[L'araignée]

Hello riders

We are still waitting our spyders here in France, expected for begenning of march, and on our forum have a question about the spyder consumption.

Now, most of you have made many hundred of miles, can you quantity how much spydie drink ? (petrol)

Here, we mesure xx liters for 100 km, but if you can give me any value, I should be happy.
Knowing that 65 miles = 100 km, and 1/4 gallon = 0.946 liter, I will convert your answers.

Thank's in advance guys,

L'araignée

[Spyder456]

L'araignée, on Jan 13 2008, 09:08 PM, said:

Hello riders

We are still waitting our spyders here in France, expected for begenning of march, and on our forum have a question about the spyder consumption.

Now, most of you have made many hundred of miles, can you quantity how much spydie drink ? (petrol)

Here, we mesure xx liters for 100 km, but if you can give me any value, I should be happy.
Knowing that 65 miles = 100 km, and 1/4 gallon = 0.946 liter, I will convert your answers.

Thank's in advance guys,

L'araignée

You will not be happy with gas miles. It likes petrol, about 30 miles to a US gallon driving nice. I have a 6 cylinder bike that get better.
I thought in France you could not have a bike over 100 hp. This has 110hp????

[NVR2L8]

29 mpg after putting 500 miles on it so far.

[L'araignée]

"Spyder456" said:

You will not be happy with gas miles. It likes petrol, about 30 miles to a US gallon driving nice. I have a 6 cylinder bike that get better.
I thought in France you could not have a bike over 100 hp. This has 110hp????

Thank's for this repply.
Here in France, all bikes are approved for maximum 100hp. Spydie is a little bit different, it is approved for 106hp, like you I suppose, but due to the law, it could have more.....because it is not a bicycle, but a tricycle, like trike who have for some of them more than 100hp. But we will see if motors mods can be done...

"NRV2L8" said:

29 mpg after putting 500 miles on it so far.

Thank's also man for repply.

So if I well count.....1 US gallon lets ride for arround 30 miles....if I convert in European mesure....it appears that spydie drink more than me --> 8.38 liters for 100 kilometers. This looks like forecasted....

Thank's guy's and good rides.

[Lamonster]

I have a little over 2000 miles on mine right now and I get right around 35 mpg but I have been as low as 30 mpg but most of the time it's 35.

[L'araignée]

Thank's Lamonst for repply,
If I well understand....spydie drink a litte bit less when miles grow up. Can we think that at 2000 miles motor is running well ?

[Lamonster]

L'araignée, on Jan 14 2008, 07:54 AM, said:

Thank's Lamonst for repply,
If I well understand....spydie drink a litte bit less when miles grow up. Can we think that at 2000 miles motor is running well ?

I got 35 mpg from my first ride home from the dealer (800 miles). I'm not sure if it's going to get better or not but I'm pretty happy with 35 mpg on a ride with this much rubber on the ground.

[smokster]

Lamonster, on Jan 15 2008, 06:02 AM, said:

I got 35 mpg from my first ride home from the dealer (800 miles). I'm not sure if it's going to get better or not but I'm pretty happy with 35 mpg on a ride with this much rubber on the ground.

I have 1200 miles on the Spyder and get about 27, much less tan I thought, but twice of my other vehicles.
My fuel light goes on at 120 miles..seem to spend alot of time at the pumps.

[Putt-Putt]

Looks like I'll have to get use to 30 to 35 MPG. I'm used to getting average of 48 MPG on both my BMW RT & Virago. Both are 1100cc's. Got as high as 57mpg BMW & 58 Virgo and low as 44. The low was driving at sustained speed of 95 & 100MPH (bmw)
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[evoluzione]

L'araignée, on Jan 14 2008, 04:09 AM, said:

... But we will see if motors mods can be done...

not only can they, they have been! we already have built a full stage one motor on our bike (150 h.p.). this includes ported heads, degreed high lift cams, high compression pistons, performance exhaust & race air box.

[ProviderEx]

this darn spyder gets worse than all my cars.
my mini is better (34ish)
my crx is far better (40ish)
the spyder is actually the worse of them all.

[Lamonster]

ProviderEx, on Jan 15 2008, 08:24 PM, said:

this darn spyder gets worse than all my cars.
my mini is better (34ish)
my crx is far better (40ish)
the spyder is actually the worse of them all.

Yea but those are still cars. ;)

[ProviderEx]

my CRX is not your normal car. sure it has 4 wheels, but it is no normal car. lol

[Rokonman]

ProviderEx, on Jan 16 2008, 12:30 PM, said:

my CRX is not your normal car. sure it has 4 wheels, but it is no normal car. lol

I must be missing something. The SPYDER is getting exactly the gas mileage the literature and my dealer predicted. I'm certainly not buying the SPYDER for its wonderful gas mileage (it's not that good) I'm buying it for the fun. My BMW K1200LT gets at least 50 MPG but it takes premium gas. I worked out the difference for what gas will cost me assuming the same mileage (5000/yr.) on each bike, it's around $17.00/month. That's the "cost of fun" I guess.

[TharkunRT]

Rokonman, on Jan 16 2008, 10:14 AM, said:

I must be missing something. The SPYDER is getting exactly the gas mileage the literature and my dealer predicted. I'm certainly not buying the SPYDER for its wonderful gas mileage (it's not that good) I'm buying it for the fun. My BMW K1200LT gets at least 50 MPG but it takes premium gas. I worked out the difference for what gas will cost me assuming the same mileage (5000/yr.) on each bike, it's around $17.00/month. That's the "cost of fun" I guess.

I did not purchase the Spyder for gas conservation, it is a toy, and toys have their costs.

[Spyder456]

Rokonman, on Jan 16 2008, 10:14 AM, said:

I must be missing something. The SPYDER is getting exactly the gas mileage the literature and my dealer predicted. I'm certainly not buying the SPYDER for its wonderful gas mileage (it's not that good) I'm buying it for the fun. My BMW K1200LT gets at least 50 MPG but it takes premium gas. I worked out the difference for what gas will cost me assuming the same mileage (5000/yr.) on each bike, it's around $17.00/month. That's the "cost of fun" I guess.

Good answer.
I knew it was not going to be good. Toys cost money!!!!
Don't buy a boat!!! Now that cost money Spyder is a good cheap fun toy.

[ProviderEx]

I wasn't complaining folks. lol
and I have had other TOYS. lol not my first TOY.
it's not so much the mileage I care about as it is the tank size.
it should really have a 10 gallon tank. not a 5 gallon one.
10x30. is great
5x30 not so much. lol

[smokster]

ProviderEx, on Jan 16 2008, 05:08 PM, said:

I wasn't complaining folks. lol
and I have had other TOYS. lol not my first TOY.
it's not so much the mileage I care about as it is the tank size.
it should really have a 10 gallon tank. not a 5 gallon one.
10x30. is great
5x30 not so much. lol

I agree, every 130 miles you have to go to the gas station.
Thats an hours worth of driving

[axhead]

Did I miss something? Product specs a 7.13 U.S. gallon tank, not a 5 gallon tank??

[Lamonster]

axhead, on Jan 17 2008, 04:38 AM, said:

Did I miss something? Product specs a 7.13 U.S. gallon tank, not a 5 gallon tank??

6.6 gal I'm pretty sure.