That’s how economical it is with the Honda CBR 250 R.

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That's how economical it is with the Honda CBR 250 R.
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That's how economical it is with the Honda CBR 250 R.

That's how economical it is with the Honda CBR 250 R.

That's how economical it is with the Honda CBR 250 R.

That's how economical it is with the Honda CBR 250 R.

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Sometimes I have to defeat the weaker self, this is where he is drowned. In the back of my mind the question: 25 liters are enough for 1000 kilometers?

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Fill up to the brim so that the first stage goes as far as possible. To do this, increase the air pressure.

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Thermodynamic coffee mug with a hi-wake effect.

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Aerodynamic luggage roll.

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Almost 300 kilometers are done after a good four hours, despite a Vmax of almost 100 km / h.

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Cheek: Vignette for 250 cc as expensive as for a five-liter Benz. why?

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Nice welcome: I still want to leave, because Italy beckons.

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I always take this photo here: Lake Lucerne, motorcycle, fence.

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The Gotthard Pass is compulsory, the tunnel can only be used in cold weather or rain – or both.

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Heinz on the Gotthard with his CB 175: My CBR 250 R is happy about its great great uroma.

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Need fuel: five liters for ten euros just behind Cuneo. The Honda runs like clockwork.

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Finally mountains: on the Col de la Madeleine, the air smells completely different again.

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Shortly before the summit: a little break for the Honda and the driver.

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So far and now no further: A thick wall of snow blocks the summit storm.

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Can you come over there? You can if you have a folding spade.

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Gaaaaanz up, Honda proud! Only she makes it to the summit plateau at an altitude of 2,863 meters.

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Done: I meet the test crew at the Alpen Masters final on the bonette.

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That’s how economical it is with the Honda CBR 250 R.

25 liters per 1000 kilometers
That’s how economical it is with the Honda CBR 250 R.

How economical are today’s motorcycles? Is 25 liters enough for 1000 kilometers? We are looking for the answer with a Honda CBR 250 R on a tour from Stuttgart to the Alpen Masters final.

Michael Pfeiffer

08/02/2012

With pleasure. I really enjoy doing this. Put your own ego to the test again, defeat your weaker self and prove something pretty useless to the world. As a youngster, I tried to see how long you can go on a motorcycle vacation with 500 marks. After a good three weeks I got home pretty starved with the last drop of fuel.

Fuel, exactly! Finally a good idea for our anniversary: ​​need 2.5 liters of fuel with a 250cc. But not for 100 kilometers, but on average for 1000. That should be enough for the colleagues at the Alpenmasters who meet for the finals on the Col de la Bonette. So at a little more than 2500 meters above sea level. So the whole thing fits. Does the importer in Offenbach still have a 250cc Honda? He has. Even one with carbon applications. Thank you, Stefan Beckmann!

How do I get the small single cylinder as economical as possible? “You have to make yourself as small as possible behind the disguise!” Or “Just like Thomas did back then, always turn off the engine with the kill switch and let it roll”, so the advice of the colleagues. I don’t always want to make a difference, but I want to make myself small. This is why the luggage roll is packed lengthways to the rear as an extended back. And – great trick – I reduce the rolling resistance by mercilessly increasing the air pressure to 3.5 bar. I refrain from the slippery leather suit because the night temperature is below ten degrees. You don’t want to freeze to death. But I almost do. Because in the morning at three in the morning it can get nasty cold even in July. And foggy. I have resolved not to go over 90 km / h, always in sixth gear with as little gas as possible. After an hour I give up and head for a rest stop. The tires roll off hard, that hits the back. The cold mist penetrates through the clothes. Coffee, hot! How beautiful the brown broth can taste. It goes on at dawn. The border with Switzerland near Singen means gluing. The little Honda, like the big cars, has to wear a vignette for 40 francs, a joke. Through Switzerland I need fuel for around 15 euros, but twice as much for the toll! But you shouldn’t get so upset, because now the Swiss speed is the order of the day, embarrassing adherence to the limits, because you really enjoy taking passport photos here. I drive around Zurich on the new autobahn, then turn off towards Lake Lucerne. Because here is my favorite spot for the first photo. And a practical toilet. For a good 30 years.

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Gotthard pass is compulsory. Upstairs I meet Hans, all alone. He drives a CB 175 from 1972. The great, great-great-grandma of my CBR. Kind. I roll to Airolo without a motor. The fuel clock shows alarmingly little. Should I already have a tank empty after less than 400 kilometers? 10.4 liters fit in, after 379 kilometers that’s 2.74 liters per 100 kilometers. It will be close! At least it’s getting warm now. I stow the warm lining and roll on to Como with almost no gas. A gracious tail wind pushes me through Ticino, it takes almost 100 kilometers before the first of six bars on the display disappears.


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Heinz on the Gotthard with his CB 175: My CBR 250 R is happy about its great great uroma.

Italia, Autostrada, heat, fast trucks, I hang myself on a tanker truck, drive pretty close behind it. The wake vortex gives me a good shake, but I can almost close the throttle. The good Honda rolls with 100 things on the clock, the guy pulls me from Milan to Turin. Thank you! After a good 600 kilometers, I turn onto the country road. Cuneo is the next big place, it’s a few kilometers from there into the mountains, and then comes the big finale.

Almost half full, but now the Alps are coming, so fill up! I buy five liters of fuel for ten euros, that should be enough. If I only have to fill in 9.6 liters at the end, I have used up 25 liters. Will that work? I conquer the Col de la Madeleine with low engine speeds but furious lean angles in order to brake as little as possible. The descent is rolled, then up to the bonette. It’s great how the landscape changes, soon the height of 2000 meters will be reached. Cows graze, marmots keep an eye out. Another ten kilometers and I’ll be up there. Wow! What an impressive scenery! Bare rock, remnants of snow, a thick wall of snow blocks the onward journey all the way up. I wait four hours for the test crew to come. Drive up and down a few more times, because there are only 942 kilometers on the trip odometer. They are finally there, cutting their way through the snow. I chug after. Summit photo, flourish! Back to the hotel. 992 kilometers.

The Honda drives home in the van, I’ll take the Alpenkonig. Back home is refueled. 9.6 liters? Go in, and another tight one. It’s a shame, but 2.64 is also quite good, isn’t it?

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