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kylezx6r
23-10-12, 04:36 PM
Anyone have a rough idea it'll cost to ride to Birmingham and back
Splash
23-10-12, 04:43 PM
From where?

Use this site for those simple workings.

http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/calc.shtml
Swanny
23-10-12, 04:45 PM
On my bike about £20
Snowy
23-10-12, 04:50 PM
Anyone have a rough idea it'll cost to ride to Birmingham and back

Just petrol costs or inclusive of wear & tear, depreciation, insurance, tax etc....

If just petrol you will need to know the mileage you will do (try AA or RAC websites for that), your bikes fuel consumption and the cost per litre you're paying.

Divide first by second and multiply by third.
Swanny
23-10-12, 04:54 PM
Are you riding a DT50 or a Fireblade??
Mitch9128
23-10-12, 04:54 PM
Just use HMRC's guide rates, they're not far off on cars, **** for bikes though.
Swanny
23-10-12, 04:58 PM
From where?

Use this site for those simple workings.

http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/calc.shtml

That says £18.80 for my bike
160 round trip :)

Must remember that for my trip to the bike show
Gooz
23-10-12, 05:02 PM
160 round trip good luck with that, I do Tamworth junct 10 m42 regular as clockwork 127 miles door to door one way, allow at least £30 for petrol and another 15 towards your next tyre :'( :'( :'(
kylezx6r
23-10-12, 05:10 PM
Thanx peps they reckon 48 miles per gallon for my
Bike so around 40 quid fuel but 250 mile from nunney as a round trip
Swanny
23-10-12, 05:16 PM
Just looked and the nec is 97 miles away. Not sure where I got 80 miles from. I seem to remember an old girlfriend and something to do with Birmingham. My memory fades :D
Snowy
23-10-12, 05:45 PM
Thanx peps they reckon 48 miles per gallon for my
Bike so around 40 quid fuel but 250 mile from nunney as a round trip

So that means you will use 5.2 gallons of fuel.

5.2 gallons = 23.61 litres, so at £1.36 litre, your fuel cost will be £32.11.
Col
25-10-12, 12:12 AM
:-? is this real ::) You gotta be avin a larf
Jon_W
25-10-12, 01:11 PM
Working on 100 miles each way at 48mpg and fuel at £1.36/l

=200 miles (100*2)
= 4.167 gallons fuel (200/48)
= 18.94 litres (4.167*4.546)
= £25.76 (18.94*1.36)

Your mpg seems high. It cost me £16 the last time I did it on the GS which is 76mpg by the reverse calculation.
Kevinb
25-10-12, 01:41 PM
Life's too short to be working things like this out down to the penny. Shove some money & plastic in your pocket get on your bike and enjoy.
If it is the NEC bike show you are going to then there's no parking charge, you get to park close to the main building and they have a helmet park
Senna(Dan)
25-10-12, 01:43 PM
I used to do Lyneham to Telford which was 127 miles with the route I used. Cost me about £28 return trip on the XJ6.

So it shouldn't cost too much.
kylezx6r
25-10-12, 11:17 PM
Thanks guys £25,on fuel bargain
Col
28-10-12, 11:38 PM
:o :o where'd you get the idea that your £25 is a bargain---total rip off especially about 65% is bloody tax

probabaly inversted so 'essential' military fire crews can trundle across to the naafi for tea in their 1 mile/gallon fire tenders ::)

as they say in Spartacus ---spread cheeks and take it up fookin arse ;D