am over 87 mpg at 65mph. If you are getting 70 in your Insight, your average speed must be pretty slow. The CBR will break 90mpg at those speeds right off the show room floor. For $4000! I used to get 63mpg in my Insight over the same commute. Now only 59. Time for some new injectors? Tire life was never more than 35,000 with the excellent Bridgestones that are made for it.