[OldBobagain]

My '16 1000 gets around 22/23 km/litre, average riding. Never flashed and can crawl along at 40km/hr in 6th gear and smooth as

 

[john2019]

All bikes are made with a very defined purpose of use in mind.
If you really want to save gasoline either do not ride a vehicle at all or ride a Honda Grom 125 cc 137 MPG or a Honda CB150R 125 MPG.

When I ride my GSXS1000 hard I get like 19 MPG but I get to 60 mph in no more than 3.0 sec.
My 2018 Grom did like 15 sec from 0-60. Top speed about 62 mph.

 

[LanghamP]

All bikes are made with a very defined purpose of use in mind.
If you really want to save gasoline either do not ride a vehicle at all or ride a Honda Grom 125 cc 137 MPG or a Honda CB150R 125 MPG.

When I ride my GSXS1000 hard I get like 19 MPG but I get to 60 mph in no more than 3.0 sec.
My 2018 Grom did like 15 sec from 0-60. Top speed about 62 mph.

Ah, but the GSXS1000F, in my opinion, does very well indeed for other uses in mind outside sport-touring. And sometimes if you're low on gas you do have the ability to extend the remaining gas mileage considerably. If you have only two gallons of gas then you can choose to burn it up in 38 miles or you can extend it to well beyond 100 miles.

I suppose I could get a Honda Grom as a 2nd bike...but $3000 buys an awful lot of gas, insurance, tires, and depreciation.

 

[john2019]

Ah, but the GSXS1000F, in my opinion, does very well indeed for other uses in mind outside sport-touring. And sometimes if you're low on gas you do have the ability to extend the remaining gas mileage considerably. If you have only two gallons of gas then you can choose to burn it up in 38 miles or you can extend it to well beyond 100 miles.

I suppose I could get a Honda Grom as a 2nd bike...but $3000 buys an awful lot of gas, insurance, tires, and depreciation.

That's true but since your whole point is to save gas, you can sell your GSXS1000 for $6K and buy a Grom for $3K and have $3K extra for all the life of the Grom.

Also, I can ride my GSXS1000 at 35 MPH on 6th gear and make perhaps 60 ~ 65 MPG, but I would not be able to go in the Fwy or 40 ~ 45 MPH streets. I guess an electric bicycle will be more suitable for this kind of riding. No gasoline, no insurance, no car or motorcycle monthly payments.

If your job is 3 ~ 5 miles away, the electric bicycle is the way to go.

 

[LanghamP]

That's true but since your whole point is to save gas, you can sell your GSXS1000 for $6K and buy a Grom for $3K and have $3K extra for all the life of the Grom.

That was my original intent, except replace Grom with Burgman 650. So you are indeed correct. My particular bike was practically a rescue bike and so very very cheap.