Around 40-45 mpg normal riding
Around 50 - 60 mpg if you treat the throttle carefully on a long journey and use high gears
Around 35 mpg if you bomb it
With regard to the gearbox - change the oil (and oil filter) regularly (every 1,400 miles or so) and use good quality stuff.
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Triumph Bonneville 800 (2004), Yamaha XT600E (1999), Honda XBR500 (1986).
Last edited by kentfallen; 23 Dec 2008 at 18:42.
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