Petrol

Budgie · Post by **Budgie** » Wed May 05, 2004 8:44 pm

get your ass down to Cornwall essexboy and i'll show you how well your bike could handle with a men at the helm

ktd001 · Post by **ktd001** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:03 am

Essexbloke

So, do you reckon it would help if I kept my eyes open in the morning? I know it would make checking the rev counter easier but then I'd have to see how many people are trying to kill me! Had braided hoses fitted last week and gave them a full on stoppie test 30 metres after I came out of the garage!

Kenif

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:50 am

E-bloke

He, He, 40MPG.......... lads........we got a gurly rider here

Bloody Cheek!!!

I posted mpg higher than that. So whats that make me

Pete.l

iggy1966 · Post by **iggy1966** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:13 am

Pete.L wrote: I posted mpg higher than that. So whats that make me

Pete.l

Errrr you really want a reply to that comment??????????

Stormtrooper · Post by **Stormtrooper** » Thu May 06, 2004 10:29 am

Ive got one of the bigger tanks on my storm & recently got 124 miles.... mind you i did have to push it the last mile to the petrol station

thehazmatguy · Post by **thehazmatguy** » Thu May 06, 2004 6:44 pm

Wow. I have a 1998 vtr with the smaller tank, and I do much better than you guys on milage.

On the way to California I held a solid 75 mph and got 48 miles to the gallon. On the way back, I held 115 mph and only got 26 miles per gallon! ( I was only dumb enough to do that once. )

My "commute" to work is only 12 miles one way. I noticed last week I used 4.0-something gallons and got 158 miles out of that. = 38+ miles per gallon.

Two Brothers slip-ons, dynojet jet kit, and K&N filter. Dyno'd with a exhaust gas meter and the carbs are spot on for mixture.

delmeekc · Post by **delmeekc** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:39 pm

No disrespect intended but anything about 40mpg's then yep ya girls, never got that even commuting 80 miles of motorway to work for 3 years. You doing the Rural mpg speed in the brouchures then, doh.

Del. (hides in the corner waiting for abuse)

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Fri May 07, 2004 8:52 am

Del said

anything about 40mpg's then yep ya girls,

Ha Ha

Well done Del. (did notice E-bloke was too chicken to put himself in the firing line

)
I'm not affended

I just think I'm nicley carburated

Pete.l

Hazmatguy.
You got a sowing machine for an engine?

Your U.S gallon is smaller than our Imperial one by about 2 pints(a quart)

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Fri May 07, 2004 4:55 pm

Petrol!!

London to Warwick and back today. M25 and M40

There 123miles (fuel light after 119miles) 13.5L of fuel

Back 118 miles no fule light 12L of fuel.

Riding less than 100mph all the time honest officer

Thats 43mpg on 2000 strom 16L tank

rattler · Post by **rattler** » Fri May 07, 2004 6:36 pm

Good of them to move Warwick 5 miles closer to London while you were there too....

Budgie · Post by **Budgie** » Fri May 07, 2004 7:11 pm

and I thought del was a nice guy

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Sat May 08, 2004 5:46 pm

The extra 5 miles was trying to find the place I had to go to. The earth didn't move!

delmeekc · Post by **delmeekc** » Sat May 08, 2004 7:32 pm

I am, I think

Del.

t00lkit · Post by **t00lkit** » Sun May 09, 2004 3:58 pm

Back on the subject of petrol.......
Done quite a few miles this weekend but didn't get particularly good tank range, 100miles and 1 square left, but only to find I could only get 10L in!!

When chatting about it over a pint last night, my BMW biker mate suggested the poor tank range was due to 20% of the petrol coming out of the exhausts! Suppose he meant I'm running a bit 'rich', is that the right term? As he was following me most of the day (what did you expect) he kept getting blasted.

Might have to think about getting it jetted, how much would this cost for the kit and fitting ?(Del your too far away!)

delmeekc · Post by **delmeekc** » Sun May 09, 2004 4:52 pm

they run rich normally, me thinks it stops the pistons etc getting tooo hot, just keep covering em in petrol and know ya pistons/small ends will be ok. Wip out a plug and check it, only do anything if it's a sooty as sooty else leave it.

Del.