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Originally Posted by jkv357
I like all the bikes that you mentioned, but for a vehicle with economy in mind they couldn't compare to the CBR250, especially considering he feels it (CBR) may have too much power. Single cylinder and F.I. (like the CBR) will be significantly more efficient.
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I recently was on a ride with a guy with a cbr250. Now the owner was a sparse individual (150 lbs) and he was getting like 55+mpg when the rest of us were on larger bikes getting 40+ mpg's. Then he let a mutual friend that weights 265 ride it for a tank. Shazam, the bike is netting 45 mpg. Some of that was the unfamiliar rider, but some of that shift was the heavier rider.
So how efficient is that cbr250 going to be when the weight it has to move goes up by a factor of 4 or 5.
Adding front suspension, front subframe, safety cage, seats and body is going to more than triple the Gross weight.