I use an iPhone app to track my mileage. For the last 6-months I've only spent $78 in gas. How fricken cool is that! I used to spend that much in just one fill-up of my truck.

 

That's originally why I got my bike. I tripled my mpg over my car. I was spending $300/month on gas, my bike payment w/insurance plus gas is around $200/month, so I have an extra $100/month and a bike.

 

i thought because of the frequent maintenance needs, the klx250 might cost more (probably would be if i had dealer/shop do all the work), but if i do my own work, klx250 saves me more money...and, with less depreciation in value..klx250 wins...

klx250sf
10,000 miles per year
60 mpg at $4.20 premium 91 octane gas
$700 annual gas
$30 estimated cost of 3 oil changes
$10 spark plug
$300 tire replacement
$150 chain and sprockets
$20 brake pads
$10 misc. shims
$1,220 total cost per year

current car
10,000 miles per year
27 mpg at $4.00 standard gas
$1,480 annual gas
$50 oil change
$5 spark plug cost pro-rated
$100 tire cost pro-rated
$100 timing belt and other maintenance
$30 brake pad
$100 misc. maintenance
$1,865 total cost per year

 

My KLX is coming up to 12,000kms (10 months of riding) and it has paid it self off in fuel savings from not using my V8 cage (25 litres per 100km). :/

 

Brien,
what app are you using?

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mile...447546241?mt=8

It's nothing fancy, but it's free and does the trick.

 

Well today I hit the one year mark of tracking my mileage. Granted, my daily commute is about 6 miles round trip but it's still impressive. I've only spent $176.47 in gas for the entire year, half of which was premium gas. Larga vida the KLX!

 

I think one of the craziest examples of great fuel mileage and costs is that new Honda NC700X twin roadbike. At that displacement...just short of 700cc...it has an amazing ability to yield awesome fuel mileage. The ability to get mileage in the 70's per gallon for a decently sized twin is impressive. Yes, a little apples-to-oranges as far as the KLX is concerned.

 

It is pretty cool, depending on how many miles you ride (you didn't say).

I'll make some assumptions here:
$3.25 cost of gas per gallon
60 miles per gallon

$78 / $3.25 = 24 gallons
24 gallons * 60 miles per gallon = 1440 total miles traveled
1440 / 26 (weeks in 6 months) = 55 miles per week

You need to get out more and maybe spend more on gas!

Ron

 

Ron, don't be so harsh. Probably the same folks who designed the Obamacare website designed that fuel mileage app.