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Old 10-29-2012, 07:08 AM   #6 (permalink)
sendler
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Honda CBR250R FI Single - '11 Honda CBR250R
90 day: 105.14 mpg (US)

2001 Honda Insight stick - '01 Honda Insight manual
90 day: 60.68 mpg (US)

2009 Honda Fit auto - '09 Honda Fit Auto
90 day: 38.51 mpg (US)

PCX153 - '13 Honda PCX150
90 day: 104.48 mpg (US)

2015 Yamaha R3 - '15 Yamaha R3
90 day: 80.94 mpg (US)

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Is your Ninja not fast enough for you? I have found either of my 250's is easily capable of keeping up with traffic or making a pass at 50 mph. Reducing the tire mass will only help fuel economy if you are in stop and go traffic often and might make the bike feel less stable on the road at speed. It will even tend to reduce your best mpg on the highway if you are good at Pulse n Glide. I would recommend that you place tire wear and wet traction at a high priority and forget the weight unless you are racing. Bridgestone BT023. Or grab the perfectly good new take offs the Ninja and CBR250R throw away from IRC.
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