Honda CG125 Running Costs
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You can work out the running costs of the motorcycle, the following are with UK prices.
I should warn you that seeing all the running costs might be a shock. You will either realise its very, very cheap to run, or you will think its very expensive, since you have not seen the costs of another bike or car.
If you do the calculations on a large bike or car, you will find the Honda CG125 is very, very cheap.
The average mileage per year for any UK motorcycle is around 2500 miles, I entered 5000 in this example, but of course you can change it with a calculator. The numbers in this example are from the Honda CG125 front disc brake model, they are not exact.
Fuel consumption varies dramatically based on your average speed. With only a leather coat and nothing else from Improving Performance page. I got 87 mpg if I pushed the Front Disc brake model flat out. I got 124 mpg if I kept speed down to 40 mph in 5th gear. If I kept the speed down to 50 mph in 5th gear I get around 105 mpg
In very strong head wind throttle would be all most flat out at 50 mph in 5th gear. 4th gear would give better fuel economy since throttle would only be 1/4 open. Normally higher revs means worse fuel consumption, but in this case it does not. Stay below peak power. Since bikes lightweight acceleration is not to important. |
Petrol 116.9p a litre Per Mile 116.9p * 4.54 = 530.73p a UK gallon Fuel Econ 100 mpg 5.30p (530.73p / 100mpg)
Miles Oil £6.99 2500 0.28p (£6.99 / 2500) Sparkplug £2.99 5000 0.06p Chain Lube £5.99 12000 0.05p Tyres £85.00 10000 0.85p Mechanic £0.00 2500 0.00 Total 1.24p
Miles / year 5000 (5.30p + 1.24p) * 5000 = £327.00
Year Insurance £150.00 Road Tax £15.00 MOT £27.00 Breakdown £0.00 Bike Devaluation £150.00 Total per Year £342 Per Day £0.93 Per Week £6.57
Final Total per Year £327 + £342 = £669 Final Total per Day £669 / 365 = £1.83 Final Total per Week £669 / 52 = £12.87 |