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jump in mpg
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:59 pm
by Alex Jomarron
I don't have a CA KLR, but I did experience a 10mpg increase on my
bike. At 28k I brought it in to the local dealer because after sitting
a year neglected, it would not fire. So they did the usual plug,
filter, and then they drilled out the card in order to do mixture
adjustments, and voila! I didn't believe it when the bike hit around
240 on the main tank. After filling the tank, the bike was getting
around 55 mpg. My numbers aren't precise because I haven't ridden the
KLR a lot the last couple of years. My riding was varied, 70 on the
highway, city, 60 in the country, then one thing was that I was running
without bags. Nonetheless, I wish I had done this prior to the big
trips I had taken her on.
Alex Jomarron
West Dundee, Illinois
USA
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:04 pm
by WILLAM GILMORE
could you please explain exactly what that did and why? Sounds really interesting.
Thanks, Will
Alex Jomarron wrote:
I don't have a CA KLR, but I did experience a 10mpg increase on my
bike. At 28k I brought it in to the local dealer because after sitting
a year neglected, it would not fire. So they did the usual plug,
filter, and then they drilled out the card in order to do mixture
adjustments, and voila! I didn't believe it when the bike hit around
240 on the main tank. After filling the tank, the bike was getting
around 55 mpg. My numbers aren't precise because I haven't ridden the
KLR a lot the last couple of years. My riding was varied, 70 on the
highway, city, 60 in the country, then one thing was that I was running
without bags. Nonetheless, I wish I had done this prior to the big
trips I had taken her on.
Alex Jomarron
West Dundee, Illinois
USA
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:47 am
by Bill Watson
It's mostly riding style. I have a stock bike, stock jetting, 16 tooth front sprocket. Riding 1,000 miles a month and riding 60-70 mph on the freeway. I'm always going 300 miles (plus or minus 10 miles) before hitting reserve. A few tanks ago I went 325 miles before hitting reserve. 35 psi in the tires, time your traffic lights, and no silly warm-up - start it and ride it - that kind of stuff. Living where it's warm probably doesn't hurt the mileage either.
Bill Watson
Phoenix
63 to 67 mpg average, daily commuting
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could you please explain exactly what that did and why? Sounds really
interesting.
Thanks, Will
Alex Jomarron wrote:
I don't have a CA KLR, but I did experience a 10mpg increase on my
bike. At 28k I brought it in to the local dealer because after sitting
a year neglected, it would not fire. So they did the usual plug,
filter, and then they drilled out the card in order to do mixture
adjustments, and voila! I didn't believe it when the bike hit around
240 on the main tank. After filling the tank, the bike was getting
around 55 mpg.
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:34 am
by dspuffer
I do not do that well. I can consistantly get 250 miles before
reserve. This yeads me 55 mpg. The exceptions are when I am riding
hard off road or running the full tank at 70 to 75 mph. Then I get
closer to 45 mpg.
Puffer
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wrote:
> It's mostly riding style. I have a stock bike, stock jetting, 16
tooth front sprocket. Riding 1,000 miles a month and riding 60-70
mph on the freeway. I'm always going 300 miles (plus or minus 10
miles) before hitting reserve. A few tanks ago I went 325 miles
before hitting reserve. 35 psi in the tires, time your traffic
lights, and no silly warm-up - start it and ride it - that kind of
stuff. Living where it's warm probably doesn't hurt the mileage
either.
>
> Bill Watson
> Phoenix
> 63 to 67 mpg average, daily commuting
>
>
> ------------------------------
> could you please explain exactly what that did and why? Sounds
really
> interesting.
> Thanks, Will
>
> Alex Jomarron wrote:
> I don't have a CA KLR, but I did experience a 10mpg increase on my
> bike. At 28k I brought it in to the local dealer because after
sitting
> a year neglected, it would not fire. So they did the usual plug,
> filter, and then they drilled out the card in order to do mixture
> adjustments, and voila! I didn't believe it when the bike hit around
> 240 on the main tank. After filling the tank, the bike was getting
> around 55 mpg.
>
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:43 am
by Matt Smith
Aaaargh ....
I hit reserve at about 280km yesterday, something is so not right with
this. Any ideas what I should look into?
Now mind you I'm usually cruising at about 5500rpms
On 6/21/05, dspuffer wrote:
> I do not do that well. I can consistantly get 250 miles before
> reserve. This yeads me 55 mpg. The exceptions are when I am riding
> hard off road or running the full tank at 70 to 75 mph. Then I get
> closer to 45 mpg.
>
> Puffer
>
>
>
> --- In
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> wrote:
> > It's mostly riding style. I have a stock bike, stock jetting, 16
> tooth front sprocket. Riding 1,000 miles a month and riding 60-70
> mph on the freeway. I'm always going 300 miles (plus or minus 10
> miles) before hitting reserve. A few tanks ago I went 325 miles
> before hitting reserve. 35 psi in the tires, time your traffic
> lights, and no silly warm-up - start it and ride it - that kind of
> stuff. Living where it's warm probably doesn't hurt the mileage
> either.
