Bike – Page 8 – Mileage Reviews

India Yamaha Motor launched the first ever FZ16 model way back in 2008. Since then, the bike has become extremely popular mainly owing to its ‘naked bike concept’. The bike is presently available at an ex-showroom price of Rs. 67,500 in Delhi. The Yamaha FZ16 is not your regular run of the mill motorbike and is definitely not something that an average mileage-conscious consumer should go for. The bike comes with a powerful 153cc engine delivering 14PS maximum output and a 13.6 N.m maximum torque. All this power is definitely going to impact the mileage of Yamaha FZ16.

Official Yamaha FZ16 Mileage Claim

According to Yamaha, this motorbike can deliver 50.81 kilometers per liter of fuel. Of course, as it goes with any official mileage claim, this number was extracted under the most favourable conditions and so you need to take this number with a pinch of salt.

User Reviews on Yamaha FZ16 Mileage

Given that it has been close to five years since the FZ16 first came on the scene, we have had exhaustive coverage of the bike from several sources till date. We will go through a section of reviews from the latest customers. This will be more useful to you as a new buyer given that Yamaha is likely to have worked on improving the bike’s fuel economy over time.

Ever since launch, there has been a number of users who have complained about the poor mileage offered by the FZ16. In their 2008 review, MotorBeam points out that despite the official mileage claim, users are going to be lucky if they see a mileage of 40 kmpl on the FZ16. BikeAdvice in their review around the same time observe a mileage of 40 kmpl in city conditions and 54 kmpl on the highways. BikeDekho’s review underlined a much worse mileage – 35 kmpl inside the city and 46 kmpl on highways.

So have things changed in the past 12 months? Looks like. According to the most recent reviews on MouthShut, the bike is offering a decent 42 – 47 kmpl even in city conditions. Another recent customer actually calls it a ‘paisa vasool’ bike since it offers more than 40 kmpl mileage. Customers who have had this bike for more than two years claim that the mileage seems pretty consistent between 38-42kmpl all along these years. Another rider who has driven close to 17,000 kilometers sees between 35 – 40 kmpl after this long usage.

Is FZ16 For The Mileage-Conscious?

Short answer : No. We recently reviewed the Hero Ignitor 125cc which offers an amazing 55 kmpl even in city conditions. If you are someone to whom mileage is an absolute necessity, the Yamaha FZ16 is not for you. This bike is all power and style and these things come at a cost. In automotive terms, we call that mileage.

Hero Motocorp launched the Ignitor 125cc motorbike around July 2012. The Hero Ignitor comes in two variants – the lower variant is priced around Rs.55,900 (ex-showroom) and comes with drum brakes and a self start system while the higher end model comes with features like disc brakes and is priced at Rs. 57,900 (ex-showroom). Both these models have alloy wheels.

Official Mileage Claim

According to the manufacturers, the official mileage of the Ignitor is around 60 kilometers per liter. Do note that these are under ‘standard test conditions’ which does not include your traffic, pot holes or bumps on the roads. This is the maximum you can ever hope to achieve on the bike

User Reviews On Mileage

According to various customer feedbacks posted on MouthShut, the mileage of the Hero Ignitor 125cc varies between 50kmpl to 55kmpl. As one buyer has summed up, you can be assured that the mileage will stay above 50 in any case.

Again, reviewers on MaxAbout claim they see a mileage of between 50 and 55 kmpl. One reviewer even claimed they were able to get up to 62kmpl in rural area although I would be skeptical about this claim. For most of you, the mileage would not go there.

Zigwheels, another popular auto site, has given the bike a thumbs up in its reviews. However, they have not specifically discussed the fuel economy of the Ignitor. However a few commenters there who have already purchased the bike say they see the usual 50-55 kmpl mileage on their bikes in daily traffic. Again, one buyer claims a mileage of 75 kilometers per liter – as usual, stay skeptical.

But according to Overdrive, the popular auto magazine, the mileage claimed by some posters in the websites discussed above could be true. In their test drive, Overdrive claims they saw a mileage of 64.8 kmpl in the city and 68.9 kmpl in the highway – that is even better than what Hero Motocorp claims in its press release.

Bottom Line

Most reviews of the Hero Ignitor 125cc have been extremely positive. While some buyers have complained about issues with acceleration and brakes, the mileage is not one of the concerns. Almost everyone who has tested the bike say they see a very good mileage of at least 50 kmpl. The average user seems to receive around 55 kilometers per litre in the city. That’s a resounding yes to the bike as far as fuel economy is concerned.

Have you purchased a Hero Ignitor 125cc? What mileage have you observed? Do tell us in the comments.