Toutsuite Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Ride out in Kent last weekend, A-roads, a bit of B-roads and a bit of motorway. 62mpg. In town she does about 58-60mpg. I might be running her a bit too lean, and am worried about increased temperatures in the cylinders as a result. Time for another re-jet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Whats was that about 120ish miles to the tank? Before i fitted the sporster tank i was getting about 120 -125 miles before i hit res so sounds about right if thats what you are getting. Best way to see if shes running too lean is to pull the plugs out and check them, if they are stupidly black and sooty (not the puppet) then its best to down size on your main jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toutsuite Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 No, 60ish mpg means about 175-180 miles to the tank, before hitting reserve. And I'd have to increase the size of the jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 That's similar to what I get and mine is totally stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Shit! Think i must just like the loud twist grip too much 180 miles before res thats mental Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 60mpg IN TOWN??!! Oh no, you poor boy.... how *do* you cope? Fuck, man, I got 48 on my 650 Drag and the FJ gets 28 on average!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumGrum Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I get around 61mpg on a daily commute not too bad ey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toutsuite Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 60mpg IN TOWN??!! Oh no, you poor boy.... how *do* you cope? Fuck, man, I got 48 on my 650 Drag and the FJ gets 28 on average!! 55-60 in town, yes; not in rush-hour traffic mind (that's what the CB500 is for!) 48mpg in town? You must have been razzing the fuck out of the poor thing! Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about getting 60+mpg, just a bit worried I might be getting too much of a good thing... I'll check the plugs as Mr Noisesome advises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toutsuite Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 I get around 61mpg on a daily commute not too bad ey! Not bad at all mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fil77 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Here's another set of figures for a 2010 XVS650 Classic. Over the passed couple of years I have kept records and averaged 5 L/100K or aprox 56MPG (imperial) mainly country town riding (60KPH or 35MPH). That gives me an average 240K's before I switch to reserve (Aprox 150 miles). If I ride like a grandma then I get better ecconomy but if I try to ride like Joge Lorenzo then I expect less ecconomy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 48mpg in town? You must have been razzing the fuck out of the poor thing! Well.... yeah. Bikes are supposed to go fast....!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Fuels there to be burnt so why not let it burn faster?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toutsuite Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 ...and and AND, I hasten to add, I don't ride like some granny! In town or out. Neither do I ride like some lunatic bat out of hell, just somewhere in between. Hmm, boisterously. Yes, that's the word! I ride boisterously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Is she runnin hot Toutsy" the worst thing could happen is burnt valves, A temp sensor is a great thing , bolts to a spark plug . Monitor the running temp, while changing jets , and compare,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 My main run is the 20 mile commute to work, I am out of town in less than 2 minutes and the road to work does not present many overtaking chances so usually stuck at around 50-60mph in constant traffic, then at the other end 5 miles of 40mph with cameras. Probably why I get a high mpg most of the time, on a couple of longer weekend rides last year I was around 48-50mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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