> >
> > Bill Watson
> > Phoenix
> > 63 to 67 mpg average, daily commuting
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > could you please explain exactly what that did and why? Sounds
> really
> > interesting.
> > Thanks, Will
> >
> > Alex Jomarron wrote:
> > I don't have a CA KLR, but I did experience a 10mpg increase on my
> > bike. At 28k I brought it in to the local dealer because after
> sitting
> > a year neglected, it would not fire. So they did the usual plug,
> > filter, and then they drilled out the card in order to do mixture
> > adjustments, and voila! I didn't believe it when the bike hit around
> > 240 on the main tank. After filling the tank, the bike was getting
> > around 55 mpg.
> >
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:55 am
by Eric L. Green
On Tue, 21 Jun 2005, dspuffer wrote:
> I do not do that well. I can consistantly get 250 miles before
> reserve. This yeads me 55 mpg. The exceptions are when I am riding
> hard off road or running the full tank at 70 to 75 mph. Then I get
> closer to 45 mpg.
Let me guess. You're another member of the "I never go over 4000rpm" club.
> --- In
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> wrote:
>> It's mostly riding style. I have a stock bike, stock jetting, 16
> tooth front sprocket. Riding 1,000 miles a month and riding 60-70
> mph on the freeway.
I am surprised you're not road kill, riding 60-70mph indicated (55-65
actual) on the Phoenix freeways. At least this rules out California "gas"
as the issue, since Phoenix uses the same basic "gas".
> stuff. Living where it's warm probably doesn't hurt the mileage
> either.
Doesn't help it either.
-E
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:12 am
by Voice Man
I don't even do that well. Stock bike, stock jetting,
stock front sprocket, and I always get about 44 mpg
out of it. I have to switch to reserve right around
mile 220 each time. I've got a friend who's also
riding the same stock set up with sprockets and carb
jetting, etc, and he consistently gets 53 to 55 mpg.
Lance
A17
Branson, MO
--- "Eric L. Green" wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005, dspuffer wrote:
> > I do not do that well. I can consistantly get 250
> miles before
> > reserve. This yeads me 55 mpg. The exceptions
> are when I am riding
> > hard off road or running the full tank at 70 to 75
> mph. Then I get
> > closer to 45 mpg.
>
> Let me guess. You're another member of the "I never
> go over 4000rpm" club.
>
> > --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Bill Watson
>
> > wrote:
> >> It's mostly riding style. I have a stock bike,
> stock jetting, 16
> > tooth front sprocket. Riding 1,000 miles a month
> and riding 60-70
> > mph on the freeway.
>
> I am surprised you're not road kill, riding 60-70mph
> indicated (55-65
> actual) on the Phoenix freeways. At least this rules
> out California "gas"
> as the issue, since Phoenix uses the same basic
> "gas".
>
> > stuff. Living where it's warm probably doesn't
> hurt the mileage
> > either.
>
> Doesn't help it either.
>
> -E
>
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:54 am
by Bill Watson
Eric L. Green wrote:
>Let me guess. You're another member of the "I never go over 4000rpm"
>club.
Most commuting is 4000-4500, and when needed, sure I'll spin it to 6000 plus. But you're correct, this isn't 5500 all day. I don't find it enjoyable at all, and you're right, it shows up as a pretty big hit in economy. I'm not trying to win a race, just flow with traffic smoothly.
>I am surprised you're not road kill, riding 60-70mph indicated (55-65
>actual) on the Phoenix freeways. At least this rules out California
>"gas"
>as the issue, since Phoenix uses the same basic "gas".
I've already fixed the speedo so I was quoting a true 60-70. Not sure how to respond to the 'road kill' statement - I've got 200,000 plus bike miles and don't seem to have had a problem there. Agreed about the fuel issue.
>> Living where it's warm probably doesn't hurt the mileage
>> either.
>Doesn't help it either.
Well, I guess we'll have to disagree on that, my mileage always improves and falls with Summer and Winter riding, about 5 mpg.
Bill
Phoenix
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:24 am
by Eric L. Green
On Tue, 21 Jun 2005, Bill Watson wrote:
>>> Living where it's warm probably doesn't hurt the mileage
>>> either.
>
>> Doesn't help it either.
> Well, I guess we'll have to disagree on that, my mileage always improves
> and falls with Summer and Winter riding, about 5 mpg.
That's because Phoenix gas changes between summer and winter. Winter uses
alcohol as the oxygenator, summer gas uses MBTE due to the volatility of
alcohol in high temperatures. 10% ethanol (winter gas) vs. 2% MBTE (summer
gas) means that the summer gas has around 5% more energy per gallon.
-E
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:32 am
by Erik Nelson
>
> I've already fixed the speedo so I was quoting a true 60-70.
How does one go about doing that?
erik