[Renegade929]

seriously, it cost me about $16 to fill up my 929 the 2nd to last fill up i did ! This shiat is getting plain stupid, i can go through almost a whole tank on a good nights ride on Sat nights....not only is it expensive to fill the tank of your car, but now it's getting ridiculous for even us sport bike riders..

[HK]

comparing to car expenses on gas it's still nothing

[HK]

... by the way, a tank full of unleaded here in Hong Kong (20L) costs 38 USD.

US fuel prices rock.

[.OrgOwner]

Spare a thought for the people who live in Europe, their prices have been off the charts for years and they are still alive. I agree with you however, I think they should now just step in and cap the world price for a month, its all driven by speculation at this point so a few people are going to get rich at the expense of everyone else... Just look at what happened with the property market. Getting back on topic I think more people will opt for two wheels as it is way cheaper than four. I ride for recreation and gas prices have not stopped me yet.

[ldavis]

if anything i'm on the bike more often now. just since april i've put 3400 miles on my bike, looks like i'm going to get at least one more oil change this season..

[LoopyLee]

I wish I could fill my tank with US priced gas.. to fill my tank now I'm looking at about $35 (its a 15 litre tank) and I have to use my bike everyday to get to work as I have no other transport..

[westie]

Originally Posted by Renegade929

seriously, it cost me about $16 to fill up my 929 the 2nd to last fill up i did ! This shiat is getting plain stupid, i can go through almost a whole tank on a good nights ride on Sat nights....not only is it expensive to fill the tank of your car, but now it's getting ridiculous for even us sport bike riders..

You are sooo lucky, it costs us around 25euro here in france which is more than double what you are paying.

[odt]

Originally Posted by Renegade929

seriously, it cost me about $16 to fill up my 929 the 2nd to last fill up i did ! This shiat is getting plain stupid, i can go through almost a whole tank on a good nights ride on Sat nights....not only is it expensive to fill the tank of your car, but now it's getting ridiculous for even us sport bike riders..

16$ ????

It costs me more than 20€ to fill up my 599 (17litres) thats more than 30 bucks...Lucky you...

[TNT929]

Gasoline costs $ 1,08 per liter (price of 17-06).
In the Netherlands you pay $ 2,61 per liter!!!!

No phun driving here...

TNT

[sj929fire]

It costs here US $23 to fill up my 929, great pump price there in the USA. I have 2 other motorbikes, a 200 cc scoot and an off road bike, which consume much less gas. I use the latter two for city trips to save on gas and the blade for out of town trips. Indeed, 2 wheels is the way to go at today's gas prices, saves gas and travel time through traffic

[rokitt51]

Luckily i dont have my bikes with me right now. i still have to make the 2000 mile trip to load'em up. that trip alone with a big trailer and gas prices have been holding me back. I work in the oil fields here in west tx so getting diesel isnt a biggie, be good if i had a diesel huh? Unfortunately i have to use unleaded, and that is an expensive trip there, and even more back here with the drag and the weight of it all.

[Surffrog]

The Thais are getting pretty stressed about this too, but I'm still only paying around US $11 for a full tank - 15 litres.

[Wazcat]

I've cut down somewhat. Riding is becoming an expensive hobby. Fuel is $1.60 here in Aussie. $AU almost same value as $u.s.

[wander81]

Being in the military. You would think they would cut you a break on gas prices on base but it's the same price, sometimes more than off base. I been riding a lot more. To the hottest day 101 to the rainest day. I'll take $17 in gas for a week and half.

[MACI4LIFE]

it's 1.34 cdn here.

time to buy a scooter for the work commutes

[mileage712]

My recreational riding is cut short only by my work. Quick pleasure ride during lunch most days. I also commute 135 miles round trip and when I'm not teaching Motorcycle Safey Foundation (MSF) classes I ride on the weekends. Riding is my passion and vice! As long as people keep smoking cigarettes, I'll keep smoking tires! Remember: Ride your own ride.

[fireblade.quad]

Originally Posted by Renegade929

seriously, it cost me about $16 to fill up my 929 the 2nd to last fill up i did ! This shiat is getting plain stupid, i can go through almost a whole tank on a good nights ride on Sat nights....not only is it expensive to fill the tank of your car, but now it's getting ridiculous for even us sport bike riders..

Hi Guys your have nothing to complain about try buying petrol in Scotland UK it is £1.24 a litre thats right one pound and twenty four pence a litre i think its time for a cooking oil Blade. lol

[FB1000inPA]

Not at all. I even stepped it up a little. I quit smoking, don't spent as much time in bars, and got myself a little second job.

Nah, riding a bike is nothing.

[itsrhuf]

To me, $16 to fill the 929 is still cheap for what you get out of it. How else can you have so much fun for hours on only $16?

[curt248]

Yeah the price to fun ratio is awesome no matter how much you are paying for gas.

Isn't that why we all ride?

[ca929rr]

Here in San Fransisco bay area we are paying an average of $5.00 a gallon.Which is just shy of $25.00 a tank and i ride all the time,to work and for fun i guess thats why i have 63,000 on my 929.We have no room to bitch really look at what others are paying. Just get out and ride!!!!!!!

[followdafox]

at like 4.90 a gallon im riding even more, screw 28mpg... how about 45 on my cbr

[Surffrog]

Aren't these figures a little twisted? I think the US gallon is different to the UK gallon... I'm going to check this out.

[followdafox]

go for it, i think gas is still cheaper in the states

[Surffrog]

This is what wikipedia has to say on the matter:

U.S. liquid gallon is legally defined as 231 cubic inches, and is equal to (exactly) 3.785411784 litres (1 L = 10-3 m3) or about 0.13368 cubic feet. This is the most common definition of a gallon in the United States. The U.S. fluid ounce is defined as 1/128 of a U.S. gallon.


Imperial (UK) gallon is legally defined as 4.54609 litres (≈ 277.42 cu in), which is about 1.2 U.S. liquid gallons. This definition is used in Commonwealth countries and Ireland, and is based on the volume of 10 pounds of water at 62 °F. (A U.S. liquid gallon of water weighs about 8.33 pounds at the same temperature.)

Someone else can do the math on cost comparisons

[FTP_929]

4..the answer is 4...

So..i know everywhere else but the U.S pays WAY more for gas..BUT..last week it took $15 the MOST to fill up my 929..and today it was about $16.83 DAMN YOUSS!!

[FTP_929]

Well i remember everybody in the UK/Europe was saying they pay way more for gas..i just read this here.

CNN/Money: Gas prices around the world

is something wrong here? and does venezuela really pay 14 cents a gallon?!!?!??!!?!?!?

[sj929fire]

I'm not sure about the other countries but I believe Venezuela has oil reserves that's why their top honcho, Hugo Chavez, can afford to antagonize Western countries. I wonder how much riding they get to do there at that price for gas Someone should tell them to post here

[bjay51d]

I have to pick and choose my rides now...No more riding to clear my head chit.

[Surffrog]

At least the Chinese government has agreed to raise their fuel prices by 18%. That should slow down them a little

Coupled with the increasing production that's due, there may be a drop in prices somewhere on the horizon