cgibsong002 (Lurker)  |
| Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:41 pm |
| bad fuel economy |
well i checked my fuel economy for the first time this year. i cleaned out my carbs for the first time ever about a month ago, and emptied the tank dry in the process. afterwards i filled up a 2.5 gallon tank and put it into the bike. well i just filled up my tank to the top today after i was almost empty, 4.6 gallons i put in. which means i used about 2.2 gallons, and i logged in only 70 miles. that's under 35 mpg. so what's the deal here? sure, i did a bit of high revving and stuff after doing the carb clean to make sure it was running ok. but besides that, i run the bike light. shift at 6k or under, and i weigh 145 lbs. what is the most obvious thing that could be wrong when a bike is not running efficiently?
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bad fuel economy — cgibsong002, Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:41 pm -
Me too! — garlicchampion, Mon May 18, 2020 2:52 pm
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Run through another tank first — GregZ, Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:08 am
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Re: Run through another tank first — cgibsong002, Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:03 pm