Suzuki Burgman Street 125 mileage and running cost

Burgman Street 125's claimed mileage is 58.5 kmpl. Owners and our own riding put the real figure between 45 and 50 kmpl, roughly 19% under the brochure number, which is typical once traffic, a pillion and short trips are factored in.

Among the 21 commuter bikes we have reviewed it ranks 17th for mileage, 6 kmpl below the group average of 65 kmpl.

At Delhi's petrol price of ₹94.80 a litre and a real-world 47.5 kmpl, the Burgman Street 125 costs about ₹2.00 per km in fuel. Ride 30 km a day and that is roughly ₹1,557 a month, or ₹18,681 a year, before servicing.

The 5.5-litre tank gives a realistic range of about 261 km, so a 30 km commute means a fill-up every 1 week.

Spread over five years and 46,800 km, the Burgman Street 125 works out to about ₹5.1 per km all-in, of which 39% is fuel and 51% is the purchase price itself. Resale value is not counted; expect roughly 50–60% of ex-showroom after five years for a well-kept example.

The quickest wins for the Burgman Street 125: keep tyres at the recommended pressure (under-inflation by 5 psi can cost 2–3 kmpl), shift up early and avoid idling at long signals, which the idle start-stop system handles for you.

Short trips hurt most. A cold engine on a 2 km run can return half its normal mileage; if that is your use, expect the low end of the real-world band.

Service on time. A clogged air filter or old spark plug shows up in mileage before it shows up anywhere else.