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hi fellas, ive filled the beast up twice from when the red light came on,£13 a time,and on both occasions the light comes on again after around 60 mls,at the mo im commuting to work on it(9mile round trip A & B ROADS) no more than 40 mph with no modifications to the bike,i know there not the best on fuel but is this about right,if so (wombles ME) think ill slap a gerry can to my back for them sunday rides out just in case

bit low that matey, wot u doin riding round in 2nd gear!

Lowest I've ever managed is 85, and that weren't hanging about.
Normally 100 or thereabouts.

You've either got a problem, or I'm not going on a rideout with you!


Tried taking the choke off?

Gunked up air filters will make it run very very rich.

VTR1000KAZ wrote:i'd say there's summat up, there mate !
the short distances won't help.. bike's only just getting warm and you've reached ur destination
when the weather improves, try taking it out on a longer run, see what you get then.. think the majority tend to get around 100 miles to the tank before rlod (smaller tanks)

im stopping and starting a few times wot with lights and roundabouts,so not often able to get out of second gear,before its warm im there,use the choke to start her up ,as soon as im off ,choke is in,bike when warm ticks over at around 1200 rpm,runs nice and smooth and quiet,fully serviced by dealers in nov,only done 200 mls since,maybe a longer run will give me a more accurate figure

sounds like the choke is stuck, or there is a fuel leak........that is not a normal tank range even comuting.

AMCQ46 wrote:sounds like the choke is stuck, or there is a fuel leak........that is not a normal tank range even comuting.

thanks for the response fellas,its still under warranty till the end of this month so might pop her back in ,bought from raceways(fleetwood)

You have a serious fault there - I've never got less than 100 miles on a thrash up to double legal speeds (on a private road near me )

It could be any number of things but there should be no "maybe" at taking it back under warranty.

I get (and always have) 42 mpg on a normal run and about 35 mpg on a thrash.

Stratman wrote:You have a serious fault there - I've never got less than 100 miles on a thrash up to double legal speeds (on a private road near me )

It could be any number of things but there should be no "maybe" at taking it back under warranty.

I get (and always have) 42 mpg on a normal run and about 35 mpg on a thrash.

your right mate thanks for your reply,its not good ,going back saturday and staying there till its right :mad2

I commute 52 miles a day on mine and fill her up every 2 days. The light used to come on at around 95. It now comes on anywhere between 105 and 115 which may be related to the exhaust mod or toned down riding. Most I have managed is 128.

at one trackday i managed to get down to two twenty min sessions then the light came on!!

the engine ate its self a couple of days later!!!

I managed 46mpg on mine on a long run ,and i once got 130 miles before the rlod.....and no ,....i didnt have my granny riding pillion

60mls to a tank is bad-even by Firestorm standards

I usually managed around 95-105 before the red light.

About 75-85 on a thrash

Only way to get one to read more than 120 between fill-ups is to switch to a kilometre clock!